Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsDurhamDuke University ChapelDurhamDurham County CourthouseGroundsDurhamDurham Hebrew CemeteryDurhamMaplewood CemeteryDurhamWoodlawn Memorial ParkMangum TownshipMt. Tabor ChurchCemetery
Private or familygraveyard
Durham County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Willie Person Mangum (1792-1861) — also known asWillie P. Mangum — of Red Mountain,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in Orange County (part now inDurhamCounty), N.C.,May 10,1792.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1818-19; superior court judge in NorthCarolina, 1820;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1823-26;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1831-36, 1840-53; received 11electoral votes for President,1836.Slaveowner. Died in Red Mountain,DurhamCounty, N.C.,September7, 1861 (age69 years, 120days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
Duke UniversityChapel
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Terry Sanford (1917-1998) — also known asTerry Sanford — of Fayetteville,CumberlandCounty, N.C.; Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in Laurinburg,ScotlandCounty, N.C.,August20, 1917.Democrat.FBIagent; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1953-55; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1956,1964;Governorof North Carolina, 1961-65;presidentof Duke University, 1969-85; candidate for Democratic nomination forPresident,1972,1976;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1986-93; defeated, 1992.Methodist.Died, ofcancer,in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,April18, 1998 (age80 years, 241days).Entombed at Duke University Chapel. | | James Buchanan Duke (1856-1925) — also known asJames B. Duke;"Buck";"Tobacco King" —of Somerville,SomersetCounty, N.J.Born near Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,December23, 1856.Republican. Organizer and president, AmericanTobaccoCompany, which monopolized thetobaccoindustry until it was broken up in 1911; organizer ofelectricpower companies; delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew Jersey,1904.Left a large trust fund which supported Duke University. Died, ofbronchialpneumonia, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October10, 1925 (age68 years, 291days).Entombed at Duke University Chapel.
Durham CountyCourthouse Grounds
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Malbourne Addison Angier (1820-1900) — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in Orange County (part now inDurhamCounty), N.C.,November30, 1820.Merchant;banker;mayorof Durham, N.C., 1890-93.Methodist.Died inDurhamCounty, N.C.,December30, 1900 (age80 years, 30days).Interment atMaplewood Cemetery; memorialmonument at Durham County Courthouse Grounds.
Durham HebrewCemetery
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Emanuel Joshua Evans (1907-1997) — also known asEmanuel J. Evans;E. J. Evans;"Mutt" —of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,May 2,1907.Democrat. President, UnitedDepartmentStores; chairman, Cape FearFeedProducts; director, WachoviaBank;trustee, WattsHospital;mayorof Durham, N.C., 1951-63.Jewish. Member,TauEpsilon Phi.DiedFebruary8, 1997 (age89 years, 282days).Interment at Durham Hebrew Cemetery.
MaplewoodCemetery
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Angier Biddle Duke (1915-1995) — of Tuxedo Park,OrangeCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1915.Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador toEl Salvador, 1952-53;Spain, 1965-68;Denmark, 1968-69;Morocco, 1979-81.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Chancellorof Southampton College.Hit by acarwhilerollerblading,and died as a result, in Southampton,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,April29, 1995 (age79 years, 150days).Entombed at Maplewood Cemetery. | | Doctor Claiborne Parrish (1807-1883) — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born inOrangeCounty, N.C.,May 28,1807.Whig.Farmer;merchant;postmaster;mayorof Durham, N.C., 1877-80, 1881-82, 1883; died in office 1883.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died in1883(ageabout76 years).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | | Willis James Brogden (1877-1935) — also known asW. J. Brogden — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born near Goldsboro,WayneCounty, N.C.,October18, 1877.Schoolteacher and principal;lawyer;mayor ofDurham, N.C., 1911-15;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1926-35; died in office 1935.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Kiwanis.DiedOctober29, 1935 (age58 years, 11days).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | | Isaac Newton Link (1849-1895) — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in1849.Mayorof Durham, N.C., 1880-81, 1894-95; died in office 1895.Suffered a likelyheartattack and died, while waiting in a carriage at thetrainstation, Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.,January26, 1895 (ageabout 45years).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | | Malbourne Addison Angier (1820-1900) — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in Orange County (part now inDurhamCounty), N.C.,November30, 1820.Merchant;banker;mayorof Durham, N.C., 1890-93.Methodist.Died inDurhamCounty, N.C.,December30, 1900 (age80 years, 30days).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery; memorial monument atDurham County Courthouse Grounds. | | Harry E. Rodenhizer Jr. (1927-2007) — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,December20, 1927.Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; owner andoperator, Pizza Palacerestaurant,1978-2004;mayor ofDurham, N.C., 1979-81, 1991-93.Died in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,October10, 2007 (age79 years, 294days).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | | Julian Shakespeare Carr (1845-1924) — also known asJulian S. Carr;Jule Carr — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,October12, 1845.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;co-owner and president of the company which made "Bull Durham"tobacco;founder of the DurhamCottonManufacturing Company and DurhamHosieryMills; involved inrailroads,utilities,andbanking;mayorof Durham, N.C., 1873; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom North Carolina,1888,1904,1912(HonoraryVice-President),1916;candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President,1900.Methodist.Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans.Died, ofpneumonia,in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April29, 1924 (age78 years, 200days).Entombed in mausoleum at Maplewood Cemetery. | | Edward Carney Hackney (1856-1903) — also known asEdward C. Hackney — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born inChathamCounty, N.C.,May 30,1856.Lawyer;newspapereditor and publisher;mayor ofDurham, N.C., 1882-83.Baptist.Member,Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons.Died in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,March10, 1903 (age46 years, 284days).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | | Charles Buchanan Markham (1926-2010) — also known asCharles Markham — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,September15, 1926.Lawyer;lawprofessor;mayor ofDurham, N.C., 1981-85.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Theta.Died, in BritthavenNursing& Rehabilitation Center, Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.,March22, 2010 (age83 years, 188days).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | | Daniel Kramer Edwards (1914-2001) — also known asDaniel K. Edwards;DanEdwards —of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,February17, 1914.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1947-50;mayor ofDurham, N.C., 1949-51.Methodist.Member,PhiDelta Theta;PhiBeta Kappa;Civitan;American BarAssociation;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.Died, at HillcrestConvalescentCenter, Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,July 17,2001 (age87 years, 150days).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Charles W. Edwards and Eva Marie (Kramer) Edwards; married,December24, 1941, to Mary B. Partin. |
| | Jacob Elmer Long (1880-1955) — also known asJ. Elmer Long — of Graham,AlamanceCounty, N.C.; Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in Yanceyville,CaswellCounty, N.C.,July 31,1880.Democrat.Lawyer;private secretary to U.S. Rep.CharlesM. Stedman; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Alamance County,1911-14; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 18th District, 1917-22;LieutenantGovernor of North Carolina, 1925-29; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from North Carolina,1944.Presbyterian;laterMethodist.Member,SigmaNu;Lions;Sphinx.Died, from acoronaryocclusion, in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,April28, 1955 (age74 years, 271days).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | | Kenneth Claiborne Royall Jr. (1919-1999) — also known asKenneth C. Royall, Jr.;"Lank";"Bear" —of North Carolina. Born in Warsaw,DuplinCounty, N.C.,1919.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1967-72; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1973-92.Episcopalian.Died in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,June 5,1999 (ageabout 79years).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | | Mary Reamey Few (1885-1971) — also known asMary Reamey Thomas;Mrs. W. P.Few —of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born inMartinsville,Va.,1885.Republican. Member ofRepublicanNational Committee from North Carolina, 1944-54; delegate toRepublican National Convention from North Carolina,1948,1952(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker).Female.Methodist.FrenchHuguenot andEnglishancestry. Member,AmericanAssociation of University Women;Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;ColonialDames.Died in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,January12, 1971 (ageabout 85years).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | | John C. Angier (1857-1911) — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in1857.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNorth Carolina,1908.DiedOctober27, 1911 (ageabout 54years).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | | William Gibbons Bramham (1875-1947) — also known asWilliam G. Bramham — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in1875.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina,1924,1928,1932;NorthCarolina Republican state chair, 1925.DiedJuly 8,1947 (ageabout 72years).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery. | | Russell Newton Barringer (1903-1996) — also known asRussell N. Barringer — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in Newton,CatawbaCounty, N.C.,March 1,1903.Republican.Lumberbusiness;furniturebusiness;bankdirector; member ofNorthCarolina Republican State Executive Committee, 1932-72; delegateto Republican National Convention from North Carolina,1956,1968(alternate),1972;treasurerof North Carolina Republican Party, 1966-72.Presbyterian.Member,Kiwanis;Freemasons;Shriners.Died, in HillcrestConvalescentCenter, Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,January15, 1996 (age92 years, 320days).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
Woodlawn MemorialPark
2107 Liberty Street
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Sumter C. Brawley (1878-1961) — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in Mooresville,IredellCounty, N.C.,April 8,1878.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Durham County,1913-14; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1924,1940.Presbyterian.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Elks.DiedJune 22,1961 (age83 years, 75days).Interment at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Mt. Tabor ChurchCemetery
Mangum Township, Durham County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Bradley Umstead (1895-1954) — also known asWilliam B. Umstead — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Born in Mangum Township,DurhamCounty, N.C.,May 13,1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1933-39;NorthCarolina Democratic state chair, 1945;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1946-48; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from North Carolina,1948;Governorof North Carolina, 1953-54; died in office 1954.Methodist.Died, fromarterioscleroticheart disease andcongestiveheart failure, while also suffering frombronchopneumonia,in WattsHospital,Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,November7, 1954 (age59 years, 178days).Interment at Mt. Tabor Church Cemetery. | | John Wesley Umstead (1844-1926) — also known asJohn W. Umstead — ofDurhamCounty, N.C.Born inOrangeCounty, N.C.,March 5,1844.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of NorthCarolina state legislature, 1900.Died inDurhamCounty, N.C.,May 10,1926 (age82 years, 66days).Interment at Mt. Tabor Church Cemetery.
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