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Barna Allen (b. 1873) —
of Troy, Montgomery
County, N.C.
Born in Montgomery
County, N.C., November
27, 1873.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Montgomery County,
1913.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Son of William Clemens Allsbrook and Bennie Alice (Waller) Allsbrook.
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:
Married 1926
to Frances Virginia Brown. |
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Ike Franklin Andrews (1925-2010) —
also known as Ike F. Andrews —
of Siler City, Chatham
County, N.C.
Born in Bonlee, Chatham
County, N.C., September
2, 1925.
Son of Archie Franklin Andrews (1895-1972) and Ina (Dunlap) Andrews
(1895-1987).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 13th District, 1959-60; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-62, 1967-72;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1973-85;
defeated, 1984.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Jaycees.
In October 1982, he was arrested
and charged
with drunk
driving.
Died in Carrboro, Orange
County, N.C., May 10,
2010 (age 84 years, 250
days).
Interment at Bonlee Baptist Church Cemetery, Bonlee, N.C.
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Edwin Ferebee Aydlett (1857-1930) —
also known as E. F. Aydlett —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.
Born in Camden
County, N.C., May 14,
1857.
Son of Abner Aydlett and Clotilda (Lamb) Aydlett.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912,
1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1920-21.
Baptist. Member, Kiwanis.
Died in 1930
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Old
Hollywood Cemetery, Elizabeth City, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Abner Aydlett and Clotilda (Lamb) Aydlett; married 1883 to Ettie
Hunter Briggs; married to Kate Wood. |
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Carl LeRoy Bailey (1898-1966) —
also known as Carl L. Bailey —
of Plymouth, Washington
County, N.C.
Born in Roper, Washington
County, N.C., October
30, 1898.
Son of Benjamin F. Bailey and Sarah F. (Williams) Bailey.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
recorder's court judge in North Carolina, 1919-24; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Washington County,
1925; member of North
Carolina state senate 2nd District, 1933-35.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in August, 1966
(age 67
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Josiah William Bailey (1873-1946) —
also known as Josiah W. Bailey —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C., September
14, 1873.
Son of Christopher Thomas Bailey and Annie Sarah Bailey.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1908;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1931-46; died in office 1946;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1932.
Baptist. Member, Anti-Saloon
League; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
15, 1946 (age 73 years, 92
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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Arthur Creel Baker (b. 1925) —
also known as Arthur C. Baker —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Varina, Wake
County, N.C., January
19, 1925.
Son of Offie Franklin Baker and Myrtie (Whisenhunt) Baker.
Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1959.
Baptist. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Still living as of 1967.
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Hugh William Barnes (b. 1948) —
also known as Hugh Barnes —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Cary, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., April 24,
1948.
Son of Thomas Glenn Barnes and Selma (Oxford) Barnes.
Republican. School
teacher; delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1972.
Baptist. Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Married 1967
to Barbara Lee Lane. |
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John Stewart Battle (1890-1972) —
also known as John S. Battle —
of Charlottesville,
Va.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., July 11,
1890.
Son of Rev. Henry Wilson Battle and Margaret (Stewart) Battle.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1930-33; member of Virginia
state senate, 1934-50; Governor of
Virginia, 1950-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1952;
member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1956.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons.
Died April 9,
1972 (age 81 years, 273
days).
Interment at Monticello
Memorial Park, Charlottesville, Va.
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John Dob Blanton (1870-1960) —
also known as John D. Blanton —
of Marion, McDowell
County, N.C.
Born in Dysartville, McDowell
County, N.C., November
12, 1870.
Son of William Miller Blanton (1832-1916) and Josephine (Setzer)
Blanton (1839-1925).
Democrat. Merchant;
member of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1935.
Baptist.
Died, from a cerebrovascular
accident, in Marion General Hospital,
Marion, Marion
County, S.C., July 3,
1960 (age 89 years, 234
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Marion, N.C.
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Henry Lee Bridges (1907-2002) —
also known as Henry L. Bridges —
of Guilford
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Franklin
County, N.C., June 10,
1907.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; North
Carolina state auditor, 1947-81; appointed 1947.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Lions;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died April 6,
2002 (age 94 years, 300
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Mitchell Brinson (1870-1922) —
also known as Samuel M. Brinson —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., March 29,
1870.
Son of William George Brinson and Kittie Elizabeth (Chestnut)
Brinson.
Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1919-22; died in
office 1922.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., April 13,
1922 (age 52 years, 15
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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James Jefferson Britt (1861-1939) —
also known as James J. Britt —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born near Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn., March 4,
1861.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1904
(alternate), 1916;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1904;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1909-11; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1915-17, 1919;
defeated, 1906; candidate for chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1926.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., December
26, 1939 (age 78 years, 297
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Willis James Brogden (1877-1935) —
also known as W. J. Brogden —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born near Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C., October
18, 1877.
Son of Willis H. Brogden and Virginia (Robinson) Brogden.
School
teacher and principal; lawyer; mayor of
Durham, N.C., 1911-15; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1926-35; died in office 1935.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died October
29, 1935 (age 58 years, 11
days).
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.
Son of Joseph Melville Broughton and Sallie (Harris) Broughton.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1927-29; Presidential Elector for
Nebraska, 1936;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1944,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee); 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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Vance A. Browning (b. 1892) —
of Bryson City, Swain
County, N.C.
Born in Macon
County, N.C., May 9,
1892.
