Burke County
North Carolina
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Burke County
North Carolina
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Burke County
Index to Locations Private or familygraveyard Burke County, North Carolina
County CourthouseGrounds Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina FirstPresbyterian Churchyard Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina
Forest HillCemetery Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina
|  Tod Robinson Caldwell (1818-1874) — also known asTod R. Caldwell — ofBurkeCounty, N.C.Born in Morganton,BurkeCounty, N.C.,February19, 1818.Lawyer;LieutenantGovernor of North Carolina, 1868-70;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1870-74; died in office 1874.DiedJuly 11,1874 (age56 years, 142days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
| Samuel James Ervin III (1926-1999) — Born in Morganton,BurkeCounty, N.C.,March 2,1926.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1965-67; superior courtjudge in North Carolina, 1967-80;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1980-99; died inoffice 1999.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died at GraceHospital,Morganton,BurkeCounty, N.C.,September18, 1999 (age73 years, 200days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
| Joseph Wilson Ervin (1901-1945) — of North Carolina. Born in Morganton,BurkeCounty, N.C.,March 3,1901.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1945; died inoffice 1945.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,December25, 1945 (age44 years, 297days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
| Samuel McDowell Tate (1830-1897) — also known asSamuel McD. Tate — of Morganton,BurkeCounty, N.C.Born in Morganton,BurkeCounty, N.C.,September6, 1830.Democrat.Merchant;postmaster atMorganton,N.C., 1856-60; colonel in the Confederate Army during the CivilWar; president, Western North CarolinaRailroad,1865 and 1866-68; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1875; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from North Carolina,1876,1880;NorthCarolina state treasurer, 1892-94.Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry.DiedJune 25,1897 (age66 years, 292days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
| William Carson Ervin (1859-1943) — also known asWilliam C. Ervin — of Lenoir,CaldwellCounty, N.C.; Morganton,BurkeCounty, N.C.Born inMcDowellCounty, N.C.,December15, 1859.Lawyer;newspapereditor;printer;mayorof Lenoir, N.C., 1888-89.Died in Morganton,BurkeCounty, N.C.,July 16,1943 (age83 years, 213days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
Swan PondsPlantation Cemetery Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina
Quaker MeadowsCemetery Near Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina
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