| | 
Spencer Bell Adams (1860-1943) —
also known as Spencer B. Adams —
of Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C.; Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Dobson, Surry
County, N.C., October
15, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in North Carolina, 1882-96; superior court judge in
North Carolina, 1896-98; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1898; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1900,
1908;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1900; U.S.
District Judge for Indian Territory, 1902-04.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died January
12, 1943 (age 82 years, 89
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
| |  |
Relatives: Son
of John A. Adams and Sarah Adams; married, December
19, 1884, to Lizzie L. Swift. |
|
| |
Barna Allen (b. 1873) —
of Troy, Montgomery
County, N.C.
Born in Montgomery
County, N.C., November
27, 1873.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Montgomery County,
1913-14.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Julian Russell Allsbrook (1903-1984) —
also known as Julian R. Allsbrook —
of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Roanoke Rapids, Halifax
County, N.C., February
17, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 3rd District, 1935.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Woodmen;
Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Died in May, 1984
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of William Clemens Allsbrook and Bennie Alice (Waller) Allsbrook;
married 1926 to
Frances Virginia Brown. |
|
| |
Ike Franklin Andrews (1925-2010) —
also known as Ike F. Andrews —
of Siler City, Chatham
County, N.C.
Born in Bonlee, Chatham
County, N.C., September
2, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 13th District, 1959-60; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-62, 1967-72;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1973-85;
defeated, 1984.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Jaycees.
In October 1982, he was arrested
and charged
with drunk
driving.
Died in Carrboro, Orange
County, N.C., May 10,
2010 (age 84 years, 250
days).
Interment at Bonlee Baptist Church Cemetery, Bonlee, N.C.
|
| |
Edwin Ferebee Aydlett (1857-1930) —
also known as E. F. Aydlett —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.
Born in Camden
County, N.C., May 14,
1857.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912,
1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1920-21.
Baptist. Member, Kiwanis.
Died in 1930
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Old
Hollywood Cemetery, Elizabeth City, N.C.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Abner Aydlett and Clotilda (Lamb) Aydlett; married 1883 to Ettie
Hunter Briggs; married to Kate Wood. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
Carl LeRoy Bailey (1898-1966) —
also known as Carl L. Bailey —
of Plymouth, Washington
County, N.C.
Born in Roper, Washington
County, N.C., October
30, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
recorder's court judge in North Carolina, 1919-24; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Washington County,
1925; member of North
Carolina state senate 2nd District, 1933-35.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in August, 1966
(age 67
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Benjamin F. Bailey and Sarah F. (Williams) Bailey. |
|
| |
Josiah William Bailey (1873-1946) —
also known as Josiah W. Bailey —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C., September
14, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S. Collector
of Internal Revenue for the 4th North Carolina District, 1913-21; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1931-46; died in office 1946;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1932.
Baptist. Member, Anti-Saloon
League; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
15, 1946 (age 73 years, 92
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
|
| |
Arthur Creel Baker (b. 1925) —
also known as Arthur C. Baker —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Varina, Wake
County, N.C., January
19, 1925.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1959.
Baptist. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Offie Franklin Baker and Myrtie (Whisenhunt) Baker; married, December
31, 1965, to Evelyn Canady. |
|
| |
David W. Barlow (b. 1945) —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Caldwell
County, N.C., May 31,
1945.
Democrat. School
teacher; real estate
broker; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1999-2003.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2003.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Boyd Calvino Barlow and Thelma (Smith) Barlow; married to Theresa
Roberts. |
|
| |
Hugh William Barnes (b. 1948) —
also known as Hugh Barnes —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Cary, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., April
24, 1948.
Republican. School
teacher; delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1972.
Baptist. Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 1973.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Thomas Glenn Barnes and Selma (Oxford) Barnes; married 1967 to
Barbara Lee Lane. |
|
| |
John Stewart Battle (1890-1972) —
also known as John S. Battle —
of Charlottesville,
Va.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., July 11,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1930-33; member of Virginia
state senate, 1934-49 (27th District 1934-35, 26th District
1936-49); Governor of
Virginia, 1950-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1952;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1956.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons.
Died April 9,
1972 (age 81 years, 273
days).
Interment at Monticello
Memorial Park, Charlottesville, Va.
|
| |
John Dob Blanton (1870-1960) —
also known as John D. Blanton —
of Marion, McDowell
County, N.C.
Born in Dysartville, McDowell
County, N.C., November
12, 1870.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Died, from a cerebrovascular
accident, in Marion General Hospital,
Marion, Marion
County, S.C., July 3,
1960 (age 89 years, 234
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Marion, N.C.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of William Miller Blanton and Josephine (Setzer) Blanton; married to
Nancy D. Fleming. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
Leon S. Brassfield (b. 1892) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Wake
County, N.C., June, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 15th District, 1921-22.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of James S. Brassfield and Mary Elizabeth (Bailey) Brassfield;
married 1920 to Callie
Hunter. |
|
| |
Henry Lee Bridges (1907-2002) —
also known as Henry L. Bridges —
of Guilford
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Franklin
County, N.C., June 10,
1907.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; North
Carolina state auditor, 1947-81; appointed 1947.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died April 6,
2002 (age 94 years, 300
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Samuel Mitchell Brinson (1870-1922) —
also known as Samuel M. Brinson —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., March
20, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1919-22; died in
office 1922.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Royal
Arcanum; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., April
13, 1922 (age 52 years, 24
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
|
| |
James Jefferson Britt (1861-1939) —
also known as James J. Britt —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born near Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn., March 4,
1861.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1904
(alternate), 1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1909-11; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1915-17, 1919;
defeated, 1906; candidate for chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1926.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., December
26, 1939 (age 78 years, 297
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
|
| |
Willis James Brogden (1877-1935) —
also known as W. J. Brogden —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born near Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C., October
18, 1877.
School
teacher and principal; lawyer; mayor of
Durham, N.C., 1911-15; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1926-35; died in office 1935.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died October
29, 1935 (age 58 years, 11
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
|
| |
Jerry Newton Brooks (b. 1941) —
also known as Jerry N. Brooks —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., October
24, 1941.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1995-99.
Baptist.
Still living as of 1999.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Thomas N. Brooks and Elisa (Selvey) Brooks; married to Millicent
K. Pearce. |
|
| |
Joseph Melville Broughton (1888-1949) —
also known as J. Melville Broughton —
of Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., November
17, 1888.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1927-29; candidate for Presidential
Elector for North Carolina; Governor of
North Carolina, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1944,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice
President, 1944;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1948-49; died in office 1949.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Junior
Order.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., March 6,
1949 (age 60 years, 109
days).
