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Thomas B. Allen (1864-1941) —
of Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C.
Born in Mills River, Henderson
County, N.C., December
8, 1864.
Son of Robert Irvin Allen (1813-1892) and Mary Jane (Carson) Allen
(1823-1901).
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1913.
Presbyterian.
Died in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., December
20, 1941 (age 77 years, 12
days).
Interment at Mills
River Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mills River, N.C.
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Elias Milton Ammons (1860-1925) —
of Douglas
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Macon
County, N.C., July 28,
1860.
Son of Jehu R. Ammons and Margaret C. (Brendle) Ammons.
Democrat. Rancher; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1890-94; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1893-94; member of
Colorado
state senate, 1898-1902; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1904, 1906; Governor of
Colorado, 1913-15.
Member, Lions.
Died in Denver,
Colo., May 20,
1925 (age 64 years, 296
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Dudley Warren Bagley (1889-1964) —
also known as D. W. Bagley —
of Moyock, Currituck
County, N.C.
Born in Moyock, Currituck
County, N.C., April 18,
1889.
Son of Raleigh Old Bagley and Eva Berryman (Dudley) Bagley.
Farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of
North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1933-35.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died in 1964
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Moyock
Memorial Cemetery, Moyock, N.C.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Ida Frost Bray. |
| | | Epitaph: "An incorruptible and modest
man, valiant citizen, and quietly effective leader in the
constructive movements of his generation." |
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memorial |
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Paul Brattain (b. 1801) —
of Lane
County, Ore.
Born in North Carolina, 1801.
Republican. Farmer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Lane County, 1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Curtis Hooks Brogden (1816-1901) —
also known as Curtis H. Brogden —
of Wayne
County, N.C.
Born in Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C., November
6, 1816.
Republican. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1840; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1868; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1873-74; Governor of
North Carolina, 1874-77; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1877-79.
Died in Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C., January
5, 1901 (age 84 years, 60
days).
Interment at Willowdale
Cemetery, Goldsboro, N.C.
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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, Mt. Airy, N.C.
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Ervin M. Bruner (1915-2008) —
of Verona, Dane
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., November
12, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County 5th District, 1953-57; resigned
1957.
Died November
24, 2008 (age 93 years, 12
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Elias Carr (1839-1900) —
of Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Edgecombe
County, N.C., February
25, 1839.
Farmer; Governor of
North Carolina, 1893-97.
Died July 22,
1900 (age 61 years, 147
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Edgecombe County, 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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Thomas Franklin Cherry (b. 1866) —
also known as T. F. Cherry —
of Rocky Mount, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Edgecombe
County, N.C., January
8, 1866.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Edgecombe County,
1913.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Toole Clark (1808-1874) —
also known as Henry T. Clark —
of Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Edgecombe
County, N.C., February
7, 1808.
Farmer; member of North
Carolina state senate; Governor of
North Carolina, 1861-62.
Died April 14,
1874 (age 66 years, 66
days).
Interment somewhere
in Tarboro, N.C.
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William Grimes Clark (b. 1877) —
also known as William G. Clark —
of Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C., April 28,
1877.
Son of William S. Clark and Lossie (Grist) Clark.
Democrat. Fertilizer
supply merchant; farmer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1912,
1932;
member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1927-35.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1901
to Ruth Duval Hardisty. |
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John Monroe Clayton (b. 1851) —
also known as John M. Clayton —
of Engelhard, Hyde
County, N.C.
Born in Engelhard, Hyde
County, N.C., October
18, 1851.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Hyde County, 1913.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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James William Copeland (b. 1914) —
also known as J. William Copeland —
of Woodland, Northampton
County, N.C.; Murfreesboro, Hertford
County, N.C.
Born in Woodland, Northampton
County, N.C., June 16,
1914.
Son of L. C. Copeland and Nora L. (Benthall) Copeland.
Democrat. Lawyer;
farmer; mayor of Woodland, N.C., 1940-42; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 1st District, 1951-54, 1957-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 1959.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Nancy Hall Sawyer. |
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William Ruffin Cox (1831-1919) —
of Penelo, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born in Scotland Neck, Halifax
County, N.C., March 11,
1831.
Son of Thomas C. Cox.
Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
planter; president, Chatham Coal Field Railroad;
district judge in North Carolina 4th District, 1874-75; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1881-87.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Richmond,
Va., December
26, 1919 (age 88 years, 290
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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Angus Cromartie (b. 1874) —
of Garland, Bladen
County, N.C.
Born in Bladen
County, N.C., 1874.
Son of Luther Cromartie.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Bladen County, 1913.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elijah Longstreet Daughtridge (b. 1863) —
also known as Elijah L. Daughtridge —
of Rocky Mount, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born near Rocky Mount, Edgecombe
County, N.C., January
17, 1863.
Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Edgecombe County,
1901-03; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1913-17.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Kemp Doughton, Sr. (1884-1973) —
of Sparta, Alleghany
County, N.C.
Born in Alleghany
County, N.C., May 18,
1884.
Son of Rufus
A. Doughton.
Banker;
farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1948-57; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1951-57.
Methodist.
Indicted
for bank
fraud in 1928; tried and
acquitted.
Died, of pneumonia,
in a hospital
at Sparta, Alleghany
County, N.C., March 17,
1973 (age 88 years, 303
days).
Interment at Shiloh
Methodist Church Cemetery, Sparta, N.C.
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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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Edward Bishop Dudley (1789-1855) —
also known as Edward B. Dudley —
of New
Hanover County, N.C.
Born near Jacksonville, Onslow
County, N.C., December
15, 1789.
Whig. Shipbuilder;
planter; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1811-13, 1816-17, 1834-35; member of
North
Carolina state senate, 1814; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1829-31; Governor of
North Carolina, 1836-41; organizer and president, Wilmington
& Weldon Railroad.
Died in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., October
30, 1855 (age 65 years, 319
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
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James Edwin Ellerbe (1867-1916) —
also known as J. Edwin Ellerbe —
of Marion, Marion
County, S.C.
Born in Sellers, Marion
County, S.C., January
12, 1867.
Son of William S. Ellerbe and Sarah Elizabeth (Haselden) Ellerbe.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1894-96; delegate to
South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1895; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1905-13.
Methodist.
Died, of pulmonary
tuberculosis, in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., October
17, 1916 (age 49 years, 279
days).
Interment at Haselden
Cemetery, Latta, S.C.
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Augustus Holly Etheridge (1860-1941) —
also known as Augustus H. Etheridge —
of Manteo, Dare
County, N.C.
Born in Roanoke Island, Dare
County, N.C., July 5,
1860.
Son of Adam Dough Etheridge (1813-1868) and Frances 'Fannie' (Baum)
Etheridge (1826-1894).
Democrat. Farmer; Dare
County Sheriff, 1899-1906, 1910-12; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Dare County, 1913;
lighthouse
keeper.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Nags Head, Dare
County, N.C., March 20,
1941 (age 80 years, 258
days).
Interment at Etheridge
Cemetery, Roanoke Island, N.C.
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Daniel Munroe Forney (1784-1847) —
of North Carolina; Lowndes
County, Ala.
Born near Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C., 1784.
Son of Peter
Forney.
Farmer; major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 11th District, 1815-19; member
of North
Carolina state senate, 1823-26.
Died in Lowndes
County, Ala., October
15, 1847 (age about 63
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Lowndes County, Ala.
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Joseph T. Foy (b. 1846) —
of Burgaw, Pender
County, N.C.
Born in Scott's Hill, Pender
County, N.C., November
16, 1846.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Pender County, 1909,
1913.
Methodist.
Member, Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Franklin (1760-1823) —
of Surry
County, N.C.
Born in Orange
County, Va., March 24,
1760.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1793; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1795-97; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1799-1805, 1807-13; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1805; Governor of
North Carolina, 1820-21.
Died August
31, 1823 (age 63 years, 160
days).
Interment at Guilford
Battle Grounds, Greensboro, N.C.
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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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William A. Grier (b. 1850) —
of Gaston
County, N.C.; near Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
27, 1850.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Mecklenburg County,
1907-13.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Bryan Grimes (1868-1923) —
also known as J. Bryan Grimes —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., June 3,
1868.
Son of Bryan Grimes and Charlotte Emily (Bryan) Grimes.
