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Duplin County
North Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Duplin County


Index to Locations

  • Faison Faison Cemetery
  • Near Kenansville Graham Cemetery
  • Wallace Rockfish Memorial Cemetery
  • Wallace Rockfish Presbyterian Church Cemetery


    Faison Cemetery
    Faison, Duplin County, North Carolina
    Politicians buried here:
      John Miller Faison (1862-1915) — also known as John M. Faison — of Faison, Duplin County, N.C. Born near Faison, Duplin County, N.C., April 17, 1862. Democrat. Physician; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1911-15. Died in Faison, Duplin County, N.C., April 21, 1915 (age 53 years, 4 days). Interment at Faison Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Fannie Sutton Faison (1875-1955) — also known as Fannie Sutton; Mrs. Henry J. Faison — of Faison, Duplin County, N.C. Born August 28, 1875. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1924; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1932. Female. Died December 6, 1955 (age 80 years, 100 days). Interment at Faison Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Henry J. Faison (1854-1944).


    Graham Cemetery
    Near Kenansville, Duplin County, North Carolina
    Politicians buried here:
      Owen Rand Kenan (1804-1887) — of North Carolina. Born in Kenansville, Duplin County, N.C., March 4, 1804. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1834-38; Representative from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64. Died in Kenansville, Duplin County, N.C., March 3, 1887 (age 82 years, 364 days). Interment at Graham Cemetery.
      Relatives: Cousin of Augustus Holmes Kenan. See Alston-Kenan-Howard-Hawkins family of North Carolina.


    Rockfish Memorial Cemetery
    South N.C. Highway 41
    Wallace, Duplin County, North Carolina
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      David Newton Henderson (1921-2004) — also known as David N. Henderson — of Wallace, Duplin County, N.C. Born near Hubert, Onslow County, N.C., April 16, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; state court judge in North Carolina, 1958-60; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1961-77. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Lions. Died in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., January 13, 2004 (age 82 years, 272 days). Interment at Rockfish Memorial Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial


    Rockfish Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    6270 South N.C. Highway 41
    Wallace, Duplin County, North Carolina
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      William Stokes Boney (1860-1946) — also known as W. Stokes Boney — of Wallace, Duplin County, N.C. Born in Duplin County, N.C., February 9, 1860. Son of James Wells Boney (1824-1885) and Mary P. (Wells) Boney (1834-1895). Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Duplin County, 1913. Presbyterian. Died April 12, 1946 (age 86 years, 62 days). Interment at Rockfish Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


     

     


     
       
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