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Alfred Moore Waddell (1834-1912) —
also known as Alfred M. Waddell —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C., September
16, 1834.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; colonel in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1871-79;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1880
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1896;
notorious
leader of the overthrow of Wilmington's elected city government by white
supremacists on November 10, 1898; forced the incumbent mayor to
resign at gunpoint, and took his place; the offices of the Wilmington
Daily Record newspaper were burned,
and as many as 300 Black citizens of Wilmington were murdered;
mayor
of Wilmington, N.C., 1898-1906.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., March
17, 1912 (age 77 years, 183
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Lawrence Wakefield (1854-1940) —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., November
7, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1892-93; member of North
Carolina state senate 33rd District, 1913-14.
Died December
6, 1940 (age 86 years, 29
days).
Interment at Bellview
Cemetery, Lenoir, N.C.
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Platt Dickinson Walker (1849-1923) —
also known as Platt D. Walker —
of Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., October
25, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Richmond County,
1874-75; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1903-23; died in office 1923.
Episcopalian.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., May 22,
1923 (age 73 years, 209
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas D. Walker and Mary Vance (Dickinson) Walker; married, June 5,
1878, to Nettie Settle Covington; married, June 8,
1910, to Alma Locke Mordecai. |
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Lorenzo Hebert Wall (1891-1983) —
also known as L. Hebert Wall —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Surry
County, N.C., July 13,
1891.
Lawyer; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1927-29, 1931-33.
Methodist.
Died April
19, 1983 (age 91 years, 280
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter David Wall and Joyce (Sparger) Wall; married to Charlotte
Harbin. |
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Thomas James Walsh (1859-1933) —
also known as Thomas J. Walsh —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.
Born in Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis., June 12,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana, 1906; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Montana, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1913-33; died in office 1933; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1928.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
While en route to Washington to accept appointment as U.S. Attorney
General, died suddenly of a heart
attack, on a
train of the Atlantic Coast Line near Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., March 2,
1933 (age 73 years, 263
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Helena, Mont.
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Alfred Decatur Ward (b. 1859) —
also known as A. D. Ward —
of Kenansville, Duplin
County, N.C.; New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born near Rosehill, Duplin
County, N.C., December
25, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Kenansville, N.C., 1888-92; member
of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Duplin County,
1893-94; member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1913-16.
Baptist.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; American Bar
Association.
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of William Robinson Ward and Keziah Jane (Johnson) Ward; married, October
22, 1899, to Carolina Virginia Farrior. |
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David Livingstone Ward (b. 1860) —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Greene
County, N.C., October
24, 1860.
Lawyer; Craven
County Attorney, 1898-1904; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1905; superior court judge in North
Carolina, 1910.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. David G. Ward and Emily Adelaide (Moye) Ward; married to
Carrie Louise Schollenberger. |
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Hallett Sydney Ward (1870-1956) —
also known as Hallett S. Ward —
of Plymouth, Washington
County, N.C.; Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born near Gatesville, Gates
County, N.C., August
31, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1899-1901, 1931; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1921-25.
Died in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., March
31, 1956 (age 85 years, 213
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Washington, N.C.
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Lindsay Carter Warren (1889-1976) —
also known as Lindsay C. Warren —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., December
16, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Beaufort County Democratic Party, 1912-25; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1917-19, 1959; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1925-40;
resigned 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1932,
1940;
U.S. Comptroller General 1940-54.
Episcopalian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
28, 1976 (age 87 years, 12
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Washington, N.C.
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Thomas Davis Warren (b. 1872) —
also known as Thomas D. Warren —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C., January
21, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of North
Carolina state senate 8th District, 1901-04; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1905; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1914; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1916
(alternate), 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1919-20.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Young Warren and Fannie (Badham) Warren; married to Mary
Stevenson. |
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Melvin L. Watt (b. 1945) —
also known as Mel Watt —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Steele Creek, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
26, 1945.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1985-87; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1993-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Carroll Wayland Weathers (b. 1901) —
also known as Carroll W. Weathers —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., October
18, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate 13th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Herbert Weatherspoon (1884-1972) —
also known as W. H. Weatherspoon —
of Laurinburg, Scotland
County, N.C.
