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Elizabeth W. Cotten (née Coffield) was born in North Carolina in 1830. She married wealthy planter Fredrick R. Cotten and they moved from Edgecombe County, North Carolina, to Florida by 1850, where the couple had four children and managed one of… Read More

Frederick R. Cotten was born in Tarboro (Edgecombe County), North Carolina in 1819. Cotten was a planter who relocated to Leon County, Florida around 1847 where he established Burgesstown Plantation, an 8,000 acre plantation that ran entirely… Read More

John Whitaker Cotten was born in North Carolina in 1812. A wealthy land owner, Cotten owned property in Tarboro and a plantation in Leon County, Florida, where he owned about 90 enslaved people at the time of his death. He died in 1845, leaving… Read More

John Whitaker Cotten Jr. was born in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina in 1845, the same year as his father's death. He was the fourth child of wealthy planter John Whitaker Cotten and Laura Placidia Cotten (née Clark). He died in Tarboro,… Read More

Laura Placidia Clark was born in 1816 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Coming from a politically-involved family, she married the wealthy … Read More

Margaret Green Cotten (née Whitaker) was born in 1791 in North Carolina. She married into the Cotten family, a family of wealthy planters who owned land in North Carolina and Florida. Widowed in 1837, by 1850 she resided in Raleigh with her… Read More

Sallie Swepson Sims Cotten (née Southall) was born in Lawrenceville (Brunswick County), Virginia on June 13, 1846. In 1866, she married Robert Randolph Cotten, and the family lived mainly in Tarboro and Wilson. Cotten was an influential writer,… Read More

Seth Cotten was born in Sussex County, Virginia on November 1, 1750. A resident of Chatham County, he served as a private in the combined Wake and Chatham County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia alongside Nathan Yarborough. After the Battle… Read More

Fountain [Fountaine] Cotton was born in North Carolina or Mississippi around 1828. Cotton was a Black man formerly enslaved by the family of John Whitaker Cotten. In the 1870 and 1880 censuses, he gave his last name as "Cotton," a slight… Read More

John Cotton was a resident of colonial America who served as master of the sloop Fox in 1762.

Malvina was an enslaved African American woman. Laura Placida Cotten was presumably Malvina's enslaver, but no records have been located which can confirm this hypothesis. Malvina lived with the Cotten family in Raleigh, and also traveled with… Read More

Vanderbilt Franklin Couch was born on June 9, 1885, in North Carolina. Couch was a physician who served on the Yadkin County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Winston-Salem (Forsyth County) on September 2, 1962.

Isaac Lenoir Councill was born in Sumter, South Carolina, on March 25, 1864. Councill was a prominent businessman in Waynesville (Haywood County), North Carolina, who engaged in railroad construction, real estate, mining, and lumber. He died in… Read More

James Dudley Councill was born August 21, 1861, in Watauga County, North Carolina. Councill was a blacksmith in Boone, North Carolina, who served as chairman of the Watauga County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Boone on December… Read More

Charles Counsel (d. 1806) was a resident of Martin and later Edgecombe County. In 1777 he became a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy. One member of the plot,… Read More

Hardy Counsell (d. 1780) was a resident of Martin County. In 1777 he became a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy. After some members of the plot were arrested that summer and they were fearful of their plan being discovered, Counsell and others… Read More

James Counsell was a resident of Martin County. While any evidence directly implicating Counsel as being a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy has not been located, his… Read More

Samuel Edward Cover was born in Browntown, Virginia, on March 9, 1878. Cover was engaged in the tannery business in Andrews, North Carolina. He died there on May 22, 1962.

John Thomas Covington was born on June 9, 1900, in Scotland County, North Carolina. During World War I, Covington served as the chief clerk of the Scotland County Exemption Board before resigning his position to voluntarily enlist in the army in… Read More

Coleman C. Cowan was born on December 24, 1867, in North Carolina. Cowan was an attorney and former legislator who served as the chairman of the Jackson County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Sylva (Jackson County) on May 10, 1920… Read More

Magnus Cowan was a resident of colonial New Hanover County. In an undated 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… Read More

John Cowand 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.

William Cowand 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.

Bryant P. Coward was born in February 1864 in Greene County, North Carolina. Coward was a minister in the A.M.E. Zion Church. He died in Wilson, North Carolina on January 16, 1940.

William Coward was a resident of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina. In 1722 he served on a jury that heard the trial of John Cope, an American Indian man who had been charged with burglary and trespassing. Any further information about this… Read More

Zadah Coward 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.

