Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsCaryHillcrest CemeteryCaryReedy Creek Baptist ChurchCemeteryFuquay-VarinaWake Chapel MemorialGardensRaleighUnknown locationRaleighCity CemeteryRaleighMontlawn Memorial ParkRaleighMt. Hope CemeteryRaleighNash SquareRaleighOakwood CemeteryRaleighUnion Square
Private or familygraveyard
Wake County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  David Stone (1770-1818) — ofBertieCounty, N.C.Born inBertieCounty, N.C.,February17, 1770.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1799-1801;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1801-07, 1813-14;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1808-10.Slaveowner. DiedOctober7, 1818 (age48 years, 232days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
HillcrestCemetery
Cary, Wake County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Rufus H. Templeton (1858-1937) — of Cary,WakeCounty, N.C.BornJanuary28, 1858.Democrat. Postmaster atCary,N.C., 1895-1900; in May 1896, whileinebriated,heshotand badly injured a political rival, Robert J. Harrison;arraigned,released on bond, continued as postmaster.DiedSeptember6, 1937 (age79 years, 221days).Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Rufus Ramsey Templeton and Frances Louise (McPherson) Templeton;married to Georgianna Boylston 'Georgie' Hoke; father of Thomas HuntTempleton. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Lucie Reavis Royall (1867-1959) — also known asLucie Virginia Reavis;Lucie V.Reavis —of Cary,WakeCounty, N.C.Born inGranvilleCounty, N.C.,May 12,1867.Republican. Postmaster atCary,N.C., 1900-14.Female.Died, fromrenalfailure anddiabetes,in Duke UniversityHospital,Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.,January18, 1959 (age91 years, 251days).Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.| | Relatives:Daughter of George James Reavis and Martha Hayes (Debnam) Reavis;married,June 1,1919, to Valerius Addison Royall. | | | | Epitaph: "The Inspired Word of God /Jesus Christ, My Salvation." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Reedy CreekBaptist Church Cemetery
Cary, Wake County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Loyd Vernon Sorrell (1886-1963) — also known asLoyd V. Sorrell — of Cary,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in North Carolina,February16, 1886.Republican.Farmer;postmaster atCary,N.C., 1922-34.Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,October25, 1963 (age77 years, 251days).Interment at Reedy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. | | Ralph Emerson Sorrell (1913-1975) — also known asRalph E. Sorrell — of Cary,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in North Carolina,September22, 1913.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; postmaster atCary,N.C., 1964-65 (acting, 1964-65).Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,September24, 1975 (age62 years, 2days).Interment at Reedy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Wake ChapelMemorial Gardens
Fuquay-Varina, Wake County, North Carolina
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Lynton Yates Ballentine (1899-1964) — also known asLynton Y. Ballentine;"Stag" —of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in Varina,WakeCounty, N.C.,April 6,1899.Democrat.Dairyfarmer;LieutenantGovernor of North Carolina, 1945-49; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from North Carolina,1948;NorthCarolina commissioner of agriculture, 1949-64; died in office1964.Died in White Sulphur Springs,GreenbrierCounty, W.Va.,July 19,1964 (age65 years, 104days).Interment at Wake Chapel Memorial Gardens.
UnknownLocation
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | James Johnston Pettigrew (1828-1863) — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Born inTyrrellCounty, N.C.,July 4,1828.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1856; general in theConfederate Army during the Civil War.FrenchHuguenot ancestry.Mortally wounded at theBattle ofGettysburg, and died soon after at Bunker Hill,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.,July 17,1863 (age35 years, 13days).Original interment somewhere; reinterment in 1865 atPettigrewFamily Cemetery, Tyrrell County, N.C.
