The Political Graveyard: Surry County, N.C.

Surry County
North Carolina

Surry County information:

Population: 71,219 (2000); 61,704 (1990)
Land area 537 square miles.
County seat: Dobson
Surry County official web site.
Capital Impact: Surry County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Surry County -- census data on population, race, economics
Surry County NCGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Surry County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

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The Political Graveyard:

Politicians who were born in Surry County
Politicians who lived in Surry County
Politicians who died in Surry County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Surry County

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Panther Creek Cemetery
Surry County, North Carolina

Politicians buried here:

Lewis Williams (1782-1842) — of Panther Creek, Surry County, N.C. Born in North Carolina, 1782. First cousin by marriage of Matthew Clay; cousin of Robert Williams and Marmaduke Williams; brother of John Williams; uncle of Joseph Lanier Williams. Member of North Carolina state legislature; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 13th District, 1815-42; died in office 1842. Died in 1842. Interment at Panther Creek Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography.

Dobson Cemetery
Dobson, Surry County, North Carolina

Politicians buried here:

Alonzo Dillard Folger (1888-1941) — also known as Alonzo D. Folger — of Mt. Airy, Surry County, N.C. Born in Dobson, Surry County, N.C., July 9, 1888. Brother of John Hamlin Folger; uncle of Fred Folger. Democrat. State court judge in North Carolina, 1937; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1939-41; died in office 1941. Died in an automobile accident in Mt. Airy, Surry County, N.C., April 30, 1941. Interment at Dobson Cemetery.
- See also Folger family of North Carolina
- See also: congressional biography.

Unknown Location
Mt. Airy, Surry County, North Carolina

Politicians buried here:

Henry Harrison Llewellyn (d. 1969) — of North Carolina. Brother of Clement Manly Llewellyn. Recorder's court judge in North Carolina. Died October 24, 1969. Interment somewhere.

Oakdale Cemetery
Mt. Airy, Surry County, North Carolina
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

John Hamlin Folger (1880-1963) — also known as John H. Folger — of Mt. Airy, Surry County, N.C.; Danbury, Stokes County, N.C. Born in Rockford, Surry County, N.C., December 18, 1880. Son of Thomas Wilson Folger and Ada Dillard (Robertson) Folger; married, November 5, 1899, to Maude Douglas; brother of Alonzo Dillard Folger; father of Fred Folger. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1927-28; member of North Carolina state senate, 1931-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1944 (alternate); U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1941-49. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Junior Order. Died in Clemmons, Forsyth County, N.C., July 19, 1963. Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
- See also Folger family of North Carolina
- See also: congressional biography.
John Morehead Brower (1845-1913) — also known as John M. Brower — of Mt. Airy, Surry County, N.C.; Boswell, Choctaw County, Okla. Born in Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C., July 19, 1845. Republican. Merchant; tobacco grower; member of North Carolina state senate, 1876-78; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1887-91; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1896-98. Died in Paris, Lamar County, Tex., August 5, 1913. Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Edwards-Franklin House Grounds
Near Mt. Airy, Surry County, North Carolina

Politicians buried here:

Meshack Franklin (1772-1839) — of North Carolina. Born in Surry County, N.C., 1772. Brother of Jesse Franklin. Republican. Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1800; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1807-15 (12th District 1807-09, at-large 1809-11, 12th District 1811-13, at-large 1813-15); member of North Carolina state senate, 1828. Died in Surry County, N.C., December 18, 1839. Interment at Edwards-Franklin House Grounds.
- See also: congressional biography.

Pinnacle Baptist Church Cemetery
Pinnacle, Surry County, North Carolina

Politicians buried here:

Ralph James Scott (1905-1983) — of Danbury, Stokes County, N.C. Born near Pinnacle, Surry County, N.C., October 15, 1905. Son of Samuel Martin Scott and Daisy (Cook) Scott; married, November 30, 1929, to Verna Viola Denny. Democrat. Chair of Stokes County Democratic Party, 1935; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1936-37; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1957-67. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose. Died in Danbury, Stokes County, N.C., August 5, 1983. Interment at Pinnacle Baptist Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Dobson Family Cemetery
Near Rockford, Surry County, North Carolina

Politicians buried here:

William Polk Dobson (1793-1846) — also known as William P. Dobson — of North Carolina. Born in 1793. First cousin of James Knox Polk. Member of North Carolina state senate, 1818-19, 1827, 1830-34, 1836, 1842 (Surry County 1818-19, 1827, 1830-34, 43rd District 1836, 1842). Died in 1846. Interment at Dobson Family Cemetery.
- See also Polk-Ashe family of North Carolina

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