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Charles Laban Abernethy (1872-1955) —
also known as Charles L. Abernethy —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Burke
County, N.C., March 18,
1872.
Son of John Turner Abernethy and Martha Anna (Scott) Abernethy.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1900,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1922-35;
defeated, 1934.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Elks; Woodmen;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Kiwanis.
Died in New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., February
23, 1955 (age 82 years, 342
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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William Jackson Adams (1860-1934) —
also known as William J. Adams —
of Carthage, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C., January
27, 1860.
Son of Rev. S. D. Adams and Mary (Jackson) Adams.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1893; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1895; superior court judge in North
Carolina, 1908-21; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1927-34; died in office 1934.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from complications of surgery for a kidney
ailment, in the Brady Urological Clinic of Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., May 20,
1934 (age 74 years, 113
days).
Interment somewhere
in Carthage, N.C.
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Relatives:
Married to Florence Wall. |
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Dallas L. Alford, Jr. —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Son of Dallas Lloyd Alford, Sr. and Sally Kate (Pope) Alford.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; real
estate and insurance
business; member of North
Carolina state senate 6th District, 1959.
Methodist. Member, Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Kiwanis;
Delta
Sigma Phi; Jaycees.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1945
to Margarette Glenn Griffin. |
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George Venable Allen (1903-1970) —
also known as George V. Allen —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.; Maryland; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., November
3, 1903.
Son of Thomas Ellis Allen (1868-1959) and Harriet (Moore) Allen
(1871-1911).
School
teacher and principal; newspaper
reporter; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Kingston, 1930; Shanghai, 1932; U.S. Consul in Cairo, 1936; U.S. Ambassador to Iran, 1946-48; Yugoslavia, 1949-53; India, 1953-54; Nepal, 1953-54; Greece, 1956-57; director, U.S. Information Agency, 1957-60;
president, Tobacco
Institute, 1960-66.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Phi; United
World Federalists.
Died suddenly, from a coronary
occlusion, in Bahama, Durham
County, N.C., July 11,
1970 (age 66 years, 250
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Reynolds Allen (1860-1921) —
of Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C.
Born in Kenansville, Duplin
County, N.C., March 26,
1860.
Son of William Anderson Allen and Maria Goodwin (Hicks) Allen.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1893,
1899-1901; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1894-95, 1903-11;
justice
of North Carolina state supreme court, 1911-13.
Methodist.
Died September
8, 1921 (age 61 years, 166
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Luther Ernest Barnhardt (1903-1980) —
also known as Luther E. Barnhardt —
of Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born in Concord, Cabarrus
County, N.C., November
29, 1903.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1945-56; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1957-61.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Rotary.
Died June 1,
1980 (age 76 years, 185
days).
Interment at Carolina
Memorial Park, Concord, N.C.
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Maurice Victor Barnhill (b. 1887) —
also known as M. V. Barnhill —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Halifax
County, N.C., December
5, 1887.
Son of Martin Van Buren Barnhill and Mary (Dawes) Barnhill.
Democrat. Lawyer; Nash
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1914-21; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1921-23; recorder's
court judge in North Carolina, 1923-24; superior court judge in North
Carolina 2nd District, 1924-37; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1937-48; appointed 1937.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. E. Bass (b. 1877) —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Cunningham, Person
County, N.C., September
14, 1877.
Son of R. B. Bass and Martha (Sydnor) Bass.
Democrat. Insurance
business; president, Lewisburg Ice Cream
Company; secretary-treasurer, General Lewis Hotel,
Lewisburg; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1941-44.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Huldah Hambrick. |
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James Ardrey Bell (b. 1868) —
also known as James A. Bell —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Mecklenburg
County, N.C., September, 1868.
Son of Robert C. Bell and Mary Jane (Ardrey) Bell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1908,
1928;
member of North Carolina
Democratic State Central Committee, 1908-30; member of North
Carolina state senate 20th District, 1935.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert C. Bell and Mary Jane (Ardrey) Bell; married 1900 to Jessie
S. Spencer; father of Jesse
Spencer Bell. |
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Jesse Spencer Bell (1906-1967) —
also known as J. Spencer Bell —
of Matthews, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., April 1,
1906.
Son of James
Ardrey Bell and Jessie Mabel (Spencer) Bell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 20th District, 1957-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1960;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1961-67; died in
office 1967.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi.
Died, following a heart
attack, in a hospital
at Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., March 19,
1967 (age 60 years, 352
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Franklin Blackburn (b. 1925) —
also known as Charles F. Blackburn —
of Henderson, Vance
County, N.C.
Born in Cleveland, Bradley
County, Tenn., April 30,
1925.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 3rd District, 1959.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Sigma.
Still living as of 1959.
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William Haywood Bobbitt (1900-1992) —
also known as William H. Bobbitt —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., October
18, 1900.
Son of James Henry Bobbitt and Eliza May (Burkhead) Bobbitt.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina 14th District, 1939-54; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1954-69; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1969-74.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Civitan.
Died September
27, 1992 (age 91 years, 345
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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John Alonzo Bolick (b. 1872) —
also known as J. A. Bolick —
of Saluda, Polk
County, N.C.
Born in Newton, Catawba
County, N.C., 1872.
Democrat. Mayor of Saluda, N.C., 1910-11; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Polk County, 1913.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen;
Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Harvey Bridgers —
also known as James H. Bridgers —
of Henderson, Vance
County, N.C.
Born in Northampton
County, N.C.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Henderson, N.C., 1892-93; member of North
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1913.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Emerson Brock (1872-1950) —
also known as William E. Brock —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Farmington, Davie
County, N.C., May 14,
1872.
Son of Richard Emerson Brock and Mary (Howell) Brock.
Democrat. President, Brock Candy Company; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Tennessee, 1928;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1929-31.
Methodist.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., August 5,
1950 (age 78 years, 83
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Eugene Clyde Brooks (b. 1871) —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Greene
County, N.C., December
3, 1871.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; college
professor; North
Carolina superintendent of public instruction, 1921.
