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Malbourne Addison Angier (1820-1900) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Orange County (part now in Durham
County), N.C., November
30, 1820.
Merchant; banker; mayor of
Durham, N.C., 1890-93.
Methodist.
Died in Durham
County, N.C., December
30, 1900 (age 80 years, 30
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.; memorial monument at Durham County Courthouse Grounds, Durham, N.C.
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John Montgomery Belk —
also known as John Belk —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army
during the Korean conflict; department store; mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1969-77.
Still living as of 1995.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Belk. |
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John Dob Blanton (1870-1960) —
also known as John D. Blanton —
of Marion, McDowell
County, N.C.
Born in Dysartville, McDowell
County, N.C., November
12, 1870.
Democrat. Merchant; member of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Died, from a cerebrovascular
accident, in Marion General Hospital,
Marion, Marion
County, S.C., July 3,
1960 (age 89 years, 234
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Marion, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of William Miller Blanton and Josephine (Setzer) Blanton; married to
Nancy D. Fleming. |
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memorial |
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John Morehead Brower (1845-1913) —
also known as John M. Brower —
of Mt. Airy, Surry
County, N.C.; Boswell, Choctaw
County, Okla.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., July 19,
1845.
Republican. Merchant; tobacco grower;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1876-78; postmaster at Mt.
Airy, N.C., 1882-85; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1887-91; member
of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1896-98.
Died in Paris, Lamar
County, Tex., August
5, 1913 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Mt. Airy, N.C.
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Joseph Benjamin Buchanan (1865-1939) —
also known as Joseph B. Buchanan —
of Jonesboro, Moore County (now part of Sanford, Lee
County), N.C.
Born in Moore County (part now in Lee
County), N.C., February
28, 1865.
Republican. Merchant; postmaster at Jonesboro,
N.C., 1889-93, 1901-04.
Died in Lee
County, N.C., July 23,
1939 (age 74 years, 145
days).
Interment at Shallow Well Cemetery, Sanford, N.C.
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Sion Hillard Buchanan (1848-1910) —
also known as Sion H. Buchanan —
of Jonesboro, Moore County (now part of Sanford, Lee
County), N.C.
Born in Moore County (part now in Lee
County), N.C., September
13, 1848.
Republican. Merchant; banker;
postmaster at Jonesboro,
N.C., 1872-75, 1875-82, 1882-84, 1897-1901.
Died, from pleurisy,
in Lee
County, N.C., March
27, 1910 (age 61 years, 195
days).
Interment at Shallow Well Cemetery, Sanford, N.C.
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Robert M. Burleson (b. 1871) —
of Elk Park, Avery
County, N.C.
Born in Plumtree, Avery
County, N.C., February
28, 1871.
Republican. Merchant; farmer; banker;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Avery County,
1913-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of C. W. Burleson and Olive (English) Burleson; married to Ora
English. |
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James Peterson Butler (1843-1923) —
also known as J. P. Butler —
of Jamesville, Martin
County, N.C.
Born in North Carolina, May 18,
1843.
Republican. Merchant; school
teacher; delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1896.
African
ancestry.
Died, from encephalitis,
in Jamesville, Martin
County, N.C., March
18, 1923 (age 79 years, 304
days).
Interment somewhere in Jamesville, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin D. Butler and Malinda (Parker) Butler; married, September
28, 1893, to Caroline 'Lena' Nesfield. |
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Wade H. Cloyd (1849-1922) —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Caldwell
County, N.C., February
28, 1849.
Merchant; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1880; resigned 1880.
Methodist.
Died June 10,
1922 (age 73 years, 102
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Uriah Cloyd and Rosanna (Moore) Cloyd; married to Annette D.
Rankin. |
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Henry Workman Conner (1797-1861) —
of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C.
Born in Mecklenburg
County, N.C., 1797.
Merchant; banker;
president, South Carolina Railroad;
delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.
Michael's, 1860-61; died in office 1861.
Died, from peritonitis,
in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston
County), S.C., January
11, 1861 (age about 63
years).
Interment at St.
Michael's Church Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Calvin Josiah Cowles (1821-1907) —
also known as C. J. Cowles —
of Elkville, Wilkes
County, N.C.; Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Hamptonville, Yadkin
County, N.C., January
6, 1821.
Republican. Merchant; delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1868;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1868.
Died in Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., April 1,
1907 (age 86 years, 85
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Jesse Albert Crisp (1853-1906) —
also known as Pat Crisp —
of Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born near Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., 1853.