Son of Charley R. Browning and Kansas L. (Calor) Browning.
Democrat. Swain
County Register of Deeds, 1923-24; Swain
County Superior Court Clerk, 1926-34; member of North
Carolina state senate 33rd District, 1935.
Baptist. Member, Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1915
to Nannie Belle West. |
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James Edgar Broyhill (b. 1892) —
also known as J. E. Broyhill —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Wilkes
County, N.C., May 5,
1892.
Son of Isaac Broyhill and Margaret (Parsons) Broyhill.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; furniture
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1948-64; candidate for
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1956.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Thomas Broyhill (b. 1927) —
also known as James T. Broyhill; Jim
Broyhill —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., August
19, 1927.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1963-86 (9th District
1963-69, 10th District 1969-86); U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1986; defeated, 1986.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2000.
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Dennis G. Brummitt (1881-1935) —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., February
7, 1881.
Son of Thomas Jefferson Brummitt (1844-1920) and Caroline (Bradford)
Brummitt (1851-1925).
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Granville County Democratic Party, 1908-14; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1913-24; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1915-19; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1919;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1920;
North
Carolina state attorney general, 1925-35; died in office 1935.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., January
12, 1935 (age 53 years, 339
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Oxford, 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.
Son of Robert L. Bryson and Mattie (Allison) Bryson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1921-24; member of South
Carolina state senate, 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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Marion L. Buchanan (b. 1872) —
of Bakersville, Mitchell
County, N.C.
Born in Bakersville, Mitchell
County, N.C., January
16, 1872.
Republican. Farmer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1901; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Mitchell County,
1913.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Linville Bumgarner, Jr. (1867-1941) —
also known as Linville Bumgarner —
of Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C.
Born in Millers Creek, Wilkes
County, N.C., July 7,
1867.
Son of Rev. James L. Bumgarner and Phoebe Hincher Bumgarner.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Wilkes County, 1913;
member of North
Carolina state senate.
Baptist.
Died, of following an attack of
apoplexy (a stroke),
in Wilkes Hospital,
Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., November
1, 1941 (age 74 years, 117
days).
Interment at Mountain
Park Cemetery, Wilkesboro, N.C.
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Relatives:
Married 1889
to Bessie R. McNeil. |
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Julian Wilber Bunn (b. 1883) —
also known as J. Wilber Bunn —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Wakefield, Wake
County, N.C., March 24,
1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Wake County, 1913.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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John T. Burrus (b. 1877) —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Surry
County, N.C., 1877.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
member of North
Carolina state senate 17th District, 1931-35.
Baptist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Kenneth Butterfield, Jr. (b. 1947) —
also known as G. K. Butterfield —
Born in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., April 27,
1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1988-2001; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 2001-02; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 2004-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2008.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Robert Carlyle Byrd (b. 1917) —
also known as Robert C. Byrd; Cornelius Calvin Sale,
Jr. —
of Sophia, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., November
20, 1917.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1951-52; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1953-59; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1959-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1960,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Lions; Farm
Bureau; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Ku Klux Klan.
Still living as of 2009.
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Pritchard Sylvester Carlton (b. 1878) —
also known as P. S. Carlton —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Duplin
County, N.C., August 2,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Rowan County, 1913.
Baptist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Ertel Carlyle (1897-1960) —
also known as F. Ertel Carlyle —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C., April 7,
1897.
Son of William W. Carlyle and Lillian O. Carlyle.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
solicitor, 9th District, 1939-48; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1949-57.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C., October
2, 1960 (age 63 years, 178
days).
Interment at Meadowbrook
Cemetery, Lumberton, N.C.
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DeWitt Valentine Carroll (b. 1860) —
also known as D. V. Carroll —
of Mizpah, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born in Stokes
County, N.C., 1860.
Republican. Farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Stokes County, 1913.
Baptist. Member, Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ray G. Carson —
of Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state senate 28th District, 1935.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior
Order.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Dunbar Cooley (1897-1974) —
also known as Harold D. Cooley —
of Nashville, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Nashville, Nash
County, N.C., July 26,
1897.
Son of Roger A. Pryor Cooley and Hattie (Davis) Cooley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1932;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1934-67;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior
Order; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died of emphysema
in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., January
15, 1974 (age 76 years, 173
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Nashville, N.C.
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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, 1911-13.
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.
Son of Andrew Murdock Craig and Clarissa Rebecca (Gillam) Craig.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1892,
1896;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1900; Governor of
North Carolina, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1916.
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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Edmund Dean Crisp (1850-1925) —
also known as E. D. Crisp —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Caldwell
County, N.C., November
5, 1850.
Democrat. Baptist
minister; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Caldwell County,
1913.
Baptist.
Died December
13, 1925 (age 75 years, 38
days).
Interment at Pisgah
Baptist Church Cemetery, Lenoir, N.C.
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Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry (1825-1903) —
also known as Jabez L. M. Curry —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near Double Branches, Lincoln
County, Ga., June 5,
1825.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1847-48, 1853-57; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1857-61; Delegate
from Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative
from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 4th District, 1862-64;
defeated, 1863; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
president,
Howard College, Alabama, 1866-68; college
professor; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1885-88.
Baptist.
Died near Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
12, 1903 (age 77 years, 252
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Walter Eugene Daniel (b. 1859) —
also known as W. E. Daniel —
of Weldon, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Weldon, Halifax
County, N.C., August
14, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1907, 1913.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Warren Davis (1867-1945) —
also known as J. Warren Davis —
of Salem, Salem
County, N.J.; Lawrenceville, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., March 4,
1867.
