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Samuel Lee Cathey was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, on October 26, 1888. Cathey was a Presbyterian minister, serving various communities in North Carolina during the course of his several decades long career. He died in Statesville… Read More

George Catron was born in Wythe County, Virginia in June 16, 1814. A farmer, he signed onto a bond for George Kinder for the administration of Kinder's mother's estate. He died in Wythe County on December 27, 1875.

Grover Cleveland Caudill was born in Wilkes County on November 25, 1889. He worked as a farmer and at his family’s feed store in North Wilkesboro. He died in Wilkes County on January 17, 1957. 

James Elihu Caudill was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on November 16, 1883. Caudill worked as an accountant and bookkeeper for W.C. Meadows Mill Company in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County). Around 1927, he established Key City Furniture… Read More

Ruben Elbert Caudill was born in Ashe County, North Carolina, on August 1, 1869. Caudill lived in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County) from around 1900 to 1922, where he worked as a salesman, an inspector at a lumber yard, and a manager of a creamery… Read More

John Cavendish (1732-1796) was a British nobleman and politician who served as lord of the Treasury (1765-1766) and Chancellor of the Exchequer (1782-1783).

William Cavendish (1720-1764), 4th Duke of Devonshire, was a British politician and nobleman who served as First Lord of the Treasury (effectively Prime Minister) from 1756 to 1757.

Zebulon Marvin Caveness was born on July 19, 1876, in Randolph County, North Carolina. Caveness was a physician in Raleigh who served on the Wake County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Raleigh (Wake County) on May 14, 1957.

John Cede was a resident of colonial North Carolina. In a petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs for aid in controlling an outbreak of disease that was then decimating cattle, threatening both beef and leather production… Read More

USCT soldier enlisted in Pulaski, Ill with Lib - last name spelling may be wrong

James M. Chadwick was born on December 3, 1865, in Pender County, North Carolina. Chadwick was a car inspector for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad who helped lead a movement to combat profiteering and overinflation in food, clothing, and housing… Read More

Gertrude Hope Chamberlain (née Summerell) was born in Salisbury (Rowan County), North Carolina, on June 21, 1870. In the 1930s, Chamberlain was a member of the dean's staff of the Woman's College at Duke University and served as advisor to Pegram… Read More

Elbert Capers Chambers was born in Flat Creek (Buncombe County), North Carolina, on February 20, 1855. Chambers was a car dealer and coal supplier who served as a member of the Asheville board of aldermen (1901-1905), as interim mayor of… Read More

Fred Fisher Chambers was born on March 9, 1859 in Iredell County, North Carolina. Fisher was a prominent Black tailor and theater manager in Statesville. He died there on July 5, 1941.

Sidney Clarence Chambers was born on April 30, 1881, in Yonkers, New York. During World War I, Chambers was a major in the 3rd North Carolina National Guard and the 113th Field Artillery. He served overseas from November 1918 to March 1919 and… Read More

William Hardy Chamblee was born on February 14, 1862 in Wake County, North Carolina. Chamblee often appended "junior" to the end of his name, though he wasn't exactly that—his father's name, William Bryant Chamblee, varied slightly. He served on… Read More

Joseph Champion (d. 1794) was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

Richard Champion was born in North Carolina on May 31, 1815. A merchant in Cleveland County, North Carolina, he served as a local clerk of the county court and postmaster. He died in Cleveland County on February 14, 1852.

John Carlton Chandler was born on March 20, 1900 in Granville County, North Carolina. Chandler was a private in the Durham Machine Gun Company which helped put down a lynch mob in Alamance County in July 1920. He died in Roanoke Rapids, North… Read More

J. Chapell was a resident of Bertie County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

George Chaplin (d. 1784) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

Charles Chapman was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

Josiah Chappel (d. 1806) was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 after initially refusing, he ultimately signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten… Read More

Micajah Chappel (d. 1801) was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he refused to take an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina, but he later supported the cause of independence and received compensation from the state… Read More

Richard Chappel (d. 1784) was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 after initially refusing, he ultimately signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might… Read More

Julia Ann Chappell was born in Pennsylvania in about 1752. A resident of Wythe County, her husband Stephen was a private in a loyalist regiment during the American Revolution who was captured at the Battle of King's Mountain in 1780. With her… Read More

Jasper Charlton served as a judge in the Vice-Admiralty Courts in 1756 and 1757-1758. In 1760, he was appointed to serve as an assistant justice in five newly established superior courts.

