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Lee County
North Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lee County

Index to Locations Sanford Unknown location Sanford Buffalo Cemetery Sanford Jonesboro Cemetery Sanford Shallow Well Cemetery Unknown Location Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina Politicians buried here: Frederick William Backus Coleman (1874-1947) — also known as Frederick W. B. Coleman — of Minnesota; Sanford, Lee County, N.C. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 17, 1874. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Minister to Estonia, 1922-31; Latvia, 1922-31; Lithuania, 1922-31; Denmark, 1931-33. Died in Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y., April 2, 1947 (age 72 years, 320 days). Interment somewhere.   Relatives: Son of Silas B. Coleman and Rebecca (Backus) Coleman.   See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary   Image source: U.S. Embassy Latvia Buffalo Cemetery Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina Politicians buried here:   Aaron Ashley Flowers Seawell (b. 1864) — also known as Aaron A. F. Seawell — of Moore County, N.C.; Jonesboro (now part of Sanford), Lee County, N.C.; Sanford, Lee County, N.C.; Chapel Hill, Orange County, N.C. Born in Moore County, N.C., October 30, 1864. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1901, 1913-16, 1931 (Moore County 1901, Lee County 1913-16, 1931); member of North Carolina state senate, 1907, 1925; North Carolina state attorney general, 1935-38; justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1938-45; appointed 1938. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Junior Order; Order of the Coif; Kiwanis; Phi Delta Phi; Newcomen Society. Interment at Buffalo Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Aaron Ashley Flowers Seawell and Jeanette Anne (Buie) Seawell; married, April 12, 1905, to Bertha Alma Smith; father of Malcolm Buie Seawell; grandfather of Buie Seawell.   Political family: Seawell family of North Carolina.   Edwin Lee Gavin (1888-1972) — also known as Edwin L. Gavin — of Roseboro, Sampson County, N.C.; Sanford, Lee County, N.C. Born in Giddinsville, Sampson County, N.C., August 17, 1888. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; mayor of Roseboro, N.C., 1912-14; member of North Carolina state senate, 1919-20; U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1928-32; candidate for U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1950; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1956. Missionary Baptist. Member, Woodmen; Junior Order; Moose; Knights of Pythias. Died, of peritonitis, in Lee County Hospital, Sanford, Lee County, N.C., May 5, 1972 (age 83 years, 262 days). Interment at Buffalo Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Edward Lewis Gavin and Minnie Irene (Darden) Gavin; married, March 6, 1912, to Mamie Florence Caudle; father of Robert Lee Gavin; fourth cousin of Benajah Harvey Carroll Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Randolph Fitzhugh Carroll.   Political family: Maness-Carroll-Caudle-Gavin family of Sanford, North Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert Lee Gavin (1916-1981) — also known as Robert L. Gavin — of Sanford, Lee County, N.C. Born May 22, 1916. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1948 (alternate), 1960, 1964; U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1957-58; candidate for Governor of North Carolina, 1960, 1964. Died in Pinehurst, Moore County, N.C., June 11, 1981 (age 65 years, 20 days). Interment at Buffalo Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Edwin Lee Gavin and Mamie (Caudle) Gavin; married to Grace McNeil Blue; third cousin of Theron Lamar Caudle Jr.; third cousin once removed of Howard Randolph Maness; fourth cousin once removed of Benajah Harvey Carroll Jr..   Political family: Maness-Carroll-Caudle-Gavin family of Sanford, North Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Walter Scott Jr. (1862-1896) — also known as John W. Scott, Jr. — of Sanford, Moore County (now Lee County), N.C. Born in Chatham County, N.C., 1862. Democrat. Postmaster at Sanford, N.C., 1893-96. Died, from erysipelas, in Sanford, Moore County (now Lee County), N.C., February 8, 1896 (age about 33 years). Interment at Buffalo Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Winslow Scott and Kate (McLean) Scott; brother of Charles Lory Scott (who married Annie Louise Smith) and Samuel Vance Scott; married, November 25, 1885, to Kate J. Howerton.   