Interment at Montlawn
Memorial Park, Raleigh, N.C.
|
 |
Joseph Ebert Brown (1888-1973) —
also known as Joseph Egbert Brown —
of Ansted, Fayette
County, W.Va.; Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va.; Quinwood, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., October
12, 1888.
Democrat. Minister;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Nicholas County, 1929-30.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Summersville, Nicholas
County, W.Va., April 4,
1973 (age 84 years, 174
days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Joseph Brown and Janet (Henderson) Brown; married to Hester Bell
Barnes. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
|
| |
Vance A. Browning (b. 1892) —
of Bryson City, Swain
County, N.C.
Born in Macon
County, N.C., May 9,
1892.
Democrat. Swain
County Register of Deeds, 1923-24; Swain
County Superior Court Clerk, 1926-34; member of North
Carolina state senate 33rd District, 1935.
Baptist. Member, Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Charley R. Browning and Kansas L. (Calor) Browning; married 1915 to Nannie
Belle West. |
|
| |
James Edgar Broyhill (1892-1988) —
also known as J. E. Broyhill —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Boomer, Wilkes
County, N.C., May 5,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; furniture
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1960,
1964,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1948-64; candidate for
Presidential Elector for North Carolina.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., July 1,
1988 (age 96 years, 57
days).
Interment at Little Rock Baptist Church Cemetery, Boomer, N.C.
|
| |
James Thomas Broyhill (b. 1927) —
also known as James T. Broyhill; Jim
Broyhill —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., August
19, 1927.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1963-86 (9th District
1963-69, 10th District 1969-86); U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1986; defeated, 1986.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2014.
|
| |
Dennis G. Brummitt (1881-1935) —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., February
7, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Granville County Democratic Party, 1908-14; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1913-24; member of
North
Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County,
1915-20; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1919;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1925-35; died in office 1935.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., January
12, 1935 (age 53 years, 339
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Oxford, N.C.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Thomas Jefferson Brummitt and Caroline (Bradford) Brummitt;
married 1912 to Kate
Hays Fleming. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
Joseph Raleigh Bryson (1893-1953) —
also known as Joseph R. Bryson —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C., January
18, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenville County, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1939-53; died in
office 1953.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Junior
Order; Redmen;
Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
10, 1953 (age 60 years, 51
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Greenville, S.C.
|
| |
Marion L. Buchanan (b. 1872) —
of Bakersville, Mitchell
County, N.C.
Born in Bakersville, Mitchell
County, N.C., January
16, 1872.
Republican. Farmer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1901; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Mitchell County,
1913-14.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
James Linville Bumgarner Jr. (1867-1941) —
also known as Linville Bumgarner —
of Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C.
Born in Millers Creek, Wilkes
County, N.C., July 7,
1867.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Wilkes County,
1913-14; member of North
Carolina state senate 28th District, 1915-16, 1921-22.
Baptist.
Died, following an attack of
apoplexy, in Wilkes Hospital,
Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., November
1, 1941 (age 74 years, 117
days).
Interment at Mountain
Park Cemetery, Wilkesboro, N.C.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Rev. James L. Bumgarner and Phoebe Hincher Bumgarner; married 1889 to Bessie
R. McNeil. |
|
| |
Julian Wilber Bunn (b. 1883) —
also known as J. Wilber Bunn —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Wakefield, Wake
County, N.C., March
24, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Wake County, 1913-14.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
John T. Burrus (b. 1877) —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Surry
County, N.C., 1877.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
member of North
Carolina state senate 17th District, 1931-35.
Baptist. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (b. 1947) —
also known as G. K. Butterfield —
Born in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., April
27, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1988-2001; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 2001-02; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 2004-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2008.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
|
 |
Robert Carlyle Byrd (1917-2010) —
also known as Robert C. Byrd; Cornelius Calvin Sale
Jr.; "King of Pork" —
of Sophia, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., November
20, 1917.
Democrat. Grocer; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1953-59; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1959-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1960,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Lions;
Farm
Bureau; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Ku Klux Klan.
Died in Fairfax,
Va., June 28,
2010 (age 92 years, 220
days).
Interment at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
|
| |
Pritchard Sylvester Carlton (b. 1878) —
also known as P. S. Carlton —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Duplin
County, N.C., August
2, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Rowan County,
1913-14.
Baptist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Frank Ertel Carlyle (1897-1960) —
also known as F. Ertel Carlyle —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C., April 7,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
solicitor, 9th District, 1939-48; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1949-57.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C., October
2, 1960 (age 63 years, 178
days).
Interment at Meadowbrook
Cemetery, Lumberton, N.C.
|
| |
DeWitt Valentine Carroll (b. 1860) —
also known as D. V. Carroll —
of Mizpah, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born in Stokes
County, N.C., January, 1860.
Republican. Farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Stokes County,
1913-16.
Baptist. Member, Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Ray G. Carson —
of Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state senate 28th District, 1935.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Harold Dunbar Cooley (1897-1974) —
also known as Harold D. Cooley —
of Nashville, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Nashville, Nash
County, N.C., July 26,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1934-67;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior
Order; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died of emphysema
in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., January
15, 1974 (age 76 years, 173
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Nashville, N.C.
|
| |
John Lee Cornwell (b. 1872) —
also known as John L. Cornwell —
of Spring Hope, Nash
County, N.C.
Born near Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., September
4, 1872.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Nash County, 1911-14.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Locke Craig (1860-1924) —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Bertie
County, N.C., August
16, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1900; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1904,
1916;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1913-17.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Junior
Order.
Died June 9,
1924 (age 63 years, 298
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
|
| |
Edmund Dean Crisp (1850-1925) —
also known as E. D. Crisp —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Caldwell
County, N.C., November
5, 1850.
Democrat. Baptist
minister; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Caldwell County,
1913-14.
Baptist.
Died December
13, 1925 (age 75 years, 38
days).
Interment at Pisgah
Baptist Church Cemetery, Lenoir, N.C.
|
 |
Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry (1825-1903) —
also known as Jabez L. M. Curry —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near Double Branches, Lincoln
County, Ga., June 5,
1825.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1847-48, 1853-57; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1857-61; Delegate
from Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative
from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 4th District, 1862-64;
defeated, 1863; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
president,
Howard College, Alabama, 1866-68; college
professor; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1885-88.
Baptist.
Slaveowner.
