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Surry County
North Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Surry County


Index to Locations

  • Panther Creek Cemetery
  • Dobson Dobson Cemetery
  • Mt. Airy Unknown location
  • Mt. Airy Oakdale Cemetery
  • Near Mt. Airy Edwards-Franklin House Grounds
  • Pinnacle Pinnacle Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Near Rockford Dobson Family Cemetery


    Panther Creek Cemetery
    Surry County, North Carolina
    Politicians buried here:
      Lewis Williams (1782-1842) — of Panther Creek, Surry County, N.C. Born in North Carolina, 1782. Member of North Carolina state legislature; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 13th District, 1815-42; died in office 1842. Died in 1842 (age about 60 years). Interment at Panther Creek Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
      Relatives: First cousin by marriage of Matthew Clay; cousin of Robert Williams and Marmaduke Williams; brother of John Williams; uncle of Joseph Lanier Williams. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Dobson Cemetery
    Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina
    Politicians buried here:
      Alonzo Dillard Folger (1888-1941) — also known as Alonzo D. Folger — of Mt. Airy, Surry County, N.C. Born in Dobson, Surry County, N.C., July 9, 1888. Democrat. State court judge in North Carolina, 1937; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1939-41; died in office 1941. Died in an automobile accident in Mt. Airy, Surry County, N.C., April 30, 1941 (age 52 years, 295 days). Interment at Dobson Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of John Hamlin Folger; uncle of Fred Folger. See Folger family of North Carolina.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Unknown Location
    Mt. Airy, Surry County, North Carolina
    Politicians buried here:
      Henry Harrison Llewellyn (d. 1969) — of North Carolina. Recorder's court judge in North Carolina. Died October 24, 1969. Interment somewhere.
      Relatives: Brother of Clement Manly Llewellyn.


    Oakdale Cemetery
    Mt. Airy, Surry County, North Carolina
    Politicians buried here:
      John Hamlin Folger (1880-1963) — also known as John H. Folger — of Mt. Airy, Surry County, N.C.; Danbury, Stokes County, N.C. Born in Rockford, Surry County, N.C., December 18, 1880. Son of Thomas Wilson Folger and Ada Dillard (Robertson) Folger. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-28; member of North Carolina state senate, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1944 (alternate); U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1941-49. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Junior Order. Died in Clemmons, Forsyth County, N.C., July 19, 1963 (age 82 years, 213 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Thomas Wilson Folger and Ada Dillard (Robertson) Folger; married, November 5, 1899, to Maude Douglas; brother of Alonzo Dillard Folger; father of Fred Folger. See Folger family of North Carolina.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Morehead Brower (1845-1913) — also known as John M. Brower — of Mt. Airy, Surry County, N.C.; Boswell, Choctaw County, Okla. Born in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., July 19, 1845. Republican. Merchant; tobacco grower; member of North Carolina state senate, 1876-78; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1887-91; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1896-98. Died in Paris, Lamar County, Tex., August 5, 1913 (age 68 years, 17 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Edwards-Franklin House Grounds
    Near Mt. Airy, Surry County, North Carolina
    Politicians buried here:
      Meshack Franklin (1772-1839) — of North Carolina. Born in Surry County, N.C., 1772. Republican. Member of North Carolina house of commons, 1800-01; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1807-15 (12th District 1807-09, at-large 1809-11, 12th District 1811-13, at-large 1813-15); member of North Carolina state senate, 1828-29, 1838. Died in Surry County, N.C., December 18, 1839 (age about 67 years). Interment at Edwards-Franklin House Grounds.
      Relatives: Brother of Jesse Franklin.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Pinnacle Baptist Church Cemetery
    Pinnacle, Surry County, North Carolina
    Politicians buried here:
      Ralph James Scott (1905-1983) — of Danbury, Stokes County, N.C. Born near Pinnacle, Surry County, N.C., October 15, 1905. Son of Samuel Martin Scott and Daisy (Cook) Scott. Democrat. Chair of Stokes County Democratic Party, 1935; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1936-37; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1957-67. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose. Died in Danbury, Stokes County, N.C., August 5, 1983 (age 77 years, 294 days). Interment at Pinnacle Baptist Church Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, November 30, 1929, to Verna Viola Denny.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Dobson Family Cemetery
    Near Rockford, Surry County, North Carolina
    Politicians buried here:
      William Polk Dobson (1793-1846) — also known as William P. Dobson — of North Carolina. Born in 1793. Member of North Carolina state senate, 1818-19, 1827, 1830-34, 1836, 1842 (Surry County 1818-19, 1827, 1830-34, 43rd District 1836, 1842). Died in 1846 (age about 53 years). Interment at Dobson Family Cemetery.
      Relatives: First cousin of James Knox Polk. See Polk-Ashe family of North Carolina.


     

     


     
       
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