 |  Robert Carlyle Byrd (1917-2010) — also known asRobert C. Byrd;Cornelius Calvin SaleJr.;"The King of Pork" —of Sophia,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born in North Wilkesboro,WilkesCounty, N.C.,November20, 1917.Democrat.Grocer;lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1947-50;member ofWestVirginia state senate 9th District, 1951-52;U.S.Representative from West Virginia 6th District, 1953-59;U.S.Senator from West Virginia, 1959-; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from West Virginia,1960,1996,2000,2004,2008;speaker,1988.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows;Elks;Moose;Eagles;Lions;FarmBureau;TauKappa Epsilon;Ku Klux Klan.Died inFairfax,Va.,June 28,2010 (age92 years, 220days).Interment atColumbiaGardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.  | William Lewis Couch (1850-1890) — also known asWilliam L. Couch — of Wichita,SedgwickCounty, Kan.; Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born inWilkesCounty, N.C.,November20, 1850.Grocer;hardwarebusiness;horse andmule dealer;mayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1889; resigned 1889.Shotin the leg in dispute over a land claim; the wound probably becameinfected,and he subsequentlydied, inOklahoma,April21, 1890 (age39 years, 152days).Interment atFairlawnCemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.| |  Relatives: Sonof Meshach H. Couch and Mary 'Polly' (Bryan) Couch; married toCynthia Gordon. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City of OklahomaCity |
 | Rufus I. Dalton — ofStokesCounty, N.C.; Winston (now part of Winston-Salem),ForsythCounty, N.C.Tobaccowarehouser;furniturebusiness;wholesale grocer;StokesCounty Sheriff;mayorof Winston, N.C., 1911-13.Burial location unknown.| | Image source:City of Winston-Salem |
| | Charles M. Diggs (1899-1959) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.,September13, 1899.Democrat.Minister;grocer; candidate forMichiganstate senate 3rd District, 1948, 1950; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 9th District,1955-58; defeated in primary, 1952 (Wayne County 1st District), 1958(Wayne County 9th District).Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in1959(ageabout59 years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to Mary Hawkins. |
| | Rudolph E. Heide (1832-1895) — of Wilmington,NewHanover County, N.C.Born inDenmark,May17, 1832.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;grocer;HonoraryVice-Consul for Denmark inWilmington,N.C., 1870-95;HonoraryVice-Consul for Sweden & Norway inWilmington,N.C., 1871-95.Episcopalian.Danishancestry. Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans;RoyalArcanum.Died in Wilmington,New HanoverCounty, N.C.,June 13,1895 (age63 years, 27days).Interment atOakdaleCemetery, Wilmington, N.C.  | Trealy Vinton Pennington (1898-1981) — also known asT. V. Pennington — of Powhatan,McDowellCounty, W.Va.Born inAsheCounty, N.C.,April22, 1898.Republican.Coal miner;postmaster;grocer;bankdirector; candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1948,1956.Methodist.Died, in WelchHospital,Welch,McDowellCounty, W.Va.,February22, 1981 (age82 years, 306days).Entombed in mausoleum atWoodlawnMemorial Park, Bluewell, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof James Abraham Pennington and Celia Jane (Haga) Pennington; marriedto Wilma Rachel Lowe and Odell Eastep. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source:Find-A-Grave |
| | William Elmendorf Rothery (1851-1932) — also known asWilliam E. Rothery — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.;SanFrancisco, Calif.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.; Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March25, 1851.Newspapereditor and publisher;Consulfor Liberia inPhiladelphia,Pa., 1888-95;manufacturers'agent;food broker.Germanancestry.Died, following aheartattack, in St. Peter'sHospital,Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,July 8,1932 (age81 years, 105days).Interment atCataumet Cemetery, Bourne, Mass. | | Edward James Sawyer (1854-1929) — also known asE. J. Sawyer — of Bennettsville,MarlboroCounty, S.C.Born in North Carolina, October,1854.Republican.Schoolteacher;grocer; postmaster atBennettsville,S.C., 1883-85, 1892-93; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from South Carolina,1896,1912,1920,1928;candidate forU.S.Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1896.Africanancestry.Died in Bennettsville,MarlboroCounty, S.C.,1929(ageabout74 years).Interment atIdeal Cemetery, Marlboro County, S.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward James Sawyer, Sr. and Charlotte (Hall) Sawyer; married toElla Georgiana David. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Joseph Redmond Williams (b. 1909) — also known asJoe Williams — of Yadkinville,YadkinCounty, N.C.Born in Yadkinville,YadkinCounty, N.C.,February1, 1909.Republican.Grocer; member ofNorthCarolina state senate 24th District, 1935.Baptist.Member,PhiKappa Delta.Burial location unknown. | | James Alexander Woodson (1848-1908) — also known asJ. A. Woodson — of Pine Bluff,JeffersonCounty, Ark.; Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born inRockinghamCounty, N.C.,July 14,1848.Grocer;pavingcontractor;railroadbuilder;mayorof Little Rock, Ark., 1895-1900.Died in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,October19, 1908 (age60 years, 97days).Burial location unknown.
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