Son of John S. Davis and Emmie Virginia (Sawyer) Davis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Salem County, 1912-13; resigned 1913; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1912;
U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1913-16; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1916-20; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1920-39.
Baptist. Member, Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons.
Died February
21, 1945 (age 77 years, 354
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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; member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1911-13.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen of
the World.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Bennett Deane (1898-1969) —
also known as Charles B. Deane —
of Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C.
Born in Ansonville Township, Anson
County, N.C., November
1, 1898.
Son of John Leaird Deane and Florence (Boyette) Deane.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richmond
County Register of Deeds, 1926-34; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1947-57.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C., November
24, 1969 (age 71 years, 23
days).
Interment at Eastside
Cemetery, Rockingham, N.C.
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David P. Dellinger —
of Cherryville, Gaston
County, N.C.; Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born near Cherryville, Gaston
County, N.C.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Gaston County, 1909,
1913.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Khorassan.
Interment at Mt.
Zion Cemetery, Cherryville, N.C.
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Emery Byrd Denny (1892-1973) —
also known as Emery B. Denny —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Pilot Mountain, Surry
County, N.C., November
23, 1892.
Son of Rev. Gabriel Denny and Sarah Delphina (Stone) Denny.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Gastonia, N.C., 1929-37; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1940-42; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1942-62; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1962-66.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons.
Died in 1973
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Augustus Devin (b. 1871) —
also known as William A. Devin —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., July 12,
1871.
Son of Robert I. Devin and Mary (Transon) Devin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County,
1911-13; superior court judge in North Carolina 10th District,
1913-35; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1935-40; appointed 1935.
Baptist. Member, American
Judicature Society; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Lee Doughton (1863-1954) —
also known as Robert L. Doughton —
of Laurel Springs, Alleghany
County, N.C.
Born in Laurel Springs, Alleghany
County, N.C., November
7, 1863.
Son of J. H. Doughton and Rebecca (Jones) Doughton.
Democrat. Farmer; banker;
member of North
Carolina state senate 35th District, 1908-10; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1911-53 (8th District
1911-33, 9th District 1933-53); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940.
Baptist.
Died in Laurel Springs, Alleghany
County, N.C., October
1, 1954 (age 90 years, 328
days).
Interment at Laurel
Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Laurel Springs, N.C.
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Archer R. Dunning (b. 1877) —
of Robersonville, Martin
County, N.C.; Williamston, Martin
County, N.C.
Born in Aulander, Bertie
County, N.C., October
2, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Martin County, 1913.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Baxter Durham (b. 1878) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., August
20, 1878.
Son of Columbus Durham and Lila (Walters) Durham.
Democrat. North
Carolina state auditor, 1921-37.
Baptist. Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fay Webb Gardner (1885-1969) —
also known as Fay Lamar Webb; Mrs. O. Max
Gardner —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., September
7, 1885.
Daughter of James Landrum Webb (1853-1930) and Kansas Love (Andrews)
Webb (1856-1938).
Democrat. Executive and stylist,
Cleveland Cloth
Mills of Shelby, N.C.; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Committee, 1929; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1930-32; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948,
1952.
Female.
Baptist. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Colonial
Dames.
Died January
16, 1969 (age 83 years, 131
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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Oliver Max Gardner (1882-1947) —
also known as O. Max Gardner —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., March 22,
1882.
Son of Oliver Perry Gardner (M.D.) and Margaret (Blanton) Gardner.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; chair of
Cleveland County Democratic Party, 1907-08; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910-14; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1911, 1915; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1924,
1932,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1929-33; defeated, 1920.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in his suite at the St. Regis Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
6, 1947 (age 64 years, 321
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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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.
Son of William L. Garrison and Docia (Clanton) Garrison.
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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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.
Son of Edward Lewis Gavin and Minnie Irene (Darden) Gavin.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
mayor of Roseboro, N.C., 1912-14; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1919-21; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1928-32;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1950.
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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Philip Pittman Godwin, Sr. (c.1924-2001) —
also known as Philip P. Godwin, Sr. —
of Gatesville, Gates
County, N.C.
Born about 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-72; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1971-72;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1973.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in the Sentara Norfolk General Hospital,
Norfolk,
Va., December
12, 2001 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Gatesville
Cemetery, Gatesville, N.C.
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Thomas Jackson Gold (b. 1879) —
also known as Thomas J. Gold —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., April 11,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Guilford County,
1913.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Elks; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Woodrow Wilson Goode (b. 1938) —
also known as W. Wilson Goode —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born near Seaboard, Northampton
County, N.C., August
19, 1938.
Democrat. Mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1984-92.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Augustus Washington Graham (1849-1936) —
of Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C.; Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C., June 8,
1849.
Son of William
Alexander Graham (1804-1875) and Susannah Sarah (Washington)
Graham (1816-1890).
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1885; superior court judge in North
Carolina, 1895-96; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1901-05, 1909, 1913; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1909;
president, American Cotton and Grain Exchange, 1919-22.
Baptist.
Died October
12, 1936 (age 87 years, 126
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Billy Graham (b. 1918) —
also known as William Franklin Graham, Jr.; "America's
Pastor" —
Born near Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
7, 1918.
Son of William Franklin Graham (1888-1962) and Morrow (Coffey) Graham
(1892-1981).
