James Walker Osborne was born in Salisbury, North Carolina on December 25, 1811. A lawyer in Charlotte, North Carolina, Osborne worked as the superintendent of the U.S. Mint branch at Charlotte from 1849 to 1853. He died in Charlotte on August 10… Read More

Elizabeth Osbourn travelled with Anne Johnson via ship from Carteret Precinct, North Carolina to South Carolina in the summer of 1724. Additional archival records suggest that she might have also used the last name Burnell and that she may have… Read More

James Oswald (1715 - March 24, 1769) served as commissioner of the navy (1745-1747), member of the Board of Trade (1751-1759), member of the Treasury Board (1759-1763), and vice-treasurer of Ireland (1763-1767).

James Oterson was a resident of colonial Anson County. In an undated petition, he joined other Anson County residents in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to organize a patrol to defend against attacks by members of the Catawba, Cherokee, Seneca… Read More

Maiden name Martha Calvert

Henry Ould's former enslaver in South Mills, NC

Aaron Outlaw (d. 1815) 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.

David Outlaw (d. c1793) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he served as a juror in the fall session of the … Read More

Edward Outlaw (d. 1808) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1778 he signed two oaths swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

George Outlaw  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. Later in 1781… Read More

Jacob Outlaw [last name unclear] 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… Read More

James Outlaw was a resident of Chowan and later Gates 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.

William Vann 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.

Josiah Outlaw (d. c1809) 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.

Levis Outlaw was a resident of Chowan and later Gates 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.… Read More

Lewis Outlaw (c1758-c1809) 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.

Thomas Outlaw 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.

Wyatt Outlaw was an African American man who was born in North Carolina around 1820. A resident of Alamance County, he served in the U.S. Army during the Civil War as later became part of the Republican party and the Union League. A member of the… Read More

Lee Slater Overman was born on January 3, 1854, in Salisbury, North Carolina. Overman was United States Senator from North Carolina from 1903 to 1930. He died in Washington, D.C., on December 12, 1930.

James Robert Overton was born on December 2, 1889, in Lewiston, North Carolina. Overton was a steward for the state prison in Electric, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was subsequently inducted into… Read More

Served in 29th USCT and Lib's bunkmate

John Owen was born in Bladen County, North Carolina in August 1781. A Democratic politician, he served several terms in the North Carolina House of Representatives and Senate before becoming governor from 1828-1830. He returned to Bladen County,… Read More

William E. Owen was born in Virginia in about 1790. A resident of Haywood County, Tennessee, he served as a justice of the peace. He later moved to Davidson County, Tennessee, where he died in March 1869.

Head Carpenter on the USS Roanoke 

William Arthur Oxentine was born on April 13, 1890 in Boone, North Carolina. Oxentine registered for the draft on June 5, 1917 but doesn't seem to have been called to service during the First World War. He died… Read More

William Carroll Oxentine was born on April 17th of 1887, 1889, or 1890, in Watauga County, North Carolina. Oxentine was a farmer in Watauga County when he was drafted into the army on May 9, 1918, for military… Read More

John Oxley (d. 1805) was a resident of Bertie County who served as the county's deputy sheriff in 1778. That year, the Edenton District Court of Oyer and Terminer requested that Oxley and… Read More

Edward Robert Pace was born on August 26, 1872, in Raleigh, North Carolina. An influential figure in the labor movement, Pace served one term as a state legislator and two terms as Commissioner of Public Works for Raleigh, North Carolina. During… Read More

Samuel Pace was a resident of Bertie County. In 1779 he signed a petition to the North Carolina… Read More

William Heck Pace was born on December 7, 1883, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Pace was an attorney in Raleigh when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He entered the service in September 1918 with the rank of major and was… Read More

Thomas Carl Pack was born in Black Mountain (Buncombe County) on August 8, 1889. As a young adult, Pack worked for several years at a lumber mill in Swannanoa. By 1933, he had been ordained as a Baptist minister. He died in Asheville on July 14,… Read More

James Riley Padgett, born on August 25, 1885, was a lifelong resident of Black Mountain (Buncombe County). Padgett spent his early career working as a carpenter and farmer. By 1930, he was working as a real estate broker. He died in Asheville in… Read More

Joseph Henry Padgett was born in Buncombe County on September 1, 1883. Padgett was a lifelong resident of Black Mountain, where he worked as a carpenter and grocery store clerk. He died at the state hospital in Raleigh on July 8, 1933.

Frank Page was born on February 22, 1875, in Cary, North Carolina. Page was an industrialist and banker who is credited as being the father of the state's modern highway system. Following his service as an engineer in World War I, Page was… Read More

Frank Theodore Page was born on May 15, 1881 in Durham County, North Carolina. Page graduated from Leonard Medical School in 1908. He was a longtime physician and manager of the Peoples Drug Store, Inc., in Durham. Page died on July 18, 1937. [… Read More

Harry Page was born on August 25, 1873 in New York. Page was a veteran of the Spanish-American War and general manager of the Eureka Iron Works. He additionally served as captain of the Lincoln Home Guard Company, with which unit he was called… Read More

Henry Allison Page was born on May 2, 1862, in Cary, North Carolina. Page was a farmer and Democratic politician who served in the North Carolina General Assembly as a Representative of Moore County in the 1913 and 1915 terms. During World War I… Read More

John Riley Page was born on April 21, 1891, in Stanly County, North Carolina. Page was operator of the Tallassee Power Company power house at Badin, North Carolina. In 1919, he provided testimony during an investigation into the alleged abuse of… Read More

Junius Raboteau Page was born on December 24, 1866, in Cary, North Carolina. Page was a prominent businessman in Aberdeen, North Carolina. He died there on May 12, 1938.

Manly Blackman Page was born on August 31, 1892, in Cumberland County, North Carolina. At the outbreak of World War I, Page was a barber. He died on June 23, 1967.

Robert Newton Page was born in Page's Station (now Cary), North Carolina, on October 26, 1859. Page was a state legislator, businessman, and congressman. During World War I, he served on the North Carolina… Read More

Isaac Newton Paine was born on November 25, 1868, in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Paine was a prominent farmer and proprietor of Paine's View Dairy Farm near Statesville (Iredell County). He served as a member of the State Board of… Read More

James Paine resided in Granville County and served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the local militia regiment.

John Paine was a British army officer during the French and Indian War. In the 1760s, he served as commanding officer of the garrison at Fort Johnston, in Brunswick County.

John Palin born in Pasquotank Precinct, North Carolina in about 1685. Trained as an attorney, he served as the assistant to the chief justice of the North Carolina General Court in 1716 before becoming an associate justice of his own right in… Read More

Benjamin Palmer was a captain in a regiment of Pasquotank County militia in December 1754.

James Palmer 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. Later in 1782 he… Read More

Robert Palmer (1724-1790) was a colonial official, militia officer, and politician who served as surveyor general of North Carolina (commissioned 1753), a member of the colonial Assembly representing the town of Bath (1762), and a member of the… Read More