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Charles Laban Abernethy (1872-1955) —
also known as Charles L. Abernethy —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Burke
County, N.C., March
18, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1922-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Elks; Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior Order; Kiwanis.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., February
23, 1955 (age 82 years, 342
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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Linville H. Allred (1876-1965) —
of Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., June 14,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Johnston County,
1911-14.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Junior Order; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died November
25, 1965 (age 89 years, 164
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Erwin, Tenn.
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Julian Russell Allsbrook (1903-1984) —
also known as Julian R. Allsbrook —
of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Roanoke Rapids, Halifax
County, N.C., February
17, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 3rd District, 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior Order; Woodmen;
Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Died in May, 1984
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Clemens Allsbrook and Bennie Alice (Waller) Allsbrook;
married 1926 to
Frances Virginia Brown. |
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Marsden Bellamy (1878-1968) —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., December
4, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
New Hanover County Democratic Party, 1910-12; member of North
Carolina state senate 10th District, 1913-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior Order; Redmen;
Elks.
Died, from arteriosclerotic
heart disease, in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., March
20, 1968 (age 89 years, 107
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Silas J. Bennett (b. 1874) —
also known as S. J. Bennett —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Surry
County, N.C., August
21, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Forsyth County,
1913-14.
Member, Junior Order; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Mitchell Brinson (1870-1922) —
also known as Samuel M. Brinson —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., March
20, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1919-22; died in
office 1922.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Royal
Arcanum; Elks;
Junior Order.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., April
13, 1922 (age 52 years, 24
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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Joseph Melville Broughton (1888-1949) —
also known as J. Melville Broughton —
of Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., November
17, 1888.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1927-29; candidate for Presidential
Elector for North Carolina; Governor of
North Carolina, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1944,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice
President, 1944;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1948-49; died in office 1949.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Junior Order.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., March 6,
1949 (age 60 years, 109
days).
Interment at Montlawn
Memorial Park, Raleigh, N.C.
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Vance A. Browning (b. 1892) —
of Bryson City, Swain
County, N.C.
Born in Macon
County, N.C., May 9,
1892.
Democrat. Swain
County Register of Deeds, 1923-24; Swain
County Superior Court Clerk, 1926-34; member of North
Carolina state senate 33rd District, 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charley R. Browning and Kansas L. (Calor) Browning; married 1915 to Nannie
Belle West. |
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Joseph Raleigh Bryson (1893-1953) —
also known as Joseph R. Bryson —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C., January
18, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenville County, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1939-53; died in
office 1953.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Junior Order; Redmen;
Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
10, 1953 (age 60 years, 51
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Greenville, S.C.
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John T. Burrus (b. 1877) —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Surry
County, N.C., 1877.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
member of North
Carolina state senate 17th District, 1931-35.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Williamson Bynum (b. 1882) —
also known as Frederick W. Bynum —
of Pittsboro, Chatham
County, N.C.
Born in Pittsboro, Chatham
County, N.C., January
30, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Chatham County,
1913-16.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Ray G. Carson —
of Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state senate 28th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Theodore Gettys Cobb (b. 1867) —
also known as Theodore G. Cobb —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., May 9,
1867.
Mayor
of Morganton, N.C., 1903-04; chief clerk, North Carolina House of
Representatives, 1909, 1911, 1913.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of R. A. Cobb and Matilda (Falls) Cobb; married, December
14, 1887, to Martha Ella Kincaid. |
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Harold Dunbar Cooley (1897-1974) —
also known as Harold D. Cooley —
of Nashville, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Nashville, Nash
County, N.C., July 26,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1934-67;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior Order; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died of emphysema
in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., January
15, 1974 (age 76 years, 173
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Nashville, N.C.
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John Lee Cornwell (b. 1872) —
also known as John L. Cornwell —
of Spring Hope, Nash
County, N.C.
Born near Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., September
4, 1872.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Nash County, 1911-14.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior Order; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Beriah Thaddeus Cox (b. 1863) —
also known as B. T. Cox —
of Winterville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Pitt
County, N.C., July 30,
1863.
Democrat. Physician;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Pitt County, 1909,
1913-14.
Member, Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Locke Craig (1860-1924) —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Bertie
County, N.C., August
16, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1900; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1904,
1916;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1913-17.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Junior Order.
Died June 9,
1924 (age 63 years, 298
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Archer R. Dunning (b. 1877) —
of Robersonville, Martin
County, N.C.; Williamston, Martin
County, N.C.
