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Thomas B. Allen (1864-1941) —
of Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C.
Born in Mills River, Henderson
County, N.C., December
8, 1864.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1913-14.
Presbyterian.
Died in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., December
20, 1941 (age 77 years, 12
days).
Interment at Mills
River Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mills River, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Irvin Allen and Mary Jane (Carson) Allen; married 1891 to Ella
Sue Jones. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Franklin Pierce Alspaugh (1855-1935) —
also known as Frank P. Alspaugh —
of Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in North Carolina, June 21,
1855.
Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Forsyth County,
1911-12.
Died in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., May 6,
1935 (age 79 years, 319
days).
Interment at New Philadelphia Moravian Graveyard, Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Elias Milton Ammons (1860-1925) —
of Douglas
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Macon
County, N.C., July 28,
1860.
Democrat. Rancher; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1890-94; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1893-94; member of
Colorado
state senate, 1898-1902; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1904, 1906; Governor of
Colorado, 1913-15.
Member, Lions.
Died in Denver,
Colo., May 20,
1925 (age 64 years, 296
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Dudley Warren Bagley (1889-1964) —
also known as D. W. Bagley —
of Moyock, Currituck
County, N.C.
Born in Moyock, Currituck
County, N.C., April
18, 1889.
Farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of
North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1933-35.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died in 1964
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Moyock
Memorial Cemetery, Moyock, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Raleigh Old Bagley and Eva Berryman (Dudley) Bagley; married 1917 to Ida
Frost Bray. |
| | Epitaph: "An incorruptible and modest
man, valiant citizen, and quietly effective leader in the
constructive movements of his generation." |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Lynton Yates Ballentine (1899-1964) —
also known as Lynton Y. Ballentine;
"Stag" —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Varina, Wake
County, N.C., April 6,
1899.
Democrat. Dairy
farmer; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1945-49; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1948;
North
Carolina commissioner of agriculture, 1949-64; died in office
1964.
Died in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., July 19,
1964 (age 65 years, 104
days).
Interment at Wake Chapel Memorial Gardens, Fuquay-Varina, N.C.
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Paul Brattain (b. 1801) —
of Lane
County, Ore.
Born in North Carolina, 1801.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Lane County, 1857.
Burial location unknown.
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Curtis Hooks Brogden (1816-1901) —
also known as Curtis H. Brogden —
of Wayne
County, N.C.
Born in Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C., November
6, 1816.
Farmer; justice of the peace; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1839-51; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1852-57, 1868; candidate for Presidential
Elector for North Carolina; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1873-74; Governor of
North Carolina, 1874-77; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1877-79.
Died in Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C., January
5, 1901 (age 84 years, 60
days).
Interment at Willowdale
Cemetery, Goldsboro, N.C.
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John Morehead Brower (1845-1913) —
also known as John M. Brower —
of Mt. Airy, Surry
County, N.C.; Boswell, Choctaw
County, Okla.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., July 19,
1845.
Republican. Merchant;
tobacco
grower; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1876-78; postmaster at Mt.
Airy, N.C., 1882-85; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1887-91; member
of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1896-98.
Died in Paris, Lamar
County, Tex., August
5, 1913 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Mt. Airy, N.C.
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Ervin M. Bruner (1915-2008) —
of Verona, Dane
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., November
12, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
Wisconsin
state assembly, 1953-57 (Dane County 3rd District 1953-54, Dane
County 5th District 1955-57); resigned 1957.
Died November
24, 2008 (age 93 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Robert M. Burleson (b. 1871) —
of Elk Park, Avery
County, N.C.
Born in Plumtree, Avery
County, N.C., February
28, 1871.
Republican. Merchant;
farmer; banker;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Avery County,
1913-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of C. W. Burleson and Olive (English) Burleson; married to Ora
English. |
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Otway Burns (c.1775-1850) —
of Swansboro, Onslow
County, N.C.; Beaufort, Carteret
County, N.C.
Born near Swansboro, Onslow
County, N.C., about 1775.
Ship
captain; privateer
during the War of 1812; shipbuilder;
planter; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1821-22, 1824-27, 1832; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1828-30, 1834; lighthouse
keeper at the Brant Island Shoal Light, 1835-50.
Died in Portsmouth, Carteret
County, N.C., August
25, 1850 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Old
Burying Ground, Beaufort, N.C.; statue at Town Square, Burnsville, N.C.
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Elias Carr (1839-1900) —
of Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Edgecombe
County, N.C., February
25, 1839.