Born in Durham
County, N.C., February
7, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Scotland County,
1911-14.
Baptist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1972
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Zebulon Weaver (1872-1948) —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Weaverville, Buncombe
County, N.C., May 12,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Buncombe County,
1907-10; member of North
Carolina state senate 36th District, 1913-16; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1919-29, 1931-47 (10th
District 1919-29, 1931-33, 11th District 1933-43, 12th District
1943-47).
Methodist.
Died in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., October
29, 1948 (age 76 years, 170
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Edwin Yates Webb (1872-1955) —
also known as Edwin Y. Webb —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., May 23,
1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Cleveland County Democratic Party, 1898-1902; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1901-03; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1903-19; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina,
1919-48.
Baptist.
Co-sponsor, National Prohibition Amendment to U.S. Constitution.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., February
7, 1955 (age 82 years, 260
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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Cameron S. Weeks (b. 1910) —
of Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C., November
19, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1941-55; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1952-54; member of
North
Carolina state senate, 1955-66; director, Atlantic & North
Carolina Railroad.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Earle Weeks and Lena Rivers (Pittman) Weeks; married, December
18, 1935, to Glennes Dodge. |
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Harold Norman West (b. 1920) —
of Moncks Corner, Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., August
15, 1920.
Lawyer; Berkeley
County Master in Equity, 1954-60; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-67.
Baptist.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. Edgar West, Sr. and Imel Joyce West; married, July 20,
1946, to Marjorie Ann Hodges. |
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Marshall G. West (1923-1990) —
of Oceana, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Guyan, Wyoming
County, W.Va., July 17,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1959-62.
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose; Lions; Rotary.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., January
10, 1990 (age 66 years, 177
days).
Cremated.
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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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George Henry White (1852-1918) —
also known as George H. White —
of Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Rosindale, Bladen
County, N.C., December
18, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1881; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1885; delegate to Republican National
Convention from North Carolina, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1897-1901;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916.
African
ancestry.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
28, 1918 (age 66 years, 10
days).
Interment at Eden
Cemetery, Collingdale, Pa.
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Charles Orville Whitley (1927-2002) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Siler City, Chatham
County, N.C., January
3, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1977-87.
Baptist.
Died in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., October
27, 2002 (age 75 years, 297
days).
Burial location unknown.
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J. Clay Wilborn (b. 1857) —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Randolph
County, N.C., 1857.
Lawyer; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1879-80.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Buford F. Williams (1884-1962) —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Grover, Dorchester
County, S.C., November
7, 1884.
Lawyer; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1914-17, 1929-31.
Died March
15, 1962 (age 77 years, 128
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Franklin Williams and Candace Josephine (Stroup) Williams;
married to Sallie Ivey. |
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Christopher Harris Williams (1798-1857) —
of Lexington, Henderson
County, Tenn.
Born near Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C., December
18, 1798.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1837-43, 1849-53 (13th District
1837-43, 11th District 1849-53).
Slaveowner.
Died in Lexington, Henderson
County, Tenn., November
27, 1857 (age 58 years, 344
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Tenn.
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Hiette Sinclair Williams (b. 1872) —
also known as H. S. Williams —
of Yadkin
County, N.C.; Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born in East Bend, Yadkin
County, N.C., March 3,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899, 1909, 1913-16,
1921-22 (Yadkin County 1899, Cabarrus County 1909, 1913-16, 1921-22);
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1916
(alternate), 1936
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Quaker.
Burial location unknown.
