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Julian Shakespeare Carr (1845-1924) —
also known as Julian S. Carr; Jule Carr —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., October
12, 1845.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
co-owner and president of the company which made "Bull Durham" tobacco;
founder of the Durham Cotton
Manufacturing Company and Durham Hosiery Mills; involved
in railroads,
utilities,
and banking;
mayor
of Durham, N.C., 1873; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1888,
1904,
1912
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1916;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1900.
Methodist.
Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
29, 1924 (age 78 years, 200
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Green Martin Dry (1853-1937) —
also known as Green M. Dry —
of Albemarle, Stanly
County, N.C.
Born in Albemarle, Stanly
County, N.C., April
25, 1853.
Republican. Clothing merchant; postmaster at Albemarle,
N.C., 1890-93, 1897-1901.
Died in Albemarle, Stanly
County, N.C., January
10, 1937 (age 83 years, 260
days).
Interment at Old Albemarle Cemetery, Albemarle, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Elizabeth 'Bettie' (Layton) Dry and Adam Dry; married to Laura
Belvidera Meyers. |
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memorial |
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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.
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John Oliver Gunn (1892-1992) —
also known as J. O. Gunn —
of Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C.
Born in Pelham, Caswell
County, N.C., December
27, 1892.
Democrat. Farmer; automobile
dealer; banker; Caswell
County Treasurer, 1936-40; chair of
Caswell County Democratic Party, 1942-45; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1945-57, 1965-67;
secretary, Royal Hosiery Mills.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Rotary;
Junior
Order.
Died, in Memorial Hospital,
Danville,
Va., February
18, 1992 (age 99 years, 53
days).
Interment at Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Yanceyville, N.C.
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James Gordon Hanes (1886-1972) —
also known as James G. Hanes —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born June 12,
1886.
President, Hanes Hosiery Mills; mayor
of Winston-Salem, N.C., 1921-25.
Died July 22,
1972 (age 86 years, 40
days).
Interment at Salem
Cemetery, Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Relatives:
Married to Emmie Drewry and Mary Walton Ruffin. |
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memorial |
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Winston-Salem |
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J. Frank McCrary —
of Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C.
Hosiery manufacturer; oil
distributor; mayor
of Asheboro, N.C., 1952-53.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Simmons Monroe (b. 1893) —
also known as Alex S. Monroe —
of Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C.
Born in Troy, Montgomery
County, N.C., November
19, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; textile
executive; member of North
Carolina state senate 18th District, 1959.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Calvin Spencer Monroe and Mary Simmons (Campbell)
Monroe. |
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Osmund Fairworth Pool (1874-1955) —
also known as Osmund F. Pool —
of Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Alexander
County, N.C., February
24, 1874.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; school teacher
and principal; hotel
owner; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1925; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1928;
postmaster.
Died, from nephrosclerosis,
in Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C., February
25, 1955 (age 81 years, 1
days).
Interment at Taylorsville
Cemetery, Taylorsville, N.C.
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Lawrence Davis Tyson (1861-1929) —
also known as Lawrence D. Tyson —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., July 4,
1861.
Democrat. University
professor; lawyer;
president, Knoxville Cotton
Mills, Knoxville Spinning Co., Poplar Creek Coal and
Iron Co., Lenoir City Land
Co., East Tennessee Coal and
Iron Co., Coal Creek Mining and
Manufacturing
Co.; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member
of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1903-05;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1908;
general in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1925-29; died in office 1929.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in 1929
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Amidas A. Whitener (b. 1874) —
also known as A. A. Whitener —
of Hickory, Catawba
County, N.C.
Born in Hickory, Catawba
County, N.C., August
10, 1874.
Republican. President, Carolina Glove Co.; interests in cotton
mills; mayor
of Hickory, N.C., 1900; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1914, 1924; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Carolina, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of L. S. Whitener and Amanda Catherine (Abernethy)
Whitener. |
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Peter A. Wilson —
of Winston (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth
County, N.C.
Tailor; hotel
owner; mayor
of Winston, N.C., 1860-61, 1882-83; member of North
Carolina house of commons from Forsyth County, 1866-67; member of
North
Carolina state senate 34th District, 1868-69.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
City of Winston-Salem |
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H. F. Wolstenholme (born c.1820) —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.; Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn.; Albany, Dougherty
County, Ga.
Born in England,
about 1820.
Tailor; postmaster at Asheville,
N.C., 1865-66.
English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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