Farmer; Governor of
North Carolina, 1893-97.
Died July 22,
1900 (age 61 years, 147
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Edgecombe County, 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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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.
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Thomas Franklin Cherry (b. 1866) —
also known as T. F. Cherry —
of Rocky Mount, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Edgecombe
County, N.C., January
8, 1866.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Edgecombe County,
1913-16.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Toole Clark (1808-1874) —
also known as Henry T. Clark —
of Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C., February
7, 1808.
Farmer; member of North
Carolina state senate 10th District, 1850-61, 1866-67; Governor of
North Carolina, 1861-62.
Died in Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C., April
14, 1874 (age 66 years, 66
days).
Interment at Calvary Church Cemetery, Tarboro, N.C.
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William Grimes Clark (b. 1877) —
also known as William G. Clark —
of Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C., April
28, 1877.
Democrat. Fertilizer
supply merchant; farmer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1912,
1932;
member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1927-35.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William S. Clark and Lossie (Grist) Clark; married 1901 to Ruth
Duval Hardisty. |
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John Monroe Clayton (b. 1851) —
of Engelhard, Hyde
County, N.C.
Born in Engelhard, Hyde
County, N.C., October
18, 1851.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Hyde County, 1913-16.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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James William Copeland (b. 1914) —
also known as J. William Copeland —
of Woodland, Northampton
County, N.C.; Murfreesboro, Hertford
County, N.C.
Born in Woodland, Northampton
County, N.C., June 16,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
farmer; mayor of Woodland, N.C., 1940-42; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1951-54, 1957-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of L. C. Copeland and Nora L. (Benthall) Copeland; married 1941 to Nancy
Hall Sawyer. |
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William Ruffin Cox (1831-1919) —
also known as William R. Cox —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Penelo, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Scotland Neck, Halifax
County, N.C., March
11, 1831.
Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
planter; president, Chatham Coal Field Railroad;
district judge in North Carolina 4th District, 1874-75; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1881-87.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Richmond,
Va., December
26, 1919 (age 88 years, 290
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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Angus Cromartie (b. 1874) —
of Garland, Bladen
County, N.C.
Born in Bladen
County, N.C., June, 1874.
Democrat. Farmer; Bladen
County Superintendent of Schools, 1902-12; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Bladen County,
1913-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther Cromartie and Julia (Clark) Cromartie; married, December
23, 1903, to Annie Belle Black. |
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Elijah Longstreet Daughtridge (b. 1863) —
also known as Elijah L. Daughtridge —
of Rocky Mount, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born near Rocky Mount, Edgecombe
County, N.C., January
17, 1863.
Farmer; Edgecombe
County Commissioner, 1898-1900; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Edgecombe County,
1901-04; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1913-17.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William M. Daughtridge and Dellah (Williford) Daughtridge; married
1883 to
Mary W. Odom. |
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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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James Kemp Doughton Sr. (1884-1973) —
of Sparta, Alleghany
County, N.C.
Born in Alleghany
County, N.C., May 18,
1884.
Banker;
farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1948-57; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1951-57.
Methodist.
Indicted
for bank
fraud in 1928; tried
and acquitted.
Died, of pneumonia,
in a hospital
at Sparta, Alleghany
County, N.C., March
17, 1973 (age 88 years, 303
days).
Interment at Shiloh
Methodist Church Cemetery, Sparta, N.C.
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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.
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Rufus A. Doughton (1857-1946) —
of Sparta, Alleghany
County, N.C.
Born in Alleghany
County, N.C., January
10, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney for North Carolina Railroad;
farmer; banker;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Alleghany County,
1887-92, 1909-16, 1921-22; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1891; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1893-97; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1946
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Shiloh
Methodist Church Cemetery, Sparta, N.C.
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Edward Bishop Dudley (1789-1855) —
also known as Edward B. Dudley —
of New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born near Jacksonville, Onslow
County, N.C., December
15, 1789.
Whig. Shipbuilder;
planter; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1811-13, 1816-17, 1834-35; colonel in
the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1814; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1829-31; Governor of
North Carolina, 1836-41; organizer and president, Wilmington
& Weldon Railroad.
Slaveowner.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., October
30, 1855 (age 65 years, 319
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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James Edwin Ellerbe (1867-1916) —
also known as J. Edwin Ellerbe —
of Marion, Marion
County, S.C.
Born in Sellers, Marion
County, S.C., January
12, 1867.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Marion County,
1894-96; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Marion
County, 1895; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1905-13.
Methodist.
