Names

Andrew Jackson was born circa 1885 in Wingate, Kentucky. His parents were John Jackson, born in Florida, and Narcis Woody, born in Alabama. In 1920, Jackson was accused of sexually assaulting the wife of Lon Keever near Lincolnton, North Carolina. Following the crime, Jackson was immediately taken to a prison in Charlotte in order to protect him from a lynch mob. A jury found him guilty of the crime after only four minutes of deliberation, and on November 5, 1920 he was executed by electric chair.

Richard James was a resident of colonial New Hanover County. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.

Thomas James was a resident of colonial North Carolina. 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 leather production.

Otto R. Jarrett was born on July 24, 1860, in North Carolina. Jarrett was a prominent labor leader in the Asheville area who served six stints as president of the North Carolina Federation of Labor between 1910 and 1920. During World War I, he served on the state's western district exemption board. He died in Buncombe County on August 19, 1938.

Joseph Jeffres was a resident in colonial North Carolina. Around 1763, he joined others in signing a letter of petition to royal governor Arthur Dobbs on behalf of William Strother, who had been accused of horse stealing.

John Jeffreys (1706-1766) was a British politician and merchant who held various administrative offices during his career: joint secretary to the Treasury (1742-1746), secretary to the chancellor of the Exchequer (1752-1754), and warden of the mint (1754-1766).

Thomas Jenkin (or Jenkins) was a resident of colonial Onslow County.

Soame Jenyns (1704 - 1787) was a British politician who served as a member of the Board of Trade from 1755 to 1780.

Beverly Sydnor Jerman was born November 4, 1861, in Ridgeway, Warren County, North Carolina. Jerman was a banker who served as president of the Commercial National Bank in Raleigh, North Carolina. During World War I, he was treasurer of the Soldiers' Business Aid Committee for Wake County. He died on June 7, 1936, in Raleigh.

Hardy Rise Jernigan was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to appoint another justice to serve their section of the county.

Henry Jervey was born on June 5, 1866, in Dublin, Virginia. Jervey was a West Point graduate and career army officer who served as Chief of the Division of Operations, War Department General Staff, among other assignments, during World War I. He died in Charleston, South Carolina, on September 30, 1942.

John Wood Jones was born on January 7, 1892, in Greene County, North Carolina. Jones was a farmer in Snow Hill, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft during World War I. He served with the 156th Depot Brigade and the 309th Motor Transport Corp and was deployed overseas from June 1918 to May 1919. He died in Snow Hill on March 30, 1962.

Thomas Johns was a resident in colonial North Carolina. Around 1763, he joined others in signing a letter of petition to royal governor Arthur Dobbs on behalf of William Strother, who had been accused of horse stealing.

Archibald Johnson was born on August 29, 1859, in Scotland County, North Carolina. Johnson was for forty years (beginning in 1895) the editor of the Charity and Children, a publication of the Mills Home Baptist orphanage in Thomasville, North Carolina. He died in Thomasville on December 27, 1934.

Charles Earl Johnson was born on August 13, 1851, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Johnson was the president of Carolina Power & Light Co. He died in Raleigh (Wake County) on September 9, 1923.

Edwin Rice Johnson was born on September 10, 1868, in Currituck County, North Carolina. Johnson was a merchant and politician who served as chairman of the Currituck County Democratic Executive Committee (1897-1937), two terms as a state senator, and eleven terms in the state house of representatives. During World War I, he served as the food administrator for Currituck County. Johnson died in Great Bridge (Norfolk, Virginia) on April 19, 1962.

Hugh Samuel Johnson was born on August 5, 1882, in Fort Scott, Kansas. Johnson was a military officer who served as deputy provost marshal general under Enoch H. Crowder during World War I. He died in Washington, D.C. on April 15, 1942.

Ira Thomas Johnson was born on October 14, 1876, in Randolph County, North Carolina. Johnson was city manager of the town of Thomasville, North Carolina. He died there on September 26, 1929.

Isaac Johnson was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to appoint another justice to serve their section of the county.

James Martin Johnson was born on December 5, 1867, in West Virginia. Johnson was a farm extension agent with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. During World War I, he oversaw the recruitment and management of volunteers for the United States Boys' Working Reserve. He died on May 16, 1930, in Raleigh (Wake County).

John Johnson was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to appoint another justice to serve their section of the county.

John Washington Johnson was born on December 22, 1869, in Chatham County, North Carolina. A lifelong resident of Chatham, Johnson served as Register of Deeds and later as superintendent of the county home. He died on September 18, 1933.

Josephine Shaw Johnson (née White) was born on November 27, 1897. In the 1910s and 1920s, Johnson worked as a stenographer in the North Carolina Adjutant General's Office and the Department of Justice. She married Earl Johnson in 1920. She died on June 30, 1980, and is interred in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Kate Ancrum Johnson (née Burr) was born February 14, 1881, in Morganton, North Carolina. Johnson dedicated her life to social work, holding many titles and positions in state government over the course of her career. She died in Raleigh (Wake County) on August 22, 1968.

Patrick Henry Johnson was born January 21, 1879, in Pantego, North Carolina. Johnson was a longtime resident of the Pantego, where he was a merchant and farmer. He died in Belhaven, North Carolina, on January 2, 1967.

Peter Johnson 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, Johnson joined others from the Salisbury District in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to reprieve both men.

Sugan Johnson was a resident in colonial North Carolina. Around 1763, he joined others in signing a letter of petition to royal governor Arthur Dobbs on behalf of William Strother, who had been accused of horse stealing.

Thomas Johnson was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined other members of the Johnston County militia in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to commission new captains for their unit.

Thomas Lester Johnson was born on November 13, 1884, in Buncombe County, North Carolina. During World War I, Johnson served as chairman of the Robeson County Exemption Board, No. 1. A lawyer by training, Johnson went on to serve as a state legislator, Superior Court judge, and solicitor of the 19th district. He died in Lumberton on April 14, 1956.

Wellington E. Johnson was born on October 11, 1894, in Cumberland County, North Carolina. At the outbreak of World War I, Johnson was employed at the Neconsett Manufacturing Company in Cumberland County, North Carolina. He died in Fayetteville on July 24, 1953.

William Johnson was a resident in colonial North Carolina. Around 1763, he joined others in signing a letter of petition to Arthur Dobbs on behalf of William Strother, who had been accused of horse stealing.

During the Seven Years War, Ireland-born William Johnson (circa 1715 - 1774) commanded the colonial militia and allied Indian forces in New York. In 1755, he was appointed Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the northern American colonies and commissioned a major general in the provincial British army.

Williamson Wilson Johnson was born on October 30, 1893, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Johnson served as the principal of the Stonewall Jackson Training School. He died in Charlotte, North Carolina, September 12, 1951.

Alexander Johnston 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, and Shawnee tribes.

Gabriel Johnston (circa 1698-1752) was a colonial administrator who served as the second royal governor of North Carolina from 1733 until his death in 1752.

John Stuart Johnston was born on February 7, 1870, in Sparta, Illinois. Johnston was a career army officer who served during the Spanish-American War and in the Philippines. During World War I, he was an adjutant general assigned to the office of the Adjutant General of the Army, then held by Henry P. McCain. Johnston died in Fort Worden, Washington, on August 19, 1921.