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Wayne County
North Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Wayne County

Index to Locations

  • Goldsboro Willow Dale Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Maplewood Cemetery

    Willow Dale Cemetery
    306 East Elm Street
    Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971) — also known as Kenneth C. Royall — of Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C., July 24, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1927; general in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Secretary of War, 1947; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964. Episcopalian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in Durham, Durham County, N.C., May 25, 1971 (age 76 years, 305 days). Interment at Willow Dale Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Margaret Best Royall; father of Kenneth Claiborne Royall Jr..
      Political family: Royall family of Durham and Goldsboro, North Carolina.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Curtis Hooks Brogden (1816-1901) — also known as Curtis H. Brogden — of Wayne County, N.C. Born in Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C., November 6, 1816. Farmer; justice of the peace; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1839-51; member of North Carolina state senate, 1852-57, 1868; Republican Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1868; Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, 1873-74; Governor of North Carolina, 1874-77; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1877-79. Died in Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C., January 5, 1901 (age 84 years, 60 days). Interment at Willow Dale Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Pierce Brogden and Amy (Beard) Brogden; uncle of Willis James Brogden.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      William Theophilus Dortch (1824-1889) — of Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C. Born near Rocky Mount, Nash County, N.C., August 23, 1824. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1852-60; Senator from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1876, 1880 (Convention Vice-President); member of North Carolina state senate, 1879-85. Died in Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C., November 21, 1889 (age 65 years, 90 days). Interment at Willow Dale Cemetery.
      George Ezekial Hood (1875-1960) — also known as George E. Hood — of Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C. Born near Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C., January 25, 1875. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1901; mayor of Goldsboro, N.C., 1901-07; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1915-19. Died in Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C., March 8, 1960 (age 85 years, 43 days). Interment at Willow Dale Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Nathan O'Berry (1856-1932) — of Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C. Born in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, N.C., January 26, 1856. Democrat. Lumber business; bank director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1904, 1912; North Carolina state treasurer, 1929-32; died in office 1932. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C., January 6, 1932 (age 75 years, 345 days). Interment at Willow Dale Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Thomas O'Berry (1818-1883) and Cinderella (Pope) O'Berry; married 1882 to Estelle Moore; father of Thomas O'Berry (1886-1957; who married Annie M. Land).
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Albert Lyman Cox (b. 1883) — also known as Albert L. Cox — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C.; Washington, D.C. Born in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., December 1, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1909; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1916-17; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; Democratic Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1940, 1944, 1948. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; American Legion; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Interment at Willow Dale Cemetery.
      Annie Land O'Berry (1885-1944) — also known as Annie M. Land; Mrs. Thomas O'Berry — of Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C. Born in Edgecombe County, N.C., May 28, 1885. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1932. Female. Member, League of Women Voters. Died in Wayne County, N.C., February 4, 1944 (age 58 years, 252 days). Interment at Willow Dale Cemetery.
      Relatives: Daughter of Mary Dawson (Mayo) Land and Virginius Wordsworth Land; married, December 14, 1909, to Thomas O'Berry (son of Nathan O'Berry).
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Margaret Best Royall — also known as Mrs. Kenneth Royall — of Goldsboro, Wayne County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944 (alternate), 1948. Female. Interment at Willow Dale Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Kenneth Claiborne Royall; mother of Kenneth Claiborne Royall Jr..
      Political family: Royall family of Durham and Goldsboro, North Carolina.

    Maplewood Cemetery
    Mt. Olive, Wayne County, North Carolina
    Politicians buried here:
      Council Simmons Wooten (1840-1930) — also known as Council S. Wooten — of Lenoir County, N.C. Born in Lenoir County, N.C., November 12, 1840. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Lenoir County, 1895-96. Died in Mt. Olive, Wayne County, N.C., April 3, 1930 (age 89 years, 142 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Council Simmons Wooten (1804-1872) and Eliza (Isler) Wooten; married, September 2, 1879, to Cora Wooten.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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