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Wade Reavis (1876-1968) —
of Hamptonville, Yadkin
County, N.C.
Born in Hamptonville, Yadkin
County, N.C., December
20, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Yadkin County,
1911-14.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Yadkin
County, N.C., November
29, 1968 (age 91 years, 345
days).
Interment at Flat Rock Baptist Cemetery, Hamptonville, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Sanfdord Reavis and Esther Louvenia (Segraves) Reavis;
married to Dora Belle Branon. |
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memorial |
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Samuel Calhoun Roane (1793-1852) —
also known as Samuel C. Roane —
of Arkansas.
Born in Mecklenburg
County, N.C., February
27, 1793.
U.S.
Attorney for Arkansas, 1820-36; member of Arkansas
territorial House of Representatives, 1821; delegate
to Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1836; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1836-37.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Jefferson
County, Ark., December
8, 1852 (age 59 years, 285
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Wiley Croom Rodman (1879-1942) —
also known as W. C. Rodman —
of Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., May 28,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Beaufort County,
1913-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., May 7,
1942 (age 62 years, 344
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Washington, N.C.
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David Jennings Rose (b. 1896) —
also known as D. J. Rose —
of Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C.
Born in Wayne
County, N.C., September
26, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; physician;
surgeon;
member of North
Carolina state senate 8th District, 1955-59.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Sigma
Nu.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joel L. Rose and Mary Elizabeth (Stafford) Rose; married 1925 to Janet
T. Conway; married 1956 to Mary
Elizabeth Farrior. |
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Romulus R. Ross (b. 1850) —
of Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C.
Born in Guilford
County, N.C., November
30, 1850.
Democrat. Randolph
County Sheriff, 1890-94; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1908;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Randolph County,
1913-14; postmaster at Asheboro,
N.C., 1914-22.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Horton Rountree (1921-1998) —
also known as H. Horton Rountree —
of Farmville, Pitt
County, N.C.; Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Farmville, Pitt
County, N.C., May 5,
1921.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1967-80; district judge
in North Carolina, 1980-93.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Jaycees;
Lions;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., March
14, 1998 (age 76 years, 313
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John L. Scott Jr. —
of Graham, Alamance
County, N.C.
Born in Graham, Alamance
County, N.C.
Democrat. Bank
president; cotton
manufacturer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1909-10, 1913-14 (19th District 1909-10,
18th District 1913-14).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James S. Scott and Margaret Elizabeth (Donnell) Scott; married, January
9, 1884, to Fannie L. Brady. |
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Ralph James Scott (1905-1983) —
of Danbury, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born near Pinnacle, Surry
County, N.C., October
15, 1905.
Democrat. Chair of
Stokes County Democratic Party, 1935; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1936-37; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1957-67.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Died in Danbury, Stokes
County, N.C., August
5, 1983 (age 77 years, 294
days).
Interment at Pinnacle
Baptist Church Cemetery, Pinnacle, 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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Herbert Floyd Seawell (b. 1869) —
also known as Herbert F. Seawell —
of Carthage, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Duplin
County, N.C., August
8, 1869.
Republican. U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1910-13;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1916,
1920
(alternate), 1924
(alternate), 1928;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1928.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Virgil Newton Seawell and Ellen (Croom) Seawell; married, July 30,
1895, to Ella McNeill. |
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James L. Sheek (b. 1866) —
of Mocksville, Davie
County, N.C.
Born in Smith Grove, Davie
County, N.C., December
1, 1866.
Republican. Sheriff;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Davie County,
1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Interment at Rose
Cemetery, Mocksville, 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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Francis Emanuel Shober (1860-1919) —
also known as Frank E. Shober —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
24, 1860.
Democrat. School
teacher; minister;
newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1903-05; defeated,
1906.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
7, 1919 (age 58 years, 348
days).
Interment at Wooster
Cemetery, Danbury, Conn.
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John Raymond Shute (b. 1904) —
also known as J. Ray Shute —
of Monroe, Union
County, N.C.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., January
14, 1904.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state senate 19th District, 1935.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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James Oscar Simpkins (b. 1923) —
also known as James O. Simpkins —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., January
29, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; jeweler;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Jaycees;
Civitan;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Melvin Simpkins and Willie Mae (Fickling) Simpkins; married
1944 to
Evelyn Christine Brewer. |
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Whitman Erskine Smith (b. 1896) —
also known as W. Erskine Smith —
of Albemarle, Stanly
County, N.C.
Born in Norwood, Stanly
County, N.C., February
13, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 19th District, 1927-29, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles W. Snell (b. 1858) —
of Mackey's Ferry, Washington
County, N.C.
