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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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Julian Russell Allsbrook (1903-1984) —
also known as Julian R. Allsbrook —
of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Roanoke Rapids, Halifax
County, N.C., February
17, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 3rd District, 1935.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Woodmen; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Died in May, 1984
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Clemens Allsbrook and Bennie Alice (Waller) Allsbrook;
married 1926 to
Frances Virginia Brown. |
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Fate James Beal (1909-1978) —
also known as Fate J. Beal —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Lincoln
County, N.C., June 17,
1909.
Lawyer;
Republican candidate for North
Carolina state senate, 1946; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1950; county
judge in North Carolina, 1960-67; superior court judge in North
Carolina, 1967-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died September
3, 1978 (age 69 years, 78
days).
Interment at Blue
Ridge Memorial Park, Lenoir, N.C.
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John Alonzo Bolick (b. 1872) —
also known as J. A. Bolick —
of Saluda, Polk
County, N.C.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., December, 1872.
Democrat. Mayor of Saluda, N.C., 1910-11; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Polk County, 1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen; Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Melville Broughton (1888-1949) —
also known as J. Melville Broughton —
of Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., November
17, 1888.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1927-29; candidate for Presidential
Elector for North Carolina; Governor of
North Carolina, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1944,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice
President, 1944;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1948-49; died in office 1949.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Woodmen; Junior
Order.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., March 6,
1949 (age 60 years, 109
days).
Interment at Montlawn
Memorial Park, Raleigh, N.C.
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Joseph Raleigh Bryson (1893-1953) —
also known as Joseph R. Bryson —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C., January
18, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Greenville County,
1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate from Greenville County, 1929-32; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1939-53; died in
office 1953.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Junior
Order; Redmen;
Woodmen; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Died in the naval
hospital at Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
10, 1953 (age 60 years, 51
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Memorial Park, Greenville, S.C.
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Albert Lee Canipe (b. 1916) —
also known as Albert Canipe —
of Spruce Pine, Mitchell
County, N.C.
Born in Toecane, Mitchell
County, N.C., January
22, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lumber
business; member of North
Carolina state senate 30th District, 1959.
Presbyterian.
Member, Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Woodmen.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Burns M. Canipe and Verda (Patrick) Canipe. |
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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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Locke Craig (1860-1924) —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Bertie
County, N.C., August
16, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1900; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1904,
1916;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1913-17.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen; Junior
Order.
Died June 9,
1924 (age 63 years, 298
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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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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Jackson K. Dixon (b. 1878) —
of Trenton, Jones
County, N.C.
Born in Tuckahoe, Dare
County, N.C., January
27, 1878.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Jones County,
1911-14.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin Lee Gavin (1888-1972) —
also known as Edwin L. Gavin —
of Roseboro, Sampson
County, N.C.; Sanford, Lee
County, N.C.
Born in Giddinsville, Sampson
County, N.C., August
17, 1888.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
mayor of Roseboro, N.C., 1912-14; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1919-20; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1928-32;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1950; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1956.
Missionary
Baptist. Member, Woodmen; Junior
Order; Moose; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of peritonitis,
in Lee County Hospital,
Sanford, Lee
County, N.C., May 5,
1972 (age 83 years, 262
days).
Interment at Buffalo
Cemetery, Sanford, N.C.
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Paul Davis Grady (1891-c.1969) —
also known as Paul D. Grady —
of Kenly, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Seven Springs, Wayne
County, N.C., September
5, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Johnston County,
1919-22; member of North
Carolina state senate 8th District, 1923-25, 1933-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Died about 1969 (age about 78
years).
Interment somewhere
in Kenly, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. James Calhoun Grady and Ella S. (Outlaw) Grady; married 1909 to Lelia
G. Swink. |
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Thomas Newberry Hall (1869-1928) —
also known as Thomas N. Hall —
of Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Rowan
County, N.C., May 4,
1869.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Iredell County,
1913-16.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Mooresville, Iredell
County, N.C., March 2,
1928 (age 58 years, 303
days).
Interment at Willow Valley Cemetery, Mooresville, N.C.
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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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Thomas J. Harkins (b. 1879) —
of Weatherford, Custer
County, Okla.; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Buncombe
County, N.C., January
15, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1916;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1927-31.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Herschel S. Harkins and Sarah Jane (Jones) Harkins; married 1904 to Roxy
Seevers. |
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David Ezekiel Henderson (1879-1968) —
also known as David E. Henderson —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.; Scalybark, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Deppe, Onslow
County, N.C., September
3, 1879.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1945-48; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina,
1948-49; resigned 1949.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Redmen;
Woodmen of the World; Kiwanis.
Died July 25,
1968 (age 88 years, 326
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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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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Oscar Arthur Kirkman (b. 1900) —
also known as O. Arthur Kirkman —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., April
16, 1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
executive vice-president and general manager, Thomasville & Denton Railroad
Company; director, American Short Line Railroad
Association; president, Atlantic Savings and
Loan Association (High Point, N.C.); mayor
of High Point, N.C., 1939-43; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-52; member of North
Carolina state senate 17th District, 1953-59; president, American
Cancer Society, 1953-54.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Woodmen; Royal
Arcanum; American
Legion; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Oscar Arthur Kirkman, Sr. and Lulu Blanche (Hammer) Kirkman;
married 1933 to
Katharine Morgan. |
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John Davis Larkins Jr. (1909-1990) —
also known as John D. Larkins, Jr. —
of Trenton, Jones
County, N.C.
Born in Morristown, Hamblen
County, Tenn., June 8,
1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1936-44, 1948-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of
North Carolina Democratic Party, 1952-54; North
Carolina Democratic state chair, 1954-58; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1958-60; candidate for
nomination for Governor of
North Carolina, 1960; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1967.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Woodmen; American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died February
16, 1990 (age 80 years, 253
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John D. Larkins and Emma (Cooper) Larkins; married, March
15, 1930, to Pauline Murrill. |
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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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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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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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Henry Lawson Price (b. 1871) —
also known as H. L. Price —
of Monroe, Union
County, N.C.
Born in Union
County, N.C., 1871.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Union County,
1913-14.
Methodist.
Member, Modern Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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Staton Pender Williams (born c.1909) —
also known as Staton P. Williams —
of Albemarle, Stanly
County, N.C.
Born in Robersonville, Martin
County, N.C., about 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 19th District, 1957-59.
Methodist.
Member, Lions;
Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Lawrence Williams and Hattie Leary (Pender) Williams; married
1933 to
Margaret Louisa Moyer. |
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William Thomas Woodley (b. 1873) —
also known as W. T. Woodley —
of Tyner, Chowan
County, N.C.
Born in Chowan
County, N.C., 1873.
Democrat. Farmer; real estate
agent; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1903-04; member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1913-14.
Episcopalian.
Member, Modern Woodmen of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of W. T. Woodley and Mary Isabella (Parker) Woodley; married 1905 to
Margaret Pretlow. |
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