Minister;
famed evangelist; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1980 ;
speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Alexander Graham (1839-1923) —
also known as William A. Graham —
of Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born in Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C., December
26, 1839.
Son of William
Alexander Graham (1804-1875) and Susannah Sarah (Washington)
Graham (1816-1890).
Democrat. Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; planter;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1874-75, 1878-79; member, North Carolina
Board of Agriculture, 1899-1908; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1905; North
Carolina commissioner of agriculture, 1908-23; died in office
1923.
Baptist.
Died December
24, 1923 (age 83 years, 363
days).
Interment at Machpelah
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Near Lincolnton, Lincoln County,
N.C.
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Clyde Ray Greene (b. 1898) —
also known as Clyde R. Greene —
of Boone, Watauga
County, N.C.
Born in Meat Camp, Watauga
County, N.C., January
31, 1898.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1946, 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1952;
candidate for North
Carolina state treasurer, 1968.
Baptist. Member, Lions; Freemasons;
Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lloyd Eldon Griffin (b. 1893) —
also known as L. E. Griffin —
of Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.
Born in Belvidere, Perquimans
County, N.C., January
14, 1893.
Son of C. N. Griffin and Mary (Perry) Griffin.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1935; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1952,
1956.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1922
to Belle Walters. |
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John W. Hall (b. 1880) —
of Danbury, Stokes
County, N.C.
Born near East Bend, Yadkin
County, N.C., July 24,
1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1913.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Franklin Wills Hancock, Jr. (1894-1969) —
also known as Frank Hancock, Jr. —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., November
1, 1894.
Son of Franklin Wills Hancock and Lizzie (Hobgood) Hancock.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Granville County Democratic Party, 1924; Presidential Elector for
North Carolina, 1924;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1926-28; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1928-30; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1930-39;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1938; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1940;
state court judge in North Carolina, 1950.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kappa
Alpha Order; Rotary.
Died in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., January
23, 1969 (age 74 years, 83
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Oxford, N.C.
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Franklin Wills Hancock III (b. 1918) —
also known as Wills Hancock III —
of Oxford, Granville
County, N.C.
Born in Oxford, Granville
County, N.C., June 1,
1918.
Son of Lucy Osborn (Landis) Hancock and Franklin
Wills Hancock, Jr..
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate
business; farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-48; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1959.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Gamma Sigma.
Still living as of 1959.
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William Johnson Hannah (b. 1867) —
also known as William J. Hannah —
of Waynesville, Haywood
County, N.C.
Born in Cataloochee, Haywood
County, N.C., 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of North
Carolina state senate 37th District, 1913.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rufus Lafayette Haymore (b. 1851) —
also known as Rufus L. Haymore —
of Mt. Airy, Surry
County, N.C.
Born in Surry
County, N.C., 1851.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Surry County, 1909,
1913; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1911.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence Brooks Hays (1898-1981) —
also known as Brooks Hays —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.; North Carolina; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in London, Pope
County, Ark., August 9,
1898.
Son of Adelbert Steele Hays and Sallie (Butler) Hays.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Arkansas, 1932-39; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 5th District, 1943-59; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arkansas, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1972.
Baptist. Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Lions;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., October
11, 1981 (age 83 years, 63
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Russellville, Ark.
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John D. Hayworth, Jr. (b. 1958) —
also known as J. D. Hayworth —
of Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., July 12,
1958.
Republican. Television
reporter; U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1995-2007 (6th District 1995-2003,
5th District 2003-07).
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Willie Gathrel Hefner (b. 1930) —
also known as W. G. 'Bill' Hefner —
of Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born in Elora, Lincoln
County, Tenn., April 11,
1930.
Democrat. Owner and president, radio
station WRKB, Kannapolis, N.C.; Gospel music
singer with Harvester's Quartet, 1954-67; television performer;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1975-99;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jesse Alexander Helms (1921-2008) —
also known as Jesse Helms —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Monroe, Union
County, N.C., October
18, 1921.
Son of Jesse Helms.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1973-2003.
Baptist. Member, Rotary; Young
Americans for Freedom; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club.
Died, in a nursing
home at Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., July 4,
2008 (age 86 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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Franklin P. Hobgood, Jr. (b. 1872) —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., December
17, 1872.
Son of Franklin P. Hobgood.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1911, 1913 (21st District 1911, 20th
District 1913).
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Waighstill Hodges (b. 1866) —
also known as John W. Hodges —
of Boone, Watauga
County, N.C.
Born in Grainger
County, Tenn., April 2,
1866.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Watauga County, 1913.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel E. Hogg (1783-1842) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Caswell
County, N.C., April 18,
1783.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1813-15; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1817-19.
Baptist.
Died in Rutherford
County, Tenn., May 28,
1842 (age 59 years, 40
days).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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Nathan Thomas Hopkins (1852-1927) —
also known as Nathan T. Hopkins —
of Floyd
County, Ky.; Yeager, Pike
County, Ky.
Born in Ashe
County, N.C., October
27, 1852.
Republican. Ordained
minister; merchant;
lumberman;
farmer;
Floyd
County Assessor, 1878-90; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1893-94, 1923-24; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1895-97; defeated,
1894.
Baptist.
Died in Piketon (now Pikeville), Pike
County, Ky., February
11, 1927 (age 74 years, 107
days).
Interment at Potter
Cemetery, Yeager, Ky.
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John N. Howell (1807-1882) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., 1807.
