Historic Oakwood Cemetery

Historic Oakwood Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Raleigh, United States. It holds National Register of Historic Places contributing property status. Wikidata records 67 notable interments here, including Jesse Helms, Josephus Daniels, Elizabeth Edwards.

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Notable interments

67 notable figures are documented here in Wikidata, each with a Wikipedia article and recorded burial place. The 25 most widely covered are listed below. Browse all 67, or take the JSON record.

• Jesse Helms (1921–2008), politician, military officer, executive
• Josephus Daniels (1862–1948), politician, minister, ambassador
• Elizabeth Edwards (1949–2010), writer, teacher, lawyer
• Thomas Bragg (1810–1872), lawyer, politician, governor
• George Edmund Badger (1795–1866), judge, lawyer, politician
• Charles Brantley Aycock (1859–1912), teacher, lawyer, politician
• Josiah Bailey (1873–1946), lawyer, politician
• William Woods Holden (1818–1892), lawyer, politician, governor
• Jim Valvano (1946–1993), coach, basketball player, basketball coach
• George B. Anderson (1831–1862), military personnel
• Willis Smith (1887–1953), lawyer, politician
• Augustus Summerfield Merrimon (1830–1892), judge, lawyer, politician
• Jonathan Worth (1802–1869), lawyer, politician, governor
• Dan K. Moore (1906–1986), judge, lawyer, politician
• David Lowry Swain (1801–1868), judge, lawyer, politician
• Daniel Gould Fowle (1831–1891), judge, lawyer, politician
• Charles Baskerville (1870–1922), chemist, American football player
• Walter Clark (1846–1924), judge, lawyer
• William Ruffin Cox (1832–1919), judge, lawyer, politician
• William Nathan Harrell Smith (1812–1889), judge, lawyer, politician
• Winder R. Harris (1888–1973), politician, editor, journalist
• James Crawford Biggs (1872–1960), judge, lawyer, politician
• Vermont C. Royster (1914–1996), writer, military officer, editor
• Robert Hoke (1837–1912), military personnel, soldier
• Nell Battle Lewis (1893–1956), jurist, columnist, journalist

Common questions

Where is Historic Oakwood Cemetery?

Historic Oakwood Cemetery is in Raleigh, United States, at coordinates 35.7864, -78.6259.

Who is buried at Historic Oakwood Cemetery?

Wikidata documents 67 notable interments at Historic Oakwood Cemetery, including Jesse Helms, Josephus Daniels, Elizabeth Edwards, Thomas Bragg, George Edmund Badger.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q5773587 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)