Methodist. Member, Rotary; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ida Myrtle Sapp. |
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John Fletcher Bruton (b. 1861) —
of Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C.
Born in Wentworth, Rockingham
County, N.C., May 29,
1861.
Son of David Rasbury Bruton and Margaret G. (Nixon) Bruton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, North Carolina Home Insurance
Co.; director, Carolina Telephone
& Telegraph
Co.;; mayor of
Wilson, N.C., 1894-96.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Wade Bruton (1902-1976) —
also known as T. Wade Bruton —
of Montgomery
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Capelsie, Montgomery
County, N.C., September
10, 1902.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1929-31; colonel in the
U.S. Army during World War II; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1960-69.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion.
Died in May, 1976
(age 73
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Burleson (1798-1851) —
of Texas.
Born in Buncombe
County, N.C., December
15, 1798.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate
to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Mina, 1833; delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Mina, 1835;
general in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence;
member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1837-38; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Bastrop, Gonzales and Fayette,
1838-39; Vice
President of the Texas Republic, 1841-44; candidate for President
of the Texas Republic, 1844; member of Texas
state senate, 1846-51; died in office 1851.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died of pneumonia,
in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., December
26, 1851 (age 53 years, 11
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Richard M. Burr (b. 1955) —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Charlottesville,
Va., November
30, 1955.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1995-; defeated,
1992; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina,
2008.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Marshall Butler (1897-1978) —
also known as John M. Butler —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 21,
1897.
Son of John Harvey Butler and Eunice West (Riddle) Butler.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1951-63; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1952,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member,
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1955.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., March 14,
1978 (age 80 years, 236
days).
Interment at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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Frederick Williamson Bynum (b. 1882) —
also known as Frederick W. Bynum —
of Pittsboro, Chatham
County, N.C.
Born in Pittsboro, Chatham
County, N.C., January
30, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Chatham County, 1913.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Gregg Cherry (1891-1957) —
also known as R. Gregg Cherry —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., October
17, 1891.
Son of Chancellor Lafayette Cherry and Hattie (Davis) Cherry.
Democrat. Lawyer;
associated in law practice with Alfred
Lee Bulwinkle; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Gastonia, N.C., 1919-23; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-40; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1937; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1937; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1941-43; Governor of
North Carolina, 1945-49.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Khorassan.
Died June 25,
1957 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Interment somewhere
in Gastonia, N.C.
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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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David McKenzie Clark (b. 1885) —
also known as D. M. Clark —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Halifax
County, N.C., 1885.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Pitt County, 1913.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Clark (1846-1924) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Halifax
County, N.C., August
19, 1846.
Son of David Clark and Anna M. (Thorne) Clark.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1885-89; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1889-1902; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1903-24; candidate
in primary for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1912.
Methodist.
Died in 1924
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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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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Orus Reid Coffield (1876-1965) —
also known as O. R. Coffield —
of Ellenboro, Rutherford
County, N.C.
Born in Harnett
County, N.C., December
3, 1876.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Rutherford County,
1913.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died July 7,
1965 (age 88 years, 216
days).
Interment at Hopewell
United Methodist Church Cemetery, Ellenboro, N.C.
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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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Arthur Benjamin Corey (b. 1891) —
also known as Arthur B. Corey —
of Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C.
Born in Winterville, Pitt
County, N.C., December
10, 1891.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 5th District, 1933-35.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul M. Cox (1914-2001) —
of New Bern, Craven
County, N.C.
Born in Newport
News, Va., July 14,
1914.
Mayor
of New Bern, N.C., 1982.
Methodist. Member, Lions.
Died October
31, 2001 (age 87 years, 109
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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William Lunsford Crew (b. 1917) —
also known as W. Lunsford Crew —
of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born in Northampton
County, N.C., October
29, 1917.
Son of James Winfield Crew, Sr. and Texas A. (Stanley) Crew.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; organizer, director, and
attorney for First Federal Savings &
Loan of Roanoke Rapids; member of North
Carolina state senate 4th District, 1953-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; Jaycees;
Exchange
Club; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1964.
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Josephus Daniels (1862-1948) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., May 18,
1862.
Son of Josephus Daniels and Mary (Cleves) Daniels.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; North Carolina state printer, 1887-93; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1896-1916; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1932,
1940,
1944;
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1933-41.
Methodist.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., January
15, 1948 (age 85 years, 242
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.; statue at Nash
Square, Raleigh, N.C.
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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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Edmund Deberry (1781-1859) —
of Montgomery
County, N.C.
Born in Lawrenceville (now Mt. Gilead), Montgomery
County, N.C., August
14, 1781.
Member of North
Carolina state senate, 1806; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1829-31, 1833-45, 1849-51
(7th District 1829-31, 1833-43, 4th District 1843-45, 3rd District
1849-51).
Methodist.
Died in Pee Dee Township, Montgomery
County, N.C., December
12, 1859 (age 78 years, 120
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Montgomery County, N.C.
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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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Rufus A. Doughton (1857-1946) —
of Sparta, Alleghany
County, N.C.
Born in Alleghany
County, N.C., January
10, 1857.
Son of J. Horton Doughton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Alleghany County,
1887-91, 1909-13; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1893; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1893-97; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1946
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Shiloh
Methodist Church Cemetery, Sparta, N.C.
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Daniel Kramer Edwards (1914-2001) —
also known as Daniel K. Edwards —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., February
17, 1914.
Son of Charles W. Edwards and Eva Marie (Kramer) Edwards.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-50; mayor of
Durham, N.C., 1949-51.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Beta Kappa; Civitan;
American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died, at Hillcrest Convalescent
Center, Durham, Durham
County, N.C., July 17,
2001 (age 87 years, 150
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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John Reid Edwards (b. 1953) —
also known as John Edwards; Johnny Reid Edwards;
"Silk Pony"; "The Breck
Girl" —
of North Carolina.