CityCemetery
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Henry Haywood Jr. (1801-1852) — also known asWilliam H. Haywood, Jr. — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,October23, 1801.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1831, 1834-36;U.S.Attorney for North Carolina, 1840-43;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1843-46; resigned 1846.Slaveowner. Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,October7, 1852 (age50 years, 350days).Interment at City Cemetery. | | John Sitgreaves (1757-1802) — of North Carolina. Born inEngland,1757.Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1784; member ofNorth Carolina state legislature, 1784;U.S.Attorney for North Carolina, 1790;U.S.District Judge for North Carolina, 1790-94, 1797-1801;U.S.District Judge for the Edenton, New Bern & Wilmington Districts ofNorth Carolina, 1794-97;U.S.District Judge for the Albemarle, Cape Fear & Pamptico Districts ofNorth Carolina, 1801-02; died in office 1802.Died in Halifax,HalifaxCounty, N.C.,March 4,1802 (ageabout 44years).Interment at City Cemetery. | | Romulus Mitchell Saunders (1791-1867) — also known asRomulus M. Saunders — of Milton,CaswellCounty, N.C.Born near Milton,CaswellCounty, N.C.,March 3,1791.Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1815-19,1850-52;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1821-27, 1841-45 (9thDistrict 1821-27, 8th District 1841-43, 5th District 1843-45);NorthCarolina state attorney general, 1828-34; state court judge inNorth Carolina, 1835-40, 1852-56; candidate forGovernor ofNorth Carolina, 1840; U.S. Minister toSpain, 1846-49.Slaveowner. Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,April21, 1867 (age76 years, 49days).Interment at City Cemetery. | | William Dallas Polk Haywood (1810-1894) — also known asWilliam Dallas Haywood — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born inHalifaxCounty, N.C.,1810.Mayorof Raleigh, N.C., 1857-58, 1867-68.Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,July 1,1894 (ageabout 84years).Interment at City Cemetery. | | Charles Manly (1795-1871) — ofWakeCounty, N.C.Born inChathamCounty, N.C.,May 13,1795.Whig.Lawyer;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1849-51.Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,May 1,1871 (age75 years, 353days).Interment at City Cemetery. | | Sion Hart Rogers (1825-1874) — also known asSion H. Rogers — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in North Carolina,1825.U.S.Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1853-55,1871-73;NorthCarolina state attorney general, 1863-68.Slaveowner. Died in1874(ageabout49 years).Interment at City Cemetery. | | Kenneth Rayner (1808-1884) — of North Carolina. Born in North Carolina,1808.Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1830;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1839-45 (1st District1839-43, 9th District 1843-45).Slaveowner. Died in1884(ageabout76 years).Interment at City Cemetery. | | Lawrence O'Bryan Branch (1820-1862) — also known asLawrence O'B. Branch — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in Enfield,HalifaxCounty, N.C.,November28, 1820.Democrat.U.S.Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1855-61; generalin the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner.Killedin the battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg,WashingtonCounty, Md.,September17, 1862 (age41 years, 293days).Interment at City Cemetery. | | Richard Hines (d. 1851) — ofEdgecombeCounty, N.C.Born in Tarboro,EdgecombeCounty, N.C.Democrat. Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Edgecombe County, 1824;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1825-27;defeated, 1826.Slaveowner. Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,November20, 1851.Interment at City Cemetery. | | Absalom Tatom (1742-1802) — of North Carolina. Born in North Carolina,1742.Republican.Delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1787;U.S.Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1795-96; member ofNorth Carolina state legislature, 1797.Slaveowner. DiedDecember20, 1802 (ageabout 60years).Interment at City Cemetery. | | William White (1762-1811) — ofLenoirCounty, N.C.Born in1762.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Lenoir County, 1792-95; member ofNorthCarolina state senate from Lenoir County, 1795-96, 1798;secretaryof state of North Carolina, 1798-1810.Died in1811(ageabout49 years).Interment at City Cemetery. | | Joel Lane (c.1740-1795) — of North Carolina. Born inHalifaxCounty, N.C., about 1740.Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1770; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1782-94;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1788, 1789.Provided the site for Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina. DiedMarch29, 1795 (ageabout 55years).Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in1969 at City Cemetery.
Montlawn MemorialPark
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joseph Melville Broughton (1888-1949) — also known asJ. Melville Broughton — ofWakeCounty, N.C.Born in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,November17, 1888.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1927-29; Presidential Elector for NorthCarolina,1936;Governorof North Carolina, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1944,1948(member,CredentialsCommittee); candidate for Democratic nomination for VicePresident,1944;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1948-49; died in office 1949.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Woodmen;JuniorOrder.Died, of aheartattack, inWashington,D.C.,March 6,1949 (age60 years, 109days).Interment at Montlawn Memorial Park.
