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Gaston County
North Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Gaston County

Index to Locations Belmont Goshen Cemetery Belmont Greenwood Cemetery Cherryville Mt. Zion Cemetery Gastonia Unknown location Gastonia Bethesda Methodist Church Cemetery Gastonia Gaston Memorial Park Gastonia New Hope Presbyterian Church Cemetery Gastonia Oakwood Cemetery Goshen Cemetery Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina Politicians buried here:   Abram Stowe (1842-1897) — of Belmont, Gaston County, N.C. Born July 12, 1842. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; postmaster at Garibaldi, N.C., 1874-76, 1876-83; Belmont, N.C., 1893-97. Died July 1, 1897 (age 54 years, 354 days). Interment at Goshen Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Jacob Reece Stowe and Sarah (Marriner) Stowe; married, December 6, 1870, to Sarah Frances Holland; uncle of DeLambert Pinckney Stowe; first cousin once removed of Flonie Estelle Stowe (who married William McCoy Jefferson).   Political family: Stowe family of Belmont, North Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Greenwood Cemetery Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina Politicians buried here:   John William Armstrong (1867-1940) — also known as John W. Armstrong — of Belmont, Gaston County, N.C. Born in Gaston County, N.C., October 1, 1867. Republican. Postmaster at Belmont, N.C., 1889-93, 1897-1915. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Belmont, Gaston County, N.C., August 14, 1940 (age 72 years, 318 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Matthew Armstrong and Clarissa (Ford) Armstrong; married, June 25, 1891, to Emma Irene Hunter; father of James Matthew Armstrong; first cousin of Justus Earl Armstrong.   Political family: Armstrong family of Belmont, North Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William McCoy Jefferson (1892-1944) — also known as William M. Jefferson; Jeff Jefferson — of Belmont, Gaston County, N.C. Born in Beaufort County, N.C., February 5, 1892. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; postmaster at Belmont, N.C., 1934-44. Member, American Legion. Died in Belmont, Gaston County, N.C., March 23, 1944 (age 52 years, 47 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Flonie Estelle Stowe (first cousin once removed of Abram Stowe; second cousin of DeLambert Pinckney Stowe).   Political family: Stowe family of Belmont, North Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   DeLambert Pinckney Stowe (1888-1953) — also known as DeLambert P. Stowe — of Belmont, Gaston County, N.C. Born in Gaston County, N.C., August 30, 1888. Democrat. Postmaster at Belmont, N.C., 1915-21. Died in Belmont, Gaston County, N.C., January 2, 1953 (age 64 years, 125 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James Pinkney Stowe and Elmira Jane (Kendrick) Stowe; married, October 27, 1909, to Aurelia Hand; nephew of Abram Stowe; second cousin of Flonie Estelle Stowe (who married William McCoy Jefferson).   Political family: Stowe family of Belmont, North Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Andrew Gullick Jr. (1895-1963) — also known as J. Andrew Gullick — of Belmont, Gaston County, N.C. Born August 9, 1895. Democrat. Acting postmaster at Belmont, N.C., 1934. Died August 9, 1963 (age 68 years, 0 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Andrew Gullick and Ella Eugene (Bradley) Gullick; married to Mary Ruth Lineberger; nephew of George M. Gullick; step-grandson of Cinthia Jane (Mellon) Gullick (sister of John Neely Mellon).   Political family: Gullick-Mellon family of Belmont, North Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   James Matthew Armstrong (1893-1965) — also known as James M. Armstrong — of Belmont, Gaston County, N.C. Born in Belmont, Gaston County, N.C., June 22, 1893. Republican. Coal and oil dealer; postmaster at Belmont, N.C., 1954-60 (acting, 1954-55). Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Died June 14, 1965 (age 71 years, 357 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John William Armstrong and Emma Irene (Hunter) Armstrong; married 1917 to Pearl Moretz; first cousin once removed of Justus Earl Armstrong.   Political family: Armstrong family of Belmont, North Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Justus Earl Armstrong (1897-1975) — also known as Justus E. Armstrong — of Belmont, Gaston County, N.C. Born in Gaston County, N.C., February 19, 1897. Republican. Postmaster at Belmont, N.C., 1921-34. Died, from congestive heart failure, in Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C., September 7, 1975 (age 78 years, 200 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Mary Lee (Neagle) Armstrong and Justus Armstrong; married, September 21, 1919, to Lena Gertrude McKnight; first cousin of John William Armstrong; first cousin once removed of James Matthew Armstrong.   Political family: Armstrong family of Belmont, North Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Mt. Zion Cemetery Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina Politicians buried here:   David P. Dellinger — of Cherryville, Gaston County, N.C.; Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C. Born near Cherryville, Gaston County, N.C. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Gaston County, 1913-14. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Knights of Khorassan. Interment at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Unknown Location Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina Politicians buried here:   Robert Gregg Cherry (1891-1957) — also known as R. Gregg Cherry — of Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C. Born in York County, S.C., October 17, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; associated in law practice with Alfred Lee Bulwinkle; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Gastonia, N.C., 1919-23; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-40; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937; North Carolina Democratic state chair, 1937-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1948, 1952, 1956; member of North Carolina state senate, 1941-43; Governor of North Carolina, 1945-49. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of Confederate Veterans; American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Redmen; Odd Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Khorassan. Died June 25, 1957 (age 65 years, 251 days). Interment somewhere.   Relatives: Son of Chancellor Lafayette Cherry and Hattie (Davis) Cherry; married to Mildred Stafford.   See also National Governors Association biography Bethesda Methodist Church Cemetery Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina Politicians buried here:   Andrew Bryan Leeper (1897-1939) — also known as A. Bryan Leeper — of Belmont, Gaston County, N.C. Born April 9, 1897. Democrat. Acting postmaster at Belmont, N.C., 1921. Died November 27, 1939 (age 42 years, 232 days). Interment at Bethesda Methodist Church Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Gaston Memorial Park Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina Politicians buried here:   Basil Lee Whitener (1915-1989) — also known as Basil Whitener — of Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C. Born in York County, S.C., May 14, 1915. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1941; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1957-69 (11th District 1957-63, 10th District 1963-69); defeated, 1968, 1970. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Died May 20, 1989 (age 74 years, 6 days). Interment at Gaston Memorial Park.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page New Hope Presbyterian Church Cemetery Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina Politicians buried here:   George M. Gullick (1866-1913) — of Belmont, Gaston County, N.C. Born November 13, 1866. Democrat. Postmaster at Belmont, N.C., 1888-89. Died November 8, 1913 (age 46 years, 360 days). Interment at New Hope Presbyterian Church Cemetery.   Relatives: Step-son of Cinthia Jane (Mellon) Gullick (sister of John Neely Mellon); son of Jonathan Green Gullick and Dorcas Amanda (Floyd) Gullick; married to Mary C. Stowe; uncle of John Andrew Gullick Jr..   Political family: Gullick-Mellon family of Belmont, North Carolina. Oakwood Cemetery Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina Politicians buried here:   Alfred Lee Bulwinkle (1883-1950) — also known as Alfred L. Bulwinkle — of Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., April 21, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1921-29, 1931-50 (9th District 1921-29, 1931-33, 10th District 1933-43, 11th District 1943-50); died in office 1950. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Patriotic Order Sons of America; Lions. Died in Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C., August 31, 1950 (age 67 years, 132 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Herman Bulwinkle and Frances (McKean) BUlwinkle; married 1911 to Bessie Lewis.   Cross-reference: R. Gregg Cherry   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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