Born in Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C., June 10,
1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1999-2005; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 2000,
2004;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2004,
2008;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2004; in August 2008, he acknowledged
an extramarital
affair with filmmaker Rielle Hunter, though at first he denied
having fathered her baby; this revelation discredited
him and ended his
political career.
Methodist.
In June, 2011, he was indicted
in federal court on campaign
finance charges, based on the argument that the donations he
received in 2007-08 to cover up his affair were illegal
contributions to his presidential campaign.
Still living as of 2011.
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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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Cyrus Mills Faircloth (b. 1876) —
also known as Cyrus M. Faircloth —
of Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C.
Born near Salemburg, Sampson
County, N.C., December
1, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Sampson County, 1913.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Colly Farthing (1913-1967) —
also known as James C. Farthing; Jim
Farthing —
of Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C.
Born in Lenoir, Caldwell
County, N.C., January
12, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Solicitor, 16th Solicitorial District, 1947-57; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948,
1956;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1957-67; Judge, North Carolina Court of
Appeals, 1967; died in office 1967.
Methodist. Member, Lions.
Died December
6, 1967 (age 54 years, 328
days).
Interment at Blue
Ridge Memorial Park, Lenoir, N.C.
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Garland Sevier Ferguson, Jr. (1878-1963) —
also known as Garland S. Ferguson —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Waynesville, Haywood
County, N.C., May 30,
1878.
Son of Garland Sevier Ferguson (1843-1924; judge) and Sarah Frances
(Norwood) Ferguson (1849-1912).
Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney for Southern Railway,
1903-18; assistant general counsel for Newport News Shipbuilding
and Dry
Dock Company, 1918-21; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1927-49; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1930, 1934, 1938, 1943, 1947.
Methodist. Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died April 12,
1963 (age 84 years, 317
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wesley Luther Ferrell (b. 1895) —
also known as W. L. Ferrell —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., August
28, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Forsyth County,
1923-24; member of North
Carolina state senate 22nd District, 1935.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mary Reamey Few (1885-1971) —
also known as Mary Reamey Thomas; Mrs. W. P.
Few —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Martinsville,
Va., 1885.
Daughter of Lyne Starling Thomas and Elizabeth Ann (Sheffield)
Thomas.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1944-54; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1948,
1952.
Female.
Methodist. French and
English
ancestry. Member, American
Association of University Women; Daughters of the
American Revolution; Colonial
Dames.
Died in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., January
12, 1971 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Lyne Starling Thomas and Elizabeth Ann (Sheffield)
Thomas; married, August
17, 1911, to William Preston Few (1867-1940; president of Duke
University, 1924-40; second great-grandnephew of William
Few). |
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Walter Harrison Fisher (b. 1889) —
also known as Walter H. Fisher —
of Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C.
Born in Roseboro, Sampson
County, N.C., October
22, 1889.
Son of Alex F. Fisher and Mary Louise (Owen) Fisher.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1915-17, 1919-21; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1924; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1928;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1928; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1930-34.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Folger (b. 1900) —
of Mt. Airy, Surry
County, N.C.
Born in Dobson, Surry
County, N.C., September
12, 1900.
Son of Maud L. (Douglas) Folger and John
Hamlin Folger.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 23rd District, 1935-36, 1939-40, 1959;
resigned 1959.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Frank Forsyth (b. 1915) —
also known as W. Frank Forsyth —
of Murphy, Cherokee
County, N.C.
Born July 21,
1915.
Son of William Thomas Forsyth and Xena (Bristol) Forsyth.
Democrat. Executive vice-president Citizens Bank &
Trust Company of Murphy, Andrews, Hayesville and Robbinsville;
member of North
Carolina state senate 33rd District, 1959.
Methodist. Member, Lions; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1959.
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Relatives:
Married 1938
to Ruth Lail. |
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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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Samuel Bunn Frink (b. 1899) —
also known as Samuel B. Frink; S. B. Frink —
of Southport, Brunswick
County, N.C.
Born in Shallotte, Brunswick
County, N.C., October
2, 1899.
Son of D. S. Frink and Martha Gore Frink.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 10th District, 1935-36, 1939-40, 1959;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1952
(alternate).
Methodist; later Episcopalian.
Member, Junior
Order; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial
location unknown.
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Garland Smith Garriss (1908-1968) —
also known as Garland S. Garriss —
of Troy, Montgomery
County, N.C.
Born in Margarettsville, Northampton
County, N.C., February
23, 1908.
Son of Walter Garriss and Mamie (Smith) Garriss.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1947-48, 1959-60, 1964-65.
Methodist. Member, Rotary; American
Legion.
Died, of pneumonia
and colon
cancer, in Moore Regional Hospital,
Pinehurst, Moore
County, N.C., July 21,
1968 (age 60 years, 149
days).
Interment at Glendon
Christian Church Cemetery, Glendon, N.C.
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Joe G. Gentry (1893-1983) —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Walnut Cove, Stokes
County, N.C., September
23, 1893.
Son of Sterling Hawood Gentry and Oda Catherine (Rierson) Gentry.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; printing
business; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1935-36,
1941-42, 1947-48, 1955-56; Republican candidate for West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1942.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Elks.
Died in 1983
(age about
89 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 3,
1922, to Jessie Elizabeth Ferguson. |
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Frank Herbert Gibbs (b. 1895) —
also known as Frank H. Gibbs —
of Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C.
Born in Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C., August 4,
1895.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of North
Carolina state senate 14th District, 1935.
Methodist. Member, Sigma
Chi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joshua Preston Gibbs (1868-1947) —
also known as J. P. Gibbs —
of Burnsville, Yancey
County, N.C.
Born in Yancey
County, N.C., December
2, 1868.
Son of James W. Gibbs and Mary (Robinson) Gibbs.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Yancey County, 1921;
member of North
Carolina state senate 30th District, 1935.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died January
29, 1947 (age 78 years, 58
days).
Interment at West
Burnsville Church Cemetery, Burnsville, N.C.