Mt. HopeCemetery
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Clarence Everett Lightner (1921-2002) — also known asClarence E. Lightner — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,August15, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;funeraldirector;mayorof Raleigh, N.C., 1973-75; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1977-78; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1996,2000.Presbyterian.Africanancestry. Member,OmegaPsi Phi.Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,July 8,2002 (age80 years, 327days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
NashSquare
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Josephus Daniels (1862-1948) — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in Washington,BeaufortCounty, N.C.,May 18,1862.Democrat. North Carolina state printer, 1887-93;newspapereditor and publisher; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from North Carolina, 1896-1916;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1924,1928,1932,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker);U.S. Ambassador toMexico, 1933-41.Methodist.Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,January15, 1948 (age85 years, 242days).Interment atOakwood Cemetery; statue at NashSquare.
OakwoodCemetery
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
Founded 1869
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Josephus Daniels (1862-1948) — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in Washington,BeaufortCounty, N.C.,May 18,1862.Democrat. North Carolina state printer, 1887-93;newspapereditor and publisher; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from North Carolina, 1896-1916;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from North Carolina,1924,1928,1932,1940,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker);U.S. Ambassador toMexico, 1933-41.Methodist.Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,January15, 1948 (age85 years, 242days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery; statue atNashSquare. | | George Edmund Badger (1795-1866) — also known asGeorge E. Badger — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,April17, 1795.Lawyer;member of North Carolina state legislature, 1816; superior courtjudge in North Carolina, 1820-25;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1841;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1846-55;delegateto North Carolina secession convention, 1861.Slaveowner. Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,May 11,1866 (age71 years, 24days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Augustus Summerfield Merrimon (1830-1892) — also known asA. S. Merrimon — of Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.; Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born near Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,September15, 1830.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1860-61; served in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War; solicitor, 8th Judicial District, 1861-65;superior court judge in North Carolina, 1866-67; candidate forGovernor ofNorth Carolina, 1872;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1873-79;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1883-89; defeated, 1868;chiefjustice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1889-92; died inoffice 1892.Slaveowner. Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,November14, 1892 (age62 years, 60days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Josiah William Bailey (1873-1946) — also known asJosiah W. Bailey — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in Warrenton,WarrenCounty, N.C.,September14, 1873.Democrat.Lawyer;Presidential Elector for North Carolina,1909;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Raleigh, North Carolina,1913-21;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1931-46; died in office 1946;delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1932.Baptist.Member,Anti-SaloonLeague;OmicronDelta Kappa.Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,December15, 1946 (age73 years, 92days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.  | Jesse Alexander Helms (1921-2008) — also known asJesse Helms — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in Monroe,UnionCounty, N.C.,October18, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1973-2003.Baptist.Member,Rotary;YoungAmericans for Freedom;Freemasons;ExchangeClub.Died, in anursinghome at Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,July 4,2008 (age86 years, 260days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | | Thomas Bragg (1810-1872) — ofNorthamptonCounty, N.C.; Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in Warrenton,WarrenCounty, N.C.,November9, 1810.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1842;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1855-59;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1859-61;ConfederateAttorney General, 1861-62.Presbyterian.When the Civil War began, he left Washington but did not resign hisseat in the Senate; one of tenSouthernsenatorsexpelledin absentia on July 11, 1861.Slaveowner. Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,January21, 1872 (age61 years, 73days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Walter Clark (1846-1924) — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born inHalifaxCounty, N.C.,August19, 1846.Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;superior court judge in North Carolina, 1885-89;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1889-1902;chiefjustice of North Carolina state supreme court, 1903-24; candidateforU.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1912.Methodist.Died inWakeCounty, N.C.,May 20,1924 (age77 years, 275days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Basil Charles Manly (1839-1882) — also known asBasil C. Manly — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,May 9,1839.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayorof Raleigh, N.C., 1875-82; died in office 1882.Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,May 15,1882 (age43 years, 6days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Willis Smith (1887-1953) — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born inNorfolk,Va.,December19, 1887.