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Burnice Matthew Bowen (1883-1964) —
also known as B. M. Bowen; Burnia Mathew
Bowen —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Dillon
County, S.C., December
10, 1883.
Republican. Cotton mill superintendent; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1936.
Died, from a coronary
occlusion due to arteriosclerosis,
in The Haven Nursing
Home, Lexington, Davidson
County, N.C., July 28,
1964 (age 80 years, 231
days).
Interment at Rowan Memorial Park, Salisbury, N.C.
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Frederick Louis Carr (1873-1939) —
of Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C.
Born in Pitt
County, N.C., August
7, 1873.
Democrat. Farmer; bank
director; director, Wilson Cotton Mills; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1904.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died, from lobar
pneumonia, in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., November
28, 1939 (age 66 years, 113
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Wilson, N.C.
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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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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.
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Relatives: Son
of R. W. Daniel and Narcissa A. (Allen) Daniel; married 1888 to
Jeannette E. Snead. |
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Edmund Deberry (1781-1859) —
of Montgomery
County, N.C.
Born in Lawrenceville (now Mt. Gilead), Montgomery
County, N.C., August
14, 1781.
Cotton mill business; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1806-11, 1813-14, 1820-21, 1826-28; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1829-31, 1833-45, 1849-51
(7th District 1829-31, 1833-43, 4th District 1843-45, 3rd District
1849-51).
Methodist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Pee Dee Township, Montgomery
County, N.C., December
12, 1859 (age 78 years, 120
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Montgomery County, N.C.
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Joseph Dickson (1745-1825) —
of Lincoln
County, N.C.; Rutherford
County, Tenn.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., April, 1745.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
cotton and tobacco planter;
member of North
Carolina state senate from Lincoln County, 1788-95; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1799-1801; member of
Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1807-11; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1809-11.
Slaveowner.
Died in Rutherford
County, Tenn., April
14, 1825 (age about 80
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Rutherford County, Tenn.
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Arthur Lee Gaston (1876-1951) —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.
Born in Chester, Chester
County, S.C., August
14, 1876.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Chester County,
1900-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1920;
director of banks and
cotton mills.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Died, from Hodgkins
lymphoma, in Charlotte Memorial Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
13, 1951 (age 74 years, 364
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Chester, S.C.
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Robert Gray —
of Winston (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth
County, N.C.
Merchant;
cotton mill business; paper
manufacturer; mayor
of Winston, N.C., 1861-62.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Father of Eugene
E. Gray. |
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family of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. |
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Winston-Salem |
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Thomas Michael Holt (1831-1896) —
also known as Thomas M. Holt —
of Alamance
County, N.C.
Born in Alamance
County, N.C., July 15,
1831.
Cotton manufacturer; member of North
Carolina state senate 24th District, 1876; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Alamance County,
1883-87; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1889-91; Governor of
North Carolina, 1891-93.
Died April
11, 1896 (age 64 years, 271
days).
Interment somewhere
in Alamance County, N.C.
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John M. Kennette (1869-1946) —
of Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Guilford
County, N.C., January
25, 1869.
Democrat. Cotton mill superintendent; postmaster at Mooresville,
N.C., 1934-46 (acting, 1934-35).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died, in Lowrance Hospital,
Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C., June 23,
1946 (age 77 years, 149
days).
Interment at Willow Valley Cemetery, Mooresville, N.C.
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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.
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James Anderson Long (b. 1841) —
also known as J. A. Long —
of Roxboro, Person
County, N.C.
Born in Person
County, N.C., May 23,
1841.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer; bank
president; president, Roxboro Cotton Mills; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1880,
1888;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Person County,
1885-86; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1889-90, 1901-02, 1905-06, 1909-10,
1913-14 (20th District 1889-90, 17th District 1901-02, 18th District
1905-06, 1909-10, 17th District 1913-14).
Methodist.
Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ratliff Long and Mary (Walters) Long; married 1882 to Laura
R. Thompson. |
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Burnet Rhett Maybank (1899-1954) —
also known as Burnet R. Maybank —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 7,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; cotton
exporter;
mayor
of Charleston, S.C., 1931-38; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Carolina, 1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker),
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee); Governor of
South Carolina, 1939-41; member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 1940; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1941-54; died in office 1954.
Episcopalian.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Flat Rock, Henderson
County, N.C., September
1, 1954 (age 55 years, 178
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Benjamin Franklin Mebane (1860-1926) —
also known as B. Frank Mebane —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in North Carolina, November, 1860.
Republican. Cotton mill president; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Carolina, 1904.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 15,
1926 (age 65 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Rufus L. Patterson —
of Salem (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth
County, N.C.
Banker;
owned a combined cotton, flour and paper
mill; mayor
of Salem, N.C., 1875-76.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
City of Winston-Salem |
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Abner Clinton Payne (b. 1871) —
also known as Abner C. Payne —
of Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Caldwell
County, N.C., August
7, 1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Taylorsville, N.C. 1901-05, 1909; secretary and treasurer,
Taylorsville Cotton Mill Company, 1907-09; member of North
Carolina state senate 33rd District, 1913-14.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen of
the World.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Waller L. Payne and Mary Elizabeth (Downs) Payne; married 1898 to Grace
Sloan. |
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Emil William Rosenthal (1869-1929) —
also known as E. W. Rosenthal —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., April
18, 1869.
Cotton exporter;
Consul
for Belgium in Savannah,
Ga., 1914-25.
Died in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., August
23, 1929 (age 60 years, 127
days).
Interment at Bonaventure
Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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John L. Scott Jr. —
of Graham, Alamance
County, N.C.
Born in Graham, Alamance
County, N.C.
Democrat. Bank
president; cotton manufacturer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1909-10, 1913-14 (19th District 1909-10,
18th District 1913-14).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James S. Scott and Margaret Elizabeth (Donnell) Scott; married, January
9, 1884, to Fannie L. Brady. |
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J. F. Shaffner —
of Salem (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth
County, N.C.
Druggist;
cotton gin operator; mayor
of Salem, N.C., 1878-84.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
City of Winston-Salem |
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James Sprunt (1846-1924) —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
June
9, 1846.
Served in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War; cotton exporter;
Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in Wilmington,
N.C., 1884-1915.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Injured in a carriage accident in 1882, and his foot was
amputated.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., July 9,
1924 (age 78 years, 30
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, 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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William Henry Watkins (b. 1839) —
also known as W. H. Watkins —
of Ramseur, Randolph
County, N.C.
Born in Norwood, Stanly
County, N.C., January
5, 1839.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
cotton manufacturer; Montgomery
County Sheriff, 1874-78; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1905-06, 1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Culpeper Watkins and Ann Marshall (Tomlinson) Watkins; married, March
17, 1868, to Louisa Eunice Smitherman. |
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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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