Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsChapel HillUnknown locationChapel HillChapel Hill MemorialCemeteryChapel HillOld Chapel HillCemeteryHillsboroughUnknown locationHillsboroughHillsborough Old TownCemeteryHillsboroughSt. Matthew's EpiscopalChurchyardWhite CrossAntioch Baptist ChurchCemetery
Private or familygraveyards
Orange County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Thomas Burke (c.1747-1783) — ofOrangeCounty, N.C.Born in Galway,Ireland,about 1747.Physician;lawyer;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1776;Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1776; member ofNorth Carolina state legislature, 1777;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1781-82.Died near Hillsborough,OrangeCounty, N.C.,December2, 1783 (ageabout 36years).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | | William Francis Strudwick (d. 1812) — of North Carolina. Born near Wilmington,New HanoverCounty, N.C.Member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1792-97;U.S.Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1796-97; member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1801-03.Slaveowner. Died in North Carolina,1812.Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina
Chapel HillMemorial Cemetery
Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Harriet Morehead Berry (1877-1940) — also known asHattie M. Berry — of Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.BornJuly 22,1877.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1924.Female.DiedMarch24, 1940 (age62 years, 246days).Interment at Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery. | | Roland Prince McClamroch, Sr. (1896-1967) — also known asRoland McClamroch — of Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.Born in Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.,September21, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;universityprofessor; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1939-40; major in theU.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1952(alternate),1956.Presbyterian.Member,Rotary.Died, from aheartattack, in Morehead City,CarteretCounty, N.C.,August20, 1967 (age70 years, 333days).Interment at Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery.
Old Chapel HillCemetery
Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina
Founded 1798
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Samuel Field Phillips (1824-1903) — also known asSamuel F. Phillips — of Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1824.Lawyer;NorthCarolina state auditor, 1862-64; resigned 1864; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1871; U.S. SolicitorGeneral, 1872-85.Presbyterian.Represented Homer Plessy in Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896. Died inWashington,D.C.,November18, 1903 (age79 years, 273days).Interment at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery. | | Frank Porter Graham (1886-1972) — also known asFrank P. Graham — of Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.Born in Fayetteville,CumberlandCounty, N.C.,October14, 1886.Democrat.Schoolteacher;collegeinstructor;lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;universityprofessor;presidentof the University of North Carolina, 1931-49;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1949-50; appointed 1949; defeated,1950.Presbyterian.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.,February16, 1972 (age85 years, 125days).Interment at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery. | | Lawrence William Cramer (1897-1978) — also known asLawrence W. Cramer — Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,December26, 1897.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;universityprofessor;LieutenantGovernor of Virgin Islands, 1931-35;Governor ofU.S. Virgin Islands, 1935-40; major in the U.S. Army during WorldWar II.Member,Chi Psi;AmericanLegion.Died in Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.,October18, 1978 (age80 years, 296days).Interment at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery. | | William Franklin Strowd (1832-1911) — also known asWilliam F. Strowd — of Pittsboro,ChathamCounty, N.C.Born in North Carolina,December7, 1832.U.S.Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1895-99.DiedDecember12, 1911 (age79 years, 5days).Interment at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery. | | Alonzo Craig Shuford (1858-1933) — also known asAlonzo C. Shuford — of Newton,CatawbaCounty, N.C.Born in North Carolina,March 1,1858.Republican.U.S.Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 1895-99.DiedFebruary8, 1933 (age74 years, 344days).Interment at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery. | | Algernon Sydney Barbee (1840-1918) — also known asAlgernon S. Barbee — of Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.Born in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,May 18,1840.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;schoolteacher; justice of the peace;mayorof Chapel Hill, N.C., 1895-1901, 1907-11.Methodist.DiedApril 1,1918 (age77 years, 318days).Interment at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery.  | Edwin Sidney Lanier (1901-1983) — also known asEdwin S. Lanier — of Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.; Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born near Metter,CandlerCounty, Ga.,July 19,1901.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach; director of student financial aid (1934-61), and directorof records and registration (1945-61), University of North Carolina;mayorof Chapel Hill, N.C., 1949-54; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 16th District, 1957-59; North Carolinastate personnel director, 1961-62;NorthCarolina insurance commissioner, 1962-72; appointed 1962.Baptist.Member,Rotary.Died, fromemphysema,in WesleyanNursingCenter, Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,March 5,1983 (age81 years, 229days).Interment at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery. | | George C. Pickard (1855-1924) — of Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.Born inAlamanceCounty, N.C.,October7, 1855.Democrat. Member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Orange County,1913-14.Presbyterian.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons.DiedAugust14, 1924 (age68 years, 312days).Interment at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery.
