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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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William Wallace Barron (1911-2002) —
also known as W. Wallace Barron; Wally
Barron —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Born in Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va., December
8, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Elkins, W.Va., 1949-50; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Randolph County, 1951-53;
resigned 1953; West
Virginia state attorney general; elected 1956; Governor of
West Virginia, 1961-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Civitan;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Convicted
of jury
tampering in 1971, and sentenced
to five years in prison.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
12, 2002 (age 90 years, 339
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Elkins, W.Va.
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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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Thomas C. Bowie (b. 1876) —
of Jefferson, Ashe
County, N.C.; West Jefferson, Ashe
County, N.C.
Born in Louisiana, July 27,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Ashe County,
1909-10, 1913-16, 1921-22.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John R. Bowie and Frances (Calloway) Bowie; married, May 8,
1906, to Jean Davis. |
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John Fletcher Bruton (b. 1861) —
of Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C.
Born in Wentworth, Rockingham
County, N.C., May 29,
1861.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, North Carolina Home Insurance
Co.; director, Carolina Telephone
& Telegraph
Co.;; mayor of
Wilson, N.C., 1894-96.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Rasbury Bruton and Margaret G. (Nixon) Bruton; married, November
15, 1887, to Hattie Tartt Barnes. |
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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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Charles Manly Busbee (b. 1845) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., October
23, 1845.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1875-76; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1885-86; postmaster at
Raleigh,
N.C., 1894-98.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Perrin Busbee and Ann (Taylor) Busbee; married, July 30,
1868, to Lydia L. Littlejohn; married, January
21, 1891, to Florence E. Cooper. |
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Robert Carlyle Byrd (1917-2010) —
also known as Robert C. Byrd; Cornelius Calvin Sale
Jr.; "King of Pork" —
of Sophia, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., November
20, 1917.
Democrat. Grocer; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1953-59; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1959-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1960,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Lions;
Farm
Bureau; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Ku Klux Klan.
Died in Fairfax,
Va., June 28,
2010 (age 92 years, 220
days).
Interment at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Pritchard Sylvester Carlton (b. 1878) —
also known as P. S. Carlton —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Duplin
County, N.C., August
2, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Rowan County,
1913-14.
Baptist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Gregg Cherry (1891-1957) —
also known as R. Gregg Cherry —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., October
17, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
associated in law practice with Alfred
Lee Bulwinkle; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Gastonia, N.C., 1919-23; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-40; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1937-39; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1941-43; Governor of
North Carolina, 1945-49.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Khorassan.
Died June 25,
1957 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Interment somewhere
in Gastonia, N.C.
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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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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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Marion Leslie Davis (b. 1879) —
also known as M. Leslie Davis —
of Beaufort, Carteret
County, N.C.
Born in Beaufort, Carteret
County, N.C., August
9, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Carteret County,
1907-08, 1915-16; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1911-14 (8th District 1911-12, 7th
District 1913-14).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Woodmen of
the World.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John D. Davis and Narcissa Elizabeth (Webb) Davis. |
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William Augustus Devin (b. 1871) —
also known as William A. Devin —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., July 12,
1871.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County,
1911-14; superior court judge in North Carolina 10th District,
1913-35; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1935-45; appointed 1935.
Baptist.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi; Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert I. Devin and Mary (Transon) Devin; married, November
29, 1899, to Virginia Bernard. |
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John Christoph Blucher Ehringhaus (1882-1949) —
also known as J. C. B. Ehringhaus —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., February
5, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1905-08; Solicitor, 1st
District, 1910-22; Governor of
North Carolina, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Theta
Nu Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his suite at the Sir Walter Hotel,
Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., July 31,
1949 (age 67 years, 176
days).
Interment at Episcopal
Cemetery, Elizabeth City, N.C.
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William Franklin Evans (b. 1883) —
also known as W. F. Evans —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., February
25, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1913-14.
Member, Odd Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. F. Evans and Anne M. (Sermons) Evans; married 1904 to Eva
Glenn Allen. |
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Cyrus Clifford Frazier, Sr. (1884-1967) —
also known as C. Clifford Frazier —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Archdale, Randolph
County, N.C., December
16, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
U.S. Referee in Bankruptcy, 1917-32; candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1932;
candidate for chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1952.
Quaker.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Elks;
Odd Fellows.
Died August
13, 1967 (age 82 years, 240
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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Oliver Max Gardner (1882-1947) —
also known as O. Max Gardner —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., March
22, 1882.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; chair of
Cleveland County Democratic Party, 1907-08; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910-14; member of
North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1911-12, 1915-16; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1924,
1932,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1929-33; defeated, 1920.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in his suite at the St. Regis Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
6, 1947 (age 64 years, 321
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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Joshua Preston Gibbs (1868-1947) —
also known as J. P. Gibbs —
of Burnsville, Yancey
County, N.C.