Born in Washington
County, N.C., November
8, 1858.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Washington County,
1887, 1891, 1909, 1913-14.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Meredith Pinxton Snyder (1859-1937) —
also known as Meredith P. Snyder; Pinky
Snyder —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., October
22, 1859.
Democrat. Mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1896-98, 1900-04, 1919-21; defeated,
1898, 1904, 1917, 1921.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died of bladder
cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 7,
1937 (age 77 years, 167
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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J. R. Spratt (b. 1947) —
also known as Joe Spratt —
of Florida.
Born in Hamlet, Richmond
County, N.C., March
10, 1947.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 77th District, 1997-.
Methodist.
Member, Lions; Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1999.
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Amos Morehead Stack (b. 1926) —
also known as A. Morehead Stack —
of Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C.
Born in Robeson
County, N.C., December
8, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; founder and
president, Hercules Steel Co.;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1964;
member of North
Carolina Republican State Executive Committee, 1966-67.
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons; Young
Americans for Freedom.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives: Son
of Amos Morehead Stack and Hannah (McNeill) Stack; married, September
15, 1963, to Gillian Rose Scaturro. |
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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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Joseph Burton Stephenson (b. 1861) —
also known as Joseph B. Stephenson —
of Severn, Northampton
County, N.C.
Born in Northampton
County, N.C., December
24, 1861.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Northampton County,
1913-14, 1919-20, 1929.
Methodist.
Member, Woodmen;
Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Northampton
County, N.C.
Interment at Severn
Cemetery, Severn, N.C.
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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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Edward White Summersill (b. 1902) —
also known as E. W. Summersill —
of Jacksonville, Onslow
County, N.C.
Born in Jacksonville, Onslow
County, N.C., April
25, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1933-35.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Hans Gearhart Tanzler Jr. (b. 1927) —
also known as Hans Tanzler —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., March
11, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
judge of criminal court in Florida, 1963-67; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1967-79; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1978.
Member, Jaycees;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Blue
Key; Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
Elks.
Still living as of 1979.
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Edward H. Tarrant (1799-1858) —
of Texas.
Born in South Carolina, 1799.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; served in the Texas
Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1837; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; general in the
U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1847; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1849-53.
Member, Freemasons.
Died near Weatherford, Parker
County, Tex., August
2, 1858 (age about 59
years).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Parker County, Tex.; subsequent
interment in 1859 at a
private or family graveyard, Ellis County, Tex.; reinterment in
1928 at Pioneer
Rest Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tex.
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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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Joe Max Thomas (1915-1993) —
also known as J. Max Thomas —
of Marshville, Union
County, N.C.
Born in Marshville, Union
County, N.C., July 9,
1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Union
County Recorder's Court Judge, 1948-52; member of North
Carolina state senate 19th District, 1955-59.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
15, 1993 (age 78 years, 37
days).
Interment at Marshville Cemetery, Marshville, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Thomas and Lillian Maude (Hasty) Thomas; married 1940 to Myrtle
Herron Glenn; married 1947 to Vergie
Emma Griffin. |
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memorial |
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Benjamin Walter Thomason (1893-1987) —
also known as B. W. Thomason —
of Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C.
Born in Greenville
County, S.C., August
15, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Baptist
minister; member of North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1959; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1965-66.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1987
(age about
93 years).
Interment somewhere
in Brevard, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Arnold Thomason and Emma (Leake) Thomason; married to
Jannette Martin. |
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James Thorington (1816-1887) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., May 7,
1816.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1843-47; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1855-57; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1856;
Scott
County Sheriff, 1861-65; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Aspinwall, 1872-82.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., June 12,
1887 (age 71 years, 36
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa.
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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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George Holden Tinkham (1870-1956) —
also known as George H. Tinkham —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
29, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1910-12; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1915-43 (11th District
1915-33, 10th District 1933-43).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association.
Died in Cramerton, Gaston
County, N.C., August
28, 1956 (age 85 years, 304
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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Edolphus Towns (b. 1934) —
also known as Ed Towns —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Chadbourn, Columbus
County, N.C., July 21,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (11th District 1983-93,
10th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian
or Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis;
Phi
Beta Sigma.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Archibald Turner (b. 1875) —
also known as J. A. Turner —
of Louisburg, Franklin
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., April 4,
1875.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Franklin County,
1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Itimous Thaddeus Valentine Jr. (1926-2015) —
also known as Tim Valentine —
of Nashville, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Nashville, Nash
County, N.C., March
15, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-60; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1966-68; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1983-95.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Lions; Jaycees.
Died in Nashville, Nash
County, N.C., November
10, 2015 (age 89 years, 240
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Stacey W. Wade (b. 1875) —
Born in Morehead City, Carteret
County, N.C., August
18, 1875.
