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Sue Ramsey Johnston Ferguson (1897-1977) —
also known as Sue Ramsey Johnston; Mrs. R. S.
Ferguson —
of Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Mecklenburg
County, N.C., June 19,
1897.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1960;
member of North
Carolina state senate 28th District, 1947-49; candidate for
Presidential Elector for North Carolina.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; Order of the Eastern Star; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in November, 1977
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Rufus M. Johnston and Grace W. (Alexander) Johnston;
married, February
14, 1934, to Raymond Stanley Ferguson. |
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William Earnest Garrison (1892-1964) —
also known as W. E. Garrison —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born in Lincoln
County, N.C., March 2,
1892.
Democrat. Building
contractor; real estate
business; member of North
Carolina state senate 25th District, 1955-56, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died December
2, 1964 (age 72 years, 275
days).
Interment at Hollybrook
Cemetery, Lincolnton, N.C.
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John Oliver Gunn (1892-1992) —
also known as J. O. Gunn —
of Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C.
Born in Pelham, Caswell
County, N.C., December
27, 1892.
Democrat. Farmer; automobile
dealer; banker; Caswell
County Treasurer, 1936-40; chair of
Caswell County Democratic Party, 1942-45; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1945-57, 1965-67;
secretary, Royal Hosiery
Mills.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Order of the Eastern Star; Rotary;
Junior
Order.
Died, in Memorial Hospital,
Danville,
Va., February
18, 1992 (age 99 years, 53
days).
Interment at Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Yanceyville, N.C.
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James W. Hood (b. 1831) —
Born in Kennett Township, Chester
County, Pa., May 30,
1831.
Republican. Minister;
bishop;
delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1872.
African
Methodist Episcopal. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Good
Templars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Hannah L. Ralph and Sophia J. Nugent; married 1877 to Mrs.
K. P. McKoy. |
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Rivers Dunn Johnson (1885-1958) —
also known as Rivers D. Johnson —
of Warsaw, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., December
29, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Warsaw, N.C., 1909-10; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1912-13, 1915-16, 1923-24,
1927-28, 1931-32, 1935-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1916,
1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the Eastern Star; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Died in Kenansville, Duplin
County, N.C., January
13, 1958 (age 72 years, 15
days).
Interment at Pinecrest Cemetery, Warsaw, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Seymour Anderson Johnson and Anne Eliza (Clarke) Johnson; married
1921 to
Olivia R. Best. |
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memorial |
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Mrs. Katherine M. Martin (1871-1934) —
also known as Katherine Mavity; Mrs. W. W.
Martin —
of Fayette, Howard
County, Mo.
Born in Paoli, Orange
County, Ind., November
20, 1871.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1920;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23.
Female.
Southern
Methodist. Member, Order of the Eastern Star; Women's
Christian Temperance Union.
Died in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., January
26, 1934 (age 62 years, 67
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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Grady Mercer (b. 1906) —
of Beulaville, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born in Beulaville, Duplin
County, N.C., January
18, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
county judge in North Carolina, 1940; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Albert Mercer and Frances (Grady) Mercer; married 1934 to Mary
Harriett Scarborough. |
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Robert Burren Morgan (1925-2016) —
also known as Robert Morgan —
of Lillington, Harnett
County, N.C.
Born in Lillington, Harnett
County, N.C., October
5, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 12th District, 1955-67; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1969-74; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1975-81; defeated, 1980.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Rotary;
Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died July 16,
2016 (age 90 years, 285
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harriss Newman (1897-1954) —
of Wilmington, New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., October
2, 1897.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-33; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1935; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1948.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; B'nai
B'rith.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., February
22, 1954 (age 56 years, 143
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Newman and Rolinda (Jacobs) Newman; married to Rosalie
Jacobi. |
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memorial |
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