Born in Aulander, Bertie
County, N.C., October
2, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Robersonville, N.C., 1905-06; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Martin County,
1913-16.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel James Ervin Jr. (1896-1985) —
also known as Sam J. Ervin, Jr. —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., September
27, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-25, 1931; chair of
Burke County Democratic Party, 1924; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1930-37; superior
court judge in North Carolina, 1937-43; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1946-47; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1948-54; appointed 1948; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1954-74; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1956,
1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Historical Association; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order
of Ahepa; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Junior Order; Newcomen
Society; Sigma
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., April
23, 1985 (age 88 years, 208
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.; statue at County Courthouse Grounds, Morganton, N.C.
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Thaddeus Armie Eure (1899-c.1992) —
also known as Thad Eure —
of Winton, Hertford
County, N.C.
Born in Gates
County, N.C., November
15, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Winton, N.C., 1923-28; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1929; candidate for
Presidential Elector for North Carolina; secretary
of state of North Carolina, 1936-89.
Congregationalist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Theta
Chi; Junior Order.
Longest serving state official in American history.
Died about 1992 (age about 93
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Tazewell A. Eure and Armecia (Langstun) Eure; married to Minta
Banks. |
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Fred Folger (b. 1900) —
of Mt. Airy, Surry
County, N.C.
Born in Dobson, Surry
County, N.C., September
12, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 23rd District, 1935-36, 1939-40, 1959;
resigned 1959.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior Order; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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John Hamlin Folger (1880-1963) —
also known as John H. Folger —
of Mt. Airy, Surry
County, N.C.; Danbury, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born in Rockford, Surry
County, N.C., December
18, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-28; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1941-49.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior Order.
Died in Clemmons, Forsyth
County, N.C., July 19,
1963 (age 82 years, 213
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Mt. Airy, N.C.
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Samuel Bunn Frink (b. 1899) —
also known as Samuel B. Frink; S. B. Frink —
of Southport, Brunswick
County, N.C.
Born in Shallotte, Brunswick
County, N.C., October
2, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 10th District, 1935-36, 1939-40, 1959;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1952
(alternate).
Methodist;
later Episcopalian.
Member, Junior Order; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of D. S. Frink and Martha Gore Frink. |
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Edwin Lee Gavin (1888-1972) —
also known as Edwin L. Gavin —
of Roseboro, Sampson
County, N.C.; Sanford, Lee
County, N.C.
Born in Giddinsville, Sampson
County, N.C., August
17, 1888.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
mayor of Roseboro, N.C., 1912-14; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1919-20; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1928-32;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1950; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1956.
Missionary
Baptist. Member, Woodmen;
Junior Order; Moose; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of peritonitis,
in Lee County Hospital,
Sanford, Lee
County, N.C., May 5,
1972 (age 83 years, 262
days).
Interment at Buffalo
Cemetery, Sanford, N.C.
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Thomas Jackson Gold (b. 1879) —
also known as Thomas J. Gold —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., April
11, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Guilford County,
1913-14.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior Order; Elks; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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James Rufus Gordon (1857-1931) —
also known as James R. Gordon —
of Jamestown, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Jamestown, Guilford
County, N.C., February
23, 1857.
Physician;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Guilford County,
1905-09, 1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Junior Order.
Died in Guilford
County, N.C., February
20, 1931 (age 73 years, 362
days).
Interment at Deep
River Friends Meeting Cemetery, Near Greensboro, Guilford County,
N.C.
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Lloyd Lee Gravely (1889-1953) —
also known as Lloyd L. Gravely —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Danville,
Va., December
5, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; tobacco
buyer; manager, tobacco
products factory; director and general manager, China America Tobacco
Co.; director, Standard Insurance
and Realty
Co.; mayor
of Rocky Mount, N.C., 1925-28; member of North
Carolina state senate 6th District, 1929-32, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Junior Order; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died March 6,
1953 (age 63 years, 91
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clyde Ray Greene (b. 1898) —
also known as Clyde R. Greene —
of Boone, Watauga
County, N.C.
Born in Meat Camp, Watauga
County, N.C., January
31, 1898.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1946, 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1952
(Honorary
Vice-President); candidate for North
Carolina state treasurer, 1968.
Baptist.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Junior Order.
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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William Cicero Hammer (1865-1930) —
also known as William C. Hammer —
of Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C.
Born near Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C., March
24, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; mayor
of Asheboro, N.C., 1895-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1896,
1912
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1914-20; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1921-30; died in
office 1930.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior Order; Woodmen of
the World.
Died in Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C., September
26, 1930 (age 65 years, 186
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Asheboro, N.C.
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William Johnson Hannah (b. 1867) —
also known as William J. Hannah —
of Waynesville, Haywood
County, N.C.
