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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Buncombe County, N.C.</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Davidson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fulwood-fyke.html#821.19.26">Robert M. Furman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leavitt.html#301.77.27">Halsey B. Leavitt</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/suvacki-swampfox.html#878.55.54">David L. Swain</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Arden:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dent.html#215.77.29">Mrs. R. Theodore Dent</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumner.html#124.03.57">John B. Sumner</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Asheville:</b></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Asheville, 1800-1809: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cleveland.html#030.07.05">Jeremiah Cleveland</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/erwin.html#133.69.42">Andrew Erwin</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patton.html#494.26.51">Patton</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/suvacki-swampfox.html#583.55.54">George Swain</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Asheville, 1810-1819: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/suvacki-swampfox.html#583.55.54">George Swain</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Asheville, 1820-1829: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/colebank-coleman.html#352.38.79">William Coleman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/suvacki-swampfox.html#583.55.54">George Swain</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Asheville, 1830-1839: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/colebank-coleman.html#352.38.79">William Coleman</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Asheville, 1840-1849: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/colebank-coleman.html#352.38.79">William Coleman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckee.html#427.23.11">James L. McKee</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patton.html#848.67.09">Montraville Patton</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tate.html#421.52.45">Ezra McCall Tate</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Asheville, 1850-1859: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clinch-clingman.html#321.42.43">Thomas L. Clingman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hilliard.html#642.19.79">James H. Hilliard</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hilliard.html#656.10.40">William L. Hilliard</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckee.html#427.23.11">James L. McKee</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/merriman-merrit.html#637.92.51">A. S. Merrimon</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vance.html#959.45.64">Zebulon B. Vance</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wolfenden-woo.html#606.74.73">H. F. Wolstenholme</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Asheville, 1860-1869: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clinch-clingman.html#321.42.43">Thomas L. Clingman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hilliard.html#642.19.79">James H. Hilliard</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#419.64.82">Thomas D. Johnston</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones5.html#074.45.65">John Jones</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/merriman-merrit.html#637.92.51">A. S. Merrimon</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wolfenden-woo.html#606.74.73">H. F. Wolstenholme</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Asheville, 1870-1879: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clinch-clingman.html#321.42.43">Thomas L. Clingman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/faalevao-fairbanks.html#747.93.92">John A. Fagg</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hardy.html#793.06.22">W. M. Hardy</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunt.html#012.14.21">Henry C. Hunt</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#419.64.82">Thomas D. Johnston</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones5.html#074.45.65">John Jones</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miley-millender.html#007.94.09">David T. Millard</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roberts4.html#838.91.69">Goodson M. Roberts</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Asheville, 1880-1889: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cannon.html#709.39.64">George W. Cannon</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grovenor-guert.html#901.94.74">H. L. Gudger</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grovenor-guert.html#754.54.08">Hezekiah A. Gudger</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#419.64.82">Thomas D. Johnston</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roberts4.html#838.91.69">Goodson M. Roberts</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vance.html#886.53.04">Robert B. Vance</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weaver.html#549.43.96">William T. Weaver</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Asheville, 1890-1899: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cannon.html#709.39.64">George W. Cannon</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grovenor-guert.html#754.54.08">Hezekiah A. Gudger</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kerr.html#507.55.85">John P. Kerr</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pearson.html#308.58.55">Richmond Pearson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rollins.html#860.62.86">Wallace W. Rollins</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Asheville, 1900-1909: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html#833.96.73">James J. Britt</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown6.html#797.10.49">Mark W. Brown</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/craig.html#982.98.59">Locke Craig</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grovenor-guert.html#020.72.14">James M. Gudger, Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harkavey-harl.html#649.90.15">Thomas J. Harkins</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/logan.html#739.40.45">James A. Logan</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lund-luster.html#955.52.38">Virgil S. Lusk</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pearson.html#308.58.55">Richmond Pearson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rogerson-roll.html#703.54.32">T. F. Roland</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rollins.html#549.83.39">Thomas S. Rollins</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rollins.html#860.62.86">Wallace W. Rollins</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sawyer.html#591.23.45">James P. Sawyer</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/serr-sevigny.html#179.17.39">Thomas Settle</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Asheville, 1910-1919: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html#833.96.73">James J. Britt</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/craig.html#982.98.59">Locke Craig</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grovenor-guert.html#754.54.08">Hezekiah A. Gudger</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grovenor-guert.html#020.72.14">James M. Gudger, Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grovenor-guert.html#656.91.96">Owen Gudger</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harkavey-harl.html#649.90.15">Thomas J. Harkins</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murphy5.html#249.66.41">J. D. Murphy</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pearson.html#308.58.55">Richmond Pearson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/princeton-prociuk.html#786.61.68">A. T. Pritchard</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roberts3.html#146.73.79">Gallatin Roberts</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rollins.html#860.62.86">Wallace W. Rollins</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/serr-sevigny.html#179.17.39">Thomas Settle</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simspon-sizemore.html#125.55.75">Huger Sinkler</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weaver.html#763.78.63">H. B. Weaver</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weaver.html#081.13.98">Zebulon Weaver</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams7.html#576.93.15">R. R. Williams</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Asheville, 1920-1929: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html#833.96.73">James J. Britt</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chapman.html#104.74.15">C. Brewster