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Relatives:
Married 1890
to Elizabeth Lyde 'Lizzie' Dillinger. |
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Edwin Maurice Gill (b. 1899) —
also known as Edwin M. Gill —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Laurinburg, Scotland
County, N.C., July 20,
1899.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1929-31; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for North Carolina, 1951; North
Carolina state treasurer, 1953-77.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Rufus Gordon (1857-1931) —
also known as James R. Gordon —
of Jamestown, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Jamestown, Guilford
County, N.C., February
23, 1857.
Physician;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Guilford County,
1905-09, 1913.
Methodist. Member, Junior
Order.
Died in Guilford
County, N.C., February
20, 1931 (age 73 years, 362
days).
Interment at Deep
River Friends Meeting Cemetery, Near Greensboro, Guilford County,
N.C.
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Lloyd Lee Gravely (b. 1889) —
also known as Lloyd L. Gravely —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Danville,
Va., December
5, 1889.
Son of John Oglesby Gravely and Lula (Kent) Gravely.
Democrat. Lawyer; tobacco
buyer; manager, tobacco
products factory; director and general manager, China America Tobacco
Co.; director, Standard Insurance
and Realty
Co.; mayor
of Rocky Mount, N.C., 1925-28; member of North
Carolina state senate 6th District, 1929-32, 1935.
Methodist. Member, Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Junior
Order; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Foster Griffin (b. 1900) —
also known as E. F. Griffin —
of Louisburg, Franklin
County, N.C.
Born in Louisburg, Franklin
County, N.C., November
4, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 6th District, 1933-35.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hezekiah Alexander Gudger (1849-1917) —
also known as Hezekiah A. Gudger —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Marshall, Madison
County, N.C., May 27,
1849.
Son of Joseph Jackson Gudger and Sarah Emaline (Barnard) Gudger.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1873-76; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1885; candidate for Presidential Elector
for North Carolina, 1896;
U.S. Consul General in Panama, 1897-1905; justice, Canal Zone Supreme Court, 1905-14;
chief justice, 1909-14.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Beaverdam, Buncombe
County, N.C., September
22, 1917 (age 68 years, 118
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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J. O. Gunn (b. 1892) —
of Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C.
Born in Pelham, Caswell
County, N.C., December
27, 1892.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1964-.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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David McKee Hall (1918-1960) —
of Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C.
Born in Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C., May 16,
1918.
Son of David M. Hall and Edith (Moore) Hall.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1955; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 12th District, 1959-60; died
in office 1960.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Paraplegic.
Died in Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C., January
29, 1960 (age 41 years, 258
days).
Interment at Webster
Methodist Church Cemetery, Webster, N.C.
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Luther Hamilton (b. 1894) —
of Morehead City, Carteret
County, N.C.
Born in Atlantic, Carteret
County, N.C., February
20, 1894.
Son of Samuel E. Hamilton and Rebecca F. Hamilton.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1921, 1957-59; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-33; superior court
judge in North Carolina, 1937-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1944.
Methodist. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Franklin Daniel Boone Harding (1904-1978) —
also known as F. D. B. Harding —
of Yadkinville, Yadkin
County, N.C.
Born in Yadkinville, Yadkin
County, N.C., June 29,
1904.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1940; delegate
to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1944;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-50, 1961-64; member
of North
Carolina state senate, 1965-66; member of North Carolina
Republican State Central Committee, 1966.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Yadkin
County, N.C., January
31, 1978 (age 73 years, 216
days).
Interment at Yadkinville
Town Cemetery, Yadkinville, N.C.
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Thomas J. Harkins (b. 1879) —
of Weatherford, Custer
County, Okla.; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Buncombe
County, N.C., January
15, 1879.
Son of Herschel S. Harkins and Sarah Jane (Jones) Harkins.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1916;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1927-31.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1904
to Roxy Seevers. |
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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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Jesse Hargrave Healey (1794-1855) —
of Indiana.
Born in Guilford
County, N.C., 1794.
Henry
County Sheriff, 1822-27, 1847-51; probate judge in Indiana,
1829-36; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Spiceland, Henry
County, Ind., February
24, 1855 (age about 60
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carlisle Wallace Higgins (b. 1889) —
also known as Carlisle W. Higgins —
of North Carolina.
Born in Ennice, Alleghany
County, N.C., October
17, 1889.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1925; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1929; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1934-47; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1954-.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial
location unknown.
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Luther Hartwell Hodges (1898-1974) —
also known as Luther H. Hodges —
of Leaksville, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born in Pittsylvania
County, Va., March 9,
1898.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1953-54; Governor of
North Carolina, 1954-61; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1956
(delegation chair), 1964;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1961-65.
Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Moose.
Died October
6, 1974 (age 76 years, 211
days).
Interment at Overlook
Cemetery, Eden, N.C.
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Clyde Roark Hoey (1877-1954) —
also known as Clyde R. Hoey —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., December
11, 1877.
Son of Samuel Alberta Hoey and Mary Charlotte (Roark) Hoey.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1899-1902; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1903-06; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1919-21; Governor of
North Carolina, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1941-44; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1945-54; died in office 1954; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-54; died in office 1954.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Sigma
Chi.
Died from a stroke, at
his desk in his congressional office,
in Washington,
D.C., May 12,
1954 (age 76 years, 152
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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William Woods Holden (1818-1892) —
also known as William W. Holden —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Orange
County, N.C., November
24, 1818.
Newspaper
editor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1860;
delegate
to North Carolina secession convention, 1861; Governor of
North Carolina, 1865, 1868-70.
Methodist.
Impeached
and removed from
office as Governor in 1870, over corruption scandal.
Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., March 1,
1892 (age 73 years, 98
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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Wilkins Perryman Horton (b. 1889) —
also known as Wilkins P. Horton —
of Pittsboro, Chatham
County, N.C.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., September
1, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 13th District, 1919, 1927, 1931, 1935; secretary of
North Carolina Democratic Party, 1930; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1948.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Interment somewhere
in Pittsboro, N.C.
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Bolivar Steadman Hurley (b. 1888) —
also known as B. S. Hurley —
of Troy, Montgomery
County, N.C.