Merchant; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1888-89, 1904-05.
Died in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., 1906
(age about
53 years).
Interment at Bellview
Cemetery, Lenoir, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of John N. Crisp and Allie (Greene) Crisp; married, December
21, 1891, to Ella Jane Cannon. |
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James Edwin Ellerbe (1867-1916) —
also known as J. Edwin Ellerbe —
of Marion, Marion
County, S.C.
Born in Sellers, Marion
County, S.C., January
12, 1867.
Democrat. Farmer;
merchant; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Marion County,
1894-96; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Marion
County, 1895; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1905-13.
Methodist.
Died, of pulmonary
tuberculosis, in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., October
17, 1916 (age 49 years, 279
days).
Interment at Haselden
Cemetery, Latta, S.C.
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Emanuel Joshua Evans (1907-1997) —
also known as Emanuel J. Evans; E. J. Evans;
"Mutt" —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., May 2,
1907.
Democrat. President, United Department Stores; chairman, Cape
Fear Feed
Products; director, Wachovia Bank;
trustee, Watts Hospital;
mayor
of Durham, N.C., 1951-63.
Jewish.
Member, Tau
Epsilon Phi.
Died February
8, 1997 (age 89 years, 282
days).
Interment at Durham Hebrew Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Robert Gray —
of Winston (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth
County, N.C.
Merchant; cotton mill
business; paper
manufacturer; mayor
of Winston, N.C., 1861-62.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Father of Eugene
E. Gray. |
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family of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. |
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Winston-Salem |
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Virgil D. Guire (1874-1953) —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Guilford
County, N.C., November
29, 1874.
Democrat. Merchant; banker; postmaster;
mayor
of Lenoir, N.C., 1922-27; resigned 1927.
Presbyterian.
Died December
5, 1953 (age 79 years, 6
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wesley Guire and Anzalette (Trogden) Guire; married to Lena
Triplett. |
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S. Wilson Hamilton (1850-1899) —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Mecklenburg
County, N.C., August
7, 1850.
Merchant; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1880-81.
Presbyterian.
Died January
26, 1899 (age 48 years, 172
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Washington Finley Harper (1834-1921) —
also known as George W. F. Harper —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Fairfield Plantation, Wilkes County (now Caldwell
County), N.C., July 7,
1834.
Democrat. Merchant; major in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1872-73, 1886-87; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1880-81; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1888.
Presbyterian.
Died March
16, 1921 (age 86 years, 252
days).
Interment at Bellview
Cemetery, Lenoir, N.C.
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Presumably named
for: George
Washington |
| | | Relatives: Son of James Harper and
Caroline (Finley) Harper; married 1859 to Ella
A. Rankin. |
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Edmund Alexander Hawes Jr. (b. 1880) —
also known as E. A. Hawes —
of Atkinson, Pender
County, N.C.
Born in Atkinson, Pender
County, N.C., December
8, 1880.
Democrat. Merchant; president, Pender Telephone
Company; bank
director; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Pender County,
1905-06; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1909-10, 1913-14 (10th District 1909-10,
9th District 1913-14).
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edmund A. Hawes and Virginia E. (Russ) Hawes. |
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Alexander Severin Heide (1846-1916) —
also known as Alexander S. Heide —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Maribo, Denmark,
April
11, 1846.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; merchant;
Vice-Consul
for Denmark in Wilmington,
N.C., 1895-1911; Vice-Consul
for Sweden & Norway in Wilmington,
N.C., 1895-1906; Vice-Consul
for Norway in Wilmington,
N.C., 1907-11.
Danish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., January
19, 1916 (age 69 years, 283
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Nathan Thomas Hopkins (1852-1927) —
also known as Nathan T. Hopkins —
of Floyd
County, Ky.; Yeager, Pike
County, Ky.
Born in Ashe
County, N.C., October
27, 1852.
Republican. Ordained
minister; merchant; lumberman;
farmer;
Floyd
County Assessor, 1878-90; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1893-94, 1923-24; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1895-97; defeated,
1894.
Baptist.
Died in Piketon (now Pikeville), Pike
County, Ky., February
11, 1927 (age 74 years, 107
days).
Interment at Potter
Cemetery, Yeager, Ky.
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Walter J. Lenoir (1862-1952) —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Caldwell
County, N.C., August
2, 1862.
Democrat. Merchant; banker; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1917-20, 1933-37.
Episcopalian.