Democrat. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1844-45.
Baptist.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1882
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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Robert Lee Humber (1898-1970) —
also known as Robert L. Humber —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., May 30,
1898.
Son of Robert Lee Humber and Lena Clyde (Davis) Humber.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1959-64.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; United
World Federalists; American
Legion; Rotary; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Farm
Bureau; National
Trust for Historic Preservation.
Died November
10, 1970 (age 72 years, 164
days).
Interment at Cherry
Hill Cemetery, Greenville, N.C.
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Wilbur Morton Jolly (b. 1916) —
also known as Wilbur M. Jolly —
of Louisburg, Franklin
County, N.C.
Born in Ayden, Pitt
County, N.C., January
16, 1916.
Son of William O. Jolly and Cornelia (Mumford) Jolly.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 6th District, 1957-59.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Lions.
Still living as of 1959.
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Walter Beaman Jones (1913-1992) —
also known as Walter B. Jones —
of Farmville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C., August
19, 1913.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-59; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1965-66; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1966-92; died in
office 1992.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Moose;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Norfolk,
Va., September
15, 1992 (age 79 years, 27
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Richard Jordan, Jr. (b. 1921) —
also known as John R. Jordan, Jr. —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Winton, Hertford
County, N.C., January
16, 1921.
Son of John R. Jordan, Sr. and Ina Love (Mitchell) Jordan.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate 13th District, 1959.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi; Lions.
Still living as of 1959.
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Relatives:
Married 1949
to Patricia Exum Weaver. |
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James Yadkin Joyner (b. 1862) —
also known as James Y. Joyner —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Davidson
County, N.C., August 7,
1862.
School
teacher; lawyer; college
professor; North
Carolina superintendent of public instruction, 1902-19.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Rulfs Keith (b. 1900) —
also known as Fred R. Keith —
of St. Pauls, Robeson
County, N.C.; Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., December
25, 1900.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Keith and Lillie (Rulfs) Keith.
Republican. Realtor;
farmer;
hardware
store owner; banker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1940; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1948,
1960,
1964;
chair
of Robeson County Republican Party, 1952.
Baptist. Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Tau
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Hosea Kerr (1873-1958) —
also known as John H. Kerr —
of Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C.
Born in Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C., December
31, 1873.
Son of Capt. John H. Kerr and Eliza Katherine (Yancey) Kerr.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1916; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1923-53;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died June 21,
1958 (age 84 years, 172
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Warrenton, N.C.
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Alvin Paul Kitchin (1908-1983) —
also known as A. Paul Kitchin —
of Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C.
Born in Scotland Neck, Halifax
County, N.C., September
13, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1957-63.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C., October
22, 1983 (age 75 years, 39
days).
Interment at Eastview
Cemetery, Wadesboro, N.C.
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William Ray Lackey, Sr. (1925-2008) —
also known as W. Ray Lackey —
of Stony Point, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Alexander
County, N.C., December
20, 1925.
Son of Earl J. Lackey and Bessie B. (Childers) Lackey.
Democrat. Alexander
County Register of Deeds; administrator, Alexander County
Hospital; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955; member of North
Carolina state senate 28th District, 1959.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Lions;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Moose.
Died in Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C., February
23, 2008 (age 82 years, 65
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Statesville, N.C.
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I. Beverly Lake, Jr. (b. 1934) —
of North Carolina.
Born in 1934.
Son of Isaac
Beverly Lake.
Member of North
Carolina state senate; elected 1976, 1978; Republican candidate
for Governor of
North Carolina, 1980; superior court judge in North Carolina,
1985-92; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1992-93, 1995-2000; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 2001-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2001.
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Isaac Beverly Lake (1906-1996) —
also known as I. Beverly Lake —
of Wake Forest, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Wake Forest, Wake
County, N.C., August
29, 1906.
Son of James L. Lake and Lula (Caldwell) Lake.
Lawyer;
law
professor; candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1960, 1964; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1965-78.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in 1996
(age about
89 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James L. Lake and Lula (Caldwell) Lake; married to Gertrude Bell;
father of I.
Beverly Lake, Jr.. |
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Joseph Lane (1801-1881) —
Born in a log
cabin near Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., December
14, 1801.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1822-23, 1830-33, 1838-39; member
of Indiana
state senate, 1839-40, 1844-46; general in the U.S. Army during
the Mexican War; Governor of
Oregon Territory, 1849-50, 1853; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oregon Territory, 1851-59; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1852;
U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1859-61; Southern Democratic candidate for
Vice
President of the United States, 1860; candidate for Oregon
state senate, 1880.
Baptist; later Catholic.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore., April 19,
1881 (age 79 years, 126
days).
Original interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.; reinterment at Memorial
Garden Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.; cenotaph at Lone
Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Edwin Sidney Lanier (1901-1983) —
also known as Edwin S. Lanier —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born near Metter, Candler
County, Ga., July 19,
1901.
Son of Richard Lanier and Hassie (Banks) Lanier.
Democrat. Mayor
of Chapel Hill, N.C., 1949-55; member of North
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1957-59.
Baptist. Member, Rotary.
Died in 1983
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1934
to Nancy Thelma Herndon. |
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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.
Son of John D. Larkins and Emma (Cooper) Larkins.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1936-44, 1948-54; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944,
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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Alton Asa Lennon (1906-1986) —
of Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., August
17, 1906.
