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Surry County
North Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Surry County

Index to Locations

  • Unknown location
  • DobsonDobson Town Cemetery
  • Mt. AiryUnknown location
  • Mt. AiryOakdale Cemetery
  • Near Mt. AiryEdwards-Franklin HouseGrounds
  • PinnaclePinnacle Baptist ChurchCemetery
  • Near RockfordDobson FamilyCemetery

    UnknownLocation
    Surry County, North Carolina
    Jesse Franklin (1760-1823) — ofSurryCounty, N.C.Born inOrangeCounty, Va.,March24, 1760.Democrat.Farmer;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1793;U.S.Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1795-97;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1799-1805, 1807-13; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1805;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1820-21.Slaveowner. DiedAugust31, 1823 (age63 years, 160days).Original interment somewhere; reinterment atGuilfordCourthouse National Military Park, Greensboro, N.C.
    Politicians formerlyburied here:
     
     Relatives:Brother ofMeshackFranklin.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Find-A-Gravememorial

    • Dobson TownCemetery
    Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Alonzo Dillard Folger (1888-1941) — also known asAlonzo D. Folger;Lon Folger — of Dobson,SurryCounty, N.C.; Mt. Airy,SurryCounty, N.C.Born in Dobson,SurryCounty, N.C.,July 9,1888.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from North Carolina, 1937-41; superior courtjudge in North Carolina, 1937;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1939-41; died inoffice 1941.Injured in anautomobileaccident, and died later that day, in Mt. Airy,SurryCounty, N.C.,April30, 1941 (age52 years, 295days).Interment at Dobson Town Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Thomas Wilson Folger and Ada Dillard (Robertson) Folger; brotherofJohnHamlin Folger; married to Gertrude Marie Reece; uncle ofFredFolger; first cousin ofWorthBarnard Folger (who marriedHelenNewell Saunders); first cousin once removed ofAlonzoMendonhall Folger andAlfredRobert Newton Folger; first cousin six times removed ofBenjaminFranklin.
     Political family:Folgerfamily of Dobson and Mt. Airy, North Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Worth Barnard Folger (1917-1998) — also known asWorth B. Folger — of Sparta,AlleghanyCounty, N.C.Born in Dobson,SurryCounty, N.C.,January6, 1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegateto Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1956.Died inDeKalbCounty, Ga.,January16, 1998 (age81 years, 10days).Interment at Dobson Town Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Franklin Folger and Mabel Waugh (Llewellyn) Folger;married1942 toHelenNewell Saunders; first cousin ofJohnHamlin Folger andAlonzoDillard Folger; first cousin once removed ofAlonzoMendonhall Folger,AlfredRobert Newton Folger andFredFolger; first cousin six times removed ofBenjaminFranklin.
     Political family:Folgerfamily of Dobson and Mt. Airy, North Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    UnknownLocation
    Mt. Airy, Surry County, North Carolina
    Henry Harrison Llewellyn (d. 1969) — of North Carolina. Recorder's court judge in North Carolina, 1940. DiedOctober24, 1969.Interment somewhere.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Brother ofClementManly Llewellyn.

    OakdaleCemetery
    Mt. Airy, Surry County, North Carolina
    John Hamlin Folger (1880-1963) — also known asJohn H. Folger — of Mt. Airy,SurryCounty, N.C.; Danbury,StokesCounty, N.C.Born in Rockford,SurryCounty, N.C.,December18, 1880.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Mt. Airy, N.C., 1908-12; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1927-28; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1940,1944(alternate);U.S.Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1941-49.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;JuniorOrder.Died in Clemmons,ForsythCounty, N.C.,July 19,1963 (age82 years, 213days).Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Thomas Wilson Folger and Ada Dillard (Robertson) Folger; brotherofAlonzoDillard Folger; married,November5, 1899, to Maude Lanetta Douglas; father ofFredFolger; first cousin ofWorthBarnard Folger (who marriedHelenNewell Saunders); first cousin once removed ofAlonzoMendonhall Folger andAlfredRobert Newton Folger; first cousin six times removed ofBenjaminFranklin.
     Political family:Folgerfamily of Dobson and Mt. Airy, North Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     John Morehead Brower (1845-1913) — also known asJohn M. Brower — of Mt. Airy,SurryCounty, N.C.; Boswell,ChoctawCounty, Okla.Born in Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.,July 19,1845.Republican.Merchant;tobaccogrower;member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1876-78; postmaster atMt.Airy, N.C., 1882-85;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1887-91; memberofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1896-98.Died in Paris,LamarCounty, Tex.,August5, 1913 (age68 years, 17days).Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Fred Folger (1900-1959) — of Mt. Airy,SurryCounty, N.C.Born in Dobson,SurryCounty, N.C.,September12, 1900.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate 23rd District, 1935-36, 1939-40, 1959;resigned 1959.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;JuniorOrder;American BarAssociation.Died in Mt. Airy,SurryCounty, N.C.,June 25,1959 (age58 years, 286days).Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofJohnHamlin Folger and Maude Lanetta (Douglas) Folger; married to MaryMills Fawcett; nephew ofAlonzoDillard Folger; first cousin once removed ofWorthBarnard Folger; first cousin twice removed ofAlonzoMendonhall Folger andAlfredRobert Newton Folger; first cousin seven times removed ofBenjaminFranklin.
     Political family:Folgerfamily of Dobson and Mt. Airy, North Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    Edwards-FranklinHouse Grounds
    Near Mt. Airy, Surry County, North Carolina
    Meshack Franklin (1772-1839) — of North Carolina. Born inSurryCounty, N.C.,1772.Republican. Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1800-01;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1807-15 (12th District1807-09, at-large 1809-11, 12th District 1811-13, at-large 1813-15);member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1828-29, 1838.Slaveowner. Died inSurryCounty, N.C.,December18, 1839 (ageabout 67years).Interment at Edwards-Franklin House Grounds.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Brother ofJesseFranklin.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

    Pinnacle BaptistChurch Cemetery
    Pinnacle, Surry County, North Carolina
    Ralph James Scott (1905-1983) — of Danbury,StokesCounty, N.C.Born near Pinnacle,SurryCounty, N.C.,October15, 1905.Democrat.Chair ofStokes County Democratic Party, 1935; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1936-37;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1957-67.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose.Died in Danbury,StokesCounty, N.C.,August5, 1983 (age77 years, 294days).Interment at Pinnacle Baptist Church Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Samuel Martin Scott and Daisy (Cook) Scott; married,November30, 1929, to Verna Viola Denny.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

    Dobson FamilyCemetery
    Near Rockford, Surry County, North Carolina
    William Polk Dobson (1793-1846) — also known asWilliam P. Dobson — ofSurryCounty, N.C.Born inStokesCounty, N.C.,1793.Member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1818-19, 1827, 1830-34, 1836, 1842 (SurryCounty 1818-19, 1827, 1830-34, 43rd District 1836, 1842).Died in Rockford,SurryCounty, N.C.,1846(ageabout53 years).Interment at Dobson Family Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     ThetownofDobson,North Carolina, isnamed forhim.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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