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Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Washington Graham (1838-1928) — also known asJohn W. Graham — of Hillsborough,OrangeCounty, N.C.Born in Hillsborough,OrangeCounty, N.C.,July 22,1838.Democrat.Lawyer;major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;OrangeCounty Solicitor, 1866-68;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868; memberofNorthCarolina state senate, 1868-72, 1876, 1907-08, 1911; candidateforU.S.Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1886; delegateto Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1892.Episcopalian.Died in Hillsborough,OrangeCounty, N.C.,March24, 1928 (age89 years, 246days).Interment somewhere.
Hillsborough OldTown Cemetery
Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Alexander Graham (1804-1875) — also known asWilliam A. Graham — of Hillsborough,OrangeCounty, N.C.Born near Lincolnton,LincolnCounty, N.C.,September5, 1804.Whig.Lawyer;planter;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1833-40;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1840-43;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1845-49;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1850-52; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1852; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1854-66;Senatorfrom North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.Scotch-Irishancestry.Slaveowner. Died in Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,August11, 1875 (age70 years, 340days).Interment at Hillsborough Old Town Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | William Hooper (1742-1790) — of North Carolina. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,June 17,1742.Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1774-77;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of North Carolina statelegislature, 1777-78.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Hillsborough,OrangeCounty, N.C.,October14, 1790 (age48 years, 119days).Original interment at Hillsborough Old Town Cemetery; reinterment in1894 atGuilfordCourthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, N.C.; memorialmonument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C.
St. Matthew'sEpiscopal Churchyard
Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Herbert Murphy (1860-1924) — also known asGeorge H. Murphy — Born in Scuppernong,WashingtonCounty, N.C.,September28, 1860.Schoolteacher; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inChemnitz, 1886-89;Bremen, 1899-1900;Magdeburg, 1900; U.S. Deputy Consul General inBerlin, 1889-90; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General inBerlin, 1890;Frankfort, 1900-04; U.S. Consular Agent inHanover, 1890-93;St. Catherines, 1905-06; U.S. Vice Commercial Agent (ViceConsul) inLuxembourg, 1893-96; U.S. Vice Consul inColón, 1898; U.S. Consul General in, 1906-14;Cape Town, 1914-20;Zurich, 1920-24.Died in Zurich,Switzerland,October16, 1924 (age64 years, 18days).Interment at St. Matthew's Episcopal Churchyard. | | Josiah Turner (1821-1901) — of North Carolina. Born in Hillsborough,OrangeCounty, N.C.,December27, 1821.Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1852-60, 1879;delegateto North Carolina secession convention, 1861; served in theConfederate Army during the Civil War;Representativefrom North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1875.Died near Hillsborough,OrangeCounty, N.C.,October26, 1901 (age79 years, 303days).Interment at St. Matthew's Episcopal Churchyard.
Antioch BaptistChurch Cemetery
White Cross, Orange County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Carl Thomas Durham (1892-1974) — also known asCarl T. Durham — of Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.Born in White Cross,OrangeCounty, N.C.,August28, 1892.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;pharmacist;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1939-61.Died in Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,April29, 1974 (age81 years, 244days).Interment at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.
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