Forsyth County
North Carolina
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Forsyth County
North Carolina
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Forsyth County
Index to Locations Private or familygraveyard Forsyth County, North Carolina MoravianCemetery Bethania, Forsyth County, North Carolina
Mt. GurCemetery Kernersville, Forsyth County, North Carolina
Panther CreekCemetery Lewisville, Forsyth County, North Carolina
|  Joseph Williams of Shallow Ford (1748-1827) — also known as"Duke of Surry" — ofSurryCounty, N.C.Born inHanoverCounty, Va.,March27, 1748.Delegateto North Carolina provincial congress, 1775; served in theContinental Army during the Revolutionary War.Died inSurryCounty, N.C.,August11, 1827 (age79 years, 137days).Interment at Panther Creek Cemetery.
UnknownLocation Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Faith MissionaryAlliance Church Cemetery Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
New PhiladelphiaMoravian Graveyard 4440 Country Club Road Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
SalemCemetery Cemetery Street Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Augustine Henry Shepperd (1792-1864) — also known asAugustine H. Shepperd — of Germanton,StokesCounty, N.C.Born in Rockford,SurryCounty, N.C.,February24, 1792.Whig.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1822-26;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1827-39, 1841-43, 1847-51(9th District 1827-39, 1841-43, 4th District 1847-51).Slaveowner. Died in Salem (now part of Winston-Salem),ForsythCounty, N.C.,July 11,1864 (age72 years, 138days).Interment at Salem Cemetery.
 John Wesley Alspaugh (1828-1912) — also known asJ. W. Alspaugh — of Winston (now part of Winston-Salem),ForsythCounty, N.C.Born in North Carolina,July 21,1828.Lawyer;banker;newspapereditor;mayorof Winston, N.C., 1871-72, 1873-74, 1875-76.Died in Winston (now part of Winston-Salem),ForsythCounty, N.C.,November3, 1912 (age84 years, 105days).Interment at Salem Cemetery.
 George William Coan Jr. (1892-1975) — also known asGeorge W. Coan, Jr. — of Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.Born in Virginia,June 2,1892.Democrat.Banker;mayorof Winston-Salem, N.C., 1929-35, 1943-45; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from North Carolina,1944.Died, fromcoloncancer, in Ziglar'sHomefor the Aged, Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.,May 1,1975 (age82 years, 333days).Interment at Salem Cemetery.
| Richard Thurmond Chatham (1896-1957) — also known asThurmond Chatham — of Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.; Elkin,SurryCounty, N.C.Born in Elkin,SurryCounty, N.C.,August16, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; president andchairman, ChathamManufacturingCompany; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1949-57.Member,Grange;FarmBureau;Societyof the Cincinnati.Died in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,February5, 1957 (age60 years, 173days).Interment at Salem Cemetery.
 James Gordon Hanes (1886-1972) — also known asJames G. Hanes — of Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.BornJune 12,1886.President, HanesHosieryMills;mayorof Winston-Salem, N.C., 1921-25.DiedJuly 22,1972 (age86 years, 40days).Interment at Salem Cemetery.
| Cyrus B. Watson — of Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; memberofNorthCarolina state senate 32nd District, 1883-84; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from North Carolina,1892,1904(alternate); member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Forsyth County,1893-94; candidate forGovernor ofNorth Carolina, 1896.Interment at Salem Cemetery. | Frank Transou Baldwin (1859-1928) — also known asFrank T. Baldwin — of Winston (now part of Winston-Salem),ForsythCounty, N.C.Born in North Carolina,March 1,1859.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Forsyth County,1901-02; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 27th District, 1903-04.Died inForsythCounty, N.C.,June 24,1928 (age69 years, 115days).Interment at Salem Cemetery.
| Wesley Luther Ferrell (1895-1967) — also known asW. L. Ferrell — of Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.Born in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,August28, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Forsyth County,1923-24; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 22nd District, 1935.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons.DiedNovember16, 1967 (age72 years, 80days).Interment at Salem Cemetery.
Salem MoravianGraveyard Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
| Christian Henry Fogle (1846-1898) — also known asC. H. Fogle — of Salem (now part of Winston-Salem),ForsythCounty, N.C.Born inForsythCounty, N.C.,August30, 1846.Lumber millbusiness;mayorof Salem, N.C., 1884-88.Died in Salem (now part of Winston-Salem),ForsythCounty, N.C.,May 22,1898 (age51 years, 265days).Interment at Salem Moravian Graveyard.
 Frederick Augustus Fogle (1883-1940) — also known asF. A. Fogle — of Salem (now part of Winston-Salem),ForsythCounty, N.C.Born in Salem (now part of Winston-Salem),ForsythCounty, N.C.,December29, 1883.Furnituremanufacturer;mayorof Salem, N.C., 1911-13.Died, fromcoronarythrombosis andmyocardialfailure, in Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.,May 7,1940 (age56 years, 130days).Interment at Salem Moravian Graveyard.
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