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Nash County
North Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Nash County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards NashvilleForest Hill Cemetery Rocky MountDrake Family Cemetery Rocky MountRocky Mount MemorialPark Private or familygraveyard Nash County, North Carolina Archibald Hunter Arrington (1809-1872) — of North Carolina. Born near Nashville,NashCounty, N.C.,November13, 1809.Democrat.U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1841-45 (6th District1841-43, 8th District 1843-45);delegateto North Carolina secession convention, 1861;Representativefrom North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64.Slaveowner. Died near Nashville,NashCounty, N.C.,July 20,1872 (age62 years, 250days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives: Sonof John Arrington and Elizabeth Ann (Nicholson) Arrington; uncle ofArchibaldHunter Arrington Williams; first cousin thrice removed ofWilliamWalton Kitchin andClaudeKitchin; first cousin four times removed ofAlvinPaul Kitchin.   Political family:Kitchin-Kitchensfamily of Scotland Neck, North Carolina.   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Harold Dunbar Cooley (1897-1974) — also known asHarold D. Cooley — of Nashville,NashCounty, N.C.Born in Nashville,NashCounty, N.C.,July 26,1897.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;lawyer;Democratic Presidential Elector for North Carolina,1933;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1934-67;delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1964.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;JuniorOrder;PhiDelta Theta;PhiDelta Phi.Died ofemphysemain Wilson,WilsonCounty, N.C.,January15, 1974 (age76 years, 173days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Roger A. Pryor Cooley and Hattie (Davis) Cooley; married1923 toMadeline Matilda Strickland.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

John Hodges Drake (1767-1859) — of Nashville,NashCounty, N.C.Born in Edgecombe County (part now inNashCounty), N.C.,January29, 1767.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1792-96; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1800, 1805.Member,Freemasons.Died in Auburn,LeeCounty, Ala.,December11, 1859 (age92 years, 316days).Interment at Drake Family Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof James Drake and Hartwell (Hodges) Drake; married,May 29,1794, to Frances Williams; grandfather of Caroline ElizabethDrake (who marriedWilliamJames Samford); great-grandfather ofWilliamHodges Samford andThomasDrake Samford.
		Political family:Candlerfamily of Georgia.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Louis Dicken Wilson (1789-1847) — also known asLouis D. Wilson — ofEdgecombeCounty, N.C.Born inEdgecombeCounty, N.C.,May 12,1789.Democrat.Notarypublic; justice of the peace;merchant;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Edgecombe County, 1815-19; memberofNorthCarolina state senate, 1820, 1824-32, 1838-47 (Edgecombe County1820, 1824-32, 15th District 1838-43, 10th District 1844-47); died inoffice 1847;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1835; delegateto Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1835;colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromyellowfever, while serving in the U.S. Army in theMexicanWar, in Veracruz,Veracruz,August12, 1847 (age58 years, 92days).Original interment at Rocky Mount Memorial Park; reinterment in 1904atTarboroTown Common, Tarboro, N.C.

	Relatives: Sonof William Wilson and Elizabeth (Dicken) Wilson.
		Wilson County,N.C. is named for him.
		ThecityofWilson,North Carolina, isnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial —NCpedia

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