Political family: Scott family of Sanford, North Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Kate Howerton Scott (1859-1910) — also known as Kate H. Scott; Kate J. Howerton — of Sanford, Moore County (now Lee County), N.C. Born in Virginia, 1859. Democrat. Postmaster at Sanford, N.C., 1896-97. Female. Died in Sanford, Lee County, N.C., May 31, 1910 (age about 50 years). Interment at Buffalo Cemetery.   Relatives: Daughter of E. H. Scott and Mary Elizabeth (Johnson) Scott; married, November 25, 1885, to John Walter Scott Jr. (brother-in-law of Annie Louise Smith; brother of Samuel Vance Scott).   Political family: Scott family of Sanford, North Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Samuel Vance Scott (1877-1948) — of Sanford, Lee County, N.C. Born in Chatham County, N.C., January 8, 1877. Democrat. Postmaster at Sanford, N.C., 1913-22, 1935 (acting, 1935). Died in Lee County, N.C., April 18, 1948 (age 71 years, 101 days). Interment at Buffalo Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Winslow Scott and Kate (McLean) Scott; brother of John Walter Scott Jr. (who married Kate J. Howerton) and Charles Lory Scott (who married Annie Louise Smith); married to Elizabeth Griffin.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Annie Lou Scott (1892-1978) — also known as Annie L. Scott; Annie Louise Smith — of Sanford, Lee County, N.C. Born in North Carolina, July 30, 1892. Democrat. Postmaster at Sanford, N.C., 1935-62. Female. Died in Sanford, Lee County, N.C., July 6, 1978 (age 85 years, 341 days). Interment at Buffalo Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, February 18, 1926, to Charles Lory Scott (brother-in-law of Kate J. Howerton; brother of John Walter Scott Jr. and Samuel Vance Scott).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Jonesboro Cemetery Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina Politicians buried here:   Daniel Bryant Buchanan (1857-1933) — also known as Daniel B. Buchanan — of Jonesboro, Moore County (now part of Sanford, Lee County), N.C. Born in North Carolina, April 15, 1857. Republican. Postmaster at Jonesboro, N.C., 1884-85. Died in Lee County, N.C., October 11, 1933 (age 76 years, 179 days). Interment at Jonesboro Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Buchanan and Mary Jane (Williams) Buchanan; brother of Sion Hillard Buchanan and Joseph Benjamin Buchanan; married to Sarah Elizabeth 'Bettie' Sloan.   Political family: Buchanan family of Sanford, North Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Shallow Well Cemetery Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina Politicians buried here:   Sion Hillard Buchanan (1848-1910) — also known as Sion H. Buchanan — of Jonesboro, Moore County (now part of Sanford, Lee County), N.C. Born in Moore County (part now in Lee County), N.C., September 13, 1848. Republican. Merchant; banker; postmaster at Jonesboro, N.C., 1872-75, 1875-82, 1882-84, 1897-1901. Died, from pleurisy, in Lee County, N.C., March 27, 1910 (age 61 years, 195 days). Interment at Shallow Well Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Mary Jane (Williams) Buchanan and Joseph Buchanan; brother of Daniel Bryant Buchanan and Joseph Benjamin Buchanan; married 1865 to Margaret 'Maggie' Love; married 1889 to Lillian Brantley Richardson.   Political family: Buchanan family of Sanford, North Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Joseph Benjamin Buchanan (1865-1939) — also known as Joseph B. Buchanan — of Jonesboro, Moore County (now part of Sanford, Lee County), N.C. Born in Moore County (part now in Lee County), N.C., February 28, 1865. Republican. Merchant; postmaster at Jonesboro, N.C., 1889-93, 1901-04. Died in Lee County, N.C., July 23, 1939 (age 74 years, 145 days). Interment at Shallow Well Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Buchanan and Mary Jane (Williams) Buchanan; brother of Sion Hillard Buchanan and Daniel Bryant Buchanan; married, October 29, 1891, to Luola B. Harrington.   Political family: Buchanan family of Sanford, North Carolina.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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