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Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
ElmwoodCemetery
700 West Sixth Street
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Founded 1853
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  John Johnston Parker (1885-1958) — also known asJohn J. Parker — of Monroe,UnionCounty, N.C.; Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Monroe,UnionCounty, N.C.,November20, 1885.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forGovernor ofNorth Carolina, 1920; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom North Carolina,1924;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from North Carolina, 1924;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1925-58; died inoffice 1958.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;OmicronDelta Kappa;Order ofthe Coif;Freemasons;Kiwanis.Died inWashington,D.C.,March17, 1958 (age72 years, 117days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | William Johnston (1817-1896) — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.BornMarch 5,1817.Delegateto North Carolina secession convention, 1861;mayorof Charlotte, N.C., 1875-78, 1884-87.DiedMay 20,1896 (age79 years, 76days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Cameron A. Morrison (1869-1953) — also known asCameron Morrison — of Rockingham,RichmondCounty, N.C.; Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born near Rockingham,RichmondCounty, N.C.,October5, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer;mayor of Rockingham, N.C., 1893; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1900; Democratic Presidential Elector forNorth Carolina,1917;Governorof North Carolina, 1921-25; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1940,1944,1948,1952;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from North Carolina, 1928;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1930-32;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1943-45.Presbyterian.Died in Quebec City,Quebec,August20, 1953 (age83 years, 319days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Clement Dowd (1832-1898) — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Richland Creek,MooreCounty, N.C.,August27, 1832.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayorof Charlotte, N.C., 1869-71;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1881-85.Died in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,April15, 1898 (age65 years, 231days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Ben Elbert Douglas, Sr. (1894-1982) — also known asBen E. Douglas — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Scotts Crossroad,IredellCounty, N.C.,September3, 1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;fur merchant;mayorof Charlotte, N.C., 1935-41; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1940,1956.Died in1982(ageabout87 years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | William Haywood Bobbitt (1900-1992) — also known asWilliam H. Bobbitt — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.; Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,October18, 1900.Lawyer;superior court judge in North Carolina 14th District, 1939-54;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1954-69;chiefjustice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1969-74.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Civitan.DiedSeptember27, 1992 (age91 years, 345days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Heriot Clarkson (1863-1942) — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Kingville,RichlandCounty, S.C.,August21, 1863.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1899;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1923-42; appointed 1923; diedin office 1942.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Sons ofthe Revolution;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;GammaEta Gamma;Anti-SaloonLeague.DiedJanuary27, 1942 (age78 years, 159days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Maj. William Clarkson and Margaret S. (Simons) Clarkson; married,December10, 1889, to Mary Lloyd Osborne. |
| | William Marcus Shipp (1819-1890) — also known asWilliam M. Shipp — ofLincolnCounty, N.C.; Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born inLincolnCounty, N.C.,November9, 1819.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto North Carolina secession convention, 1861;NorthCarolina state attorney general, 1870-73; defeated, 1872;superior court judge in North Carolina, 1881-90.Died in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,June 29,1890 (age70 years, 232days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | John Motley Morehead (1866-1923) — also known asJohn M. Morehead — of Spray (now part of Eden),RockinghamCounty, N.C.; Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,July 20,1866.Republican.U.S.Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1909-11;NorthCarolina Republican state chair, 1910-16; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from North Carolina, 1916-22; candidate forU.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1918; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from North Carolina,1920.Died in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,December13, 1923 (age57 years, 146days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | David Ezekiel Henderson (1879-1968) — also known asDavid E. Henderson — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.; Scalybark,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Deppe,OnslowCounty, N.C.,September3, 1879.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 1945-48;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina,1948-49; resigned 1949.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;JuniorOrder;Redmen;Woodmenof the World;Kiwanis.DiedJuly 25,1968 (age88 years, 326days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Sydenham Benoni Alexander (1840-1921) — also known asSydenham B. Alexander — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born near Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,December8, 1840.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; memberofNorthCarolina state senate, 1879, 1883-87, 1901;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1891-95.Died in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,June 14,1921 (age80 years, 188days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Calvin Josiah Cowles (1821-1907) — also known asC. J. Cowles — of Elkville,WilkesCounty, N.C.; Wilkesboro,WilkesCounty, N.C.; Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Hamptonville,YadkinCounty, N.C.,January6, 1821.Republican.Merchant;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868; delegateto Republican National Convention from North Carolina,1868;candidate forU.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1868.Died in Wilkesboro,WilkesCounty, N.C.,April 1,1907 (age86 years, 85days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Josiah Cowles (1791-1873) and Deborah (Sanford) Cowles; married,September19, 1844, to Martha Temperance Duvall; married,July 23,1868, to Ida Augusta Holden (daughter ofWilliamWoods Holden); father ofCharlesHolden Cowles; great-grandson ofJosiahCowles (1716-1793); second cousin ofCharlesUpson andGadEly Upson; second cousin twice removed ofDanielUpson; second cousin four times removed ofWilliamPitkin; third cousin twice removed ofDanielChapin andElaCollins; third cousin thrice removed ofMosesSeymour andSimeonBaldwin; fourth cousin ofChristopherColumbus Upson,AndrewSeth Upson andEvelynM. Upson; fourth cousin once removed ofGrahamHurd Chapin,WilliamCollins andWilliamSheffield Cowles. | | | | Political families:Rooseveltfamily of New York City, New York;Cowlesfamily of Wilkesboro, North Carolina (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Oscar Stuart Heizer (1869-1956) — also known asOscar S. Heizer — Born inKossuthCounty, Iowa,February2, 1869.Interpreter;U.S. Vice Consul inConstantinople, as of 1914; U.S. Consul inTrebizond, as of 1916-17;Baghdad, as of 1919;Constantinople, as of 1921;Jerusalem, as of 1924-27;Algiers, as of 1929-32.Died inPinellasCounty, Fla.,August1, 1956 (age87 years, 181days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof David Blair Heizer and Sarah Louisa (Peet) Heizer; married1896 to IdaWright; married to Sadie Crowder Allison. