Robert Campbell was a resident of colonial America who owned the sloop New York Packett and the brigantine Friendship in 1761. He also served as master of the Friendship.

Robert Lee Campbell was born on March 28, 1881, in Athens, Georgia. Campbell served overseas during World War I as a lieutenant in the 368th Infantry. He was honorably discharged on October 24, 1919. During his… Read More

William Campbell was born in Augusta County, Virginia in about 1745. A resident of Hanover County, Virginia he served as a colonel in the Virginia Militia and led troops during the Battle of King's Mountain and the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.… Read More

William Bowen Campbell was born in Sumner County, Tennessee on February 1, 1807. A Whig lawyer, he represented Smith County, Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1837 to 1843, and again from 1866 to 1867. He also served as the… Read More

Robert Jackson Canniff was born on September 18, 1894, in Marlboro, New York. During World War I, Canniff served with the sanitary corps from February 1918 to May 1919 when he was honorably discharged with the rank of second lieutenant. Following… Read More

James William Cannon was born on April 25, 1852, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Cannon was a prominent textile manufacturer. He owned several cotton mills and operated under the name Cannon Manufacturing Company. He died on December 19,… Read More

Joseph A. Cannon was born in North Carolina on January 8, 1808. A farmer, he also served as a justice of the peace for Mecklenburg County. He died in Cabarrus County, North Carolina on August 26, 1887.

Jamison Canon [first name unclear] 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 continued to live in the state after the war.

Joseph Canon (d. 1785) 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 continued to live in the state after the war.

Edwin Thomas Cansler was born in McDowell County, North Carolina, on February 18, 1866. Cansler was for many decades a prominent and successful attorney in Charlotte, North Carolina. During World War I, he… Read More

Ellen Louisa Cantwell (née Deming) was born in North Carolina on November 23, 1828. A member of Wilmington society's social scene, she married Edward Payne Cantwell in 1848 and the couple at at least five known children. She died in Wilmington on… Read More

John Capehart (d. 1818) 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.

Lovelace Brown Capehart was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on April 24, 1895. Capehart attended officer candidate school at Fort Des Moines in Iowa and upon graduation was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant. He… Read More

George Washington Cardwell was born in Reidsville (Rockingham County), North Carolina on November 1, 1872. Cardwell was a physician in Elizabeth City (Pasquotank County). He died there on September 27, 1942.

Eugene Carland was born on July 21, 1873, in Henderson County, North Carolina. Carland was a real estate investor in Asheville. During World War I, he managed his brother-in-law's—Capt. R. P. Johnston's—Haywood County apple orchard while Johnston… Read More

William Carlile was a resident of colonial America who served as master of the sloop Dove in 1761.

Thomas Carman was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina who likely lived near Bennett's Creek. In 1734 he witnessed a land sale from several members of the Chowanoke Nation to James Hinton. Any further information about this individual… Read More

Oscar Daniel Carpenter was born on August 24, 1852, in South Carolina. Carpenter was the founder and proprietor of the Hardin Manufacturing Company, a textile mill in the vicinity of Gastonia. He died in Worth, North Carolina on June 24, 1921.… Read More

Worth Claudius Carpenter was born on June 4, 1891, in Worth (Gaston County), North Carolina. Carpenter was employed by his father Oscar D. Carpenter when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was subsequently inducted into… Read More

James Carr (d. 1783) 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.

James Ozborn Carr was born on September 6, 1869, near Kenansville, North Carolina. Carr was an attorney who served as U. S. attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina from 1916 to 1918. He died in Wilmington on March 7, 1949.

Julian Shakespeare Carr was born on October 13, 1845, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Carr was a prominent businessman and philanthropist and an influential figure in the white supremacy movement in North Carolina. He died in Durham on April 29,… Read More

Patrick "Paddy" Carr was a resident of Wilkes County, Georgia who served as a captain in the local militia regiment during the Revolution. He and other Patriot refugees from Georgia volunteered for service in North Carolina. He developed a… Read More

Ransom Lee Carr was born in Duplin County, North Carolina, on September 3, 1878. Carr was a physician who served as a member of the legislature representing Duplin County (sessions 1911, 1913, 1923, 1924, & 1935) and as county food… Read More

