Robert H. Rountree Dies in Brooklyn
The New Bernian, New Bern, NC, Thurs., Dec. 18, 1926
The funeral for Robert Hart ROUNTREE, 95, who died at his home in Brooklyn, N. Y., early yesterday morning, will be held at Gordon Street Christian church in Kinston this morning at 11 o'clock by Rev. C. W. HOWARD. Interment will be in Maplewood cemetery in Kinston. Mr. ROUNTREE was well known in New Bern, having made his home here for some time after the War Between the States. He is the father of Judge ROUNTREE of Wilmington and great-uncle of Mitchell ROUNTREE and Mrs. Clarence CRAPON, and Mrs. William F. WARD, of this city. Mr. ROUNTREE was born in Pitt county. In early life he went to Lenoir county and engaged in agriculture. He married Miss Cynthia LOFTIN, a daughter of William LOFTIN, to whom he always paid high tribute as the guiding inspiration in his success in life. He was treasurer of Lenoir county for a number of years and "clerk and master" of the county for some years, as the clerk of the court was known in olden days. He later came to New Bern, where he engaged in the banking business from shortly after the Civil War until 1867. Mr. ROUNTREE then went to New York City, where he built up a strong banking business, developing an extensive clientele in cotton circles throughout the South. He retired from active business several years ago from the firm of R. H. Rountree & co.
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The New Bernian, New Bern, NC, Thurs., Dec. 18, 1926
The funeral for Robert Hart ROUNTREE, 95, who died at his home in Brooklyn, N. Y., early yesterday morning, will be held at Gordon Street Christian church in Kinston this morning at 11 o'clock by Rev. C. W. HOWARD. Interment will be in Maplewood cemetery in Kinston. Mr. ROUNTREE was well known in New Bern, having made his home here for some time after the War Between the States. He is the father of Judge ROUNTREE of Wilmington and great-uncle of Mitchell ROUNTREE and Mrs. Clarence CRAPON, and Mrs. William F. WARD, of this city. Mr. ROUNTREE was born in Pitt county. In early life he went to Lenoir county and engaged in agriculture. He married Miss Cynthia LOFTIN, a daughter of William LOFTIN, to whom he always paid high tribute as the guiding inspiration in his success in life. He was treasurer of Lenoir county for a number of years and "clerk and master" of the county for some years, as the clerk of the court was known in olden days. He later came to New Bern, where he engaged in the banking business from shortly after the Civil War until 1867. Mr. ROUNTREE then went to New York City, where he built up a strong banking business, developing an extensive clientele in cotton circles throughout the South. He retired from active business several years ago from the firm of R. H. Rountree & co.
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Robert H. Rountree Dies in Brooklyn
The New Bernian, New Bern, NC, Thurs., Dec. 18, 1926
The funeral for Robert Hart ROUNTREE, 95, who died at his home in Brooklyn, N. Y., early yesterday morning, will be held at Gordon Street Christian church in Kinston this morning at 11 o'clock by Rev. C. W. HOWARD. Interment will be in Maplewood cemetery in Kinston. Mr. ROUNTREE was well known in New Bern, having made his home here for some time after the War Between the States. He is the father of Judge ROUNTREE of Wilmington and great-uncle of Mitchell ROUNTREE and Mrs. Clarence CRAPON, and Mrs. William F. WARD, of this city. Mr. ROUNTREE was born in Pitt county. In early life he went to Lenoir county and engaged in agriculture. He married Miss Cynthia LOFTIN, a daughter of William LOFTIN, to whom he always paid high tribute as the guiding inspiration in his success in life. He was treasurer of Lenoir county for a number of years and "clerk and master" of the county for some years, as the clerk of the court was known in olden days. He later came to New Bern, where he engaged in the banking business from shortly after the Civil War until 1867. Mr. ROUNTREE then went to New York City, where he built up a strong banking business, developing an extensive clientele in cotton circles throughout the South. He retired from active business several years ago from the firm of R. H. Rountree & co.
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The New Bernian, New Bern, NC, Thurs., Dec. 18, 1926
The funeral for Robert Hart ROUNTREE, 95, who died at his home in Brooklyn, N. Y., early yesterday morning, will be held at Gordon Street Christian church in Kinston this morning at 11 o'clock by Rev. C. W. HOWARD. Interment will be in Maplewood cemetery in Kinston. Mr. ROUNTREE was well known in New Bern, having made his home here for some time after the War Between the States. He is the father of Judge ROUNTREE of Wilmington and great-uncle of Mitchell ROUNTREE and Mrs. Clarence CRAPON, and Mrs. William F. WARD, of this city. Mr. ROUNTREE was born in Pitt county. In early life he went to Lenoir county and engaged in agriculture. He married Miss Cynthia LOFTIN, a daughter of William LOFTIN, to whom he always paid high tribute as the guiding inspiration in his success in life. He was treasurer of Lenoir county for a number of years and "clerk and master" of the county for some years, as the clerk of the court was known in olden days. He later came to New Bern, where he engaged in the banking business from shortly after the Civil War until 1867. Mr. ROUNTREE then went to New York City, where he built up a strong banking business, developing an extensive clientele in cotton circles throughout the South. He retired from active business several years ago from the firm of R. H. Rountree & co.
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