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Macon County
North Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Macon County

Index to Locations Franklin First Methodist Church Cemetery Highlands Higlands Memorial Park First Methodist Church Cemetery Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   James Lowry Robinson (1838-1887) — also known as James L. Robinson — of Macon County, N.C. Born in North Carolina, September 17, 1838. Democrat. Merchant; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Macon County, 1868-75, 1885-86; Speaker of the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1872-75; member of North Carolina state senate 42nd District, 1876-80; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1881-84. Died in Franklin, Macon County, N.C., July 11, 1887 (age 48 years, 297 days). Interment at First Methodist Church Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James Robinson and Matilda Swain (Lowery) Robinson; married to Alice Louisa Siler; grandnephew of David Lowry Swain.   Political family: Lane-Colquitt family of North Carolina.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Higlands Memorial Park Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Curtis Dixon Oxford (1914-1998) — also known as Dixon Oxford — of Dawson, Terrell County, Ga.; Albany, Dougherty County, Ga. Born in Terrell County, Ga., May 28, 1914. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1968. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, Highlands, Macon County, N.C., April 28, 1998 (age 83 years, 335 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Higlands Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Charles Franklin Oxford and Dixie (Morgan) Oxford; married to Myrtle Greene Oxford.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Myrtle Greene Oxford (1914-2008) — also known as Myrtle G. Oxford; Myrtle Greene; Mrs. Dixon Oxford — of Dawson, Terrell County, Ga.; Albany, Dougherty County, Ga.; Highlands, Macon County, N.C. Born in Randolph County, Ga., December 1, 1914. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952. Female. Baptist. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution. Died, in Fidelia-Eckerd Living Center, Highlands, Macon County, N.C., May 6, 2008 (age 93 years, 157 days). Interment at Higlands Memorial Park.   Relatives: Daughter of Sam O. Greene and Addie G. Greene; married to Curtis Dixon Oxford.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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