James Edwin Carrigan was born on February 3, 1865, in Rockingham County, North Carolina. Carrigan was a traveling salesman who resided in Greensboro, Durham, and Burlington. In July 1920, he was accused of having been the leader of a lynch mob… Read More

Tazewell Morton Carrington was born on February 21, 1857, in Richmond, Virginia. Carrington was president of the Carrington Tobacco Co. in Richmond and served as chairman of the Tobacco Association of the United States. He died in Richmond on… Read More

Ernest Royall Carroll was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on October 6, 1877. Carroll was a printer, advertiser, and publisher in Raleigh, North Carolina. He died in Raleigh, from influenza during the 1918-1919 pandemic, on November 15,… Read More

James Carruth (1744-1775) was a resident of Rowan County who signed a petition to Arthur Dobbs in 1762 requesting that he appoint a justice of the peace for Rowan County.

Joseph Carruthers served as sheriff of Craven County, North Carolina, from 1755 to 1756 and from 1758 to 1760.

Jodie Randolph Carson was born on September 26, 1900, in Pitt County, North Carolina. Carson enlisted in Company A of the North Carolina National Guard Engineers (later redesignated as the Company A of the 105th Engineers) on July 13, 1917. He… Read More

Benjamin Carter 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. Later in 1782… Read More

Cleone Elizabeth Carter (née Smith) was born in Olive Branch (Union County), North Carolina on November 1, 1871. Carter was a wife, mother, and homemaker in Lanesboro (Anson County) who contracted tuberculosis that required hospitalization in the… Read More

Daniel Carter was born in Chatham County, North Carolina on October 28, 1788. A resident of Yancey County, North Carolina, he served as a local justice of the peace. He died in Madison County, North Carolina on August 26, 1849.

Daniel Jennings Carter was born in Yancey County, North Carolina, on December 10, 1883. Carter was a printer and publisher in Wilkes County. He died in North Wilkesboro on November 30, 1945.

David Miller Carter was born in Hyde County, North Carolina, on January 12, 1830. He was an attorney, Confederate officer, and North Carolina legislator. Carter served in the General Assembly of North Carolina during the 1862-63 session as a… Read More

Frank Winfred Carter was born on October 2, 1890, in Maxton, North Carolina. Carter was secretary and treasurer for the J. W. Carter Co. in Maxton when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He died in Maxton (Robeson County) on… Read More

Henry Alexander Carter was born in Elkin, North Carolina on July 22, 1886. Carter was a farmer and renter who resided along the Yadkin River in Marsh Township (Surry County) with his wife and children in 1916. That July, a devastating flood… Read More

Henry Francis Carter was born on April 13, 1889, in Maxton, North Carolina. Carter was vice president of the J. W. Carter Co. in Maxton when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He died in Laurinburg (Scotland County) on August… Read More

James Carter 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.

James Carter was a founder of Salisbury, where he served as a local politician and surveyor. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.

James Edward Carter was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on October 2, 1878. Carter was a station operator for Seaboard Air Lines Railroad who served as mayor and town clerk for Polkton (Anson County) where he was a longtime resident.… Read More

John Carter was a resident of Martin County. Several men later claimed that John Carter was an early member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy and that he, motivated by a fear that the new state government would promote Catholicism and reject… Read More

John Wesley Carter, Jr., was born on May 1, 1892, in Robeson County, North Carolina. Carter was a cashier at the Bank of Robeson when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He died in Maxton (Robeson County) on March 17, 1957.… Read More

John Wesley Carter, Sr., was born on July 24, 1859, in Lumberton, North Carolina. Carter was president of the J. W. Carter Co. in Maxton, North Carolina. He died in Maxton (Robeson County) on March 14, 1919.

Oliver Carter was born in Garland (Sampson County), North Carolina on January 16, 1876. Carter was an engineer at Lingo City Metal Works near Wilmington. He died in Harnett (New Hanover County) on September 27, 1934.

Thomas Carter was a resident of Bertie County. In 1779 he signed a petition to the North Carolina General… Read More

Thomas D. Carter was born in North Carolina in 1834. Carter was a majority stockholder on the Western North Carolina Railroad during the 1870s. He was a long-time resident of Asheville (Buncombe County), North Carolina. 

William Franklin Carter was born in Rockingham County, North Carolina, on July 31, 1856. Carter was a prominent attorney in Mount Airy (Surry County) who served three terms as mayor of Mount Airy, chairman of the county school board, and as… Read More