John Charlton (d. 1792) was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

William Charlton born in about 1665. A British colonist, he resided in Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. He served as an interpreter for the Tuscarora Indians that lived near him, and more specifically their chief, King Tom Blount. In return for… Read More

Jacob P. Chase was born in Virginia in about 1805. He worked as a clerk in the U.S. Pension Office, but retired sometime before 1860 and worked as a private lawyer in Washington, D.C. He died sometime after 1860.

Hugh Gwyn Chatham was born on June 9, 1864 in Elkin, North Carolina. Chatham was president of the Chatham Manufacturing Co, manufacturer of wool blankets in Winston-Salem. He died in Baltimore, Maryland on… Read More

James Alexander Chatham was born in North Carolina on May 24, 1881. Chatham was a banking executive who served as president of the Elkin National Bank in Surry County. He died in Elkin on January 11, 1973. He often signed his name as, and was… Read More

Luther Chavis was born in Lumberton, North Carolina, on March 15, 1894. Chavis was inducted into military service on August 8, 1918 and served with the 56th Pioneer Infantry, the 422nd Reserve Labor Battalion,… Read More

Robert Cheary was a resident of Bertie County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

Felix Robertson Cheatham was born in Nashville, Tennessee on April 30, 1824. He served as the clerk of the Davidson County Court. He died in Nashville on January 22, 1893.

Leonard Pope Cheatham was born in Amelia County, Virginia on September 9, 1792. A resident of Nashville, Tennessee, he served as the city's postmaster and as a deputy clerk of the county court. He died in Nashville on March 7, 1863.

The Cherokee are an American Indian group that once lived in parts of present-day North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. A 1755… Read More

David King Cherry was born May 7, 1883, in Cremo, NC. Cherry served overseas during World War I as a captain in 367th Infantry. He was honorably discharged on August 15, 1919. Cherry was a career educator,… Read More

James Cherry (d. 1826) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

Louis Walter Cherry was born on January 31, 1889, in Pitt County, North Carolina. Cherry was a farmer in Pitt County when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was subsequently inducted into the service in June 1918 and… Read More

William Cherry (d. 1803) was a justice of the peace in Bertie County. In 1777 he was ordered to administer the oath of allegiance to residents in Captain Wynn's district in order to make sure that North Carolina's independence was not threatened… Read More

Henry Cheshire (d. 1803) was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

Richard Cheshire was born in Bladen County, North Carolina on March 27, 1759. In 1779 he volunteered as a private in the Bladen County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia, where he served under Colonel Thomas Brown. He later served as a… Read More

William Richard Chetwynd (circa 1685-1770) was a British politician who served as master of the Royal Mint from 1744-1769.

Nathaniel Chevin arrived in colonial North Carolina by 1695. In 1696 he became the clerk of the Chowan Precinct court, serving until 1703. Chevin later served as a justice on the North Carolina General Court from 1708 to 1712 and also served on… Read More

The Chickasaw are an American Indian nation that historically lived on portions of present-day Mississippi, Alabama, and western Tennessee. During the French and Indian War, the Chickasaw allied with the British but saw relatively little fighting… Read More

Thomas Child was born circa 1720 in Sudburry, England. Child served as attorney general of colonial North Carolina (1747-1752 & 1759-1761), legislator representing Chowan County (1760-1761), and proprietary agent to John Carteret, 2nd Earl of… Read More

Luta Bell Chipley (née Spann) was born on April 3, 1896, in Washington, D.C. Prior to her marriage to Frank Bailey Chipley in 1923, she worked as a stenographer in the North Carolina Adjutant General's Office. She died on November 3, 1968, in… Read More

Joseph Hodges Choate was born in Salem, Massachusetts on January 24, 1832. Choate was a prominent attorney who served as ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1899 to 1905. During World War I, he was a strong advocate of American intervention and… Read More