Chapman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cleage-clemente.html#639.36.82">Exum Clement</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/craig.html#982.98.59">Locke Craig</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eleazar-elim.html#575.30.53">D. S. Elias</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/erwin.html#961.70.84">Marcus Erwin</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grovenor-guert.html#656.91.96">Owen Gudger</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harkavey-harl.html#649.90.15">Thomas J. Harkins</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill2.html#030.90.23">Dan W. Hill</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jenkins.html#685.62.30">L. L. Jenkins</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones6.html#084.73.46">May F. Jones</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kent.html#921.15.67">Mrs. Fred Kent</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/malloy-malone.html#127.12.05">C. N. Malone</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/princeton-prociuk.html#804.44.97">George M. Pritchard</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roberts3.html#146.73.79">Gallatin Roberts</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simspon-sizemore.html#125.55.75">Huger Sinkler</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas7.html#710.51.47">R. W. Thomas</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tiernon-tilgham.html#001.52.40">Mrs. R. J. Tighe</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weaver.html#081.13.98">Zebulon Weaver</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Asheville, 1930-1939: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bailey5.html#477.20.76">J. J. Bailey</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html#833.96.73">James J. Britt</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harkavey-harl.html#649.90.15">Thomas J. Harkins</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill2.html#030.90.23">Dan W. Hill</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson-johnston.html#724.28.73">A. Hall Johnston</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keene-keister.html#285.98.85">John E. Kehl</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/loges-lonergan.html#887.04.87">Mitchel F. Lominac</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pelfrey-pendery.html#638.79.07">William Dudley Pelley</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pettitt-pezzulo.html#819.02.55">Wythe M. Peyton</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/princeton-prociuk.html#804.44.97">George M. Pritchard</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reynolds.html#768.71.11">Robert R. Reynolds</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roberts3.html#146.73.79">Gallatin Roberts</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tiernon-tilgham.html#001.52.40">Mrs. R. J. Tighe</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weaver.html#081.13.98">Zebulon Weaver</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wells.html#406.36.06">Robert M. Wells</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Asheville, 1940-1949: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foster.html#890.73.45">George M. Foster</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/greenaway-greenhut.html#523.16.44">E. C. Greene</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris7.html#844.33.90">Robert W. Harris</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jordan.html#936.89.88">J. Y. Jordan, Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/loges-lonergan.html#887.04.87">Mitchel F. Lominac</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meekins-mellen.html#356.73.78">William C. Meekins</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pettitt-pezzulo.html#819.02.55">Wythe M. Peyton</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reynolds.html#768.71.11">Robert R. Reynolds</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumner.html#793.86.66">Mark Sumner, Sr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weaver.html#081.13.98">Zebulon Weaver</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Asheville, 1950-1959: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html#024.86.35">Charles Britt</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/eliphaz-ellerbee.html#323.52.68">Earl W. Eller</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mclean.html#961.45.26">W. K. McLean</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/owen.html#421.55.26">Charles D. Owen, Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richner-rider.html#632.72.56">James A. Rickert</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/samson-samul.html#792.56.34">W. Harold Sams</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shorten-shuja.html#633.89.10">George Adams Shuford</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sthuette-stigler.html#722.08.15">James G. Stikeleather, Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumner.html#793.86.66">Mark Sumner, Sr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weinmann-weisman.html#485.79.75">Weldon Weir</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams7.html#638.88.89">R. R. Williams, Jr.</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Asheville, 1960-1969: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blais-blake.html#652.64.27">Gilson G. Blake, Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown8.html#331.59.30">Tom Brown</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garner.html#586.44.72">Andrew J. Garner</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hicks.html#614.04.83">Evelyn Hicks</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill2.html#476.11.33">C. Edison Hill</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hopkinson-hormann.html#041.07.52">George D. Hopper</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sumner.html#793.86.66">Mark Sumner, Sr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/veach-veltri.html#787.74.67">John Veach</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson6.html#669.72.70">Max Wilson</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Asheville, 1970-1979: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blais-blake.html#652.64.27">Gilson G. Blake, Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garner.html#586.44.72">Andrew J. Garner</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grovenor-guert.html#630.67.67">V. Lamar Gudger</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Asheville, 1990-1999: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/arnoldus-arzeno.html#555.11.85">Beth Arrowood</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/latno-lavorato.html#157.16.68">Maggie P. Lauterer</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/peterson.html#272.71.88">Carol W. Peterson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schauber-schemanske.html#382.65.47">Edward Schell</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Asheville, 2000-2009: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alt-amersoon.html#461.56.54">Catherine Alter</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bellacosa-bendl.html#496.61.86">Terry M. Bellamy</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/doherty.html#126.18.51">Anne Marie Doherty</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edwards7.html#018.71.18">Robert W. Edwards</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gibson.html#458.98.35">Douglas Gibson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lachapelle-ladas.html#023.89.89">Bill Lack</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/peterson.html#059.76.28">Bruce Peterson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/peterson.html#272.71.88">Carol W. Peterson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reily-remsen.html#880.87.12">Andrew Reisinger</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rich-richard.html#148.15.13">Ellen Richard</a></td></tr> </table></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Biltmore:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nemanich-neveu.html#114.50.25">H. L. Nettles</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Black Mountain:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor7.html#758.13.95">Roy A. Taylor</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Fairview:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarke.html#444.06.59">James M. Clarke</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirksey-kittleman.html#749.26.81">Michael A. Kirstein</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vanche-vandewater.html#491.98.30">Frederik van den Arend</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Leicester:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young6.html#854.58.97">Luke H. 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