Died, of pulmonary
tuberculosis, in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., October
17, 1916 (age 49 years, 279
days).
Interment at Haselden
Cemetery, Latta, S.C.
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Augustus Holly Etheridge (1860-1941) —
also known as Augustus H. Etheridge —
of Manteo, Dare
County, N.C.
Born in Roanoke Island, Dare
County, N.C., July 5,
1860.
Democrat. Farmer; Dare
County Sheriff, 1899-1906, 1910-12; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Dare County,
1913-16; lighthouse
keeper.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Nags Head, Dare
County, N.C., March
20, 1941 (age 80 years, 258
days).
Interment at Etheridge
Cemetery, Roanoke Island, N.C.
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John Miller Faison (1862-1915) —
also known as John M. Faison —
of Faison, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born near Faison, Duplin
County, N.C., April
17, 1862.
Democrat. Physician;
farmer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1911-15.
In failing health, he died by self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Faison, Duplin
County, N.C., April
21, 1915 (age 53 years, 4
days).
Interment at Faison
Cemetery, Faison, N.C.
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Daniel Munroe Forney (1784-1847) —
also known as Daniel M. Forney —
of Lincoln
County, N.C.; Lowndes
County, Ala.
Born near Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C., May, 1784.
Farmer; major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 11th District, 1815-19; member
of North
Carolina state senate from Lincoln County, 1823-27.
Slaveowner.
Died in Lowndes
County, Ala., October
15, 1847 (age 63 years, 0
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Lowndes County, Ala.
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Joseph T. Foy (b. 1846) —
of Burgaw, Pender
County, N.C.
Born in Scott's Hill, Pender
County, N.C., November
16, 1846.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Pender County, 1909,
1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Jesse Franklin (1760-1823) —
of Surry
County, N.C.
Born in Orange
County, Va., March
24, 1760.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1793; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1795-97; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1799-1805, 1807-13; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1805; Governor of
North Carolina, 1820-21.
Slaveowner.
Died August
31, 1823 (age 63 years, 160
days).
Original interment somewhere in Surry County, N.C.; reinterment at Guilford
Courthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, N.C.
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John Jacob Gatling (1843-1927) —
also known as John J. Gatling —
of Gates
County, N.C.
Born in Gates
County, N.C., January
18, 1843.
Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Gates County,
1879-84; member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1893-94.
Died, from bronchitis
and endocarditis,
in Gates
County, N.C., February
21, 1927 (age 84 years, 34
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Gates County, N.C.
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Riddick Waverly Gatling (1871-1958) —
also known as R. W. Gatling —
of Gates, Gates
County, N.C.
Born in Gates
County, N.C., October
4, 1871.
Democrat. Farmer; Gates
County Treasurer, 1898-1914; banker;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Gates County,
1919-22; postmaster.
Episcopalian.
Suffered a fall at
home, and died eight days later, from heart
disease, in Roanoke Chowan Hospital,
Ahoskie, Hertford
County, N.C., September
28, 1958 (age 86 years, 359
days).
Interment at Gatesville
Cemetery, Gatesville, N.C.
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William Alexander Graham (1804-1875) —
also known as William A. Graham —
of Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C.
Born near Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C., September
5, 1804.
Whig. Lawyer;
planter; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1833-40; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1840-43; Governor of
North Carolina, 1845-49; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1850-52; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1852; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1854-66; Senator
from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Slaveowner.
Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., August
11, 1875 (age 70 years, 340
days).
Interment at Hillsborough
Old Town Cemetery, Hillsborough, N.C.
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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.
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William A. Grier (b. 1850) —
of Gaston
County, N.C.; near Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
27, 1850.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Mecklenburg County,
1907-14.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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John Bryan Grimes (1868-1923) —
also known as J. Bryan Grimes —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., June 3,
1868.
Democrat. Planter; member, North Carolina Board of
Agriculture, 1899-1900; president, Tobacco
Growers Association of North Carolina; secretary
of state of North Carolina, 1901-23; died in office 1923.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Died January
16, 1923 (age 54 years, 227
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bryan Grimes and Charlotte Emily (Bryan) Grimes; married, November
14, 1894, to Mary Octavia Laughinghouse; married 1904 to
Elizabeth Forest Laughinghouse. |
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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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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.
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Thomas Henry Hatchett (b. 1865) —
also known as T. Henry Hatchett —
of near Blanch, Caswell
County, N.C.
Born in Caswell
County, N.C., July 16,
1865.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Caswell County,
1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Junior
Order; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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John Hill (1797-1861) —
of North Carolina.