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1927-32;Speaker ofthe North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1931-32;delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1944(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1952;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1950-53; died in office 1953.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Order ofthe Coif;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;SigmaPhi Epsilon;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;Kiwanis.Died in theBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 26,1953 (age65 years, 189days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Daniel Gould Fowle (1831-1891) — also known asDaniel G. Fowle — ofWakeCounty, N.C.Born in Washington,BeaufortCounty, N.C.,March 3,1831.Lawyer;Governorof North Carolina, 1889-91; died in office 1891.DiedApril 7,1891 (age60 years, 35days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.  | William Woods Holden (1818-1892) — also known asWilliam W. Holden — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born inOrangeCounty, N.C.,November24, 1818.Newspapereditor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1860;delegateto North Carolina secession convention, 1861;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1865, 1868-70;impeachedandremoved fromoffice in 1870, over corruptionscandal;postmaster atRaleigh,N.C., 1873-81.Methodist.Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,March 1,1892 (age73 years, 98days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | David Lowry Swain (1801-1868) — also known asDavid L. Swain — ofBuncombeCounty, N.C.; Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.Born in alogcabin near Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,January4, 1801.Whig.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1824-30; superior courtjudge in North Carolina, 1830-32;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1832-35;president,University of North Carolina, 1835-68.Died in Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.,August27, 1868 (age67 years, 236days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Jonathan Worth (1802-1869) — ofRandolphCounty, N.C.Born inRandolphCounty, N.C.,November18, 1802.Democrat.Lawyer;NorthCarolina state treasurer, 1862-65;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1865-68.Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,September5, 1869 (age66 years, 291days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Joseph Henry Separk (1830-1875) — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born inPetersburg,Va.,June 25,1830.Mayorof Raleigh, N.C., 1875; died in office 1875.DiedAugust30, 1875 (age45 years, 66days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Charles Brantley Aycock (1859-1912) — also known asCharles B. Aycock — of Goldsboro,WayneCounty, N.C.Born in Nahunta Township,WayneCounty, N.C.,November1, 1859.Democrat.Lawyer;superintendentof schools; Democratic Presidential Elector for North Carolina,1889;Democratic Presidential Elector for North Carolina,1893;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1893-98;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1901-05.Fell dead, whilegiving aspeech in atheaterat Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,April 4,1912 (age52 years, 155days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery; statue atUnionSquare. | | J. S. Wynne (d. 1934) — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Mayorof Raleigh, N.C., 1909-11.Died in1934.Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Daniel Killian Moore (1906-1986) — also known asDan K. Moore — of Canton,HaywoodCounty, N.C.BornApril 2,1906.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1964;Governorof North Carolina, 1965-69.DiedSeptember7, 1986 (age80 years, 158days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | William Nathan Harrell Smith (1812-1889) — also known asWilliam N. H. Smith — of Murfreesboro,HertfordCounty, N.C.Born in Murfreesboro,HertfordCounty, N.C.,September24, 1812.Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1840, 1858,1868; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1848;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1859-61;Delegatefrom North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,1861-62;Representativefrom North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1878-89.Slaveowner. Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,November14, 1889 (age77 years, 51days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Edwin Godwin Reade (1812-1894) — of North Carolina. Born in Mt. Tirzah,PersonCounty, N.C.,November13, 1812.U.S.Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1855-57;Senatorfrom North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1864;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1865-79.Slaveowner. Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,October18, 1894 (age81 years, 339days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | William Horn Battle (1802-1879) — also known asWilliam H. Battle — ofFranklinCounty, N.C.; Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born inEdgecombeCounty, N.C.,1802.Whig.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Franklin County, 1833-34; delegateto Whig National Convention from North Carolina, 1839; superior courtjudge in North Carolina, 1840;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1848, 1852-67;lawprofessor.Died in1879(ageabout77 years).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | John Heritage Bryan (1798-1870) — also known asJohn H. Bryan — of New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.; Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,November4, 1798.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1823-24;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1825-29.Slaveowner. Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,May 19,1870 (age71 years, 196days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | William Ruffin Cox (1831-1919) — also known asWilliam R. Cox — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.; Penelo,EdgecombeCounty, N.C.Born in Scotland Neck,HalifaxCounty, N.C.,March11, 1831.Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;planter;president, Chatham Coal FieldRailroad;district judge in North Carolina 4th District, 1874-75;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1881-87.Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner. Died inRichmond,Va.,December26, 1919 (age88 years, 290days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Fabius Haywood Busbee (1848-1908) — also known asFabius H. Busbee — of North Carolina. Born in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,March 4,1848.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1872,1892(member,ResolutionsCommittee); Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forNorth Carolina,1876;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina,1880;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1885-89.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;ChiPhi.Died, fromBright'sdisease, in MinorHospital,Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,August28, 1908 (age60 years, 177days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | John Nichols (1834-1917) — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.Born near Eagle Rock,WakeCounty, N.C.,November14, 1834.Republican. Postmaster atRaleigh,N.C., 1881-85;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1887-89;defeated, 1888.Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,September22, 1917 (age82 years, 312days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Winder Russell Harris (1888-1973) — also known asWinder R. Harris — ofNorfolk,Va.Born in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,December3, 1888.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1941-44.Died inAlexandria,Va.,February24, 1973 (age84 years, 83days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Thomas Charles Fuller (1832-1901) — of North Carolina. Born in Fayetteville,CumberlandCounty, N.C.,February27, 1832.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;Representativefrom North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,October20, 1901 (age69 years, 235days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.  | James Yadkin Joyner (1862-1954) — also known asJames Y. Joyner — of La Grange,LenoirCounty, N.C.; Goldsboro,WayneCounty, N.C.; Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.Born inDavidsonCounty, N.C.,August7, 1862.Schoolteacher and principal;LenoirCounty Superintendent of Schools, 1882-83;lawyer;collegeprofessor;NorthCarolina superintendent of public instruction, 1902-19; one ofthe organizers of the Virginia-CarolinaTobaccoGrowers Cooperative Association, 1922.Baptist.Died inLenoirCounty, N.C.,January24, 1954 (age91 years, 170days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Joyner and Sarah Ann 'Sallie' (Wooten) Joyner; married1887 to EffieHarper Rouse. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: American Review ofReviews, January 1922 |
| | Kemp Plummer Battle (1831-1919) — also known asKemp P. Battle — ofWakeCounty, N.C.Born in Louisburg,FranklinCounty, N.C.,December19, 1831.Lawyer;delegateto North Carolina secession convention, 1861; president, ChathamRailroadduring the Civil War;NorthCarolina state treasurer, 1866-68;president,University of North Carolina, 1876-91;historian.Died in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,February4, 1919 (age87 years, 47days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Leonidas Lafayette Polk (1837-1892) — of North Carolina. Born inAnsonCounty, N.C.,April24, 1837.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1860; colonel in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1866;newspapereditor;NorthCarolina commissioner of agriculture, 1877-80; national presidentof the Farmers' Alliance.Baptist.Member,Grange.Founder of Polkton, N.C. Elected to the North Carolina AgriculturalHallof Fame in 1957.Died from abladderhemorrhage, inWashington,D.C.,June 11,1892 (age55 years, 48days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Ivey Goodman Riddick (1861-1920) — also known asIvey G. Riddick — ofFranklinCounty, N.C.Born inWakeCounty, N.C.,December3, 1861.Physician;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Franklin County,1903-04.Died, fromthroatcancer, in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,January1, 1920 (age58 years, 29days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Willie Goodman Riddick and Annie Ivey (Jones) Riddick; married1888 to AnnieDunn. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Paul Fletcher Faison (1882-1967) — also known asPaul F. Faison — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.;Philippines;Canton (Guangzhou),China;Tientsin,China;Tokyo,Japan.Born in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,November15, 1882.Lawyer;U.S. Vice Consul inCanton, 1918-19.Died in Tokyo,Japan,November18, 1967 (age85 years, 3days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. |
UnionSquare
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: |  | Zebulon Baird Vance (1830-1894) — also known asZebulon B. Vance — of Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.; Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Asheville,BuncombeCounty, N.C.,May 13,1830.Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1854;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 8th District, 1858-61; colonelin the Confederate Army during the Civil War;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1862-65, 1877-79;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1879-94; died in office 1894.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,April14, 1894 (age63 years, 336days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Asheville, N.C.; statue at Union Square. | | Charles Brantley Aycock (1859-1912) — also known asCharles B. Aycock — of Goldsboro,WayneCounty, N.C.Born in Nahunta Township,WayneCounty, N.C.,November1, 1859.Democrat.Lawyer;superintendentof schools; Democratic Presidential Elector for North Carolina,1889;Democratic Presidential Elector for North Carolina,1893;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1893-98;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1901-05.Fell dead, whilegiving aspeech in atheaterat Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,April 4,1912 (age52 years, 155days).Interment atOakwood Cemetery; statue atUnion Square.
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