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Sue Ramsey Johnston Ferguson (1897-1977) —
also known as Sue Ramsey Johnston; Mrs. R. S.
Ferguson —
of Taylorsville, Alexander
County, N.C.
Born in Mecklenburg
County, N.C., June 19,
1897.
Daughter of Rufus M. Johnston and Grace W. (Alexander) Johnston.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1960;
member of North
Carolina state senate 28th District, 1947-49; Presidential
Elector for North Carolina, 1948,
1952.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; Order of the Eastern Star; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in November, 1977
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Earnest Garrison (1892-1964) —
also known as W. E. Garrison —
of Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C.
Born in Lincoln
County, N.C., March 2,
1892.
Son of William L. Garrison and Docia (Clanton) Garrison.
Democrat. Building
contractor; real estate
business; member of North
Carolina state senate 25th District, 1955-56, 1959.
Baptist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died December
2, 1964 (age 72 years, 275
days).
Interment at Hollybrook
Cemetery, Lincolnton, N.C.
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Rivers Dunn Johnson (b. 1885) —
also known as Rivers D. Johnson —
of Warsaw, Duplin
County, N.C.
Born in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., December
29, 1885.
Son of Seymour Anderson Johnson and Annie E. (Clark) Johnson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Warsaw, N.C., 1909-10; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1911, 1915, 1923, 1927, 1931,
1935; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,
1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Order of the Eastern Star; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921
to Olivia R. Best. |
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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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Robert Burren Morgan (b. 1925) —
also known as Robert Morgan —
of Lillington, Harnett
County, N.C.
Born in Lillington, Harnett
County, N.C., October
5, 1925.
Son of James Harvey Morgan and Alice (Butts) Morgan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state senate 12th District, 1955-67; North
Carolina state attorney general, 1969-74; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1975-81; defeated, 1980.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Rotary; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2001.
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Harriss Newman (b. 1897) —
of Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., October
2, 1897.
Son of Joseph Newman and Rolinda (Jacobs) Newman.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1931-33; member of North
Carolina state senate 9th District, 1935; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1948.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; B'nai
B'rith.
Burial
location unknown.
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