Born in Troy, Montgomery
County, N.C., May 16,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Montgomery County,
1917, 1925; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state senate 18th District, 1935.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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William Harmon Peace Jenkins (1830-1908) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., May 3,
1830.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1860-66, 1891; served in
the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1881, 1887.
Methodist.
Fell
from his horse,
caught his foot in the stirrup and dragged on the ground, and died
soon after, in Granville
County, N.C., January
24, 1908 (age 77 years, 266
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Granville County, N.C.
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Andrew Hall Johnston (b. 1882) —
also known as A. Hall Johnston —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Buncombe
County, N.C., March 13,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1932;
member of North
Carolina state senate 31st District, 1935.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Andrew Jonas (1876-1955) —
also known as Charles A. Jonas —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born near Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C., August
14, 1876.
Son of Cephus Anderson Jonas and Martha Dianna (Scronce) Jonas.
Republican. Lawyer;
general counsel and director, Midland Oil Company;
postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1928,
1940,
1944;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1915-19; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-29, 1935-37; member
of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1927-40; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1929-31;
defeated, 1942; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1931-32;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1938.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Modern
Woodmen; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Died May 25,
1955 (age 78 years, 284
days).
Interment at Hollybrook
Cemetery, Lincolnton, N.C.
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Charles Raper Jonas (1904-1988) —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born near Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C., December
9, 1904.
Son of Charles
Andrew Jonas.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1952;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1953-73 (10th District
1953-63, 8th District 1963-69, 9th District 1969-73).
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1988
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Everett Jordan (1896-1974) —
also known as B. Everett Jordan —
of Saxapahaw, Alamance
County, N.C.
Born in Ramseur, Randolph
County, N.C., September
8, 1896.
Son of Henry Harrison Jordan and Annie Elizabeth (Sellers) Jordan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1949-54; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1952,
1956,
1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from North Carolina, 1954-58; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1958-73.
Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died March 15,
1974 (age 77 years, 188
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Burlington, N.C.
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John C. Kesler (b. 1899) —
of Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C.
Born in Rowan
County, N.C., May 23,
1899.
Son of G. C. Kesler and Fannie (Iddings) Kesler.
Democrat. Lawyer;
county judge in North Carolina, 1939-40; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1945-48, 1959.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oscar Arthur Kirkman (b. 1900) —
also known as O. Arthur Kirkman —
of High Point, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., April 16,
1900.
Son of Oscar Arthur Kirkman, Sr. and Lulu Blanche (Hammer) Kirkman.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
executive vice-president and general manager, Thomasville & Denton Railroad
Company; director, American Short Line Railroad
Association; president, Atlantic Savings and
Loan Association (High Point, N.C.); mayor
of High Point, N.C., 1939-43; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1949-52; member of North
Carolina state senate 17th District, 1953-59; president, American
Cancer Society, 1953-54.
Methodist. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Royal
Arcanum; American
Legion; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1933
to Katharine Morgan. |
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Horace Robinson Kornegay (b. 1924) —
also known as Horace R. Kornegay —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., March 12,
1924.
Son of Marvin Earl Kornegay and Blanche Person (Robinson) Kornegay.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1961-69;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1964.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Omicron
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Sigma Phi.
Still living as of 1998.
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John Walter Lambeth, Sr. (1868-1934) —
of Thomasville, Davidson
County, N.C.
Born in Thomasville, Davidson
County, N.C., May 25,
1868.
Son of David Thomas Lambeth and Carolyn (Simmons) Lambeth.
Democrat. Furniture
manufacturer; mayor
of Thomasville, N.C., 1901-07; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1916.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Died in 1934
(age about
66 years).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Thomasville, N.C.
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William Lander (1817-1868) —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born in County Tipperary, Ireland,
May 8,
1817.
Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1852; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1860;
delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1861; Representative
from North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64.
Methodist.
Died January
8, 1868 (age 50 years, 245
days).
Interment at Methodist
Church Graveyard, Lincolnton, N.C.
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Permillas Arten Lee (1880-1955) —
also known as P. A. Lee —
of Dunn, Harnett
County, N.C.
Born in Johnston
County, N.C., June 15,
1880.
Son of Jesse Lee and Henrietta (Tart) Lee.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
member of North
Carolina state senate 12th District, 1935.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Dunn, Harnett
County, N.C., March 21,
1955 (age 74 years, 279
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Dunn, N.C.
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Relatives:
Married 1909
to Hautence Thornton. |
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Jacob Elmer Long (b. 1880) —
also known as J. Elmer Long —
of Graham, Alamance
County, N.C.; Forrest Hills (unknown
county), N.C.
Born in Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C., July 31,
1880.
Son of Jacob Alson Long and Esta (Teague) Long.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Alamance County,
1911-13; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1917-21; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1925-29.
Presbyterian;
later Methodist. Member, Sigma
Nu; Lions; Sphinx.
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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Homer Le Grand Lyon (1879-1956) —
also known as Homer L. Lyon —
of Whiteville, Columbus
County, N.C.
Born in Elizabethtown, Bladen
County, N.C., March 1,
1879.
Son of C. C. Lyon and Margaret R. Lyon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1904,
1940;
Solicitor, 8th Judicial District, 1913-20; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1921-29.
Methodist.
Died in Whiteville, Columbus
County, N.C., May 31,
1956 (age 77 years, 91
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery, Whiteville, N.C.
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George Bascom Mason (b. 1891) —
also known as George B. Mason —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in Dallas, Gaston
County, N.C., March 28,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 26th District, 1935.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Chi.
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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James Small McNider (1880-1957) —
also known as James S. McNider —
of Hertford, Perquimans
County, N.C.
Born in Durants Neck, Perquimans
County, N.C., January
25, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Perquimans County,
1913-15.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died February
3, 1957 (age 77 years, 9
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Hertford, N.C.
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A. R. McPhail (b. 1883) —
of Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C.
Born near Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C., March 2,
1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Richmond County,
1913.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry M. Michaux, Jr. (b. 1930) —
of Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., September
4, 1930.