Born near Germanton, Stokes
County, N.C., April 9,
1797.
Democrat. Planter; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1819-23; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1823-25, 1830-31; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1839-41; delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1861.
Slaveowner.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., April
24, 1861 (age 64 years, 15
days).
Interment at Old
Hill Burying Ground, Near Germanton, Stokes County, N.C.
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John Sprunt Hill (b. 1869) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Faison, Duplin
County, N.C., March
17, 1869.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; banker;
farmer; member of North
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1933-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Burton Everett Hoskins (1867-1926) —
also known as Burton E. Hoskins —
of Barkhamsted, Litchfield
County, Conn.; Greenville, Piscataquis
County, Maine.
Born in Barkhamsted, Litchfield
County, Conn., October
24, 1867.
Republican. Farmer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Barkhamsted, 1915-16.
Died December
17, 1926 (age 59 years, 54
days).
Interment at Mount Hope Cemetery, Southern Pines, N.C.
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Allan Denny Ivie (b. 1873) —
also known as A. D. Ivie —
of Leaksville (now part of Eden), Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born in Patrick
County, Va., May 3,
1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
farmer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1911, 1913-14 (20th District 1911, 19th
District 1913-14).
Methodist.
Member, Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Sterling Ivie and Sallie (Scales) Ivie; married, October
11, 1905, to Annie McKinney. |
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Samuel Johnston (1733-1816) —
of Chowan
County, N.C.
Born in Dundee, Scotland,
December
15, 1733.
Planter; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1760; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1779; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1780-81; Governor of
North Carolina, 1787-89; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1789-93; received 2 electoral votes,
1796;
state court judge in North Carolina, 1800.
Slaveowner.
Died August
17, 1816 (age 82 years, 246
days).
Interment at Johnston
Burial Ground, Edenton, N.C.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Franklin Keith and Lillie (Rulfs) Keith; married, November
24, 1927, to Grace Butler. |
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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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Lucius H. McClure (b. 1844) —
of Hayesville, Clay
County, N.C.
Born in Clay
County, N.C., April 2,
1844.
Progressive. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Clay County, 1913-14.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph McDowell Jr. (1756-1801) —
also known as "Quaker Meadows Joe" —
of North Carolina.
Born in Frederick
County, Va., February
15, 1756.
Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
planter; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1785-88, 1791-92; delegate
to North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1789;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1797-99.
Slaveowner.
Died, of apoplexy,
in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., February
5, 1801 (age 44 years, 355
days).
Interment at Quaker
Meadows Cemetery, Near Morganton, Burke County, N.C.
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W. G. McLaughlin —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Mecklenburg County,
1909-14.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Albert Mercer and Frances (Grady) Mercer; married 1934 to Mary
Harriett Scarborough. |
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Levi J. H. Mewborn (b. 1842) —
of Snow Hill, Greene
County, N.C.
Born in Greene
County, N.C., August
31, 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Greene County,
1913-16.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Thomas Overton Moore (1804-1876) —
of Louisiana.
Born in Sampson
County, N.C., April
10, 1804.
Democrat. Planter; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1848; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1856; Governor of
Louisiana, 1860-64; delegate
to Louisiana secession convention, 1861.
Presbyterian.
At the end of the Civil War, the military governor of Louisiana
ordered his arrest
as a Confederate
leader; he fled
to Mexico and settled in Havana, Cuba. Pardoned
by President Andrew
Johnson.
Died near Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La., June 25,
1876 (age 72 years, 76
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Episcopal Cemetery, Pineville, La.
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Daniel Newnan (c.1780-1851) —
of McDonough, Henry
County, Ga.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., about 1780.
Planter; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1831-33.
Slaveowner.
Died in Walker County (part now in Catoosa
County), Ga., January
16, 1851 (age about 71
years).
Interment at Newnan
Springs Churchyard, Newnan Springs, Ga.
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James Owen (1784-1865) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Bladen
County, N.C., December
7, 1784.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1808-11; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1817-19.
Slaveowner.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., September
4, 1865 (age 80 years, 271
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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John Owen (1787-1841) —
of Bladen
County, N.C.
Born in Bladen
County, N.C., 1787.
Whig. Lawyer;
planter; Governor of
North Carolina, 1828-30; delegate to Whig National Convention
from North Carolina, 1839 (Convention Vice-President; chair,
Balloting Committee; member, Committee on Permanent Organization;
chair, Committee to Notify Nominees; speaker).