Died near Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
12, 1903 (age 77 years, 252
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
|
| |
Walter Eugene Daniel (b. 1859) —
also known as W. E. Daniel —
of Weldon, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Weldon, Halifax
County, N.C., August
14, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
director of cotton mill
firms; member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1907-08, 1913-14.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of R. W. Daniel and Narcissa A. (Allen) Daniel; married 1888 to
Jeannette E. Snead. |
|
| |
John Warren Davis (1867-1945) —
also known as J. Warren Davis —
of Salem, Salem
County, N.J.; Lawrenceville, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., March 4,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Salem County, 1912-13; resigned 1913;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1912;
U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1913-16; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1916-20; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1920-39.
Baptist. Member, Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons.
Died February
21, 1945 (age 77 years, 354
days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John S. Davis and Emmie Virginia (Sawyer) Davis; married, June 14,
1913, to Marguerite N. Gay. |
|
| |
Marion Leslie Davis (b. 1879) —
also known as M. Leslie Davis —
of Beaufort, Carteret
County, N.C.
Born in Beaufort, Carteret
County, N.C., August
9, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Carteret County,
1907-08, 1915-16; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1911-14 (8th District 1911-12, 7th
District 1913-14).
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen of
the World.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John D. Davis and Narcissa Elizabeth (Webb) Davis. |
|
| |
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, Rockingham, N.C.
|
| |
David P. Dellinger —
of Cherryville, Gaston
County, N.C.; Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born near Cherryville, Gaston
County, N.C.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Gaston County,
1913-14.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan.
Interment at Mt.
Zion Cemetery, Cherryville, N.C.
|
| |
Emery Byrd Denny (1892-1973) —
also known as Emery B. Denny —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Pilot Mountain, Surry
County, N.C., November
23, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Gastonia, N.C., 1929-37; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1940-42; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1942-62; appointed 1942; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1962-66.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons.
Died in 1973
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
William Augustus Devin (b. 1871) —
also known as William A. Devin —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., July 12,
1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County,
1911-14; superior court judge in North Carolina 10th District,
1913-35; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1935-45; appointed 1935.
Baptist. Member, American
Judicature Society; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Robert I. Devin and Mary (Transon) Devin; married, November
29, 1899, to Virginia Bernard. |
|
| |
Robert Lee Doughton (1863-1954) —
also known as Robert L. Doughton —
of Laurel Springs, Alleghany
County, N.C.
Born in Laurel Springs, Alleghany
County, N.C., November
7, 1863.
Democrat. Farmer; banker;
member of North
Carolina state senate 35th District, 1908-10; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1911-53 (8th District
1911-33, 9th District 1933-53); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940.
Baptist.
Died in Laurel Springs, Alleghany
County, N.C., October
1, 1954 (age 90 years, 328
days).
Interment at Laurel
Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Laurel Springs, N.C.
|
| |
Archer R. Dunning (b. 1877) —
of Robersonville, Martin
County, N.C.; Williamston, Martin
County, N.C.
Born in Aulander, Bertie
County, N.C., October
2, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Robersonville, N.C., 1905-06; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Martin County,
1913-16.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Baxter Durham (b. 1878) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., August
20, 1878.
Democrat. North
Carolina state auditor, 1921-37.
Baptist. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Columbus Durham and Lila (Walters) Durham. |
|
| |
Fay Webb Gardner (1885-1969) —
also known as Fay Lamar Webb; Mrs. O. Max
Gardner —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., September
7, 1885.
Democrat. Executive and stylist,
Cleveland Cloth
Mills of Shelby, N.C.; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Committee, 1929; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1930-32; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948,
1952.
Female.
Baptist. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Colonial
Dames.
Died January
16, 1969 (age 83 years, 131
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
|
| |
Oliver Max Gardner (1882-1947) —
also known as O. Max Gardner —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., March
22, 1882.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; chair of
Cleveland County Democratic Party, 1907-08; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910-14; member of
North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1911-12, 1915-16; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1924,
1932,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1929-33; defeated, 1920.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in his suite at the St. Regis Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
6, 1947 (age 64 years, 321
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
|
| |
William Earnest Garrison (1892-1964) —
also known as W. E. Garrison —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born in Lincoln
County, N.C., March 2,
1892.
Democrat. Building
contractor; real estate
business; member of North
Carolina state senate 25th District, 1955-56, 1959.
Baptist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died December
2, 1964 (age 72 years, 275
days).
Interment at Hollybrook
Cemetery, Lincolnton, N.C.
|
| |
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, Sanford, N.C.
|
| |
Robert Alexander Gibbons (b. 1920) —
also known as Robert A. Gibbons —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
25, 1920.
Electrical
contractor; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1971-95.
Baptist.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John J. Gibbons and Madge Essling (Bethune) Gibbons; married to
Emily Louise Deal. |
|
| |
Philip Pittman Godwin Sr. (c.1924-2001) —
also known as Philip P. Godwin, Sr. —
of Gatesville, Gates
County, N.C.
Born about 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-72; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1971-72;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1973.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in the Sentara Norfolk General Hospital,
Norfolk,
Va., December
12, 2001 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Gatesville
Cemetery, Gatesville, N.C.
|
| |
Thomas Jackson Gold (b. 1879) —
also known as Thomas J. Gold —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., April
11, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Guilford County,
1913-14.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Elks; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Woodrow Wilson Goode (b. 1938) —
also known as W. Wilson Goode —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born near Seaboard, Northampton
County, N.C., August
19, 1938.
Democrat. Mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1984-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1984
(delegation chair).
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
|
| |
Augustus Washington Graham (1849-1936) —
also known as A. W. Graham —
of Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C.; Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C., June 8,
1849.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1880,
1912;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1885; superior court judge in North
Carolina, 1895-96; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County,
1901-06, 1909-10, 1913-14; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1909;
president, American Cotton and Grain Exchange, 1919-22.
Baptist.
Died in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., October
12, 1936 (age 87 years, 126
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Oxford, N.C.
|
| |
Billy Graham (1918-2018) —
also known as William Franklin Graham Jr.; "America's
Pastor" —
Born near Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
7, 1918.
Minister;
evangelist;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1968,
1980;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1968,
1988.
Baptist.
Died in Montreat, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
21, 2018 (age 99 years, 106
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
William Alexander Graham (1839-1923) —
also known as William A. Graham —
of Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born in Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C., December
26, 1839.