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | James Walker Osborne (1811-1869) — BornDecember25, 1811.Member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1850;delegateto North Carolina secession convention, 1861.DiedAugust11, 1869 (age57 years, 229days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | George Foust Bason (1840-1907) — also known asGeorge F. Bason — ofGastonCounty, N.C.Born in Melville,AlamanceCounty, N.C.,May 20,1840.Member ofNorthCarolina state senate 38th District, 1885-86.Died in Gastonia,GastonCounty, N.C.,May 1,1907 (age66 years, 346days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Gladys Avery Tillett (1892-1984) — also known asGladys Calhoun Avery;Mrs. Charles W.Tillett, Jr. —of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Morganton,BurkeCounty, N.C.,March19, 1892.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1932,1940,1956(alternate); Assistant Chair,1944;speaker,1944;Vice-Chair,1948.Female.Died in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,September21, 1984 (age92 years, 186days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.| | Relatives:Daughter of Alphonso Calhoun Avery and Sara Love (Thomas) Avery;married,July 21,1917, toCharlesWalter Tillett Jr.. | | | | Epitaph: "She tried with all hervitality to make her world more just and more compassionate. Sheloved her family and her friendships, and loved the adventure of herendeavors." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Andrew Baxter Springs (1819-1886) — of Fort Mill, York District (nowYorkCounty), S.C.Born in Fort Mill, York District (nowYorkCounty), S.C.,October21, 1819.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from York, 1860-62.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January27, 1886 (age66 years, 98days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Mary Laura (Springs) Springs and John Springs; married to JuliaBlandina Baxter. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Jesse Vernon Hasty (1858-1913) — also known asJesse V. Hasty — of Monroe,UnionCounty, N.C.Born inUnionCounty, N.C.,1858.Republican. Postmaster atMonroe,N.C., 1875-76, 1881-83.Died in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,January30, 1913 (ageabout 54years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Jefferson Davis Helms (1865-1934) — also known asJefferson D. Helms — of Monroe,UnionCounty, N.C.Born inUnionCounty, N.C.,1865.Democrat. Postmaster atMonroe,N.C., 1894-98.Died in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,May 19,1934 (ageabout 68years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Nancy Hasty Sweiger (1860-1942) — also known asNancy V. Hasty — of Monroe,UnionCounty, N.C.BornApril30, 1860.Republican. Postmaster atMonroe,N.C., 1883-84.Female.Died in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,June 4,1942 (age82 years, 35days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Charles Walter Tillett Jr. (1888-1952) — also known asCharles W. Tillett, Jr. — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Mangum,RichmondCounty, N.C.,February6, 1888.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1928(alternate),1944.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Major proponent of the United Nations. While suffering from depression, hejumpedfrom the eighth floor of anofficebuilding, andfell tohis death, in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,December23, 1952 (age64 years, 321days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Julia McGehee Alexander (1876-1957) — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born inMecklenburgCounty, N.C.,January14, 1876.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1940.Female.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.Died in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,February23, 1957 (age81 years, 40days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
EvergreenCemetery
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Hamilton Chamberlain Jones (1884-1957) — also known asHamilton C. Jones — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,September26, 1884.Democrat. State court judge in North Carolina, 1913; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1925;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1947-53.DiedAugust10, 1957 (age72 years, 318days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
PinewoodCemetery
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Settler'sCemetery
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Nathaniel Alexander (1756-1808) — ofMecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born near Concord,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,March 5,1756.Physician;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1797; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1801-02;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1803-05 (10th District1803-05, at-large 1805);Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1805-07.Slaveowner. Died in Salisbury,RowanCounty, N.C.,March 7,1808 (age52 years, 2days).Interment at Settler's Cemetery. | | William Allison Owens (1833-1864) — also known asWilliam A. Owens — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.BornSeptember19, 1833.Mayorof Charlotte, N.C., 1861-62; colonel in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War.Shot andwounded at theCivilWar battle of Snicker's Gap, and died the next day,July 19,1864 (age30 years, 304days).Interment at Settler's Cemetery. | | William Davidson (1778-1857) — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,September12, 1778.Member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1813, 1815-19, 1825, 1827-30; postmasteratCharlotte,N.C., 1814-15;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 11th District, 1818-21.Slaveowner. Died in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,September16, 1857 (age79 years, 4days).Interment at Settler's Cemetery. | | Greene Washington Caldwell (1806-1864) — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Belmont,GastonCounty, N.C.,April13, 1806.Democrat.Physician;lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1836-41;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 11th District, 1841-43; servedin the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1849.Slaveowner. Died in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,July 10,1864 (age58 years, 88days).Interment at Settler's Cemetery.
Sharon MemorialPark
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Orson Nevin Ritzman (1889-1974) — also known asOrson N. Ritzman — of West Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Strausstown,BerksCounty, Pa.,March14, 1889.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1924.Died in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,January12, 1974 (age84 years, 304days).Interment at Sharon Memorial Park.
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