Died October
9, 1841 (age about 54
years).
Interment somewhere
in Pittsboro, N.C.
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Henry Allison Page (b. 1862) —
also known as Henry A. Page —
of Aberdeen, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Cary, Wake
County, N.C., May 12,
1862.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Moore County,
1913-16.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Treat Paine (1812-1872) —
of Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.; Austin
County, Tex.
Born in Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C., February
18, 1812.
Lawyer;
planter; shipbuilder;
served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of North
Carolina state legislature, 1850; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1855-57.
Slaveowner.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., February
8, 1872 (age 59 years, 355
days).
Interment at Brenham
Cemetery, Brenham, Tex.
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Doctor Claiborne Parrish (1807-1883) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Orange
County, N.C., May 28,
1807.
Whig. Farmer; merchant;
postmaster;
mayor
of Durham, N.C., 1877-80, 1881-82, 1883; died in office 1883.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1883
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Samuel Jarvis Payne (b. 1857) —
also known as S. J. Payne —
of Point Harbor, Currituck
County, N.C.
Born in Dare
County, N.C., 1857.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Currituck County,
1913-14.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Erastus Foster Post (1859-1937) —
also known as Erastus F. Post —
of Quogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Quogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 3,
1859.
Farmer; banker;
member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 1st District, 1896-98.
Died, from angina
pectoris and liver
cancer, on board a train
near Rocky Mount, Edgecombe
County, N.C., March
30, 1937 (age 77 years, 270
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Oliver Post and Harriet (Foster) Post; married, November
12, 1885, to Anna Grace Foster; third cousin twice removed of Jotham
Post Jr.. |
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family of New York City, New York. |
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Howard Roup (born c.1884) —
of Asotin, Asotin
County, Wash.
Born in North Carolina, about 1884.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Washington
state senate 10th District, 1937-39, 1947.
Burial location unknown.
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Jess V. Sapp (born c.1899) —
of Sedro-Woolley, Skagit
County, Wash.
Born in North Carolina, about 1899.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Washington
state senate 40th District, 1945-47.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Walter Scott (1929-2009) —
also known as Robert Scott —
of Haw River, Alamance
County, N.C.
Born in Haw River, Alamance
County, N.C., June 13,
1929.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1964;
Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1965-69; Governor of
North Carolina, 1969-73.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Jaycees;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Alpha
Zeta.
Died January
23, 2009 (age 79 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Kerr Scott (1896-1958) —
also known as W. Kerr Scott; "The Squire of Haw
River" —
of Haw River, Alamance
County, N.C.
Born in Alamance
County, N.C., April
17, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1949-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1952,
1956
(delegation vice-chair); U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1954-58; died in office 1958.
Member, Grange.
Died April
16, 1958 (age 61 years, 364
days).
Interment at Hawfields
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Near Mebane, Alamance County, N.C.
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Henry Gray Shelton (b. 1906) —
also known as Henry G. Shelton —
of Speed, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born near Speed, Edgecombe
County, N.C., November
14, 1906.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1957-59.
Episcopalian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Alpha
Zeta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin F. Shelton and Annie Little (Thigpen) Shelton; married to
Athlea Boone. |
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William Alexander Smith (1828-1888) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Warren
County, N.C., January
9, 1828.
Republican. Farmer; railroad
president; delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1865; member
of North
Carolina state senate, 1870; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1873-75.
Died in Richmond,
Va., May 16,
1888 (age 60 years, 128
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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John Benton Stacy (1891-1977) —
also known as J. Benton Stacy —
of Ruffin, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born May 23,
1891.
Democrat. Postmaster;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
farmer; banker;
member of North
Carolina state senate 17th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died May 1,
1977 (age 85 years, 343
days).
Interment at Ruffin Community Cemetery, Ruffin, N.C.
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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.
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Everett Allen Stevens (b. 1859) —
also known as E. A. Stevens —
of Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C.
Born in Wayne
County, N.C., January
31, 1859.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Wayne County,
1913-14; member of North
Carolina state senate 8th District, 1915-16.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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George J. Studdert (b. 1857) —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in County Clare, Ireland,
October
26, 1857.
Democrat. Farmer; life
insurance solicitor; mayor
of Washington, N.C., 1900-03; member of North
Carolina state senate 2nd District, 1913-14.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Studdert and Margaret (Ayers) Studdert; married 1900 to Lyda
Carter. |
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Alan L. Susman (b. 1930) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., April 8,
1930.
Democrat. Farmer; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1971-82; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 1982.