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Marmaduke Williams (1774-1850) —
of North Carolina; Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Born in Caswell
County, N.C., April 6,
1774.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1802; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1803-09 (9th District
1803-05, at-large 1805-07, 9th District 1807-09); delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1819; candidate for
Governor
of Alabama, 1819; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1821-39; Tuscaloosa
County Judge, 1832-42.
Methodist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., October
29, 1850 (age 76 years, 206
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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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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Robert Williams (1744-1790) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Hanover
County, Va., August
4, 1744.
Lawyer; Adjutant
General of North Carolina, 1780.
Died in North Carolina, 1790
(age about
45 years).
Burial location unknown.
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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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S. Carter Williams (b. 1878) —
of Yadkinville, Yadkin
County, N.C.
Born in Iredell
County, N.C., July 12,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; bank
director; director, Statesville Air Line Railway
Company; mayor of Yadkinville, N.C., 1911; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Yadkin County,
1915-16; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. C. Williams and Elizabeth J. (Templeton) Williams; married to
Grace B. Redmond. |
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Staton Pender Williams (born c.1909) —
also known as Staton P. Williams —
of Albemarle, Stanly
County, N.C.
Born in Robersonville, Martin
County, N.C., about 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
member of North
Carolina state senate 19th District, 1957-59.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Lawrence Williams and Hattie Leary (Pender) Williams; married
1933 to
Margaret Louisa Moyer. |
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Thomas Lanier Williams (1782-1856) —
Born in Surry
County, N.C., February
1, 1782.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member
of Tennessee
state senate, 1820; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1826.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., December
3, 1856 (age 74 years, 306
days).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Julius Robert Williamson (b. 1869) —
also known as J. R. Williamson —
of Whiteville, Columbus
County, N.C.; Cerro Gordo, Columbus
County, N.C.
Born near Cerro Gordo, Columbus
County, N.C., December
25, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1908;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Columbus County,
1913-14, 1921-22.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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James Wilson (1742-1798) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.; Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Carskerdo, Fife, Scotland,
September
14, 1742.
Lawyer; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1775; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-98; died in office 1798.
Episcopalian.
Died in Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C., August
28, 1798 (age 55 years, 348
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Chowan County, N.C.; reinterment in
1906 at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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Warren Winslow (1810-1862) —
of Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C.
Born in Cumberland
County, N.C., January
1, 1810.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state legislature,
1850; Governor of
North Carolina, 1854; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1855-61.
Slaveowner.
Died August
15, 1862 (age 52 years, 226
days).
Interment at Cross
Creek Cemetery No. 1, Fayetteville, N.C.
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Francis Donnell Winston (1857-1941) —
also known as Francis D. Winston —
of Bertie
County, N.C.
Born October
2, 1857.
Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1905-09; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1913-16.
Member, Freemasons.
Died January
26, 1941 (age 83 years, 116
days).
Interment at St.
Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Windsor, N.C.
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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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Thomas Jefferson Word (1805-1890) —
also known as Thomas J. Word —
of Pontotoc, Pontotoc
County, Miss.
Born in Surry
County, N.C., February
6, 1805.
Whig. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1832; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1838-39.
Slaveowner.
Died May 25,
1890 (age 85 years, 108
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jonathan Worth (1802-1869) —
of Randolph
County, N.C.
Born in Randolph
County, N.C., November
18, 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; North
Carolina state treasurer, 1862-65; Governor of
North Carolina, 1865-68.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., September
5, 1869 (age 66 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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Ernest Foster Young (b. 1870) —
also known as Ernest F. Young —
of Dunn, Harnett
County, N.C.
Born in Dinwiddie
County, Va., March
22, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Harnett County,
1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Cicero Preston Yow (1914-1990) —
also known as Cicero P. Yow —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Randolph
County, N.C., December
24, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World
War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1959.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., July 5,
1990 (age 75 years, 193
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Amos H. Yow and Cassie (Langley) Yow; married 1948 to Mary
Elizabeth Hardwicke. |
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