Born in Cataloochee, Haywood
County, N.C., August, 1867.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; Haywood
County Treasurer, 1894-98; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; member of North
Carolina state senate 37th District, 1913-14.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Junior Order; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John J. Hannah and Martha Ann (Simmons) Hannah; married 1899 to
Josephine Tucker. |
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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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David Ezekiel Henderson (1879-1968) —
also known as David E. Henderson —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.; Scalybark, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Deppe, Onslow
County, N.C., September
3, 1879.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1945-48; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina,
1948-49; resigned 1949.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Junior Order; Redmen;
Woodmen
of the World; Kiwanis.
Died July 25,
1968 (age 88 years, 326
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Clyde Roark Hoey (1877-1954) —
also known as Clyde R. Hoey —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., December
11, 1877.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1902; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1903-06; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1904,
1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1919-21; Governor of
North Carolina, 1937-41; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1941-44; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1945-54; died in office 1954;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-54; died in
office 1954.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Junior Order; Knights
of Pythias; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma
Chi.
Died from a stroke,
at his desk in his congressional office,
in Washington,
D.C., May 12,
1954 (age 76 years, 152
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, 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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Rivers Dunn Johnson (1885-1958) —
also known as Rivers D. Johnson —
of Warsaw, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., December
29, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Warsaw, N.C., 1909-10; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1912-13, 1915-16, 1923-24,
1927-28, 1931-32, 1935-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1916,
1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Junior Order; Rotary.
Died in Kenansville, Duplin
County, N.C., January
13, 1958 (age 72 years, 15
days).
Interment at Pinecrest Cemetery, Warsaw, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Seymour Anderson Johnson and Anne Eliza (Clarke) Johnson; married
1921 to
Olivia R. Best. |
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memorial |
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Charles Andrew Jonas (1876-1955) —
also known as Charles A. Jonas —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born near Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C., August
14, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
general counsel and director, Midland Oil
Company; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1932,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1940,
1944;
member of North
Carolina state senate 30th District, 1915-18; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-30, 1935-38; member
of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1927-40; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1929-31;
defeated, 1942; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1931-32;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Modern
Woodmen; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior Order.
Died May 25,
1955 (age 78 years, 284
days).
Interment at Hollybrook
Cemetery, Lincolnton, N.C.
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Walter Beaman Jones (1913-1992) —
also known as Walter B. Jones —
of Farmville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., August
19, 1913.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-59; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1965-66; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1966-92; died in
office 1992.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Moose;
Elks;
Junior Order.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., September
15, 1992 (age 79 years, 27
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Rice Lacy (1854-1929) —
also known as Benjamin R. Lacy —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., June 19,
1854.
Democrat. Locomotive
engineer; North
Carolina state treasurer, 1901-29; died in office 1929.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior Order; Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers.
Died February
21, 1929 (age 74 years, 247
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Drury Lacy and Mary Richie (Rice) Lacy; married, June 27,
1882, to Mary Burwell. |
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John Walter Lambeth, Sr. (1868-1934) —
of Thomasville, Davidson
County, N.C.
Born in Thomasville, Davidson
County, N.C., May 25,
1868.
Democrat. Furniture
manufacturer; mayor
of Thomasville, N.C., 1901-07; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Junior Order; Rotary.
Died in 1934
(age about
66 years).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Thomasville, N.C.
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Mark Majette (b. 1865) —
of Columbia, Tyrrell
County, N.C.
Born in Como, Hertford
County, N.C., September
19, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Columbia, N.C., 1888-1900, 1905-07; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Tyrrell County,
1909-14; member of North
Carolina state senate 2nd District, 1915-16.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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John Franklin Newell (1869-1945) —
also known as Jake F. Newell —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Cabarrus
County, N.C., February
15, 1869.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1904, 1914,
1920; candidate for North
Carolina state attorney general, 1908; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Carolina, 1924
(alternate), 1932,
1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Junior Order.
Worked against repeal of Prohibition.
Died, from heart
disease, in Waynesville, Haywood
County, N.C., August
9, 1945 (age 76 years, 175
days).
Interment at Bogers
Chapel Cemetery, Concord, N.C.
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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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Calvert Goosley Peebles (b. 1870) —
also known as C. G. Peebles —
of Jackson, Northampton
County, N.C.
Born in Jackson, Northampton
County, N.C., September
13, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Jackson, N.C. 1893-94; member of North
Carolina state senate 3rd District, 1913-14.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wallace Peebles and Margaret Rebecca (Goosley) Peebles;
married 1908 to Julia
Southall Bowen. |
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Doctrine Clark Perry (b. 1868) —
also known as D. C. Perry —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.