John Jefferson Cowart was born in December 1866 in Statesboro, Georgia. Cowart was a real estate agent who resided in Greenville, South Carolina for more than forty years. For a brief period of time, around 1919, Cowart relocated his family to… Read More

Walter Cowden was a resident of colonial Salisbury. Around 1763, William Strother and Oliver Wallace were accused of horse stealing, found guilty, and sentenced to death. In an undated petition, Cowden joined others from the Salisbury District in… Read More

Calvin Josiah Cowels was born in Yadkin County on January 6th, 1821. A mining and railroad investor, he was the superintendent of the United States Mint at Charlotte from 1869 to 1884. William Holden's son-in-law, he was active in promoting the… Read More

Charles Holden Cowles was born on July 16, 1875, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Cowles was the editor of the Wilkes Patriot newspaper when he registered for the draft (World War I) in September 1918. During the war, he served as a member… Read More

William Henry Harrison Cowles was born in Wilkesboro (Wilkes County), North Carolina, on December 3, 1891. In 1914, Cowles was admitted to the bar and opened a law practice in North Wilkesboro. During World War I, he served as a first lieutenant… Read More

Mary Blount Cowper (née Grimes) was born in Pitt County, North Carolina on September 5, 1832. She married Pulaski Cowper in Avon (Pitt County) on May 15, 1857. The couple resided in Raleigh for several decades. She died there on February 19, 1917… Read More

Albert Lyman Cox was born on December 1, 1883, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Cox an attorney, state legislator, and jurist who embarked on a military career during World War I. In July 1917, Cox resigned from his superior court judgeship after… Read More

Amos Graves Cox was born on July 12, 1855, in Pitt County, North Carolina. Cox was a prominent businessman and landowner in Winterville, North Carolina, a town which he helped establish. During World War I, he served on the Exemption Board for… Read More

Arthur Leslie Cox was born on September 18, 1886, in Pitt County, North Carolina. Cox was a farmer in Ayden when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was subsequently inducted into the service in May 1918 and served with the… Read More

Headley Morris Cox was born on March 21, 1882, in South Carolina. Cox was president of the Citizens' Bank of Mount Olive. He died in Goldsboro on October 23, 1966.

John Middleton Cox was born outside of Jacksonburg, Ohio on March 31, 1870. Cox was an educator and newspaperman who served as governor of Ohio (1913-1915 & 1917-1921). He died in Kettering, Ohio on June 15, 1957.

Leander Martin Cox was born in Cumberland County, Virginia on May 7, 1812. A lawyer, he was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1843-1845. He later represented Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1853-1857. He… Read More

Annie D. M. Craig (née Burgin) was born in Old Fort (McDowell County), North Carolina, on March 15, 1873. Craig was the wife of Locke Craig, who served as Governor of North Carolina from 1913 to 1917. She died in Asheville (Buncombe County) on… Read More

Carlyle Craig was born in Asheville (Buncombe County), North Carolina on October 30, 1892. Craig graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1916, launching a several decades-long career in the U.S. Navy. During World War I, he served on… Read More

Locke Craig was born on August 16, 1860, in Bertie County, North Carolina. He served as a state legislator and later Governor of North Carolina, his administration running from 1913 to 1917. In the late 1890s, he helped launch and lead the white… Read More

Locke Craig, Jr. was born in Raleigh (Wake County), North Carolina on November 11, 1914. Craig was a forestry expert who worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the International Paper Company, and Olinkraft, among others. He died in… Read More

Thomas Lee Craig was born on February 24, 1864, in Gastonia, North Carolina. Craig was a merchant and banker who served as the chairman of the Gaston County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Charlotte (Mecklenburg County) on October… Read More

Nevin C. Cranford was born in Montgomery County, North Carolina on May 13, 1883. He worked as the chain gang superintendent of the Stanly County Highway Commission from 1914 to 1923. Numerous ex-prisoners reported Cranford's cruelty, noting that… Read More

Jacob Lee Crater was born in Yadkin County, North Carolina, on May 17, 1868. Crater served as clerk of the superior court of Yadkin for thirty-six years. He died in Yadkinville on September 27, 1946.

Charles Wesley Craven was born in Randolph County on September 16, 1864. By 1880, he had moved to Wilkes County, where we worked as a carpenter for several decades. He died in Reddies River (Wilkes County) on November 4, 1952.

Harvey Bernard Craven was born in Randolph County, North Carolina, on February 28, 1876. Craven was a real estate and insurance agent in Black Mountain (Buncombe County), North Carolina. He died in Polk County, Florida, on March 27, 1968.