Wayne County
North Carolina
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Wayne County
North Carolina
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Wayne County
Index to Locations Willow DaleCemetery 306 East Elm Street Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
|  Curtis Hooks Brogden (1816-1901) — also known asCurtis H. Brogden — ofWayneCounty, N.C.Born in Goldsboro,WayneCounty, N.C.,November6, 1816.Farmer;justice of the peace; member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1839-51; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1852-57, 1868; Republican PresidentialElector for North Carolina,1868;LieutenantGovernor of North Carolina, 1873-74;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1874-77;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1877-79.Died in Goldsboro,WayneCounty, N.C.,January5, 1901 (age84 years, 60days).Interment at Willow Dale Cemetery.
| William Theophilus Dortch (1824-1889) — of Goldsboro,WayneCounty, N.C.Born near Rocky Mount,NashCounty, N.C.,August23, 1824.Democrat. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1852-60;Senatorfrom North Carolina in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65;delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1876,1880(ConventionVice-President); member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1879-85.Died in Goldsboro,WayneCounty, N.C.,November21, 1889 (age65 years, 90days).Interment at Willow Dale Cemetery. | George Ezekial Hood (1875-1960) — also known asGeorge E. Hood — of Goldsboro,WayneCounty, N.C.Born near Goldsboro,WayneCounty, N.C.,January25, 1875.Democrat. Member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1899-1901;mayorof Goldsboro, N.C., 1901-07;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1915-19.Died in Goldsboro,WayneCounty, N.C.,March 8,1960 (age85 years, 43days).Interment at Willow Dale Cemetery.
| Nathan O'Berry (1856-1932) — of Goldsboro,WayneCounty, N.C.Born in Tarboro,EdgecombeCounty, N.C.,January26, 1856.Democrat.Lumberbusiness;bankdirector; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1904,1912;NorthCarolina state treasurer, 1929-32; died in office 1932.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Goldsboro,WayneCounty, N.C.,January6, 1932 (age75 years, 345days).Interment at Willow Dale Cemetery.
| Albert Lyman Cox (b. 1883) — also known asAlbert L. Cox — of Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.;Washington,D.C.Born in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,December1, 1883.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1909; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from North Carolina,1912;superior court judge in North Carolina, 1916-17; colonel in the U.S.Army during World War I; Democratic Presidential Elector for NorthCarolina,1920;delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,1940,1944,1948.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanLegion;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Rotary.Interment at Willow Dale Cemetery. | Annie Land O'Berry (1885-1944) — also known asAnnie M. Land;Mrs. ThomasO'Berry —of Goldsboro,WayneCounty, N.C.Born inEdgecombeCounty, N.C.,May 28,1885.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1932.Female.Member,League of WomenVoters.Died inWayneCounty, N.C.,February4, 1944 (age58 years, 252days).Interment at Willow Dale Cemetery.
| Margaret Best Royall — also known asMrs. Kenneth Royall — of Goldsboro,WayneCounty, N.C.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1944(alternate),1948.Female.Interment at Willow Dale Cemetery.
MaplewoodCemetery Mt. Olive, Wayne County, North Carolina
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