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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.
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William Lewis Couch (1850-1890) —
also known as William L. Couch —
of Wichita, Sedgwick
County, Kan.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Wilkes
County, N.C., November
20, 1850.
Grocer; hardware
business; horse and
mule dealer; mayor
of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1889; resigned 1889.
Shot
in the leg in dispute over a land claim; the wound probably became infected,
and he subsequently died, in
Oklahoma, April
21, 1890 (age 39 years, 152
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Relatives: Son
of Meshach H. Couch and Mary 'Polly' (Bryan) Couch; married to
Cynthia Gordon. |
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memorial |
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City |
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Rufus I. Dalton —
of Stokes
County, N.C.; Winston (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth
County, N.C.
Tobacco
warehouser; furniture
business; wholesale grocer; Stokes
County Sheriff; mayor
of Winston, N.C., 1911-13.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
City of Winston-Salem |
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Charles M. Diggs (1899-1959) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., September
13, 1899.
Democrat. Minister;
grocer; candidate for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1948, 1950; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 9th District,
1955-58; defeated in primary, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1958
(Wayne County 9th District).
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1959
(age about
59 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Hawkins. |
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Rudolph E. Heide (1832-1895) —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Denmark,
May
17, 1832.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; grocer;
Honorary
Vice-Consul for Denmark in Wilmington,
N.C., 1870-95; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Sweden & Norway in Wilmington,
N.C., 1871-95.
Episcopalian.
Danish
ancestry. Member, United
Confederate Veterans; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., June 13,
1895 (age 63 years, 27
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Trealy Vinton Pennington (1898-1981) —
also known as T. V. Pennington —
of Powhatan, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Ashe
County, N.C., April
22, 1898.
Republican. Coal miner;
postmaster;
grocer; bank
director; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1948,
1956.
Methodist.
Died, in Welch Hospital,
Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va., February
22, 1981 (age 82 years, 306
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Bluewell, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of James Abraham Pennington and Celia Jane (Haga) Pennington; married
to Wilma Rachel Lowe and Odell Eastep. |
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memorial |
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Find-A-Grave |
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William Elmendorf Rothery (1851-1932) —
also known as William E. Rothery —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
25, 1851.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; Consul
for Liberia in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1888-95; manufacturers'
agent; food broker.
German
ancestry.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Peter's Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., July 8,
1932 (age 81 years, 105
days).
Interment at Cataumet Cemetery, Bourne, Mass.
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Edward James Sawyer (1854-1929) —
also known as E. J. Sawyer —
of Bennettsville, Marlboro
County, S.C.
Born in North Carolina, October, 1854.
Republican. School
teacher; grocer; postmaster at Bennettsville,
S.C., 1883-85, 1892-93; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Carolina, 1896,
1912,
1920,
1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1896.
African
ancestry.
Died in Bennettsville, Marlboro
County, S.C., 1929
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Ideal Cemetery, Marlboro County, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward James Sawyer, Sr. and Charlotte (Hall) Sawyer; married to
Ella Georgiana David. |
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memorial |
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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.
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James Alexander Woodson (1848-1908) —
also known as J. A. Woodson —
of Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Rockingham
County, N.C., July 14,
1848.
Grocer; paving
contractor; railroad
builder; mayor
of Little Rock, Ark., 1895-1900.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., October
19, 1908 (age 60 years, 97
days).
Burial location unknown.
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