Find A Grave - Raleigh

Haywood Jr., William Henry b. October 23, 1801 d. October 7, 1852
US Senator. He was a member of the North Carolina state legislature from 1831 to 1836. He was elected in 1843 as a Senator from North Carolina to the United States Senate. In 1846, he resigned, refusing to let the state legislature instruct him on a tariff issue. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
City Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Helms Jr., Jesse Alexander b. October 18, 1921 d. July 4, 2008
US Senator. He attended Wingate Junior College and Wake Forest College and served in the United States Navy during World War II. He then became City Editor of the "Raleigh Times", and later worked as News Director for Raleigh's WRAL TV and radio. From 1951 to 1953 he was Administrative Assistant to US Senators Willis Smith and [Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Hines, Richard b. June, 1792 d. November 20, 1851
US Congressman. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1816, he established a practice in Raleigh. He was elected to Congress as a Jacksonian Democrat from North Carolina in 1824, serving from 1825 to 1827. Defeated for reelection to a second term, he returned to his legal practice in Raleigh. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
City Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Hoke, Robert Frederick b. May 27, 1837 d. July 3, 1912
Civil War Confederate Major General. At the start of the Civil War, he enlisted as a Lieutenant in Company K, 33rd North Carolina Infantry and fought at the Battle of Big Bethel. Promoted Colonel of 21st North Carolina Infantry in March, 1862, he commanded his new Regiment at the Battle for Fredericksburg and for distinguished service was promoted Brigadier General in December 1862. His greatest victory came on April 20, 1864, when his command, in a brilliant move, recaptured the town of...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
GPS coordinates: 35.7857895, -78.6286469 (hddd.dddd)
Holden, William Woods b. November 24, 1818 d. March 1, 1892
North Carolina Governor. He was briefly appointed the Governor of North Carolina in 1865, but was defeated in the election for that office later in the year. He was elected as governor in 1868. During his administration, he worked to provide civil rights for African Americans in the state, and halt violence created by the Ku Klux Klan. Opponents brought charges against him. He was impeached and removed from office. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Jones, Willie b. December 24, 1740 d. June 18, 1801
Continental Congressman, North Carolina Governor. His first name was pronounced "wily", and he was the son of Robin Jones, the agent and attorney of Lord Grenville, one of North Carolina's lord proprietors. He attended England's Eton College, and then returned to North Carolina where he owned a plantation. He served in North Carolina's Provincial Congress from 1774 to 1776. In 1776 he was appointed President of the state Committee of Safety and ex officio Governor. Jones served in the North...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Willie Jones Burial Site, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Plot: Unmarked grave, cannot be located
Manly, Basil Charles b. May 9, 1839 d. May 15, 1882
Civil War Confederate Army Officer, Raleigh Mayor. He joined the Confederate Army in April of 1861. As a Captain he was put in charge of his battery ("Manly's Battery") in April of 1862. He participated in conflicts at Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Cold Harbor, Savage Station, Malvern Hill, Crampton's Gap, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg. He was promoted to the rank of Major. In 1875, he was served as the mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina, and was elected to consecutive one year terms until his...[Read More] (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
GPS coordinates: 35.7849083, -78.6265869 (hddd.dddd)
Manly, Charles b. May 13, 1795 d. May 1, 1871
North Carolina Governor. He served as the principal clerk of the house of commons for 18 years before becoming the as the Governor of North Carolina for two years (1849-1851). (Bio by: Evening Blues)
City Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
McCann, Bob b. April 22, 1964 d. July 1, 2011
Professional Basketball Player. For five seasons (1989 to 1990, 1991 to 1993, 1995 to 1996, 1997 to 1998), he played at the forward position in the National Basketball Association with the Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves, Washington Bullets and Toronto Raptors. Born Robert Glen McCann, he attended Morristown High School (New Jersey) and played collegiate basketball at Morehead State University. While with the Eagles, he earned All-Conference honors three-times and...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Merrimon, Augustus Summerfield b. September 15, 1830 d. November 14, 1892
US Senator. He was a member of the North Carolina state legislature from 1860 until 1861 when the Civil War began. He left office and briefly served as a captain in the Confederate Army. He served as a district solicitor, then a state judge before unsuccessfully running as the state's governor. A year later, he was elected as a Senator from North Carolina to the United States Senate, and served from 1873 to 1879. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
GPS coordinates: 35.7848015, -78.6259689 (hddd.dddd)
Moore, Daniel Killian b. April 2, 1906 d. September 7, 1986
North Carolina Governor. Moore served as the Governor of North Carolina from 1965 to 1969. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Nichols, John b. November 14, 1834 d. September 22, 1917
US Congressman. He was elected as a United States Representative from North Carolina from 1887 to 1889. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Polk, Leonidas Lafayette b. April 24, 1837 d. June 11, 1892
Civil War Confederate Militia Officer, Labor Leader.
Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
GPS coordinates: 35.7864685, -78.6269226 (hddd.dddd)
Reade, Edwin Godwin b. November 13, 1812 d. October 18, 1894
US Congressman. CSA Congressman. He was elected to serve as a Representative from North Carolina from 1855 to 1857. In 1864, he was appointed as a Senator from North Carolina to serve in the Confederate Congress. He was an associate justice fo the state supreme court for 14 years (1865-1879). (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Rogers, Sion Hart b. September 30, 1825 d. August 14, 1874
US Congressman. He was a United States Representative from North Carolina from 1853 to 1855. He served as a colonel in the Confederate Army until he was elected as the North Carolina state attorney general (1863-1868). He returned to the United States Congress again, serving from 1871 to 1873. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
City Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Smith, William Nathan Harrell b. September 24, 1812 d. November 14, 1889
US Congressman. CSA Congressman. He served several terms as a North Carolina state legislator before working eight years as a state solicitor. He was elected as a United States Representative from North Carolina from 1859 to 1861. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate Congress as a Representative from North Carolina (1862-1865). He was a chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1878 until his death in 1889. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Plot: Polk Section, Lot 27, Plot 5
Smith, Willis b. December 19, 1887 d. June 26, 1953
US Congressman. He served in the North Carolina state legislature for four years (1928-1932). He worked in various federal government positions before being elected as a United States Senator from North Carolina in 1950. He died in office in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1953. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Stone, David b. February 17, 1770 d. December 14, 1818
Republican politician from North Carolina. He served in the House of Representatives from 1799-1801 and in the US Senate from 1801-1807. He resigned from the Senate after being elected Governor of North Carolina and served as Governor from 1808-1810. He served in the US Senate again from 1813-1814. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Stone family burial ground, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Swain, David L. b. January 4, 1801 d. August 27, 1868
North Carolina Governor. Served as Governor of North Carolina from 1832 to 1835. he also served as President of the University of North Carolina.
Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Tatom, Absalom b. 1742 d. December 20, 1802
US Congressman. Some sources indicate he was born in Granville County, North Carolina, and others Norfolk County, Virginia. Active in the militia, in 1775 he was commissioned as a First Lieutenant in the Continental Army. He resigned as a Captain in 1776 and returned to the militia, including service as Major in command of a cavalry detachment. In 1779 he was elected Randolph County Clerk. In 1782 he was named one of three Commissioners to survey Tennessee land for grants to Continental Army...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
City Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Plot: Section D-1, Lot 90 (the oldest grave in this cemetery)

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