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Harnett County
North Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Harnett County

Index to Locations Coats Coats Cemetery Dunn Greenwood Cemetery Lillington Harnett Memorial Park Coats Cemetery Coats, Harnett County, North Carolina Politicians buried here:   John McKay Byrd (1867-1934) — also known as John M. Byrd — of Lillington, Harnett County, N.C.; Coats, Harnett County, N.C. Born in Harnett County, N.C., June 25, 1867. Republican. Lumber business; Harnett County Register of Deeds, 1894-98; Harnett County Sheriff, 1914-16; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1920 (alternate), 1928; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1928-30; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1932. Died, from intestinal obstruction and uremia, in Coats, Harnett County, N.C., April 11, 1934 (age 66 years, 290 days). Interment at Coats Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Reddin Byrd and Elizabeth (Searles) Byrd; married 1889 to Anna Matthews.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Greenwood Cemetery Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina Politicians buried here:   Hannibal Lafayette Godwin (1873-1929) — also known as Hannibal L. Godwin — of Dunn, Harnett County, N.C. Born near Dunn, Harnett County, N.C., November 3, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1903-04; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; member of North Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1904-06; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1907-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1924. Died June 9, 1929 (age 55 years, 218 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, December 23, 1896, to Mattie Barnes.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Permillas Arten Lee (1880-1955) — also known as P. A. Lee — of Dunn, Harnett County, N.C. Born in Johnston County, N.C., June 15, 1880. Democrat. Pharmacist; member of North Carolina state senate 12th District, 1935. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Dunn, Harnett County, N.C., March 21, 1955 (age 74 years, 279 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Jesse Lee and Henrietta (Tart) Lee; married 1909 to Hautence Thornton. Harnett Memorial Park Lillington, Harnett County, North Carolina Politicians buried here:   Walter Pierce Byrd (1867-1950) — also known as Walter P. Byrd — of Lillington, Harnett County, N.C. Born in Harnett County, N.C., June 26, 1867. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of North Carolina state senate 14th District, 1921-22. Died, from uremia, in the VA Hospital at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., March 22, 1950 (age 82 years, 269 days). Interment at Harnett Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Andrew Jackson 'Jack' Byrd and Margaret Caroline (Shaw) Byrd; married, November 3, 1909, to Zula Walton Tomlinson.   Epitaph: "A Good Name Is Rather To Be Chosen Than Great Riches."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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