Democrat. Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; planter;
member of North
Carolina state senate 37th District, 1874-75, 1879-80; member,
North Carolina Board of Agriculture, 1899-1908; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Lincoln County,
1905-06; North
Carolina commissioner of agriculture, 1908-23; died in office
1923.
Baptist.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
24, 1923 (age 83 years, 363
days).
Interment at Machpelah
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Near Lincolnton, Lincoln County,
N.C.
|
| |
Clyde Ray Greene (b. 1898) —
also known as Clyde R. Greene —
of Boone, Watauga
County, N.C.
Born in Meat Camp, Watauga
County, N.C., January
31, 1898.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1946, 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1952
(Honorary
Vice-President); candidate for North
Carolina state treasurer, 1968.
Baptist. Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Lloyd Eldon Griffin (b. 1893) —
also known as L. E. Griffin —
of Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.
Born in Belvidere, Perquimans
County, N.C., January
14, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1935; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1952,
1956.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of C. N. Griffin and Mary (Perry) Griffin; married 1922 to Belle
Walters. |
|
| |
Edward Carney Hackney (1856-1903) —
also known as Edward C. Hackney —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Chatham
County, N.C., May 30,
1856.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor and publisher; mayor of
Durham, N.C., 1882-83.
Baptist. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., March
10, 1903 (age 46 years, 284
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
|
| |
John W. Hall (b. 1880) —
of Danbury, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born near East Bend, Yadkin
County, N.C., July 24,
1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1913-14.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of James H. Hall and Carrie E. (Hamer) Hall; married 1911 to Sarah
Blanche Pepper. |
|
| |
Franklin Wills Hancock Jr. (1894-1969) —
also known as Frank Hancock, Jr. —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., November
1, 1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Granville County Democratic Party, 1924; candidate for
Presidential Elector for North Carolina; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1926-28; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1928-30; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1930-39;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1938; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1940;
state court judge in North Carolina, 1950.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Rotary.
Died in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., January
23, 1969 (age 74 years, 83
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Oxford, N.C.
|
| |
Franklin Wills Hancock III (b. 1918) —
also known as Wills Hancock III —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., June 1,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate
business; farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-48; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1959.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Gamma Sigma.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
William Johnson Hannah (b. 1867) —
also known as William J. Hannah —
of Waynesville, Haywood
County, N.C.
Born in Cataloochee, Haywood
County, N.C., August, 1867.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; Haywood
County Treasurer, 1894-98; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; member of North
Carolina state senate 37th District, 1913-14.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John J. Hannah and Martha Ann (Simmons) Hannah; married 1899 to
Josephine Tucker. |
|
| |
John James Hasty (1830-1894) —
also known as John J. Hasty —
of Monroe, Union
County, N.C.
Born in Marshville, Union
County, N.C., March
30, 1830.
Republican. Postmaster at Monroe,
N.C., 1873-75.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., March
20, 1894 (age 63 years, 355
days).
Interment at Suncrest Cemetery, Monroe, N.C.
|
| |
Rufus Lafayette Haymore (b. 1851) —
also known as Rufus L. Haymore —
of Mt. Airy, Surry
County, N.C.
Born in Surry
County, N.C., 1851.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of Mt. Airy, N.C., 1897; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Surry County,
1909-10, 1913-14; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1911-12, 1915-16.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Lawrence Brooks Hays (1898-1981) —
also known as Brooks Hays —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; North Carolina; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in London, Pope
County, Ark., August
9, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Arkansas, 1932-39; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1943-59; defeated,
1958; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1972.
Baptist. Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Lions;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., October
11, 1981 (age 83 years, 63
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Russellville, Ark.
|
| |
John D. Hayworth Jr. (b. 1958) —
also known as J. D. Hayworth —
of Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., July 12,
1958.
Republican. Television
reporter; U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1995-2007 (6th District 1995-2003,
5th District 2003-07).
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
|
| |
Willie Gathrel Hefner (1930-2009) —
also known as W. G. 'Bill' Hefner —
of Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born in Elora, Lincoln
County, Tenn., April
11, 1930.
Democrat. Owner and president, radio
station WRKB, Kannapolis, N.C.; Gospel music
singer with Harvester's Quartet, 1954-67; television performer;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1975-99;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996.
Baptist.
Died September
2, 2009 (age 79 years, 144
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Jesse Alexander Helms (1921-2008) —
also known as Jesse Helms —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., October
18, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1973-2003.
Baptist. Member, Rotary;
Young
Americans for Freedom; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died, in a nursing
home at Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., July 4,
2008 (age 86 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
|
| |
Franklin P. Hobgood Jr. (b. 1872) —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., December
17, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1911-16 (21st District 1911-12, 20th
District 1913-16).
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Franklin P. Hobgood and Mary Anne (Royal) Hobgood; married, October
9, 1907, to Lucy McGee Glenn. |
|
| |
John Waighstill Hodges (b. 1866) —
also known as John W. Hodges —
of Boone, Watauga
County, N.C.
Born in Grainger
County, Tenn., April 2,
1866.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Watauga County,
1913-14.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Samuel E. Hogg (1783-1842) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Caswell
County, N.C., April
18, 1783.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1813-15; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1817-19.
Baptist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Rutherford
County, Tenn., May 28,
1842 (age 59 years, 40
days).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
|
| |
Nathan Thomas Hopkins (1852-1927) —
also known as Nathan T. Hopkins —
of Floyd
County, Ky.; Yeager, Pike
County, Ky.
Born in Ashe
County, N.C., October
27, 1852.
Republican. Ordained
minister; merchant;
lumberman;
farmer;
Floyd
County Assessor, 1878-90; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1893-94, 1923-24; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1895-97; defeated,
1894.
Baptist.
Died in Piketon (now Pikeville), Pike
County, Ky., February
11, 1927 (age 74 years, 107
days).
Interment at Potter
Cemetery, Yeager, Ky.
|
| |
John N. Howell (1807-1882) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., 1807.
Democrat. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1844-45.
Baptist.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1882
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
|
| |
Robert Lee Humber (1898-1970) —
also known as Robert L. Humber —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., May 30,
1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1959-64.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; United
World Federalists; American
Legion; Rotary;
American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Farm
Bureau; National
Trust for Historic Preservation.
Died November
10, 1970 (age 72 years, 164
days).
Interment at Cherry
Hill Cemetery, Greenville, N.C.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Robert Lee Humber and Lena Clyde (Davis) Humber; married, October
16, 1929, to Lucie Berthier. |
|
 |
Allen Joines —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Democrat. Mayor
of Winston-Salem, N.C., 2001-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
|
| |
Wilbur Morton Jolly (b. 1916) —
also known as Wilbur M. Jolly —
of Louisburg, Franklin
County, N.C.