Son of Rosser Yates Lennon and Minnie (High) Lennon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
recorder's court judge in North Carolina, 1934-42; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1947, 1951; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1953-54; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1957-73.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Died December
28, 1986 (age 80 years, 133
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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William Ballard Lenoir (1775-1852) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Wilkes
County, N.C., September
1, 1775.
Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1815-17.
Baptist.
Died in Roane County (part now in Loudon
County), Tenn., December
14, 1852 (age 77 years, 104
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Loudon County, Tenn.
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Scott Wike Lucas (1892-1968) —
also known as Scott W. Lucas —
of Havana, Mason
County, Ill.
Born near Chandlerville, Cass
County, Ill., February
19, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1932,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1935-39; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1939-51; defeated, 1950.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Professional baseball
player, 3-I League, three years.
Died in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., February
22, 1968 (age 76 years, 3
days).
Interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Havana, Ill.
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Mark Majette (b. 1865) —
of Columbia, Tyrrell
County, N.C.
Born in Como, Hertford
County, N.C., September
19, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Tyrrell County,
1909-13.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles B. Mashburn —
of Marshall, Madison
County, N.C.
Born in McDowell
County, N.C.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Madison County,
1893; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina,
1904;
member of North
Carolina state senate 35th District, 1913.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Hayes McNeill (b. 1877) —
also known as Robert H. McNeill —
of Jefferson, Ashe
County, N.C.; Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Wilkes
County, N.C., April 25,
1877.
Republican. Candidate for superior court judge in North Carolina,
1901; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1904,
1948;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1940.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Medford (b. 1909) —
of Waynesville, Haywood
County, N.C.
Born in Bryson City, Swain
County, N.C., January
29, 1909.
Son of A. T. Medford and Verna (Welch) Medford.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1947-48, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1959; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1961-69.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1940
to Martha Mock. |
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Grady Mercer (b. 1906) —
of Beulaville, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born in Beulaville, Duplin
County, N.C., January
18, 1906.
Son of Louis Albert Mercer and Frances (Grady) Mercer.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer;
county judge in North Carolina; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1959.
Baptist. Member, Farm
Bureau; Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1934
to Mary Harriett Scarborough. |
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Wayland Mitchell (b. 1871) —
of Lewiston (now part of Lewiston Woodville), Bertie
County, N.C.
Born in Bertie
County, N.C., September
9, 1871.
Democrat. Physician;
farmer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 3rd District, 1919, 1935.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Motley Morehead (1870-1965) —
also known as John M. Morehead —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Spray, Rockingham
County, N.C., November
3, 1870.
Son of James Turner Morehead and Elizabeth (Connally) Morehead.
Republican. Mayor of
Rye, N.Y., 1925-30; U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1930-33; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940.
Baptist. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; American
Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in 1965
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Burren Morgan (b. 1925) —
also known as Robert Morgan —
of Lillington, Harnett
County, N.C.
Born in Lillington, Harnett
County, N.C., October
5, 1925.
Son of James Harvey Morgan and Alice (Butts) Morgan.
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.
Still living as of 2001.
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Robert Foster Morgan (b. 1922) —
also known as Robert F. Morgan —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Anderson
County, S.C., June 24,
1922.
Son of O. Z. Morgan and Minnietta (Foster) Morgan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1953-59.
Baptist. Member, Rotary; Jaycees;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 1959.
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Relatives:
Married 1953
to Ruth Norment Moore. |
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Z. V. Morgan —
of Hamlet, Richmond
County, N.C.
Born in Marshville, Union
County, N.C.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 18th District, 1935.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John P. Patton —
of Flat Rock, Henderson
County, N.C.
Born in Henderson
County, N.C.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Henderson County,
1913.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leonidas Lafayette Polk (1837-1892) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Anson
County, N.C., April 24,
1837.
Son of Andrew Polk and Sereba Autry Polk.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1860; colonel in the Confederate Army
during the Civil War; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1866; newspaper
editor; North
Carolina commissioner of agriculture, 1877-80; national president
of the Farmers' Alliance.
Baptist. Member, Grange.
Founder of Polkton, N.C. Elected to the North Carolina Agricultural
Hall
of Fame in 1957.
Died from a bladder
hemorrhage, in Washington,
D.C., June 11,
1892 (age 55 years, 48
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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James Benjamin Pool (1841-1899) —
also known as James B. Pool —
of Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Ellendale, Burke County (now Alexander
County), N.C., April 5,
1841.
Son of William Pool (1807-1882) and Mary (Austin) Pool (1809-1865).
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer; school
teacher; minister; Alexander
County Register of Deeds, 1870-80; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1880-82; Alexander
County Commissioner, 1887-90; Alexander
County Clerk of Court, 1890-98.
Baptist.
Died in Alexander
County, N.C., October
7, 1899 (age 58 years, 185
days).
Interment at Antioch
Baptist Church Cemetery, Alexander County, N.C.
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David Eugene Price (b. 1940) —
also known as David E. Price —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Erwin, Unicoi
County, Tenn., August
17, 1940.
Democrat. Legislative aide, U.S. Senator E.
L. 'Bob' Bartlett, 1963-67; university
professor; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1983-84; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1987-95, 1997-;
defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ralph Heyward Ramsey, Jr. (b. 1900) —
also known as Ralph Ramsey, Jr. —
of Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C.
Born in Wedgefield, Sumter
County, S.C., April 7,
1900.