Democrat. Vice-president, Carteret Ice
Company; director, Bank of
Carteret; member finance committee, Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad;
North
Carolina insurance commissioner, 1921; secretary
of state of North Carolina, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David B. Wade and Sarah (Royal) Wade; married 1905 to Miss
Clyde Mann. |
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Charles Slover Wallace (b. 1864) —
also known as Charles S. Wallace —
of Morehead City, Carteret
County, N.C.
Born in Portsmouth, Carteret
County, N.C., December
2, 1864.
Democrat. Mayor
of Morehead City, N.C., 1906-08; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Carteret County,
1909-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1924,
1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Matthias Ward (1805-1861) —
of Texas.
Born in Elbert
County, Ga., October
13, 1805.
Member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1842-44; member of Texas
state senate, 1849-50; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1858-59.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Warm Springs (now Hot Springs), Madison
County, N.C., October
5, 1861 (age 55 years, 357
days).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Dalton Franklin Warren (b. 1893) —
also known as Dalton Warren —
of Sparta, Alleghany
County, N.C.
Born in Olive Branch, DeSoto
County, Miss., May 28,
1893.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1915-20; member of North
Carolina state senate 29th District, 1935.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Martin Warren and Lydia Amelia (Brigance) Warren; married
1918 to Ida
McGehee Johnson. |
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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 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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John Stanley Watkins (b. 1879) —
also known as John S. Watkins —
of Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., October
8, 1879.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1923-27; member of North
Carolina state senate 15th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John A. Watkins and Margaret (Reid) Watkins; married 1905 to Belle
Norwood. |
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Robert C. Watkins (1870-1933) —
of Silvis, Rock
Island County, Ill.; Blue Island, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., 1870.
Railway
conductor; mayor of
Silvis, Ill., 1915-17.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Blue Island, Cook
County, Ill., 1933
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1895 to Minnie
Rollin. |
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William Henry Watkins (b. 1839) —
also known as W. H. Watkins —
of Ramseur, Randolph
County, N.C.
Born in Norwood, Stanly
County, N.C., January
5, 1839.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; cotton
manufacturer; Montgomery
County Sheriff, 1874-78; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1905-06, 1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Culpeper Watkins and Ann Marshall (Tomlinson) Watkins; married, March
17, 1868, to Louisa Eunice Smitherman. |
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Alston D. Watts (b. 1867) —
of Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Iredell
County, N.C., March
12, 1867.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1900;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Iredell County,
1901-04; member of North
Carolina state senate 29th District, 1913; U.S. Collector of
Internal Revenue for the 5th North Carolina District, 1917.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas A. Watts and Margaret (Morrison) Watts. |
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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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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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Basil Lee Whitener (1915-1989) —
also known as Basil Whitener —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., May 14,
1915.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1941; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1948;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1957-69 (11th District
1957-63, 10th District 1963-69); defeated, 1968, 1970.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died May 20,
1989 (age 74 years, 6
days).
Interment at Gaston
Memorial Park, Gastonia, N.C.
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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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James L. Whitt (1916-2007) —
of Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va.; Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Virginia, May 10,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; life
insurance business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1949-52.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Lions; American
Legion.
Died April
20, 2007 (age 90 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Whitt and Ara Belle (Brown) Whitt; married, September
11, 1942, to Edna Nuttall. |
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1951 |
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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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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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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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Louis Dicken Wilson (1789-1847) —
also known as Louis D. Wilson —
of Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Edgecombe
County, N.C., May 12,
1789.
Democrat. Notary
public; justice of the peace; merchant;
member of North
Carolina house of commons from Edgecombe County, 1815-19; member
of North
Carolina state senate, 1820, 1824-32, 1838-47 (Edgecombe County
1820, 1824-32, 15th District 1838-43, 10th District 1844-47); died in
office 1847; delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1835;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from yellow
fever, while serving in the U.S. Army in the Mexican
War, in Veracruz, Veracruz,
August
12, 1847 (age 58 years, 92
days).
Original interment at Rocky Mount Memorial Park, Rocky Mount, N.C.; reinterment in
1904 at Tarboro Town Common, Tarboro, N.C.
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Julian Emmett Winslow (b. 1897) —
also known as J. Emmett Winslow —
of Hertford, Perquimans
County, N.C.
Born in Winfall, Perquimans
County, N.C., February
14, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War I; sheriff;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1949-52, 1959; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1952,
1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Cook Winslow and Martha (Leigh) Winslow. |
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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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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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James R. Young (b. 1853) —
of Vance
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., February
13, 1853.
North
Carolina insurance commissioner, 1899-1921.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. P. W. Young and Jane Eliza (Cooper) Young; married to Virginia
Nichols. |
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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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