Democrat. Planter; member, North Carolina Board of
Agriculture, 1899-1900; president, Tobacco
Growers Association of North Carolina; secretary of
state of North Carolina, 1901-23; died in office 1923.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Died January
16, 1923 (age 54 years, 227
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bryan Grimes and Charlotte Emily (Bryan) Grimes; married, November
14, 1894, to Mary Octavia Laughinghouse; married 1904 to
Elizabeth Forest Laughinghouse. |
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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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Thomas Henry Hatchett (b. 1865) —
also known as T. Henry Hatchett —
of near Blanch, Caswell
County, N.C.
Born in Caswell
County, N.C., July 16,
1865.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Caswell County, 1913.
Methodist.
Member, Junior
Order; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Sprunt Hill (b. 1869) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Faison, Duplin
County, N.C., March 17,
1869.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; banker;
farmer; member of North
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1933-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Allan Denny Ivie (b. 1873) —
also known as A. D. Ivie —
of Leaksville, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born in Patrick
County, Va., May 3,
1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
farmer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1911, 1913 (20th District 1911, 19th
District 1913).
Methodist.
Member, Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Johnston (1733-1816) —
of Chowan
County, N.C.
Born in Dundee, Scotland,
December
15, 1733.
Planter; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1760; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1779; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1780-81; Governor of
North Carolina, 1787-89; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1789-93; received 2 electoral votes,
1796;
state court judge in North Carolina, 1800.
Died August
17, 1816 (age 82 years, 246
days).
Interment at Johnston
Burial Ground, Edenton, N.C.
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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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James Anderson Long (b. 1841) —
also known as J. A. Long —
of Roxboro, Person
County, N.C.
Born in Person
County, N.C., May 23,
1841.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
farmer; bank
president; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Person County, 1885;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1888;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1889, 1901, 1905, 1909, 1913 (20th
District 1889, 17th District 1901, 18th District 1905, 1909, 17th
District 1913).
Methodist.
Member, United
Confederate Veterans.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucius H. McClure (b. 1844) —
of Hayesville, Clay
County, N.C.
Born in Clay
County, N.C., April 2,
1844.
Progressive. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Clay County, 1913.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph McDowell, Jr. (1756-1801) —
also known as "Quaker Meadows Joe" —
of North Carolina.
Born in Frederick
County, Va., February
15, 1756.
Son of Joseph McDowell (1715-1771) and Margaret (O'Neill) McDowell
(1723-1780).
Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
planter; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1785-88, 1791-92; delegate to
North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1789; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1797-99.
Died, of apoplexy,
in Morganton, Burke
County, N.C., February
5, 1801 (age 44 years, 355
days).
Interment at Quaker
Meadows Cemetery, Near Morganton, Burke County, N.C.
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W. G. McLaughlin —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Mecklenburg County,
1909-13.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Levi J. H. Mewborn (b. 1842) —
of Snow Hill, Greene
County, N.C.
Born in Greene
County, N.C., August
31, 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Greene County, 1913.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Thomas Overton Moore (1804-1876) —
of Louisiana.
Born in Sampson
County, N.C., April 10,
1804.
Democrat. Planter; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1848; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1856; Governor of
Louisiana, 1860-64; delegate
to Louisiana secession convention, 1861.
Presbyterian.
At the end of the Civil War, the military governor of Louisiana
ordered his arrest as
a Confederate
leader; he fled
to Mexico and settled in Havana, Cuba. Pardoned
by President Andrew
Johnson.
Died near Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La., June 25,
1876 (age 72 years, 76
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Episcopal Cemetery, Pineville, La.
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John Owen (1767-1841) —
of Bladen
County, N.C.
Born in Bladen
County, N.C., 1767.
Whig. Lawyer;
planter; Governor of
North Carolina, 1828-30; delegate to Whig National Convention
from North Carolina, 1839 (Convention Vice-President; chair,
Balloting Committee; member, Committee on Permanent Organization;
chair, Committee to Notify Nominees; speaker).
Died October
9, 1841 (age about 74
years).
Interment somewhere
in Pittsboro, N.C.
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Henry Allison Page (b. 1862) —
also known as Henry A. Page —
of Aberdeen, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Cary, Wake
County, N.C., May 12,
1862.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Moore County, 1913.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Treat Paine (1812-1872) —
of Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.; Austin
County, Tex.
Born in Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C., February
18, 1812.
Lawyer;
planter; shipbuilder;
served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of North
Carolina state legislature; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1855-57.
