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Cassius Aurelius Boone (1850-1917) —
also known as Cassius A. Boone —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in North Carolina, February
2, 1850.
Hardware and furniture
business; mayor
of Orlando, Fla., 1882-83.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., December
11, 1917 (age 67 years, 312
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Orlando, Fla.
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Peter Marshall Brown —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Hardware store owner; mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1901-05.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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Lacy S. Lewis Sr. —
of Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C.
Republican. Hardware dealer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from North Carolina, 1952;
chair
of Randolph County Republican Party, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander D. McGowan (1817-1893) —
also known as Alexander McGowan; Alexander
McGowen —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Duplin
County, N.C., July 5,
1817.
Tinner;
hardware merchant; foundry
owner; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; mayor
of Houston, Tex., 1858, 1867-68.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., December
26, 1893 (age 76 years, 174
days).
Original interment somewhere in San Felipe, Tex.; reinterment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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