Born in Okisko, Pasquotank
County, N.C., October
18, 1868.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Pasquotank County,
1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Lee Phillips (b. 1879) —
also known as R. L. Phillips —
of Robbinsville, Graham
County, N.C.
Born in 1879.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Graham County,
1913-14.
Member, Junior Order.
Interment at Old
Mother Church Cemetery, Robbinsville, N.C.
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Charles G. Reavis (1892-1964) —
of Yadkinville, Yadkin
County, N.C.
Born in Yadkin
County, N.C., May 31,
1892.
Republican. Sheriff;
automobile
dealer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1953-54, 1959.
Methodist.
Member, Junior Order.
Died December
7, 1964 (age 72 years, 190
days).
Interment at Center United Methodist Church Cemetery, Yadkinville, N.C.
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James Enoch Rector (b. 1882) —
also known as James E. Rector —
of Hot Springs, Madison
County, N.C.
Born in Tennessee, December
21, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Madison County,
1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Rice Reynolds (1884-1963) —
also known as Robert R. Reynolds —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., June 18,
1884.
Democrat. Candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1924; candidate for Presidential
Elector for North Carolina; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1932-45.
Methodist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Moose;
Junior Order; Elks.
Died in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
13, 1963 (age 78 years, 240
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Aaron Ashley Flowers Seawell (b. 1864) —
also known as Aaron A. F. Seawell —
of Moore
County, N.C.; Jonesboro (now part of Sanford), Lee
County, N.C.; Sanford, Lee
County, N.C.; Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Moore
County, N.C., October
30, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1901, 1913-16, 1931
(Moore County 1901, Lee County 1913-16, 1931); member of North
Carolina state senate, 1907, 1925; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1935-38; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1938-45; appointed 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Junior Order; Order of
the Coif; Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Phi; Newcomen
Society.
Interment at Buffalo
Cemetery, Sanford, N.C.
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Mitchell Lee Shipman (b. 1866) —
also known as Mitchell L. Shipman —
of Transylvania
County, N.C.; Henderson
County, N.C.
Born in Bowman's Bluff, Henderson
County, N.C., December
31, 1866.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper
editor; Transylvania
County School Superintendent, 1892-95; chair of
Henderson County Democratic Party, 1898-1906; North
Carolina commissioner of labor, 1909-25.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior Order; Royal
Arcanum; Anti-Saloon
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of F. M. Shipman and Martha A. (Dawson) Shipman; married, July 12,
1896, to Lula Osborne. |
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Samuel Farris Teague (1885-1977) —
also known as S. F. Teague —
of Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C.
Born in Randolph
County, N.C., July 24,
1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 8th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior Order.
Died in November, 1977
(age 92
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Samuel E. Teague and Elizabeth (Moffitt)
Teague. |
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Ivey Greene Thomas (1875-1928) —
also known as Ivey G. Thomas —
of near Thomasville, Davidson
County, N.C.
Born in Davidson
County, N.C., August
29, 1875.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Davidson County,
1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Junior Order.
Died April 1,
1928 (age 52 years, 216
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Trinity, N.C.
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T. T. Thorne (b. 1867) —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born August
9, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1907-08, 1911-14 (7th District 1907-08,
1911-12, 6th District 1913-14).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of T. T. Thorne and Mary D. Thorne; married 1892 to Louise
C. Fountain. |
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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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Robert Ransom Williams (b. 1883) —
also known as R. R. Williams —
of Catawba
County, N.C.; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., April
21, 1883.
Democrat. Catawba
County Superintendent of Schools, 1904-06; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Buncombe County,
1911-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of F. M. Williams and Fannie (Ransom) Williams. |
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Charles Marshall Wilson (b. 1858) —
also known as C. M. Wilson —
of Wilsons Mills, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C., May 14,
1858.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state senate 15th District, 1907-08; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Johnston County,
1913-16.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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William Penn Wood (b. 1843) —
also known as William P. Wood —
of Randolph
County, N.C.
Born in Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C., May 2,
1843.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Randolph
County Treasurer, 1890-94; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1901; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Randolph County,
1905-08; North
Carolina state auditor, 1911-21.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Emmett Robinson Wooten (1878-1915) —
also known as Emmett R. Wooten —
of Kinston, Lenoir
County, N.C.
Born in Fort Barnwell, Craven
County, N.C., November
2, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Lenoir County,
1909-15; died in office 1915; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1915; died in
office 1915.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Odd
Fellows; Junior Order.
Injured in an automobile
accident, suffered traumatic
pneumonia, and died, in Rex Hospital,
Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., February
27, 1915 (age 36 years, 117
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Kinston, N.C.
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