Son of Ralph Heywood Ramsey and Una Elizabeth (Wells) Ramsey.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
mayor of Brevard, N.C., 1931-33; member of North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1935; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1956.
Baptist. Member, Kiwanis;
Pi
Kappa Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926
to Mary Dick Alford. |
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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, Pinnacle, N.C.
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Herbert Floyd Seawell (b. 1869) —
also known as Herbert F. Seawell —
of Carthage, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Duplin
County, N.C., August 8,
1869.
Son of Virgil Newton Seawell and Ellen (Croom) Seawell.
Republican. U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1910-13;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1916,
1924
(alternate), 1928;
candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1928.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mitchell Lee Shipman (b. 1866) —
also known as Mitchell L. Shipman —
of Transylvania
County, N.C.; Henderson
County, N.C.
Born in Bowman's Bluff, Henderson
County, N.C., December
31, 1866.
Son of F. M. Shipman and Martha A. (Dawson) Shipman.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper
editor; Transylvania
County School Superintendent, 1892-95; chair of
Henderson County Democratic Party, 1898-1906; North
Carolina commissioner of labor, 1909-25.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Royal
Arcanum; Anti-Saloon
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Cuthbert Sikes (b. 1880) —
also known as J. C. Sikes —
of Monroe, Union
County, N.C.
Born in Union
County, N.C., August
31, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Union County,
1911-13.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Oscar Simpkins (b. 1923) —
also known as James O. Simpkins —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., January
29, 1923.
Son of James Melvin Simpkins and Willie Mae (Fickling) Simpkins.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; jeweler;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1959.
Baptist. Member, Jaycees;
Civitan;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1959.
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Relatives:
Married 1944
to Evelyn Christine Brewer. |
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Charles Aurelius Smith (1861-1916) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Hertford
County, N.C., January
21, 1861.
Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1910; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1911-15; Governor of
South Carolina, 1915.
Baptist.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., April 1,
1916 (age 55 years, 71
days).
Interment at Byrd
Cemetery, Timmonsville, S.C.
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George C. Stallings (b. 1847) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Wake
County, N.C., 1847.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Durham County, 1913.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas H. Steele (b. 1887) —
of Statesville, Iredell
County, N.C.
Born in Virginia, August
26, 1887.
Son of John H. Steele and Julia (Hensley) Steele.
Democrat. Writer; accountant;
lecturer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 25th District, 1935.
Baptist. Member, Rotary; Odd
Fellows; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Vawter Bates. |
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Charles Hart Taylor (b. 1941) —
also known as Charles H. Taylor —
of Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C.
Born in Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C., January
23, 1941.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1967-73; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1973-75; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 11th District, 1991-;
defeated, 1988.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Richard Vipon Taylor (1859-1939) —
also known as Richard V. Taylor —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., August
11, 1859.
Son of Richard Nixon Taylor and Susan (Stevenson) Taylor.
Vice-president and general manager, Mobile & Ohio Railroad;
headed federalized railroads
in three states during World War I; mayor of
Mobile, Ala., 1922-24, 1933-34, 1936-37; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1926-29.
Baptist.
Died in Point Clear, Baldwin
County, Ala., December
22, 1939 (age 80 years, 133
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Nixon Taylor and Susan (Stevenson) Taylor; brother of Hannis
Taylor; married 1882 to Helen
Billingsley Buck. |
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Roy Arthur Taylor (1910-1995) —
also known as Roy A. Taylor —
of Black Mountain, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Vader, Lewis
County, Wash., January
31, 1910.
Son of Arthur A. Taylor and Lola (Morgan) Taylor.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-53; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1960-77 (12th District
1960-63, 11th District 1963-77).
Baptist. Member, Lions.
Died in Black Mountain, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
28, 1995 (age 85 years, 28
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Memorial Park, Black Mountain, N.C.
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Samuel Farris Teague (1885-1977) —
also known as S. F. Teague —
of Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C.
Born in Randolph
County, N.C., July 24,
1885.
Son of Dr. Samuel E. Teague and Elizabeth (Moffitt) Teague.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 8th District, 1935.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order.
Died in November, 1977
(age 92
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Edgar Thomas (b. 1871) —
also known as F. E. Thomas —
of Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C.
Born in Diamond Hill, Anson
County, N.C., December
25, 1871.
Son of John Williams Thomas.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Anson County, 1913.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joe Max Thomas (b. 1915) —
also known as J. Max Thomas —
of Marshville, Union
County, N.C.
Born in Marshville, Union
County, N.C., July 9,
1915.
Son of John W. Thomas and Lillian Maude (Hasty) Thomas.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Union
County Recorder's Court Judge, 1948-52; member of North
Carolina state senate 19th District, 1955-59.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Lions; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1959.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Thomas and Lillian Maude (Hasty) Thomas; married 1940 to Myrtle
Herron Glenn (died 1946); married 1947 to Vergie
Emma Griffin. |
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Benjamin Walter Thomason (1893-1987) —
also known as B. W. Thomason —
of Brevard, Transylvania
County, N.C.
Born in Greenville
County, S.C., August
15, 1893.
Son of Benjamin Arnold Thomason and Emma (Leake) Thomason.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Baptist
minister; member of North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1959; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1965-66.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1987
(age about
93 years).
Interment somewhere
in Brevard, N.C.
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Relatives:
Married to Jannette Martin. |
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Lucille W. Thornhill (b. 1917) —
also known as Lucille Wooten —
of Bluefield, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., April 21,
1917.
