Thomas Telfair Long

November 7, 2011

Son of US Army Inf. Col who served in WWII, Tom was born and raised in Starke, FL. Served in the US Army during the Cold War as a Lt. and is a graduate of Florida State University. Worked for AT&T for 25 years, retiring to the Nantahala Mountains in North Carolina in 1993. Tom is a driver assisting DAV patients and is also a member of the local SAR Chapter. He is a descendant of Sgt. John Wright Patterson, Co. A, 57th Regiment Georgia Infantry.

Robert Eldridge Smith III

November 7, 2011

Bob was born in Orange, CA to the son of a career Marine Aviator. His military dependant travels brought him through Beaufort in 1963, stamping the lowcountry on his heart. A Universtiy of Florida graduate with US Marine Corps and Central Intelligence service, he later worked for IBM and in the securities market in Jacksonville, Florida with Merrill Lynch where he currently resides. He is a descendant of Lt. Calvin Morgan Smith, Co. D, 39th Tennessee Mounted Infantry.

James Christopher Ferrier

October 3, 2011

The son of a career navy man, James was born in the Philippines and is a Vietnam veteran and retired US Navy Senior Chief. After his naval career he worked for the Dept. of the Army retiring once again in 2000. He and wife Priscilla moved to Bluffton in 2007. He is descendant of Pvt. William Boyle Smith, Co. F Taylor's Div, 9th Louisiana Inf.

Jesse Wayne Baker

September 12, 2011

A Summerville, SC native and graduate of Hilton Head High School and employed with Hargray Communications since 2000. Jesse and wife Emalee, a Beaufort County school teacher, and daughter (2 1/2) Madalynn reside in Bluffton. He is a descendant of Pvt. Thomas Marion Speaks, Co H. 145th Alabama Infantry

Garland Paul Steele

September 12, 2011

A native of St. Albans, WV, Paul is an Electrical Engineer having retired from General Electric in a Engineering Managerial position. He and wife Dr. Diana Steele, a retired Mathematics Professor at Northern Illinois University, have resided on Cat Island the past two and a half years. He is a descendant of Pvt. Lewis Clark Scott, 22nd Virginia Infantry

Christopher Gibson

August 1, 2011

Chris is a South Carolina native and the son of Compatriot Frank Gibson. Raised and educated in Beaufort, one of his teachers and coaches at Beaufort Academy was Commander Paul Griffin. A Citadel graduate and the father of two young children, son Duncan and daughter Grace. He and wife Wendy reside in Walling Grove and he is associated locally with Lowcountry Insurance Service. He is a descendant of Pvt. John E. Gardner, Stallings 8th Bn, South Carolina Reserves.

Maj. Robert Ellis de Treville (USA Ret)

March 7, 2011

Robert is a local native whose ancestors trace back to Beaufort prior to the Revolutionary War. He and wife Karen, an RN, returned to Beaufort several years ago after Robert completed his 22 year military career including seven years in Naval enlisted ranks and retiring as a Maj. in the Army Medical Service Corps. He is a veteran of Desert Storm/Shield, Haiti and Bosnia. Their two children, Annie and Thomas, are both officers in the Army Medical Service Corps.
He is a descendant of Lt. Col. Robert de Treville, commander 1st S.C. Infantry (Regulars), who was killed during the battle of Averasboro, NC, March 1865.

Robert "Bob" Alexander III

January 15, 2011

Bob and wife Nan have lived full time on Dataw for three years having acquired the property in 1989. Bob was a Chief Executive Officer in the magazine printing business in Pennsylvania for many years prior to permanently residing on Dataw. Both he and Nan have deep Southern roots. He is a descendant of Brigadier General Victor Jean Baptiste Girardey, promoted to BG General from Captain at age 27 for conspicuous gallantry during Gen. Mahone's counterattack in the Battle of the Crater.

Andrew "Andy" Jonathan Beall

September 13, 2010

A native Carolinian, his mother's family is from Hampton County, SC while his Father's family was one of the founders of Mecklenburg, Co. (Charlotte), NC. Andy is a member of Beaufort's First Presbyterian Church and a Life Member of the National Eagle Scout Association. He a retired executive for a global industrial equipment manufacturer currently pursuing his doctorate. He is a descendant of Sgt. Andrew Jackson Beall, Co. B, 3rd Bn., Georgia Infantry and 37th Georgia Infantry.

Cdr. David Bailey Jennings (USN Ret.)

August 2, 2010

A US Navy Surface Warfare veteran of 25 years, David retired as a full Commander in Beaufort in 1994. He taught at Beaufort Academy for twelve years until 1996 and lives with his wife Sharon on Lady's Island. He is a descendant of Pvt. John Jaqueline Ambler Brooke of the Virginia Ashby Horse Artillery Battery.

Walter Gay, Sr.

June 7, 2010

A Beaufort native and owner of Sea Island Carriage Company and other business interests. A descendant of Pvt. Wesley Gay, Co. E 5th Georgia Vol. Cavalry.

Walter Gay, Jr.

Kent Barry Robinson

Jesse L. Yopp

May 3, 2010

Born in Kentucky, Jesse says he has been a "seed man" nearly all his life, his family owning a seed business in Paducah when growing up. Many know him as the owner of "For the Birds & Garden" for a number of years in the Beaufort and Bluffton areas and he was responsible for the development of the Fordham Market. With business in Mount Pleasant, Charleston, Myrtle Beach and Writesville Beach (NC), he and wife Suzanne are on the road quite a bit. He is a descendant of Sgt Jesse W. Bean, Co. B, 36th Virginia Infantry.

Col. Ollie Legree Langford (USA Ret.)

April 5, 2010

Born in Jasper County, Ollie graduated from West Point and served thirty years with the US Army retiring as a full Colonel. He served two tours in Vietnam and he and wife Diane reside in Beaufort. He is a descendant of 2nd Lt. George Hastings Smith of the 5th Regt., South Carolina Cavalry.

James "Lamar" Nix

April 5, 2010

Originally from Atlanta, Lamar spent twenty seven years working in computer hardware as a Senior Technical Staff member with IBM Research and Development and as VP of Engineering with Quantum. He and his wife Alice live in Bull Point in Seabrook. He is a descendant of Pvt. Michael McDuffy Wilson, Co. E, 34th Regt., Georgia Volunteer Infantry.

Christian Kearns Tootle