Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsPolktonWilliams CemeteryWadesboroEastview CemeteryNear WadesboroBennett FamilyCemetery Private or familygraveyard Anson County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Risden Tyler Bennett (1840-1913) — of North Carolina. Born in Wadesboro,AnsonCounty, N.C.,June 18,1840.Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1872-74;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1875; superiorcourt judge in North Carolina, 1880-82;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1883-87 (at-large 1883-85,6th District 1885-87).Died in Wadesboro,AnsonCounty, N.C.,July 21,1913 (age73 years, 33days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
WilliamsCemetery Polkton, Anson County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Henry Martin (1848-1931) — also known asCharles H. Martin — of Louisburg,FranklinCounty, N.C.; Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.; Polkton,AnsonCounty, N.C.Born near Youngsville,FranklinCounty, N.C.,August28, 1848.Schoolprincipal;lawyer;ordainedminister;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1895-99.Baptist.Died in Polkton,AnsonCounty, N.C.,April19, 1931 (age82 years, 234days).Interment at Williams Cemetery.
EastviewCemetery Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Samuel Ashe (1812-1887) — of North Carolina. Born near Graham,AlamanceCounty, N.C.,July 19,1812.Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1842; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1854;delegateto North Carolina secession convention, 1861;Representativefrom North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64;candidate forGovernor ofNorth Carolina, 1868;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1873-77;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1878-87; died in office 1887.Slaveowner. Died in Wadesboro,AnsonCounty, N.C.,February4, 1887 (age74 years, 200days).Interment at Eastview Cemetery. | | James Alexander Lockhart (1850-1905) — also known asJames A. Lockhart — of Wadesboro,AnsonCounty, N.C.Born inAnsonCounty, N.C.,June 2,1850.Democrat. Member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1878; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1880;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1895-97;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1904.Died in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,December24, 1905 (age55 years, 205days).Interment at Eastview Cemetery. | | Leonidas Dunlap Robinson (1867-1941) — also known asLeonidas D. Robinson — of Wadesboro,AnsonCounty, N.C.Born in Gulledge Township,AnsonCounty, N.C.,April22, 1867.Democrat.Lawyer;bankpresident; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1894, 1900; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from North Carolina,1912,1920,1928;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1917-21.Died in Wadesboro,AnsonCounty, N.C.,November7, 1941 (age74 years, 199days).Interment at Eastview Cemetery. | | Theron Lamar Caudle Jr. (1904-1969) — also known asTheron L. Caudle — of Wadesboro,AnsonCounty, N.C.Born in North Carolina,June 22,1904.U.S.Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1940-45.Died in Wadesboro,AnsonCounty, N.C.,April 1,1969 (age64 years, 283days).Interment at Eastview Cemetery. | | Alvin Paul Kitchin (1908-1983) — also known asA. Paul Kitchin — of Wadesboro,AnsonCounty, N.C.Born in Scotland Neck,HalifaxCounty, N.C.,September13, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1957-63.SouthernBaptist. Member,Freemasons;Rotary.Died in Wadesboro,AnsonCounty, N.C.,October22, 1983 (age75 years, 39days).Interment at Eastview Cemetery. | | Erwin Avery Hightower (1914-2001) — of Wadesboro,AnsonCounty, N.C.Born inAnsonCounty, N.C.,July 29,1914.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1955-59.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Civitan.Died in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,August17, 2001 (age87 years, 19days).Interment at Eastview Cemetery.
Bennett FamilyCemetery Near Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert Eugene Little (b. 1852) — also known asR. E. Little — of Wadesboro,AnsonCounty, N.C.Born in Ansonville,AnsonCounty, N.C.,November21, 1852.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1888;member ofNorthCarolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1888; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1889-90, 1893-94, 1913-14;chair ofAnson County Democratic Party, 1891-99.Interment at Bennett Family Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof William Little and Sarah (Ledbetter) Little. |
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