Daughter of Richard Stephen Wooten and Inez C. (Shipp) Wooten.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1965-66,
1969-70; appointed 1965.
Female.
Baptist.
Still living as of 1970.
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Durant Howard Tillett (b. 1883) —
also known as D. H. Tillett —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.C.
Born near Shiloh, Camden
County, N.C., April 25,
1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Camden County, 1907,
1913.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edolphus Towns (b. 1934) —
also known as Ed Towns —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Chadbourn, Columbus
County, N.C., July 21,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (11th District 1983-93,
10th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian
or Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Phi
Beta Sigma.
Still living as of 2009.
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Itimous Thaddeus Valentine, Jr. (b. 1926) —
also known as Tim Valentine —
of Nashville, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Nashville, Nash
County, N.C., March 15,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-60; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1966-68; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1983-95.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Lions;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joel Vandeveer (1791-1874) —
of Indiana.
Born in Orange
County, N.C., June 16,
1791.
Son of John Vandeveer (1750-1820) and Amelia (Speer) Vandeveer.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1833-38, 1844-46; candidate for
Indiana
state senate, 1838.
Baptist.
Died in Pana, Christian
County, Ill., August
15, 1874 (age 83 years, 60
days).
Interment at Mound
Cemetery, Pana, Ill.
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J. Thomas Wall (b. 1845) —
of near Stoneville, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born near Madison, Rockingham
County, N.C., 1845.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Rockingham County,
1911-13.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Decatur Ward (b. 1859) —
also known as A. D. Ward —
of Kenansville, Duplin
County, N.C.; New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born near Rosehill, Duplin
County, N.C., December
25, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Duplin County, 1893;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1913.
Baptist. Member, Royal
Arcanum.
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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David Livingstone Ward (b. 1860) —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Greene
County, N.C., October
24, 1860.
Son of Dr. David G. Ward and Emily Adelaide (Moye) Ward.
Lawyer;
Craven
County Attorney, 1898-1904; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1905; superior court judge in North
Carolina, 1910.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Carrie Louise Schollenberger. |
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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.
Son of John A. Watkins and Margaret (Reid) Watkins.
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:
Married 1905
to Belle Norwood. |
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Carroll Wayland Weathers (b. 1901) —
also known as Carroll W. Weathers —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., October
18, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 13th District, 1935.
Baptist. Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Herbert Weatherspoon (1884-1972) —
also known as W. H. Weatherspoon —
of Laurinburg, Scotland
County, N.C.
Born in Durham
County, N.C., February
7, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Scotland County,
1911-13.
Baptist. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1972
(age about
88 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Yates Webb (1872-1955) —
also known as Edwin Y. Webb —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., May 23,
1872.
Son of Rev. G. M. Webb and Priscilla J. Webb.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1901-03; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1903-19; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina,
1919-48.
Baptist.
Co-sponsor, National Prohibition Amendment to U.S. Constitution.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., February
7, 1955 (age 82 years, 260
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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Harold Norman West (b. 1920) —
of Moncks Corner, Berkeley
County, S.C.
Born in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., August
15, 1920.
Son of W. Edgar West, Sr. and Imel Joyce West.
Lawyer;
Berkeley
County Master in Equity, 1954-60; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1961-67.
Baptist. Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Still living as of 1967.
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Marshall G. West (1923-1990) —
of Oceana, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Guyan, Wyoming
County, W.Va., July 17,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1959-62.
Baptist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Moose; Lions; Rotary.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., January
10, 1990 (age 66 years, 177
days).
Cremated.
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Adam Jackson Whitley, Jr. (b. 1894) —
also known as Adam J. Whitley, Jr. —
of Smithfield, Johnston
County, N.C.
Born in Johnston
County, N.C., April 14,
1894.
Son of Adam Jackson Whitley and Abigail (Casey) Whitley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 8th District, 1949-59; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1953.
Baptist. Member, Junior
Order; American
Legion; Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1923
to Florence Elizabeth Lassiter. |
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Charles Orville Whitley (b. 1927) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Siler City, Chatham
County, N.C., January
3, 1927.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1977-87.
Baptist.
Still living as of 1998.
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John Thomas Williams (b. 1851) —
also known as J. T. Williams —
of Harrellsville, Hertford
County, N.C.
Born in Bertie
County, N.C., February
27, 1851.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Hertford County,
1913.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Redmond Williams (b. 1909) —
also known as Joe Williams —
of Yadkinville, Yadkin
County, N.C.
Born in Yadkinville, Yadkin
County, N.C., February
1, 1909.
Republican. Grocer; member
of North
Carolina state senate 24th District, 1935.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Kappa Delta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur W. Williamson (b. 1912) —
of Cerro Gordo, Columbus
County, N.C.
Born in Cerro Gordo, Columbus
County, N.C., November
6, 1912.
Son of Marshall Edcar Williamson and Annie Belle Williamson.
Democrat. Farmer; fertilizer
dealer; member of North
Carolina state senate 10th District, 1955-59.
Baptist.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Peal. |
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Julius Robert Williamson (b. 1869) —
also known as J. R. Williamson —
of Whiteville, Columbus
County, N.C.
Born near Cerro Gordo, Columbus
County, N.C., December
25, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1908;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Columbus County,
1913.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Irwin Witty (b. 1853) —
also known as William I. Witty —
of near Summerfield, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born in Rockingham
County, N.C., June 8,
1853.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Rockingham County,
1909-13.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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