Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsNew BernCedar Grove CemeteryNew BernEpiscopal CemeteryNew BernGreenwood CemeteryNew BernNational CemeteryNew BernNew Bern CemeteryNew BernPembroke PlantationCemetery
Private or familygraveyards
Craven County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Richard Dobbs Spaight (1758-1802) — ofCravenCounty, N.C.Born in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,March25, 1758.Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1781;Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1783-85;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1792-95;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1798-1801 (10th District1798-99, at-large 1799-1801); member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1801.Episcopalian.Slaveowner.Mortallywounded in in aduel withJohnStanly, his opponent and successor in Congress, and died in NewBern,CravenCounty, N.C.,September6, 1802 (age44 years, 165days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | | Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. (1796-1850) — also known asRichard D. Spaight, Jr. — of New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.Born in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,1796.Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1820;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1823-25;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1835-36.Slaveowner. Died in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,November2, 1850 (ageabout 54years).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
Cedar GroveCemetery
bounded by Queen, George, Cypress, Howard & Metcalf Streets
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1972
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Furnifold McLendel Simmons (1854-1940) — also known asFurnifold M. Simmons;F. M.Simmons —of New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.Born inJonesCounty, N.C.,January20, 1854.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1887-89;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Raleigh, North Carolina,1893-97;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1901-31; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from North Carolina,1916,1928;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1920.Died in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,April30, 1940 (age86 years, 101days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.  | William Gaston (1778-1844) — of New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.Born in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,September19, 1778.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1800, 1812, 1818-19; member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1807-09;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1813-17 (at-large 1813-15,4th District 1815-17); member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1824, 1827-31;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1833-44; died in office 1844;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835.Catholic.Member,AmericanAntiquarian Society;AmericanPhilosophical Society.Slaveowner. Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,January23, 1844 (age65 years, 126days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Alexander Gaston and Margaret (Sharpe) Gaston; married,September4, 1803, to Susan Sarah Hay; married,October6, 1805, to Hannah McClure; married,September3, 1816, to Elizabeth Worthington. | | | | Gaston County,N.C. is named for him. | | | | ThecityofGastonia,North Carolina, wasnamed forhim. — Lake Gaston, areservoir(created 1963) inHalifax,Northampton,andWarrencounties in North Carolina, as well asBrunswick,andMecklenburgcounties in Virginia, isnamed forhim. — Gaston Hall (completed 1901), a famedauditoriumatGeorgetownUniversity,Washington,D.C., isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS William Gaston (built 1942 atWilmington,North Carolina; torpedoed and lost in theSouthAtlantic Ocean, 1944) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The South in the Buildingof the Nation (1909) |
| | | Graham Arthur Barden (1896-1967) — also known asGraham A. Barden — of New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.Born in Turkey Township,SampsonCounty, N.C.,September25, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;CravenCounty Judge, 1920-24; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1933;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1935-61;delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1940.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaChi;PhiDelta Phi;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,January29, 1967 (age70 years, 126days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery. | | Samuel Mitchell Brinson (1870-1922) — also known asSamuel M. Brinson — of New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.Born in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,March20, 1870.Democrat.Lawyer;superintendentof schools;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1919-22; died inoffice 1922.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;RoyalArcanum;Elks;JuniorOrder.Died in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,April13, 1922 (age52 years, 24days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery. | | Charles Laban Abernethy (1872-1955) — also known asCharles L. Abernethy — of New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.Born inBurkeCounty, N.C.,March18, 1872.Democrat.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher; Democratic Presidential Elector for North Carolina,1901;Democratic Presidential Elector for North Carolina,1905;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1922-35.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;Redmen;Elks;Woodmen;Knightsof Pythias;JuniorOrder;Kiwanis.Died in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,February23, 1955 (age82 years, 342days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery. | | Charles Randolph Thomas (1861-1931) — also known asCharles R. Thomas — of New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.; Waynesville,HaywoodCounty, N.C.Born in Beaufort,CarteretCounty, N.C.,August21, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1887;CravenCounty Attorney, 1890-96; Democratic Presidential Elector forNorth Carolina,1897;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1899-1911;delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1924.Died inNorfolk,Va.,March 8,1931 (age69 years, 199days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery. | | Charles Biddle Shepard (1808-1843) — of North Carolina. Born in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,December5, 1808.Democrat. Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1831-32;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1837-41.Slaveowner. Died in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,October25, 1843 (age34 years, 324days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery. | | Charles Randolph Thomas (1827-1891) — also known asCharles R. Thomas — of New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.Born in North Carolina,1827.Republican.Secretaryof state of North Carolina, 1864-65;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1871-75.Died in1891(ageabout64 years).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery. | | William Henry Washington (1813-1860) — of North Carolina. Born in North Carolina,1813.U.S.Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1841-43; memberof North Carolina state legislature, 1850.Slaveowner. Died in1860(ageabout47 years).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery. | | Richard Spaight Donnell (1820-1867) — of North Carolina. Born in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,September20, 1820.U.S.Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1847-49; memberof North Carolina state legislature, 1860.Slaveowner. Died in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,June 3,1867 (age46 years, 256days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery. | | Paul M. Cox (1914-2001) — of New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.Born inNewportNews, Va.,July 14,1914.Mayorof New Bern, N.C., 1982.Methodist.Member,Lions.DiedOctober31, 2001 (age87 years, 109days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery. | | Alfred Decatur Ward (b. 1859) — also known asA. D. Ward — of Kenansville,DuplinCounty, N.C.; New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.Born near Rosehill,DuplinCounty, N.C.,December25, 1859.Democrat.Lawyer;mayor of Kenansville, N.C., 1888-92; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Duplin County,1893-94; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 7th District, 1913-16.Baptist.Member,RoyalArcanum;American BarAssociation.Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Robinson Ward and Keziah Jane (Johnson) Ward; married,October22, 1899, to Carolina Virginia Farrior. |
| | Donald Weaver Basnight (1880-1920) — also known asDon W. Basnight — of New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.BornApril24, 1880.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNorth Carolina,1912.Died inCravenCounty, N.C.,February28, 1920 (age39 years, 310days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery. | | Patrick Murphy Pearsall (c.1859-1923) — ofJonesCounty, N.C.; New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.Born in Taylor's Bridge,SampsonCounty, N.C., about 1859.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1880; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from North Carolina,1896.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died, ofpneumonia,in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,February20, 1923 (ageabout 64years).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
EpiscopalCemetery
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Stanly (1774-1834) — of North Carolina. Born in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,April 9,1774.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1798-99, 1812-15, 1818-19, 1823-26;U.S.Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1801-03, 1809-11.Slaveowner. Died in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,August2, 1834 (age60 years, 115days).Interment at Episcopal Cemetery.
GreenwoodCemetery
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Edward O'Hara (1844-1905) — of North Carolina. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February26, 1844.Republican. Member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1868-69;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1875;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1883-87;defeated, 1886; delegate to Republican National Convention from NorthCarolina,1884.Africanancestry.Died of astroke,September15, 1905 (age61 years, 201days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
NationalCemetery
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | David Heaton (1823-1870) — of Middletown,ButlerCounty, Ohio; St. Anthony Falls,HennepinCounty, Minn.; New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.Born in Hamilton,ButlerCounty, Ohio,March10, 1823.Republican.Lawyer;postmaster atMiddletown,Ohio, 1849-52; member ofOhiostate senate, 1855; member ofMinnesotastate senate, 1859-63 (23rd District 1859-60, 4th District1861-63);delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1867;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1868-70; died inoffice 1870.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 25,1870 (age47 years, 107days).Interment at National Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.
New BernCemetery
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina
PembrokePlantation Cemetery
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Abner Nash (1740-1786) — ofJonesCounty, N.C.Born near Farmville,PrinceEdward County, Va.,August8, 1740.Lawyer;member ofVirginiaHouse of Burgesses, 1761-65; member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1777-78, 1782, 1784-85; member ofNorthCarolina state senate from Jones County, 1779;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1780-81;Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782-86; died inoffice 1786.Welshancestry.Died while attending a session of theContinentalCongress, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December2, 1786 (age46 years, 116days).Original interment atSt.Paul's Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment at PembrokePlantation Cemetery.
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