Son of Henry McKinley Michaux, Sr. and Isadore (Coates) Michaux.
Lawyer;
insurance
and real
estate business; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1973-77, 1985-; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, 1977-81.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2005.
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Robert Burton Miller (b. 1852) —
also known as R. B. Miller —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., January
29, 1852.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Cleveland County,
1913.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Randolph Mintz (b. 1883) —
also known as Fred R. Mintz —
of Mt. Olive, Wayne
County, N.C.
Born in Southport, Brunswick
County, N.C., May 11,
1883.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1913.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burley B. Mitchell, Jr. (b. 1940) —
Born December
15, 1940.
Son of Burley Bayard Mitchell, Sr. and Dorothy Ford (Champion)
Mitchell.
Lawyer;
District Attorney, 10th District, 1972-77; Judge, North Carolina Court of
Appeals, 1977-79; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1982-94; appointed 1982; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1995-.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Still living as of 1997.
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Alexander Simmons Monroe (b. 1893) —
also known as Alex S. Monroe —
of Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C.
Born in Troy, Montgomery
County, N.C., November
19, 1893.
Son of Calvin Spencer Monroe and Mary Simmons (Campbell) Monroe.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; textile
executive; member of North
Carolina state senate 18th District, 1959.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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John M. Mull (b. 1873) —
of Morganton, Burke
County, N.C.
Born in Burke
County, N.C., 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Burke County, 1913.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sue Wilkins Myrick (b. 1941) —
also known as Sue Myrick —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Tiffin, Seneca
County, Ohio, August 1,
1941.
Republican. Television
personality; co-founder of advertising
firm; mayor
of Charlotte, N.C., 1987-91; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1992; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1995-.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Claud Sheridan Nantz (b. 1899) —
also known as Claude Nantz —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born in Gaston
County, N.C., March 31,
1899.
Son of E. G. Nantz and Elizie (Robinson) Nantz.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1944,
1948.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Fannie Wingate. |
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Frank B. Newell (b. 1867) —
of Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C.
Born in Warren
County, N.C., May 5,
1867.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Warren County, 1913.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Franklin Newell (1869-1945) —
also known as Jake F. Newell —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Cabarrus
County, N.C., February
15, 1869.
Son of William Greene Newell (1848-1924) and Elizabeth Caroline
(Hudson) Newell (1851-1929).
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1904, 1914,
1920; candidate for North
Carolina state attorney general, 1908; delegate to Republican
National Convention from North Carolina, 1924
(alternate), 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1932.
Methodist. Member, Junior
Order.
Worked against repeal of Prohibition.
Died, from heart
disease, in Waynesville, Haywood
County, N.C., August 9,
1945 (age 76 years, 175
days).
Interment at Bogers
Chapel Cemetery, Concord, N.C.
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Kemp Battle Nixon (b. 1883) —
also known as Kemp B. Nixon —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born in Lincoln
County, N.C., August
12, 1883.
Son of Alfred Nixon and Iola Jane (Robinson) Nixon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 25th District, 1931, 1935.
Methodist. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tom P. Pace (1891-1976) —
of Purcell, McClain
County, Okla.
Born in Chatham
County, N.C., October
11, 1891.
Son of Thomas B. Pace and Florence (Burnett) Pace.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in
Oklahoma 14th District, 1929.
Methodist. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in 1976
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Norman, Okla.
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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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Marshall Joyner Parker (b. 1922) —
also known as Marshall J. Parker —
of Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C.
Born in Seaboard, Northampton
County, N.C., April 25,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Oconee County, 1957-61; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1966, 1968.
Methodist. Member, Sigma
Nu; Lions; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1968.
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Walter Leak Parsons (b. 1858) —
also known as W. L. Parsons —
of Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C.
Born in Camden, Kershaw
County, S.C., December
15, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
president; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1887, 1907; member of North
Carolina state senate 21st District, 1913.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Doctrine Clark Perry (b. 1868) —
also known as D. C. Perry —
of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C.
Born in Okisko, Pasquotank
County, N.C., October
18, 1868.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Pasquotank County,
1913.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh Peterson, Jr. (1898-1961) —
of Ailey, Montgomery
County, Ga.
Born near Ailey, Montgomery
County, Ga., August
21, 1898.
Son of William James Peterson and Catherine Joannah (Calhoun)
Peterson.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1923-31;
member of Georgia
state senate, 1931-32; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1935-47.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C., October
3, 1961 (age 63 years, 43
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Montgomery County, Ga.
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Boyd Phelps (1804-1886) —
of Racine, Mower
County, Minn.; Zumbrota, Goodhue
County, Minn.; Stevens
County, Minn.
Born in North Carolina, October
15, 1804.
Minister;
member of Minnesota
state senate 13th District, 1857-58.
Methodist.
Died in Minnesota, March 17,
1886 (age 81 years, 153
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Craig Phillips (b. 1922) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., November
1, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; North
Carolina superintendent of public instruction.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1971.
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James Knox Polk (1795-1849) —
also known as James K. Polk; "Young Hickory";
"Napoleon of the Stump" —
of Tennessee.
Born near Little Sugar Creek, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., November
2, 1795.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1823-25; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1825-39 (6th District 1825-33, 9th
District 1833-39); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1835-39; Governor of
Tennessee, 1839-41; President
of the United States, 1845-49.
Presbyterian
or Methodist. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of cholera,
in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., June 15,
1849 (age 53 years, 225
days).
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in
1891 at Tennessee
State Capitol Grounds, Nashville, Tenn.
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Relatives:
Nephew by marriage of Thomas
Jones Hardeman; third cousin once removed of Charles
Polk; first cousin of William
Polk Dobson; married, January
1, 1824, to Sarah Childress; fourth cousin of Trusten
Polk; brother of William
Hawkins Polk; second cousin by marriage of George
Davis; uncle and adoptive father of Marshall
Tate Polk; second cousin twice removed of Frank
Lyon Polk. See Polk-Ashe
family of North Carolina. |
| | | Cross-reference: Aaron
V. Brown — John
Charles Frémont |
| | | Polk counties in Ark., Fla., Ga., Iowa, Minn., Mo., Neb., Ore., Tenn., Tex. and Wis. are
named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: James
Knox Polk Hall
— James
P. Latta
|
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about James K. Polk: Sam W.
