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Zebulon Vance. Zebulon Baird Vance (May 13, 1830 – April 14, 1894) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 37th and 43rd governor of North Carolina, a U.S. Senator from North Carolina, and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War.
Zebulon (/ ˈ z ɛ b j u l ə n / ZEB-yoo-luhn) is the easternmost town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,903 at the 2020 census . [6] Zebulon is part of the Research Triangle metropolitan region.
Guided tours show visitors a 1790 slave house and discuss the eighteen enslaved people that lived and worked on the Vance farm. Tours conclude at the reconstructed 1790s Vance home. Zebulon Baird Vance was born on the property in 1830, and went on to be Governor of North Carolina (1877–1879) and U.S. Senator (1879–1894).
The Massey family is a Canadian family with Methodist roots that has been prominent since the mid-19th century, known for manufacturing farm equipment and for being patrons of the arts in Canada. [1] [2] The family's manufacturing company, later known as Massey Ferguson, provided the Masseys with their significant fortune.
Jack C. Massey. Jack Carroll Massey (June 15, 1904 – February 15, 1990) was an American venture capitalist and entrepreneur who owned Kentucky Fried Chicken, co-founded the Hospital Corporation of America, and owned one of the largest franchisees of Wendy's. [1] [2] He was the first American businessman to take three different companies public.
N side of NC 1355, .8 miles NW of Ferguson Br. over the Pigeon River 35°37′21″N 82°58′26″W / 35.6225°N 82.9739°W / 35.6225; -82.9739 ( Davis Family Crabtree
Cries in the Night. Cries in the Night, more popularly released as Funeral Home, [3] is a 1980 Canadian slasher film directed by William Fruet and starring Lesleh Donaldson, Kay Hawtrey, Jack Van Evera, Alf Humphreys, and Harvey Atkin. The plot follows a teenager spending the summer at her grandmother's inn—formerly a funeral home —where ...
Mary Elizabeth Massey was born in Morrilton, Arkansas, on 25 December 1915. She was awarded her B.A. degree from Hendrix College in 1937 and then her M.A. from the same institution three years later. She received her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1947.