Born in Ayden, Pitt
County, N.C., January
16, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 6th District, 1957-59.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of William O. Jolly and Cornelia (Mumford) Jolly. |
|
| |
Walter Beaman Jones (1913-1992) —
also known as Walter B. Jones —
of Farmville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., August
19, 1913.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-59; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1965-66; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1966-92; died in
office 1992.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Moose;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., September
15, 1992 (age 79 years, 27
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
John Richard Jordan Jr. (b. 1921) —
also known as John R. Jordan, Jr. —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Winton, Hertford
County, N.C., January
16, 1921.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate 13th District, 1959.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John R. Jordan, Sr. and Ina Love (Mitchell) Jordan; married 1949 to
Patricia Exum Weaver. |
|
 |
James Yadkin Joyner (1862-1954) —
also known as James Y. Joyner —
of La Grange, Lenoir
County, N.C.; Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C.; Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Davidson
County, N.C., August
7, 1862.
School
teacher and principal; Lenoir
County Superintendent of Schools, 1882-83; lawyer; college
professor; North
Carolina superintendent of public instruction, 1902-19; one of
the organizers of the Virginia-Carolina Tobacco
Growers Cooperative Association, 1922.
Baptist.
Died in Lenoir
County, N.C., January
24, 1954 (age 91 years, 170
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John Joyner and Sarah Ann 'Sallie' (Wooten) Joyner; married 1887 to Effie
Harper Rouse. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: American Review of
Reviews, January 1922 |
|
| |
Frederick Rulfs Keith (b. 1900) —
also known as Fred R. Keith —
of St. Pauls, Robeson
County, N.C.; Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., December
25, 1900.
Republican. Realtor;
farmer;
hardware
store owner; banker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1940; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1948,
1960,
1964;
chair
of Robeson County Republican Party, 1952.
Baptist. Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Franklin Keith and Lillie (Rulfs) Keith; married, November
24, 1927, to Grace Butler. |
|
| |
John Hosea Kerr (1873-1958) —
also known as John H. Kerr —
of Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C.
Born in Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C., December
31, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Warrenton, N.C., 1897-98; superior court judge in North
Carolina 3rd District, 1916-21; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1923-53;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C., June 21,
1958 (age 84 years, 172
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Warrenton, N.C.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Capt. John H. Kerr and Eliza Katherine (Yancey) Kerr; married to
Ella Foote; grandnephew of John
Kerr. |
| | | Political family: Kerr-Settle
family of North Carolina. |
| | | The John H. Kerr dam,
in Mecklenburg
County, Virginia, is named for
him. — Kerr Lake,
an impoundment on the Roanoke River, in Mecklenburg,
Charlotte,
and Halifax
counties, Virginia, and Vance,
Granville,
and Warren
counties, North Carolina, is named for
him. |
| | | Epitaph: "He Loved God And His Fellow
Man." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
Alvin Paul Kitchin (1908-1983) —
also known as A. Paul Kitchin —
of Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C.
Born in Scotland Neck, Halifax
County, N.C., September
13, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1957-63.
Southern Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C., October
22, 1983 (age 75 years, 39
days).
Interment at Eastview
Cemetery, Wadesboro, N.C.
|
| |
William Ray Lackey, Sr. (1925-2008) —
also known as W. Ray Lackey —
of Stony Point, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Alexander
County, N.C., December
20, 1925.
Democrat. Alexander
County Register of Deeds; administrator, Alexander County
Hospital; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955; member of North
Carolina state senate 28th District, 1959.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Moose.
Died in Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C., February
23, 2008 (age 82 years, 65
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Statesville, N.C.
|
| |
I. Beverly Lake Jr. (b. 1934) —
of North Carolina.
Born in 1934.
Member of North
Carolina state senate; elected 1976, 1978; Republican candidate
for Governor of
North Carolina, 1980; superior court judge in North Carolina,
1985-92; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1992-93, 1995-2000; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 2001-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2001.
|
| |
Isaac Beverly Lake (1906-1996) —
also known as I. Beverly Lake —
of Wake Forest, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Wake Forest, Wake
County, N.C., August
29, 1906.
Lawyer;
law
professor; candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1960, 1964; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1965-78.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in 1996
(age about
89 years).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of James L. Lake and Lula (Caldwell) Lake; married to Gertrude Bell;
father of I.
Beverly Lake Jr.. |
|
| |
Joseph Lane (1801-1881) —
of Winchester, Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in a log
cabin near Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., December
14, 1801.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1822-23, 1830-33, 1838-39; member
of Indiana
state senate, 1839-40, 1844-46; general in the U.S. Army during
the Mexican War; Governor
of Oregon Territory, 1849-50, 1853; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oregon Territory, 1851-59; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1852;
U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1859-61; Southern Democratic candidate for
Vice
President of the United States, 1860; candidate for Oregon
state senate, 1880.
Baptist; later Catholic.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore., April
19, 1881 (age 79 years, 126
days).
Original interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.; reinterment at Memorial
Garden Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.; cenotaph at Lone
Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
|
| |
Edwin Sidney Lanier (1901-1983) —
also known as Edwin S. Lanier —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born near Metter, Candler
County, Ga., July 19,
1901.
Democrat. Mayor
of Chapel Hill, N.C., 1949-55; member of North
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1957-59.
Baptist. Member, Rotary.
Died in 1983
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Richard Lanier and Hassie (Banks) Lanier; married 1934 to Nancy
Thelma Herndon. |
|
| |
John Davis Larkins Jr. (1909-1990) —
also known as John D. Larkins, Jr. —
of Trenton, Jones
County, N.C.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., June 8,
1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1936-44, 1948-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of
North Carolina Democratic Party, 1952-54; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1954-58; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1958-60; candidate for
nomination for Governor of
North Carolina, 1960; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1967.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Woodmen;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
16, 1990 (age 80 years, 253
days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John D. Larkins and Emma (Cooper) Larkins; married, March
15, 1930, to Pauline Murrill. |
|
| |
Major Lea (1771-1822) —
of Grainger
County, Tenn.
Born in Leasburg, Caswell
County, N.C., April
21, 1771.
Member of Tennessee
state senate, 1810.
Baptist.
Died in Grainger
County, Tenn., July 16,
1822 (age 51 years, 86
days).
