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Index to Locations
Private or family graveyards
Washington Kennedy Cemetery
Washington Oakdale Cemetery
Washington Pamlico Memorial Gardens
Private or family
graveyard
Beaufort County, North Carolina
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Henry Selby Clark (1809-1869) —
also known as Henry S. Clark —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born near Leechville, Beaufort
County, N.C., September
9, 1809.
Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1840; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1845-47.
Slaveowner.
Died in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., January
8, 1869 (age 59 years, 121
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Kennedy
Cemetery
Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina
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William Kennedy (1768-1834) —
of North Carolina.
Born near Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., July 31,
1768.
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1803-05, 1809-11, 1813-15
(3rd District 1803-05, at-large 1809-11, 3rd District 1813, at-large
1813-15).
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., October
11, 1834 (age 66 years, 72
days).
Interment at Kennedy Cemetery.
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Oakdale
Cemetery
Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Herbert Covington Bonner (1891-1965) —
also known as Herbert C. Bonner —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., May 16,
1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1940-65; died in
office 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1944
(alternate), 1956,
1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Walter
Reed Army Hospital, Washington,
D.C., November
7, 1965 (age 74 years, 175
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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John Humphrey Small (1858-1946) —
also known as John H. Small; "The Father of Inland
Waterways" —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., August
29, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; Beaufort
County Superintendent of Schools, 1881; mayor
of Washington, N.C., 1889-90; chair of
Beaufort County Democratic Party, 1889-98; candidate for
Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1899-1921;
vice-president, Atlantic Deeper Waterways
Association, 1912-46; president, National Rivers and
Harbors Congress, 1919-25.
Died in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., July 13,
1946 (age 87 years, 318
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Isabella Carter Wharton. |
| | | Epitaph: "Though his interests carried
him into far fields, his heart was ever with his beloved eastern
Carolina." / "He served the needs of others." / "As a
teacher, lawyer, public servant, and citizen, he was a pioneer in
many battles for public and individual progress, and a lifelong
advocate of public education, better farming, good roads, public
health, drainage and conservation." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Lindsay Carter Warren (1889-1976) —
also known as Lindsay C. Warren —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., December
16, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Beaufort County Democratic Party, 1912-25; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1917-19, 1959; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1925-40;
resigned 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1932,
1940;
U.S. Comptroller General 1940-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
28, 1976 (age 87 years, 12
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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William Blount Rodman (1817-1893) —
also known as William B. Rodman —
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., June 29,
1817.
Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; colonel in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1868-78.
Died March 7,
1893 (age 75 years, 251
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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Hallett Sydney Ward (1870-1956) —
also known as Hallett S. Ward —
of Plymouth, Washington
County, N.C.; Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born near Gatesville, Gates
County, N.C., August
31, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1899-1901, 1931; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1921-25.
Died in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., March
31, 1956 (age 85 years, 213
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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Robert Tripp Ross (1903-1981) —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., June 4,
1903.
Republican. Druggist; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1947-49, 1952-53;
defeated, 1948 (5th District), 1950 (5th District), 1952 (6th
District).
Died in Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., October
1, 1981 (age 78 years, 119
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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William Blount Rodman III (1889-1976) —
also known as William B. Rodman —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., July 2,
1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Washington, N.C., 1919-20; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1937-39; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1940;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1950-55; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1955-56; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1956-65.
Died in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., August
3, 1976 (age 87 years, 32
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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William Augustus Blount Branch (1847-1910) —
also known as William A. B. Branch —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., February
26, 1847.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1891-95; member
of North Carolina state legislature, 1890.
Died in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., November
18, 1910 (age 63 years, 265
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery; cenotaph at Jefferson Davis Highway Monument, Ridgefield, Wash.
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William Blount Rodman II (1862-1946) —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C., February
19, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Washington, N.C., 1891-94; chair of
Beaufort County Democratic Party, 1898-1904; division attorney,
Southern Railway,
1904-11; general solicitor, Norfolk Southern Railroad,
1911-20; general counsel, 1920-43.
Episcopalian.
Died October
18, 1946 (age 84 years, 241
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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Joseph Flanner Tayloe (1872-1924) —
also known as Joseph F. Tayloe —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born October
8, 1872.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1904.
Died August
30, 1924 (age 51 years, 327
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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Wiley Croom Rodman (1879-1942) —
also known as W. C. Rodman —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., May 28,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County,
1913-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., May 7,
1942 (age 62 years, 344
days).
Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
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Pamlico Memorial
Gardens
Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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