Died in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., February
8, 1872 (age 59 years, 355
days).
Interment at Brenham
Cemetery, Brenham, Tex.
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Samuel Jarvis Payne (b. 1857) —
also known as S. J. Payne —
of Point Harbor, Currituck
County, N.C.
Born in Dare
County, N.C., 1857.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Currituck County,
1913.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Howard Roup (born c.1884) —
of Asotin, Asotin
County, Wash.
Born in North Carolina, about 1884.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Washington
state senate 10th District, 1937-39, 1947.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jess V. Sapp (born c.1899) —
of Sedro Woolley, Skagit
County, Wash.
Born in North Carolina, about 1899.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Washington
state senate 40th District, 1945-47.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Walter Scott (b. 1929) —
also known as Robert Scott —
of Haw River, Alamance
County, N.C.
Born in Haw River, Alamance
County, N.C., June 13,
1929.
Son of William
Kerr Scott and Mary E. (White) Scott.
Democrat. Farmer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1964;
Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1965-69; Governor of
North Carolina, 1969-73.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange; Jaycees;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Alpha
Zeta.
Still living as of 2001.
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William Kerr Scott (1896-1958) —
also known as W. Kerr Scott; "The Squire of Haw
River" —
of Haw River, Alamance
County, N.C.
Born in Alamance
County, N.C., April 17,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1949-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1952,
1956
(delegation vice-chair); U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1954-58; died in office 1958.
Member, Grange.
Died April 16,
1958 (age 61 years, 364
days).
Interment at Hawfields
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Near Mebane, Alamance County, N.C.
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Henry Gray Shelton (b. 1906) —
also known as Henry G. Shelton —
of Speed, Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Born near Speed, Edgecombe
County, N.C., November
14, 1906.
Son of Benjamin F. Shelton and Annie Little (Thigpen) Shelton.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1957-59.
Episcopalian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Alpha
Zeta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Athlea Boone. |
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John Benton Stacy (b. 1891) —
also known as J. Benton Stacy —
of Ruffin, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born May 23,
1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
farmer; banker;
member of North
Carolina state senate 17th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Everett Allen Stevens (b. 1859) —
also known as E. A. Stevens —
of Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C.
Born in Wayne
County, N.C., January
31, 1859.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1913.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alan L. Susman (b. 1930) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., April 8,
1930.
Son of B. L. Susman and Ann (Land) Susman.
Democrat. Farmer; banker;
member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1971-82; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 1982.
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James Turner (1766-1824) —
of Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C.
Born in Southampton
County, Va., December
20, 1766.
Democrat. Farmer; Governor of
North Carolina, 1802-05; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1805-16.
Died January
15, 1824 (age 57 years, 26
days).
Interment at Bloomsbury
Cemetery, Warrenton, N.C.
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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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Jesse J. Wall (1831-1916) —
of Udell, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Rutherford
County, N.C., September
3, 1831.
Farmer; member of Iowa state
senate, 1880-82.
Christian.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, December
6, 1916 (age 85 years, 94
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Thomas M. Washington (b. 1862) —
of Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., April 16,
1862.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Wilson County, 1907;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1908;
member of North
Carolina state senate 6th District, 1913.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest V. Webb (b. 1877) —
of Kinston, Lenoir
County, N.C.
Born in Roxboro, Person
County, N.C., October
15, 1877.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; tobacconist;
farmer; member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Asbury Whitfield (b. 1859) —
also known as Charles A. Whitfield —
of Person
County, N.C.
Born in Person
County, N.C., 1859.
Democrat. Farmer; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Person County, 1899,
1913.
Member, Farmers
Union.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Benjamin Williams (1751-1814) —
of Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Johnston
County, N.C., January
1, 1751.
Farmer; member of North
Carolina house of commons; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1793-95; Governor of
North Carolina, 1799-1802, 1807-08.
Died July 20,
1814 (age 63 years, 200
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Moore County, N.C.
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Nathaniel Williams, Jr. (1742-1805) —
of Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Hanover
County, Va., October
1, 1742.
Lawyer;
planter; delegate to
North Carolina provincial congress, 1775.
Accidentally drowned
while trying to ford a swollen stream, in Rockingham
County, N.C., January
25, 1805 (age 62 years, 116
days).
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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