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John Montgomery Belk —
also known as John Belk —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Son of William Henry Belk.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army
during the Korean conflict; department store; mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1969-77.
Still living as of 1995.
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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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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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Calvin Josiah Cowles (1821-1907) —
also known as C. J. Cowles —
of Elkville, Wilkes
County, N.C.; Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Hamptonville, Yadkin
County, N.C., January
6, 1821.
Son of Josiah Cowles (1791-1873) and Deborah (Sanford) Cowles
(1795-1827).
Republican. Merchant; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1868;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1868.
Died in Wilkesboro, Wilkes
County, N.C., April 1,
1907 (age 86 years, 85
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Jesse Albert Crisp (1853-1906) —
also known as Pat Crisp —
of Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born near Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., 1853.
Son of John N. Crisp and Allie (Greene) Crisp (1829-1890).
Merchant; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1888-89, 1904-05.
Died in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., 1906
(age about
53 years).
Interment at Belleview
Cemetery, Lenoir, 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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Emanuel J. Evans (b. 1907) —
also known as Mutt Evans —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., May 2,
1907.
Son of Isaac Evans and Sarah (Newmark) Evans.
Democrat. President, United Department Stores; chairman, Cape
Fear Feed
Products; director, Wachovia Bank;
trustee, Watts Hospital;
mayor
of Durham, N.C., 1951-62.
Jewish.
Member, Tau
Epsilon Phi.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Washington Finley Harper (1834-1921) —
also known as George W. F. Harper —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Fairfield Plantation, Wilkes County (now Caldwell
County), N.C., 1834.
Son of James Harper and Caroline (Finley) Harper.
Democrat. Merchant; major in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1880-81; mayor of
Lenoir, N.C., 1886; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1888.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1921
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Belleview
Cemetery, Lenoir, N.C.
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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 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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Oliver Alexander Swaringen (b. 1895) —
also known as O. A. Swaringen —
of Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born in Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C., October
10, 1895.
Democrat. Merchant; member of North
Carolina state senate 20th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dalton Franklin Warren (b. 1893) —
also known as Dalton Warren —
of Sparta, Alleghany
County, N.C.
Born in Olive Branch, DeSoto
County, Miss., May 28,
1893.
Son of William Martin Warren and Lydia Amelia (Brigance) Warren.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1915-20; member of North
Carolina state senate 29th District, 1935.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1918
to Ida McGehee Johnson. |
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Albert Edwin White (b. 1863) —
also known as A. E. White —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Forsyth
County, N.C., January
7, 1863.
Son of Andrew J. White and Harriett A. (Jones) White.
Democrat. Merchant; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1929-31; member of North
Carolina state senate 11th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1888
to Ellen Ophelia Fuller. |
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