Jesse DeBruhl Stephen Carr DeBruhl William Jesse DeBruhl

     Jesse DeBruhl, William Jesse DeBruhl, Stephen C. DeBruhl

In the election of 1860 Jesse DeBruhl discovered 26 illegal voters in Columbia, so a new election was ordered.  The result was the same the Whig candidates still won their positions.  Jesse DeBruhl

Owned a large plantation along the banks of the Congaree River.  In August of 1852, the river flooded the waters of the Congaree rose to an unusual height.  The River flooded into the cotton fields of Jesse’s plantation, exposing several Congaree Indian skeletons, that had remained in a fair state of preservation.  ( Green 1974).

His nephew William Jesse DeBruhl served as a rifleman in the Civil War with the 7^th Battalion Company A CSA,  He was killed at the battle of Drewry’s Bluff,  overlooking the James River. (Hewett, 1998)

Stephen C. DeBruhl served one term as Sheriff of Kershaw County

1833 to 1836.  After his tenure he was still a powerful voice in political and business interests in Columbia.  In 1839, cotton was an extensive, and profitable business, until the completion of the up

Country railroads.  This transferred the cotton trade from Columbia to the towns and villages above it.  Stephen C. DeBruhl,. and John A Crawford, had publicly opposed the subscription to the stock of these railroads, and predicted the decline of business in the cotton industry for Columbia.

Jesse was a large investor in these railroads.

Stephen lived on the North side of Gervais Street next door to Dr. Fitch.  They were not on good terms, and when Dr Fitch wanted a tree removed that was on DeBruhl’s property, he got a friend to tell

DeBruhl, that Fitch threatened to indict him if he cut it down. DeBruhl immediately sent his slave. and had him cut the tree down.

Contrary to his intention, had fulfilled his neighbor’s wishes. (Scott)

Jesse lived in the DeBruhl Marshall House 1401 Laurel Street.

He was made Sheriff of Richland County. and his brother Stephen Carr DeBruhl, was made Sheriff of Kershaw County in the 1830 1850 time frame.

Reminiscences of a Long Life

Transcribed by Norman DeBruhl

April 26, 2015