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Relatives: Son
of B. L. Susman and Ann (Land) Susman; married, December
29, 1952, to Sally Matz. |
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James Turner (1766-1824) —
of Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C.
Born in Southampton
County, Va., December
20, 1766.
Democrat. Farmer; Governor of
North Carolina, 1802-05; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1805-16.
Slaveowner.
Died in Warren
County, N.C., January
15, 1824 (age 57 years, 26
days).
Interment at Bloomsbury
Cemetery, Warrenton, N.C.
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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.
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Jesse J. Wall (1831-1916) —
of Udell, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Rutherford
County, N.C., September
3, 1831.
Farmer; member of Iowa
state senate, 1880-82.
Christian.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, December
6, 1916 (age 85 years, 94
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Thomas M. Washington (b. 1862) —
of Granville
County, N.C.; Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., April
16, 1862.
Democrat. Farmer; fuel and
ice dealer; Granville
County Register of Deeds, 1884-86; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Wilson County,
1907-08; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1908;
member of North
Carolina state senate 6th District, 1913-16.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of M. C. Washington and Nancy (Jones) Washington; married, July 4,
1901, to Nettie E. Ellis. |
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Ernest V. Webb (b. 1877) —
of Kinston, Lenoir
County, N.C.
Born in Roxboro, Person
County, N.C., October
15, 1877.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; tobacconist;
farmer; member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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John Hill Wheeler (1806-1882) —
also known as John H. Wheeler —
of Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born in Murfreesboro, Hertford
County, N.C., August
2, 1806.
Lawyer;
historian;
planter; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1828-31, 1852-53 (Hertford County
1828-31, Lincoln County 1852-53); superintendent of the U.S. Mint at
Charlotte, N.C., 1837-41; North
Carolina state treasurer, 1843-45; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1854-56.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
7, 1882 (age 76 years, 127
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Charles Asbury Whitfield (b. 1859) —
also known as Charles A. Whitfield —
of Person
County, N.C.
Born in Person
County, N.C., 1859.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Person County, 1899,
1913-14.
Member, Farmers
Union.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas L. Whitfield and Esperance (Russell)
Whitfield. |
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Nathan Bryan Whitfield (1799-1868) —
also known as Nathan B. Whitfield —
of Lenoir
County, N.C.; Marengo
County, Ala.
Born in Lenoir
County, N.C., September
19, 1799.
General of the North Carolina Militia; planter; member of North
Carolina house of commons from Lenoir County, 1821; member of North
Carolina state senate from Lenoir County, 1822-23, 1825, 1827.
Died in Demopolis, Marengo
County, Ala., December
27, 1868 (age 69 years, 99
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Demopolis, Ala.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Jackson Whitley and Abigail (Casey) Whitley; married 1923 to
Florence Elizabeth Lassiter. |
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Archibald Hunter Arrington Williams (1842-1895) —
also known as A. H. A. Williams —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born near Louisburg, Franklin
County, N.C., October
22, 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
farmer; merchant;
developer and president of the Oxford & Henderson Railroad;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County,
1883-86; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1891-93.
Died in Chase City, Mecklenburg
County, Va., September
5, 1895 (age 52 years, 318
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Oxford, N.C.
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Benjamin Williams (1751-1814) —
of Johnston
County, N.C.; Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Johnston
County, N.C., January
1, 1751.
Farmer; member of North
Carolina state senate from Johnston County, 1780-81, 1784, 1786;
member of North
Carolina house of commons from Johnston County, 1785, 1789; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1793-95; Governor of
North Carolina, 1799-1802, 1807-08.
Slaveowner.
Died July 20,
1814 (age 63 years, 200
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Moore County, N.C.
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Nathaniel Williams Jr. (1742-1805) —
of Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Hanover
County, Va., October
1, 1742.
Lawyer;
planter; delegate
to North Carolina provincial congress, 1775.
Accidentally drowned
while trying to ford a swollen stream, in Rockingham
County, N.C., January
25, 1805 (age 62 years, 116
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Marshall Edcar Williamson and Annie Belle Williamson; married to
Elizabeth Peal. |
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William Thomas Woodley (b. 1873) —
also known as W. T. Woodley —
of Tyner, Chowan
County, N.C.
Born in Chowan
County, N.C., 1873.
Democrat. Farmer; real estate
agent; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1903-04; member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1913-14.
Episcopalian.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. T. Woodley and Mary Isabella (Parker) Woodley; married 1905 to
Margaret Pretlow. |
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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.
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