Haynes, James
K. Polk and the Expansionist Impulse — Paul H.
Bergeron, The
Presidency of James K. Polk — Thomas M. Leonard, James
K. Polk : A Clear and Unquestionable Destiny — Eugene
Irving McCormac, James
K. Polk: A Political Biography to the Prelude to War
1795-1845 — Eugene Irving McCormac, James
K. Polk: A Political Biography to the End of a Career
1845-1849 — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings
Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American
History — John Seigenthaler, James
K. Polk: 1845 - 1849 |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Henry Lawson Price (b. 1871) —
also known as H. L. Price —
of Monroe, Union
County, N.C.
Born in Union
County, N.C., 1871.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Union County, 1913.
Methodist. Member, Modern
Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles G. Reavis (1892-1964) —
of Yadkinville, Yadkin
County, N.C.
Born in Yadkin
County, N.C., May 31,
1892.
Son of Lydia (Van Hoy) Reavis (1850-1942) and George W. Reavis
(1853-1931).
Republican. Sheriff;
automobile
dealer; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1953-54, 1959.
Methodist. Member, Junior
Order.
Died December
7, 1964 (age 72 years, 190
days).
Interment at Center United Methodist Church Cemetery, Yadkinville, N.C.
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James Enoch Rector (b. 1882) —
also known as James E. Rector —
of Hot Springs, Madison
County, N.C.
Born in Tennessee, December
21, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Madison County, 1913.
Methodist. Member, Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Rice Reynolds (1884-1963) —
also known as Robert R. Reynolds —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., June 18,
1884.
Democrat. Candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1924; candidate for Presidential
Elector for North Carolina, 1928;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1932-45.
Methodist. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Moose; Junior
Order; Elks.
Died in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
13, 1963 (age 78 years, 240
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Ernest William Ross (b. 1913) —
also known as Ernest W. Ross —
of Marion, McDowell
County, N.C.
Born in Marion, McDowell
County, N.C., September
5, 1913.
Son of Elisha Joseph Ross and Mary Etta (Cannon) Ross.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1959.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Romulus R. Ross (b. 1850) —
of Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C.
Born in Guilford
County, N.C., November
30, 1850.
Democrat. Randolph
County Sheriff, 1890-94; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1908;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Randolph County,
1913.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Carlyle Rutledge (b. 1909) —
of Kannapolis, Cabarrus
County, N.C.
Born in Stanley, Gaston
County, N.C., December
28, 1909.
Son of Joseph Graham Rutledge and Frances Virginia (Moore) Rutledge.
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
business; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1943-46; member of North
Carolina state senate 21st District, 1957-59.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Judith Rea Kukendal. |
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James Terry Sanford (1917-1998) —
also known as Terry Sanford —
of Fayetteville, Cumberland
County, N.C.; Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Laurinburg, Scotland
County, N.C., August
20, 1917.
Democrat. FBI
agent; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1953-55; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from North Carolina, 1956,
1964;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1961-65; president
of Duke University, 1969-85; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1972,
1976;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1986-93; defeated, 1992.
Methodist.
Died, of cancer, in
Durham, Durham
County, N.C., April 18,
1998 (age 80 years, 241
days).
Entombed at Duke
University Chapel, Durham, N.C.
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Susie Marshall Sharp (1907-1996) —
of Reidsville, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., July 7,
1907.
Daughter of James Merritt Sharp and Annie (Blackwell) Sharp.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1949-62; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1962-74; chief
justice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1974-79.
Female.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Altrusa;
Soroptimists.
Died March 1,
1996 (age 88 years, 238
days).
Interment somewhere
in Reidsville, N.C.
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James L. Sheek (b. 1866) —
of Mocksville, Davie
County, N.C.
Born in Smith Grove, Davie
County, N.C., December
1, 1866.
Republican. Sheriff;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Davie County, 1913.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Interment at Rose
Cemetery, Mocksville, N.C.
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Whitman Erskine Smith (b. 1896) —
also known as W. Erskine Smith —
of Albemarle, Stanly
County, N.C.
Born in Norwood, Stanly
County, N.C., February
13, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 19th District, 1927-29, 1935.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Willis Smith (1887-1953) —
of Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., December
19, 1887.
Son of Willis Smith and Mary Shaw (Creecy) Smith.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-32; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1931-32;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944,
1952;
U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1950-53; died in office 1953.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Order of the
Coif; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Sigma
Phi Epsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis.
Died in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 26,
1953 (age 65 years, 189
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Raleigh, N.C.
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Union Lee Spence (b. 1867) —
also known as U. L. Spence —
of Carthage, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Stanly
County, N.C., August
20, 1867.
Son of Daniel Spence and Margaret (Reeves) Spence.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 12th District, 1903, 1935; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1929-31.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Worthy. |
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J. R. Spratt (b. 1947) —
also known as Joe Spratt —
of Florida.
Born in Hamlet, Richmond
County, N.C., March 10,
1947.
Son of J.
R. Spratt (1917?-).
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 77th District, 1997-.
Methodist. Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1999.
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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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Joseph Burton Stephenson (b. 1861) —
also known as Joseph B. Stephenson —
of Severn, Northampton
County, N.C.
Born in Northampton
County, N.C., December
24, 1861.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Northampton County,
1913, 1919-20, 1929.
Methodist. Member, Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Northampton
County, N.C.
Interment at Severn
Cemetery, Severn, N.C.
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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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James Gudger Stikeleather, Jr. (b. 1911) —
also known as James G. Stikeleather, Jr. —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., September
8, 1911.
Son of James Gudger Stikeleather and Nancy (Weaver) Stikeleather.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; president, Carolina Federal Savings &
Loan Association; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955; member of North
Carolina state senate 31st District, 1956-59.