Interment at Lea Springs Cemetery, Grainger County, Tenn.
|
| |
Alton Asa Lennon (1906-1986) —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., August
17, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
recorder's court judge in North Carolina, 1934-42; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1947, 1951; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1953-54; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1957-73.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died December
28, 1986 (age 80 years, 133
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
|
| |
William Ballard Lenoir (1775-1852) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Wilkes
County, N.C., September
1, 1775.
Cotton mill
business; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1815-17.
Baptist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Roane County (part now in Loudon
County), Tenn., December
14, 1852 (age 77 years, 104
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Loudon County, Tenn.
|
| |
Scott Wike Lucas (1892-1968) —
also known as Scott W. Lucas —
of Havana, Mason
County, Ill.
Born near Chandlerville, Cass
County, Ill., February
19, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1932,
1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948,
1952
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1935-39; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1939-51; defeated, 1950; candidate for
Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Professional baseball
player, 3-I League, three years.
Died in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., February
22, 1968 (age 76 years, 3
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Havana, Ill.
|
| |
Mark Majette (b. 1865) —
of Columbia, Tyrrell
County, N.C.
Born in Como, Hertford
County, N.C., September
19, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Columbia, N.C., 1888-1900, 1905-07; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Tyrrell County,
1909-14; member of North
Carolina state senate 2nd District, 1915-16.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Charles Henry Martin (1848-1931) —
also known as Charles H. Martin —
of Louisburg, Franklin
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Polkton, Anson
County, N.C.
Born near Youngsville, Franklin
County, N.C., August
28, 1848.
School
principal; lawyer; ordained
minister; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1895-99.
Baptist.
Died in Polkton, Anson
County, N.C., April
19, 1931 (age 82 years, 234
days).
Interment at Williams
Cemetery, Polkton, N.C.
|
| |
Charles B. Mashburn —
of Marshall, Madison
County, N.C.
Born in McDowell
County, N.C.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Madison County,
1893-94; delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1904;
member of North
Carolina state senate 35th District, 1913-14.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Charles Mashburn and Jane (Finley) Mashburn. |
|
| |
Robert Hayes McNeill (b. 1877) —
also known as Robert H. McNeill —
of Jefferson, Ashe
County, N.C.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Wilkes
County, N.C., April
25, 1877.
Republican. Candidate for superior court judge in North Carolina,
1901; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1904,
1936,
1948,
1956;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1940.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
William Medford (b. 1909) —
of Waynesville, Haywood
County, N.C.
Born in Bryson City, Swain
County, N.C., January
29, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1947-48, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1959; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1961-69.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of A. T. Medford and Verna (Welch) Medford; married 1940 to Martha
Mock. |
|
| |
Grady Mercer (b. 1906) —
of Beulaville, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born in Beulaville, Duplin
County, N.C., January
18, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
county judge in North Carolina, 1940; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1959.
Baptist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Louis Albert Mercer and Frances (Grady) Mercer; married 1934 to Mary
Harriett Scarborough. |
|
| |
Wayland Mitchell (b. 1871) —
of Lewiston (now part of Lewiston Woodville), Bertie
County, N.C.
Born in Bertie
County, N.C., September
9, 1871.
Democrat. Physician;
farmer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 3rd District, 1919, 1935.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
John Motley Morehead (1870-1965) —
also known as John M. Morehead —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Spray (now part of Eden), Rockingham
County, N.C., November
3, 1870.
Republican. Mayor of
Rye, N.Y., 1926-30; U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1930-33; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940.
Baptist. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; American
Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in 1965
(age about
94 years).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Robert Burren Morgan (1925-2016) —
also known as Robert Morgan —
of Lillington, Harnett
County, N.C.
Born in Lillington, Harnett
County, N.C., October
5, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 12th District, 1955-67; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1969-74; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1975-81; defeated, 1980.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Rotary;
Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died July 16,
2016 (age 90 years, 285
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Robert Foster Morgan (b. 1922) —
also known as Robert F. Morgan —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Anderson
County, S.C., June 24,
1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1953-59.
Baptist. Member, Rotary;
Jaycees;
Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of O. Z. Morgan and Minnietta (Foster) Morgan; married 1953 to Ruth
Norment Moore. |
|
| |
Z. V. Morgan —
of Hamlet, Richmond
County, N.C.
Born in Marshville, Union
County, N.C.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 18th District, 1935.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
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, Highlands, N.C.
|
| |
John P. Patton —
of Flat Rock, Henderson
County, N.C.
Born in Henderson
County, N.C.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Henderson County,
1913-14.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Edgar Allen Poe (1868-1949) —
also known as Edgar A. Poe —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Dallas, Gaston
County, N.C., April
15, 1868.
Lawyer;
architect;
contractor;
mayor
of Lenoir, N.C., 1899-1901, 1904-06.
Baptist.
Died September
5, 1949 (age 81 years, 143
days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Edmund Allen Poe and Elizabeth Amanda (Corpening) Poe; married to
Maude Miller. |
|
| |
Leonidas Lafayette Polk (1837-1892) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Anson
County, N.C., April
24, 1837.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1860; colonel in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1866; newspaper
editor; North
Carolina commissioner of agriculture, 1877-80; national president
of the Farmers' Alliance.
Baptist. Member, Grange.
Founder of Polkton, N.C. Elected to the North Carolina Agricultural
Hall
of Fame in 1957.
Died from a bladder
hemorrhage, in Washington,
D.C., June 11,
1892 (age 55 years, 48
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
|
| |
James Benjamin Pool (1841-1899) —
also known as James B. Pool —
of Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Ellendale, Burke County (now Alexander
County), N.C., April 5,
1841.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer; school
teacher; minister;
Alexander
County Register of Deeds, 1870-80; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1880-82; Alexander
County Commissioner, 1887-90; Alexander
County Clerk of Court, 1890-98.
Baptist.
Died in Alexander
County, N.C., October
7, 1899 (age 58 years, 185
days).
Interment at Antioch
Baptist Church Cemetery, Alexander County, N.C.
|
| |
David Eugene Price (b. 1940) —
also known as David E. Price —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Erwin, Unicoi
County, Tenn., August
17, 1940.
Democrat. Legislative aide, U.S. Senator E.
L. 'Bob' Bartlett, 1963-67; university
professor; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1983-84; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1987-95, 1997-;
defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
|
| |
Ralph Heyward Ramsey Jr. (b. 1900) —
also known as Ralph Ramsey, Jr. —
of Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C.
Born in Wedgefield, Sumter
County, S.C., April 7,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
mayor of Brevard, N.C., 1931-33; member of North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1935; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1956.
