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Duplin County
North Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Duplin County

Fannie Sutton Faison (1875-1955) — also known asFannie Sutton;Mrs. Henry J.Faison —of Faison,DuplinCounty, N.C.BornAugust28, 1875.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from NorthCarolina,1924;U.S.Collector of Customs at Wilmington, N.C., North Carolina, 1932.Female.DiedDecember6, 1955 (age80 years, 100days).Interment at Faison Cemetery.

Index to Locations FaisonFaison Cemetery Near KenansvilleGraham Cemetery WallaceRockfish Memorial Cemetery WallaceRockfish Presbyterian ChurchCemetery WarsawPinecrest Cemetery FaisonCemetery Faison, Duplin County, North Carolina John Miller Faison (1862-1915) — also known asJohn M. Faison — of Faison,DuplinCounty, N.C.Born near Faison,DuplinCounty, N.C.,April17, 1862.Democrat.Physician;farmer;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1911-15.In failing health, he died byself-inflictedgunshot,in Faison,DuplinCounty, N.C.,April21, 1915 (age53 years, 4days).Interment at Faison Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives:Married1887 to ElizaF. DeVane.   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —OurCampaignscandidate detail

Owen Rand Kenan (1804-1887) — of North Carolina. Born in Kenansville,DuplinCounty, N.C.,March 4,1804.Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1834-38;Representativefrom North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64.Died in Kenansville,DuplinCounty, N.C.,March 3,1887 (age82 years, 364days).Interment at Graham Cemetery.

	Relatives:Cousin *** ofAugustusHolmes Kenan.
		Political family:Walker-Edwardsfamily of North Carolina and Georgia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).

David Newton Henderson (1921-2004) — also known asDavid N. Henderson — of Wallace,DuplinCounty, N.C.Born near Hubert,OnslowCounty, N.C.,April16, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; statecourt judge in North Carolina, 1958-60;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1961-77.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Lions.Died in Wilmington,New HanoverCounty, N.C.,January13, 2004 (age82 years, 272days).Interment at Rockfish Memorial Cemetery.

William Stokes Boney (1860-1946) — also known asW. Stokes Boney — of Wallace,DuplinCounty, N.C.Born inDuplinCounty, N.C.,February9, 1860.Democrat. Member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Duplin County,1913-14.Presbyterian.DiedApril12, 1946 (age86 years, 62days).Interment at Rockfish Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof James Wells Boney and Mary P. (Wells) Boney.
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Rivers Dunn Johnson (1885-1958) — also known asRivers D. Johnson — of Warsaw,DuplinCounty, N.C.Born in Wilson,WilsonCounty, N.C.,December29, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer;mayor of Warsaw, N.C., 1909-10; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 9th District, 1912-13, 1915-16, 1923-24,1927-28, 1931-32, 1935-36; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom North Carolina,1916,1924.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;Order of theEastern Star;JuniorOrder;Rotary.Died in Kenansville,DuplinCounty, N.C.,January13, 1958 (age72 years, 15days).Interment at Pinecrest Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Seymour Anderson Johnson and Anne Eliza (Clarke) Johnson; married1921 toOlivia R. Best.
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