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Auburn Bascomb Bryan (1873-1942) —
also known as Auburn B. Bryan —
of Chadbourn, Columbus
County, N.C.
Born in Madison
County, N.C., June 2,
1873.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1924;
postmaster.
Died, from cardiac
decompensation, in Chadbourn, Columbus
County, N.C., June 11,
1942 (age 69 years, 9
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gladstone Daughtry Gatling (1880-1954) —
also known as G. D. Gatling —
of Roduco, Gates
County, N.C.; Gates, Gates
County, N.C.
Born in Gates
County, N.C., April
27, 1880.
Democrat. Postmaster; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Gates County,
1913-16.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Gates, Gates
County, N.C., July 8,
1954 (age 74 years, 72
days).
Interment at Gatesville
Cemetery, Gatesville, N.C.
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Riddick Waverly Gatling (1871-1958) —
also known as R. W. Gatling —
of Gates, Gates
County, N.C.
Born in Gates
County, N.C., October
4, 1871.
Democrat. Farmer; Gates
County Treasurer, 1898-1914; banker;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Gates County,
1919-22; postmaster.
Episcopalian.
Suffered a fall at
home, and died eight days later, from heart
disease, in Roanoke Chowan Hospital,
Ahoskie, Hertford
County, N.C., September
28, 1958 (age 86 years, 359
days).
Interment at Gatesville
Cemetery, Gatesville, N.C.
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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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Jethro Anderson Hooper (1871-1950) —
also known as Jethro A. Hooper —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.
Born in North Carolina, June 18,
1871.
Republican. Postmaster; delegate to Republican National
Convention from North Carolina, 1932;
U.S. District Court Clerk.
Died, from arteriosclerotic
heart disease, in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., April 9,
1950 (age 78 years, 295
days).
Interment at Hollywood Cemetery, Elizabeth City, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward O'Neal Hooper and Mary Elizabeth (Midgett) Hooper; married
1890 to
Mary Comfort Jones Quidley; married to Sadie Aycock. |
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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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John M. Mull (b. 1873) —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born in Burke
County, N.C., 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
postmaster; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Burke County,
1913-14.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of P. P. Mull and Emaline (Mull) Mull; married to Ida
Alexander. |
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James Edward Parks (1888-1978) —
also known as James E. Parks —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C., June 12,
1888.
Railway
mail clerk; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Vice Consul in Paris, 1923-24, 1932; Lille, 1924; Cardiff, 1924-26; Luxembourg, 1926-29; U.S. Consul in Panama, 1943-44; Paris, 1944; Le Havre, 1949.
Died in Southern Pines, Moore
County, N.C., September
11, 1978 (age 90 years, 91
days).
Interment at Mount Hope Cemetery, Southern Pines, N.C.
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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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Trealy Vinton Pennington (1898-1981) —
also known as T. V. Pennington —
of Powhatan, McDowell
County, W.Va.
Born in Ashe
County, N.C., April
22, 1898.
Republican. Coal miner;
postmaster; grocer; bank
director; candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1948,
1956.
Methodist.
Died, in Welch Hospital,
Welch, McDowell
County, W.Va., February
22, 1981 (age 82 years, 306
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Bluewell, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of James Abraham Pennington and Celia Jane (Haga) Pennington; married
to Wilma Rachel Lowe and Odell Eastep. |
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memorial |
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Find-A-Grave |
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Osmund Fairworth Pool (1874-1955) —
also known as Osmund F. Pool —
of Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Alexander
County, N.C., February
24, 1874.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; school teacher
and principal; hotel
owner; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1925; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1928;
postmaster.
Died, from nephrosclerosis,
in Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C., February
25, 1955 (age 81 years, 1
days).
Interment at Taylorsville
Cemetery, Taylorsville, N.C.
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Dewey Little Raymer, Sr. (1880-1959) —
also known as D. L. Raymer —
of Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Iredell
County, N.C., April
30, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
postmaster; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from North Carolina, 1924;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1920.
Died in Iredell
County, N.C., March
23, 1959 (age 78 years, 327
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Statesville, 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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John Linton Swindell (1789-1847) —
also known as John L. Swindell —
of Hyde
County, N.C.
Born in Hyde
County, N.C., January
15, 1789.
Postmaster; member of North
Carolina house of commons from Hyde County, 1834-35.
Died in Hyde
County, N.C., February
13, 1847 (age 58 years, 29
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Swindell and Mary (Rew) Swindell; married to Rebecca Martin
Brooks; great-granduncle of William
Thackara Read. |
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