Methodist. Member, Sigma
Chi.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1937
to Dorothy Kimberly. |
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Edward White Summersill (b. 1902) —
also known as E. W. Summersill —
of Jacksonville, Onslow
County, N.C.
Born in Jacksonville, Onslow
County, N.C., April 25,
1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 7th District, 1933-35.
Methodist. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
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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Hoyt Patrick Taylor, Jr. (b. 1924) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Wadesboro, Anson
County, N.C., April 1,
1924.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-65; Speaker of
the North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1965; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1969-73.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1973.
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Ivey Greene Thomas (1875-1928) —
also known as Ivey G. Thomas —
of near Thomasville, Davidson
County, N.C.
Born in Davidson
County, N.C., August
29, 1875.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Davidson County,
1913.
Methodist. Member, Junior
Order.
Died April 1,
1928 (age 52 years, 216
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Trinity, N.C.
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Carl Schurz Thompson —
also known as Carl S. Thompson —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Cleveland
County, N.C.
Democrat. Lumber
business; member of North
Carolina state senate 27th District, 1935.
Methodist.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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T. T. Thorne (b. 1867) —
of Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C.
Born August 9,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate, 1907, 1911, 1913 (7th District 1907, 1911,
6th District 1913).
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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W. Joe Trogdon —
of Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C.
Mayor
of Asheboro, N.C., 1983-2001.
Methodist. Member, Kiwanis;
Rotary;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 2001.
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James Archibald Turner (b. 1875) —
also known as J. A. Turner —
of Louisburg, Franklin
County, N.C.
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., April 4,
1875.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Franklin County,
1913.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Bradley Umstead (1895-1954) —
also known as William B. Umstead —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Mangum Township, Durham
County, N.C., May 13,
1895.
Son of John
W. Umstead and Lulie (Lunsford) Umstead.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1933-39; North Carolina
Democratic state chair, 1945; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1946-48; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1948;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1953-54; died in office 1954.
Methodist.
Suffered a heart
attack in January 1953; continued in office despite failing
health; died November
7, 1954 (age 59 years, 178
days).
Interment at Mt.
Tabor Church Cemetery, Mangum Township, Durham County, N.C.
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Stacey W. Wade (b. 1875) —
Born in Morehead City, Carteret
County, N.C., August
18, 1875.
Son of David B. Wade and Sarah (Royal) Wade.
Democrat. Vice-president, Carteret Ice
Company; director, Bank of
Carteret; member finance committee, Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad;
North
Carolina insurance commissioner, 1921; secretary of
state of North Carolina, 1935.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1905
to Miss Clyde Mann. |
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Charles Slover Wallace (b. 1864) —
also known as Charles S. Wallace —
of Morehead City, Carteret
County, N.C.
Born in Portsmouth, Carteret
County, N.C., December
2, 1864.
Democrat. Mayor, Morehead City, N.C., 1906-08; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Carteret County,
1909-13.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Watkins (b. 1839) —
also known as W. H. Watkins —
of Ramseur, Randolph
County, N.C.
Born in Norwood, Stanly
County, N.C., January
5, 1839.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of North
Carolina state senate, 1905, 1913.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Zebulon Weaver (1872-1948) —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Weaverville, Buncombe
County, N.C., May 12,
1872.
Son of William Elbert Weaver and Hannah E. (Baird) Weaver.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Buncombe County,
1907-09; member of North
Carolina state senate 36th District, 1913-15; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1919-29, 1931-47 (10th
District 1919-29, 1931-33, 11th District 1933-43, 12th District
1943-47).
Methodist.
Died in 1948
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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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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William Robert Webb (1842-1926) —
of Bell Buckle, Bedford
County, Tenn.
Born in Mt. Tirzah, Person
County, N.C., November
11, 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1913.
Methodist. Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in 1926
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Bell Buckle, Tenn.
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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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Basil Lee Whitener (1915-1989) —
also known as Basil Whitener —
of Gastonia, Gaston
County, N.C.
Born in York
County, S.C., May 14,
1915.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1941; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from North Carolina, 1948;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1957-69 (11th District
1957-63, 10th District 1963-69); defeated, 1968, 1970.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died May 20,
1989 (age 74 years, 6
days).
Interment at Gaston
Memorial Park, Gastonia, N.C.
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Dennis Alvin Wicker (b. 1952) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Sanford, Lee
County, N.C., June 14,
1952.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1980-92; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1993-2001.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2001.
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William Dallas Wike (b. 1867) —
also known as W. D. Wike —
of Cullowhee, Jackson
County, N.C.
Born in Jackson
County, N.C., December
18, 1867.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Jackson County, 1913.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marmaduke Williams (1774-1850) —
Born in North Carolina, 1774.
Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1803-09 (9th District
1803-05, at-large 1805-07, 9th District 1807-09); candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1819.
Methodist.
Died in 1850
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Staton Pender Williams (born c.1909) —
also known as Staton P. Williams —
of Albemarle, Stanly
County, N.C.
Born in Robersonville, Martin
County, N.C., about 1909.
Son of John Lawrence Williams and Hattie Leary (Pender) Williams.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of North
Carolina state senate 19th District, 1957-59.
Methodist. Member, Lions; Woodmen.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1933
to Margaret Louisa Moyer. |
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William Penn Wood (b. 1843) —
also known as William P. Wood —
of Randolph
County, N.C.
Born in Asheboro, Randolph
County, N.C., May 2,
1843.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1901; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1905-07; North
Carolina state auditor, 1911-21.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest Foster Young (b. 1870) —
also known as Ernest F. Young —
of Dunn, Harnett
County, N.C.
Born in Dinwiddie
County, Va., March 22,
1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Harnett County, 1913.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac Jones Young (b. 1873) —
also known as Isaac J. Young —
of near Henderson, Vance
County, N.C.
Born in Henderson, Vance
County, N.C., April 25,
1873.
Democrat. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Vance County, 1913.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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