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Matt Whitaker Ransom (1826-1904) —
also known as Matt W. Ransom —
of Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C.; Weldon, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Warren
County, N.C., October
8, 1826.
Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1852;
North
Carolina state attorney general, 1853-55; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1858-60; general in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1872-95; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1876; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1895-97.
Died near Garysburg, Northampton
County, N.C., October
8, 1904 (age 78 years, 0
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Willis Alston (1769-1837) —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.; Hyde Park (unknown
county), N.C.
Born near Littleton, Halifax
County, N.C., 1769.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1790-92, 1820-24; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1794-96; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1799-1815, 1825-31 (at-large
1799-1803, 2nd District 1803-05, at-large 1805-07, 2nd District
1807-09, at-large 1809-11, 2nd District 1811-13, at-large 1813-15,
2nd District 1825-31).
Died in Halifax, Halifax
County, N.C., April 10,
1837 (age about 67
years).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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John Branch (1782-1863) —
of Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Halifax, Halifax
County, N.C., November
4, 1782.
Son of Col. John Branch and Mary (Bradford) Branch.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1811, 1813-17, 1834; Governor of
North Carolina, 1817-20; federal
judge, 1822; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1823-29; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1829-31; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1831-33; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; Governor of
Florida Territory, 1844-45.
Episcopalian.
Died of pneumonia,
in Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C., January
4, 1863 (age 80 years, 61
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Robert Hunt Parker (1892-1969) —
also known as R. Hunt Parker —
of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C., February
15, 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-24; superior court
judge in North Carolina 3rd District, 1932-52; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1952-66; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1966-69; died in
office 1969.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died November
10, 1969 (age 77 years, 268
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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William Walton Kitchin (1866-1924) —
also known as William W. Kitchin —
of Roxboro, Person
County, N.C.
Born near Scotland Neck, Halifax
County, N.C., October
9, 1866.
Son of William
Hodges Kitchin.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1897-1909; Governor of
North Carolina, 1909-13.
Died November
9, 1924 (age 58 years, 31
days).
Interment at Baptist Cemetery.
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Claude Kitchin (1869-1923) —
of Scotland Neck, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born near Scotland Neck, Halifax
County, N.C., March 24,
1869.
Son of William
Hodges Kitchin.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1901-23; died in
office 1923.
Died in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., May 31,
1923 (age 54 years, 68
days).
Interment at Baptist Cemetery.
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William Hodges Kitchin (1837-1901) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Lauderdale
County, Ala., December
22, 1837.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1879-81.
Died February
2, 1901 (age 63 years, 42
days).
Interment at Baptist Cemetery.
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