Born in Yancey
County, N.C., December
2, 1868.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Yancey County,
1921-22; member of North
Carolina state senate 30th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died January
29, 1947 (age 78 years, 58
days).
Interment at West
Burnsville Church Cemetery, Burnsville, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of James W. Gibbs and Mary (Robinson) Gibbs; married 1890 to
Elizabeth Lyde 'Lizzie' Dillinger. |
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Mallie Asa Griffin (b. 1869) —
also known as M. A. Griffin —
of Stanhope, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Stanhope, Wake
County, N.C., May 19,
1869.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Wake County, 1913-14.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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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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John Sprunt Hill (b. 1869) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Faison, Duplin
County, N.C., March
17, 1869.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; banker; farmer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1933-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Odd Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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James Sidney Hinton (1834-1892) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
25, 1834.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1872;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1881.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
First
Black member of the Indiana legislature.
Died of a heart
attack while making a speech,
in Brazil, Clay
County, Ind., November
6, 1892 (age 57 years, 317
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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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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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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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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Alton Asa Lennon (1906-1986) —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., August
17, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
recorder's court judge in North Carolina, 1934-42; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1947, 1951; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1953-54; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1957-73.
Baptist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Moose.
Died December
28, 1986 (age 80 years, 133
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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S. W. Lovingood (b. 1865) —
of Murphy, Cherokee
County, N.C.
Born in Cherokee
County, N.C., February, 1865.
Democrat. School
teacher; manufacturer;
secretary, Murphy Light and
Power Company; bank
director; mayor of Murphy, N.C., 1896; member of North
Carolina state senate 38th District, 1913-14.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Lovingood and Mahala Lovingood. |
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Alexander D. McGowan (1817-1893) —
also known as Alexander McGowan; Alexander
McGowen —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Duplin
County, N.C., July 5,
1817.
Tinner;
hardware
merchant; foundry
owner; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; mayor
of Houston, Tex., 1858, 1867-68.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., December
26, 1893 (age 76 years, 174
days).
Original interment somewhere in San Felipe, Tex.; reinterment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Jack A. Nuckols (b. 1912) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.; Walnut Cove, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born in Pineville, Bell
County, Ky., July 3,
1912.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1952-61; appointed 1952;
resigned 1961; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from West Virginia, 1956.
Christian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Farm
Bureau; Lions; Jaycees;
Odd Fellows; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Leon Nuckols and Chesney (Asher) Nuckols; married, July 9,
1938, to Mary Emyl Stanley. |
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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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Samuel Jarvis Payne (b. 1857) —
also known as S. J. Payne —
of Point Harbor, Currituck
County, N.C.
Born in Dare
County, N.C., 1857.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Currituck County,
1913-14.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Edward Gallatin Roberts (1878-1931) —
also known as Gallatin Roberts —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Flat Creek, Buncombe
County, N.C., October
26, 1878.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; Buncombe
County Attorney, 1907-08; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Buncombe County,
1911-16; mayor
of Asheville, N.C., 1919-23, 1927-30; as mayor, he found that
millions of dollars of city money were held in the failing Asheville
Central Bank and Trust Company; rather than bringing the bank down
and losing the money, he helped sustain it for a while by maintaining
city deposits there.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Following the collapse of Central Bank and Trust, and the city's loss
of $4 million in deposits, he was forced to
resign as mayor, and later indicted
over his alleged misuse
of city funds to support the bank; shot and
killed
himself in an office
lavatory, Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
25, 1931 (age 52 years, 122
days).
Interment at Green Hills Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob R. Roberts and Mary Elizabeth (Buckner) Roberts; married, January
19, 1907, to Mary Altha Sams. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Knoxville News-Sentinel,
May 13, 1931 |
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Miles Osborne Sherill (b. 1841) —
of Catawba
County, N.C.
Born in Catawba
County, N.C., July 26,
1841.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lost a
leg at the battle of Spotsylvania Court House, 1864; probate
judge in North Carolina, 1868; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1882-83; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1885-86, 1893-94; North Carolina state librarian,
1913.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hiram Sherill and Sarah Sherill; married 1867 to Sarah
R. Bost. |
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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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Thomas H. Steele (b. 1887) —
of Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Virginia, August
26, 1887.
Democrat. Writer; accountant;
lecturer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 25th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
Odd Fellows; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Steele and Julia (Hensley) Steele; married to Grace Vawter
Bates. |
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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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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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Durant Howard Tillett (b. 1883) —
also known as D. H. Tillett —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.C.
Born near Shiloh, Camden
County, N.C., April
25, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Camden County, 1907,
1913-14.
Baptist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gideon Marchant Tillett and Bettie Ferebee (Sanderlin)
Tillett. |
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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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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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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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John Thomas Williams (b. 1851) —
also known as J. T. Williams —
of Harrellsville, Hertford
County, N.C.
Born in Bertie
County, N.C., February
27, 1851.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Hertford County,
1913-14.
Baptist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
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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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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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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