Died August
12, 1952 (age 90 years, 10
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rufus Theodore Lenoir and Sarah (Gwyn) Lenoir; married to Harriet
Augusta Horton. |
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James Vance McCall (b. 1860) —
also known as James V. McCall —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in North Carolina, 1860.
Merchant; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1903, 1909-10, 1911; resigned 1903, 1911.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert R. McCall and Myra (Berry) McCall; married to Ella Dale
Corpening. |
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James Lee Nelson (1852-1936) —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Caldwell
County, N.C., June 28,
1852.
School
teacher; merchant; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1889-90; resigned 1890.
Methodist.
Died in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., December
3, 1936 (age 84 years, 158
days).
Interment at Bellview
Cemetery, Lenoir, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Nelson and Elizabeth (Pendley) Nelson; married to Emily
Adelia Scroggs. |
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memorial |
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Doctor Claiborne Parrish (1807-1883) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Orange
County, N.C., May 28,
1807.
Whig. Farmer;
merchant; postmaster;
mayor
of Durham, N.C., 1877-80, 1881-82, 1883; died in office 1883.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1883
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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George Langdon Peterson (b. 1877) —
also known as George L. Peterson —
of Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C.
Born March 7,
1877.
Democrat. Merchant; member of North
Carolina state senate 14th District, 1913-14.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Franklin Peterson and Mary Elizabeth (Purvis) Peterson; married
to Nettie Chesnutt. |
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James Lowry Robinson (1838-1887) —
also known as James L. Robinson —
of Macon
County, N.C.
Born in North Carolina, September
17, 1838.
Democrat. Merchant; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Macon County,
1868-75, 1885-86; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1872-75;
member of North
Carolina state senate 42nd District, 1876-80; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1881-84.
Died in Franklin, Macon
County, N.C., July 11,
1887 (age 48 years, 297
days).
Interment at First Methodist Church Cemetery, Franklin, N.C.
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Marcial Edgar Shell (1849-1909) —
also known as Marcial E. Shell —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., January
12, 1849.
Builder;
postmaster;
merchant; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1903-04, 1906-08.
Died February
21, 1909 (age 60 years, 40
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Oliver Alexander Swaringen (b. 1895) —
also known as O. A. Swaringen —
of Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born in Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C., October
10, 1895.
Democrat. Merchant; member of North
Carolina state senate 20th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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James Clinton Tarkenton (1885-1948) —
also known as James C. Tarkenton; Jimmie
Tarkenton —
of Mackeys, Washington
County, N.C.
Born in Washington
County, N.C., February
2, 1885.
Republican. Railway
station agent; merchant; delegate to Republican National
Convention from North Carolina, 1932.
Died in Washington
County, N.C., March
28, 1948 (age 63 years, 55
days).
Interment at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Pleasant
Grove, N.C.
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Samuel McDowell Tate (1830-1897) —
also known as Samuel McD. Tate —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., September
6, 1830.
Democrat. Merchant; postmaster at Morganton,
N.C., 1856-60; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil
War; president, Western North Carolina Railroad,
1865 and 1866-68; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1875; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1876,
1880;
North
Carolina state treasurer, 1892-94.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died June 25,
1897 (age 66 years, 292
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Morganton, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of David Tate and Susan Maria (Tate) Tate; married 1865 to Jane
Sophronia 'Jennie' Pearson. |
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memorial |
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Jacob Tise (d. 1904) —
of Winston (now part of Winston-Salem), Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Davidson
County, N.C.
Blacksmith;
wagon
maker; merchant; mayor
of Winston, N.C., 1868-71.
Died in 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
City of Winston-Salem |
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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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Albert Edwin White (b. 1863) —
also known as A. E. White —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Forsyth
County, N.C., January
7, 1863.
Democrat. Merchant; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1929-31; member of North
Carolina state senate 11th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew J. White and Harriett A. (Jones) White; married 1888 to Ellen
Ophelia Fuller. |
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James Risdon Widby (1850-1911) —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born August
18, 1850.
Merchant; insurance
agent; banker;
postmaster at Lenoir,
N.C., 1881-89; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1881-83, 1894-99.
Methodist.
Died July 5,
1911 (age 60 years, 321
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Abigail Jay. |
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Archibald Hunter Arrington Williams (1842-1895) —
also known as A. H. A. Williams —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born near Louisburg, Franklin
County, N.C., October
22, 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer;
merchant; developer and president of the Oxford & Henderson Railroad;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County,
1883-86; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1891-93.
Died in Chase City, Mecklenburg
County, Va., September
5, 1895 (age 52 years, 318
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Oxford, N.C.
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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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