Baptist. Member, Kiwanis;
Pi
Kappa Phi.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Ralph Heywood Ramsey and Una Elizabeth (Wells) Ramsey; married 1926 to Mary
Dick Alford. |
|
| |
Ralph James Scott (1905-1983) —
of Danbury, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born near Pinnacle, Surry
County, N.C., October
15, 1905.
Democrat. Chair of
Stokes County Democratic Party, 1935; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1936-37; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1957-67.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Died in Danbury, Stokes
County, N.C., August
5, 1983 (age 77 years, 294
days).
Interment at Pinnacle
Baptist Church Cemetery, Pinnacle, N.C.
|
| |
Herbert Floyd Seawell (b. 1869) —
also known as Herbert F. Seawell —
of Carthage, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Duplin
County, N.C., August
8, 1869.
Republican. U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1910-13;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1916,
1920
(alternate), 1924
(alternate), 1928;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1928.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Virgil Newton Seawell and Ellen (Croom) Seawell; married, July 30,
1895, to Ella McNeill. |
|
| |
Mitchell Lee Shipman (b. 1866) —
also known as Mitchell L. Shipman —
of Transylvania
County, N.C.; Henderson
County, N.C.
Born in Bowman's Bluff, Henderson
County, N.C., December
31, 1866.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper
editor; Transylvania
County School Superintendent, 1892-95; chair of
Henderson County Democratic Party, 1898-1906; North
Carolina commissioner of labor, 1909-25.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Royal
Arcanum; Anti-Saloon
League.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of F. M. Shipman and Martha A. (Dawson) Shipman; married, July 12,
1896, to Lula Osborne. |
|
| |
John Cuthbert Sikes (b. 1880) —
also known as J. C. Sikes —
of Monroe, Union
County, N.C.
Born in Union
County, N.C., August
31, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Union County,
1911-14.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
James Oscar Simpkins (b. 1923) —
also known as James O. Simpkins —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., January
29, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; jeweler;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1959.
Baptist. Member, Jaycees;
Civitan;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of James Melvin Simpkins and Willie Mae (Fickling) Simpkins; married
1944 to
Evelyn Christine Brewer. |
|
| |
Charles Aurelius Smith (1861-1916) —
of Florence
County, S.C.
Born in Hertford
County, N.C., January
21, 1861.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Florence County,
1908-10; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1911-15; Governor of
South Carolina, 1915.
Baptist.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., April 1,
1916 (age 55 years, 71
days).
Interment at Byrd
Cemetery, Timmonsville, S.C.
|
| |
George C. Stallings (b. 1847) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Wake
County, N.C., 1847.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Durham County,
1913-14.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Thomas H. Steele (b. 1887) —
of Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Virginia, August
26, 1887.
Democrat. Writer; accountant;
lecturer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 25th District, 1935.
Baptist. Member, Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John H. Steele and Julia (Hensley) Steele; married to Grace Vawter
Bates. |
|
| |
Charles Hart Taylor (b. 1941) —
also known as Charles H. Taylor —
of Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C.
Born in Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C., January
23, 1941.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1967-73; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1973-75; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 11th District, 1991-;
defeated, 1988.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
|
| |
Richard Vipon Taylor (1859-1939) —
also known as Richard V. Taylor —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., August
11, 1859.
Vice-president and general manager, Mobile & Ohio Railroad;
headed federalized railroads
in three states during World War I; mayor of
Mobile, Ala., 1922-24, 1933-34, 1936-37; member, Interstate
Commerce Commission, 1926-29.
Baptist.
Died in Point Clear, Baldwin
County, Ala., December
22, 1939 (age 80 years, 133
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
|
| |
Roy Arthur Taylor (1910-1995) —
also known as Roy A. Taylor —
of Black Mountain, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Vader, Lewis
County, Wash., January
31, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-53; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1960-77 (12th District
1960-63, 11th District 1963-77).
Baptist. Member, Lions.
Died in Black Mountain, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
28, 1995 (age 85 years, 28
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Black Mountain, N.C.
|
| |
Samuel Farris Teague (1885-1977) —
also known as S. F. Teague —
of Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C.
Born in Randolph
County, N.C., July 24,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 8th District, 1935.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order.
Died in November, 1977
(age 92
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Dr. Samuel E. Teague and Elizabeth (Moffitt)
Teague. |
|
| |
Francis Edgar Thomas (b. 1871) —
also known as F. E. Thomas —
of Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C.
Born in Diamond Hill, Anson
County, N.C., December
25, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Anson County,
1913-16.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John Williams Thomas and Susan (Liles) Thomas; married 1910 to Lucy
Hawkins. |
|
| |
Joe Max Thomas (1915-1993) —
also known as J. Max Thomas —
of Marshville, Union
County, N.C.
Born in Marshville, Union
County, N.C., July 9,
1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Union
County Recorder's Court Judge, 1948-52; member of North
Carolina state senate 19th District, 1955-59.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
15, 1993 (age 78 years, 37
days).
Interment at Marshville Cemetery, Marshville, N.C.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John W. Thomas and Lillian Maude (Hasty) Thomas; married 1940 to Myrtle
Herron Glenn; married 1947 to Vergie
Emma Griffin. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
Benjamin Walter Thomason (1893-1987) —
also known as B. W. Thomason —
of Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C.
Born in Greenville
County, S.C., August
15, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Baptist
minister; member of North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1959; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1965-66.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1987
(age about
93 years).
Interment somewhere
in Brevard, N.C.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Arnold Thomason and Emma (Leake) Thomason; married to
Jannette Martin. |
|
| |
Lucille W. Thornhill (b. 1917) —
also known as Lucille Wooten —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., April
21, 1917.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1965-66,
1969-70; appointed 1965.
Female.
Baptist.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives:
Daughter of Richard Stephen Wooten and Inez C. (Shipp) Wooten;
married, December
13, 1941, to Robert E. Thornhill. |
|
| |
Durant Howard Tillett (b. 1883) —
also known as D. H. Tillett —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.C.
Born near Shiloh, Camden
County, N.C., April
25, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Camden County, 1907,
1913-14.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Gideon Marchant Tillett and Bettie Ferebee (Sanderlin)
Tillett. |
|
| |
Edolphus Towns (b. 1934) —
also known as Ed Towns —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Chadbourn, Columbus
County, N.C., July 21,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (11th District 1983-93,
10th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian
or Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Phi
Beta Sigma.
