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Richmond County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Richmond County

Index to Locations Rockingham Eastside Cemetery Rockingham Everett Cemetery Near Rockingham Leak Cemetery Eastside Cemetery Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina Politicians buried here:   Charles Bennett Deane (1898-1969) — also known as Charles B. Deane — of Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C. Born in Ansonville Township, Anson County, N.C., November 1, 1898. Democrat. Lawyer; Richmond County Register of Deeds, 1926-34; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1947-57. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C., November 24, 1969 (age 71 years, 23 days). Interment at Eastside Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Leaird Deane and Florence (Boyette) Deane; married, October 15, 1927, to Agnes Walker Cree.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Walter Leak Parsons (1858-1931) — also known as W. L. Parsons — of Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C. Born in Camden, Kershaw County, S.C., December 15, 1858. Democrat. Lawyer; bank president; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1887-88, 1907-08; member of North Carolina state senate 21st District, 1913-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1924. Methodist. Died in Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C., December 21, 1931 (age 73 years, 6 days). Interment at Eastside Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Rev. Hilliard Crawford Parsons and Frances Cornelia (Leak) Parsons; married 1882 to Mary Wall 'Manie' Leak.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Everett Cemetery 22 LeGrande Street Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina Politicians buried here:   William Nash Everett (1864-1928) — of Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C. Born in Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C., December 29, 1864. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state senate, 1917-18; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Richmond County, 1919-22; secretary of state of North Carolina, 1923-28; died in office 1928. Died of a heart attack in his room at the Sir Walter Raleigh Hotel, Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., February 7, 1928 (age 63 years, 40 days). Interment at Everett Cemetery.   The Everett Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, is named for him. Leak Cemetery Near Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina Politicians buried here:   Walter Leak Steele (1823-1891) — also known as Walter L. Steele — of Rockingham, Richmond County, N.C. Born in North Carolina, 1823. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1860; member of North Carolina state legislature, 1860; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1877-81. Slaveowner. Died in 1891 (age about 68 years). Interment at Leak Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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