Samuel Nuckles

Samuel Nuckles was a legislator in South Carolina during the Reconstruction era. He represented Union County. A Republican, he gave testimony about a campaign of intimidation used by Democrats and the Ku Klux Klan in the 1870 election.[1] In 1871 he was part of a delegation sent to Washington D.C. requesting federal troops to address "outrages".[2] He testified that he was a former slave and could read a little and write his name. He also testified that he was a refugee from Union County due to threats of violence and Ku Klux Klan attacks.[2]

Nuckles was a state representative for Union County from 1868 until 1872. He is buried at Mulberry Chapel Methodist Church.[3][4][5][6]

References
  1. http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/cherokee/S10817711024/S10817711024.pdf page 9-12
  2. Grant, Ulysses Simpson (January 8, 1998). The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant: November 1, 1870-May 31, 1871. SIU Press. ISBN 9780809321971 – via Google Books.
  3. "Mulberry Chapel Methodist Church".
  4. "Mulberry Chapel". SC Picture Project. April 7, 2014.
  5. "Mulberry Chapel Methodist Church, Cherokee County (582 Asbury Rd., Pacolet vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  6. Evan Alexander Kutzler (May 2012). "Mulberry Chapel Methodist Church" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination. NRHP. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
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