Still living as of 2014.
|
| |
Itimous Thaddeus Valentine Jr. (1926-2015) —
also known as Tim Valentine —
of Nashville, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Nashville, Nash
County, N.C., March
15, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-60; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1966-68; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1983-95.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Lions;
Jaycees.
Died in Nashville, Nash
County, N.C., November
10, 2015 (age 89 years, 240
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Joel Vandeveer (1791-1874) —
of Indiana.
Born in Orange
County, N.C., June 16,
1791.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1833-38, 1844-46; candidate for
Indiana
state senate, 1838.
Baptist.
Died in Pana, Christian
County, Ill., August
15, 1874 (age 83 years, 60
days).
Interment at Mound
Cemetery, Pana, Ill.
|
| |
Bradley Mark Walker (b. 1969) —
also known as Mark Walker —
Born in Dothan, Houston
County, Ala., May 20,
1969.
Republican. Minister;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 2015-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2018.
|
| |
J. Thomas Wall (b. 1845) —
of near Stoneville, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born near Madison, Rockingham
County, N.C., 1845.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Rockingham County,
1911-16.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Alfred Decatur Ward (b. 1859) —
also known as A. D. Ward —
of Kenansville, Duplin
County, N.C.; New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born near Rosehill, Duplin
County, N.C., December
25, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Kenansville, N.C., 1888-92; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Duplin County,
1893-94; member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1913-16.
Baptist. Member, Royal
Arcanum; American Bar
Association.
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of William Robinson Ward and Keziah Jane (Johnson) Ward; married, October
22, 1899, to Carolina Virginia Farrior. |
|
| |
David Livingstone Ward (b. 1860) —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Greene
County, N.C., October
24, 1860.
Lawyer;
Craven
County Attorney, 1898-1904; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1905; superior court judge in North
Carolina, 1910.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Dr. David G. Ward and Emily Adelaide (Moye) Ward; married to
Carrie Louise Schollenberger. |
|
| |
John Stanley Watkins (b. 1879) —
also known as John S. Watkins —
of Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., October
8, 1879.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-27; member of North
Carolina state senate 15th District, 1935.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John A. Watkins and Margaret (Reid) Watkins; married 1905 to Belle
Norwood. |
|
| |
Carroll Wayland Weathers (b. 1901) —
also known as Carroll W. Weathers —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., October
18, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 13th District, 1935.
Baptist. Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Walter Herbert Weatherspoon (1884-1972) —
also known as W. H. Weatherspoon —
of Laurinburg, Scotland
County, N.C.
Born in Durham
County, N.C., February
7, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Scotland County,
1911-14.
Baptist. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1972
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Edwin Yates Webb (1872-1955) —
also known as Edwin Y. Webb —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., May 23,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Cleveland County Democratic Party, 1898-1902; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1901-03; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1903-19; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina,
1919-48.
Baptist.
Co-sponsor, National Prohibition Amendment to U.S. Constitution.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., February
7, 1955 (age 82 years, 260
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
|
| |
Harold Norman West (b. 1920) —
of Moncks Corner, Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., August
15, 1920.
Lawyer;
Berkeley
County Master in Equity, 1954-60; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-67.
Baptist. Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of W. Edgar West, Sr. and Imel Joyce West; married, July 20,
1946, to Marjorie Ann Hodges. |
|
| |
Marshall G. West (1923-1990) —
of Oceana, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Guyan, Wyoming
County, W.Va., July 17,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1959-62.
Baptist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose; Lions; Rotary.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., January
10, 1990 (age 66 years, 177
days).
Cremated.
|
| |
T. G. Westmoreland (b. 1964) —
also known as Wes Westmoreland —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Cleveland
County, N.C., May 4,
1964.
Republican. Founder and president, Westmoreland Printers,
Shelby, N.C.; chair of
Cleveland County Republican Party, 2004-08, 2009-11; member of North
Carolina state senate 46th District, 2012-; defeated, 2006;
appointed 2012.
Southern Baptist.
Still living as of 2012.
|
| |
Adam Jackson Whitley Jr. (b. 1894) —
also known as Adam J. Whitley, Jr. —
of Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Johnston
County, N.C., April
14, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 8th District, 1949-59; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1953.
Baptist. Member, Junior
Order; American
Legion; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Adam Jackson Whitley and Abigail (Casey) Whitley; married 1923 to
Florence Elizabeth Lassiter. |
|
| |
Charles Orville Whitley (1927-2002) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Siler City, Chatham
County, N.C., January
3, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1977-87.
Baptist.
Died in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., October
27, 2002 (age 75 years, 297
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
John Thomas Williams (b. 1851) —
also known as J. T. Williams —
of Harrellsville, Hertford
County, N.C.
Born in Bertie
County, N.C., February
27, 1851.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Hertford County,
1913-14.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Joseph Redmond Williams (b. 1909) —
also known as Joe Williams —
of Yadkinville, Yadkin
County, N.C.
Born in Yadkinville, Yadkin
County, N.C., February
1, 1909.
Republican. Grocer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 24th District, 1935.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Kappa Delta.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Arthur W. Williamson (b. 1912) —
of Cerro Gordo, Columbus
County, N.C.
Born in Cerro Gordo, Columbus
County, N.C., November
6, 1912.
Democrat. Farmer; fertilizer
dealer; member of North
Carolina state senate 10th District, 1955-59.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Marshall Edcar Williamson and Annie Belle Williamson; married to
Elizabeth Peal. |
|
| |
Julius Robert Williamson (b. 1869) —
also known as J. R. Williamson —
of Whiteville, Columbus
County, N.C.; Cerro Gordo, Columbus
County, N.C.
Born near Cerro Gordo, Columbus
County, N.C., December
25, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1908;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Columbus County,
1913-14, 1921-22.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
William Irwin Witty (b. 1853) —
also known as William I. Witty —
of near Summerfield, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born in Rockingham
County, N.C., June 8,
1853.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Rockingham County,
1909-14.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Marcus Daniel Yount (1892-1988) —
also known as M. D. Yount —
of Arcadia, Iron
County, Mo.; Ironton, Iron
County, Mo.
Born in Good Water, Iron
County, Mo., October
10, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; livestock
dealer; Iron
County Clerk, 1923-33; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Iron County, 1947-54; chair of
Iron County Democratic Party, 1949.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion.
Died in North Carolina, January
22, 1988 (age 95 years, 104
days).
Interment at Arcadia Valley Memorial Park, Arcadia, Mo.
|
|
|
![[Amazon.com]](https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/a150X70b.gif)