William Kearley was born in Tennessee on January 21, 1808. A physician, he also served as a justice of the peace for Smith County, Tennessee. He died and was buried in Trousdale County, Tennessee on October 1, 1889.
Phil Kearny was a planter in Halifax County, North Carolina. An owner of enslaved people, Kearny served on the local freeholders court, which heard cases involving enslaved people. Kearny later moved to Warren County, where he died on October 23… Read More
Dennis Fleet Keel was born on March 17, 1890, in Farmville, North Carolina. Keel was a dental surgeon in the Scotland Neck community of Halifax County when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was subsequently inducted into… Read More
James Nathaniel Keelin was born on January 10, 1894, in Davidson County, Tennessee. Keelin was the deputy clerk of the superior court in Wake County, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. In August 1917, he… Read More
Alma Faye Keen (née Pierce) was born on November 1, 1892, in North Carolina. She married Lonnie Calvin Keen on December 27, 1917. She died in Johnston County, North Carolina, on December 25, 1984.
Lonnie Calvin Keen was born on February 1, 1892, in Four Oaks, North Carolina. Keen was a salesman for the R. C. Lassiter Company in the Four Oaks community of Johnston County when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He died… Read More
John Willard Keerans was born on September 7, 1860, in Randolph County, North Carolina. Keerans was an attorney in Charlotte. He died there on June 15, 1934.
Elijah Keese was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina on April 20, 1766. During the American Revolution he witnessed the marriage between William Guest and Anna Allen in his father's home, and attested to the fact in an affidavit in support of… Read More
John Keese was born in about 1735. A resident of Surry and later Wilkes County, North Carolina, he served as a captain of the Wilkes County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia from 1779 to 1782. In 1779 William Guest, a soldier in his regiment… Read More
Benjamin Franklin Keith was born in New Hanover County, North Carolina, on March 31, 1888. Keith was a proprietor of a lime and fertilizer production company in Wilmington, North Carolina. He died in Currie (Pender County) on March 21, 1959.
Cornelius Keith was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, members of the Johnston County militia asked royal governor Arthur Dobbs to commission Keith a captain in that organization.
William Lafoon Keith was born in Pickens County, South Carolina on September 7, 1791. A farmer, he also served as the clerk of the Pickens County Court throughout the 1830's and 1840's. He died in Pickens County on May 20, 1856.
Edd L. Kelley, born c. 1876, was a farmer in Broad River Township in McDowell County.
Albert Young Kelly was born on May 19, 1882, in Mocksville, North Carolina. He worked variously for the Parlor Furniture Company in Salem, Erwin Cotton Mills Company, and Pilot Cotton Mills Company in Raleigh. At the latter place, he rose to the… Read More
Edward Kelly 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… Read More
Michael Kelly was an Irishman who was arrested and jailed in New Bern for robbery some time in 1777. On September 11, 1777, he escaped out of prison wearing a green jacket. There was a reward of $5 offered for his capture, but any further… Read More
William Kelly (d. c1815) 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
John Kelse 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,… Read More
Joseph Kelse 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,… Read More
Joh Kelsey 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,… Read More
Luke Kemp 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.
Felix Kenan (d. 1785) was a resident of Duplin County who served as a local politician and sheriff. However, when he took up arms with the loyalists at the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge in 1776, he was removed from office. In 1777 he was ordered… Read More
James Kenan (1740-1810) was a politician and soldier from Duplin County. In addition to serving on the Duplin County Court Martial Committee, he also served as a colonel in the Duplin County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia. He also served… Read More
James Graham Kenan was born in Kenansville (Duplin County), North Carolina on November 20, 1883. Kenan was an attorney in Wilmington (New Hanover County) from 1906 until his relocation to New York in 1918. He died in New York City on February 5,… Read More
Thomas Stephen Kenan was born in Kenansville, North Carolina, on February 12, 1838. Kenan was a lawyer and Confederate veteran who served as the state attorney general and as clerk of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Kenan died on December 23,… Read More
George Kenedy 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,… Read More
William Kenedy 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,… Read More
John Kennedy was a resident of New Bern who served as the keeper of that city's public gaol, or jail. When three men (including… Read More
Alfred Abraham Kent was born in Caldwell County, North Carolina on November 2, 1858. Kent was a physician from Caldwell County who served as a legislator (1911 & 1915), as a member of the State Board of Medical Examiners, as president of the… Read More
Henry Crofton was born in New Shoreham, Rhose Island on January 23, 1684. Later he became a merchant in Beaufort Precinct, North Carolina. In 1731 Kenyon became a local justice of the peace and in that role, he received many sworn depositions and… Read More
Augustus Keppel (1725-1786) was a distinguished British naval officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1755 to 1782. During the Seven Years war, he was deployed to North America, France, and Cuba.
George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle (1724-1772) was a British Army officer and nobleman most notable for his capture of Havana in 1762 during the Seven Year's War.
William Anne Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle, (1702-1754) served as colonial governor of Virginia from 1737 until his death in Paris, France, on December 22, 1754.
Gilbert Ker was a local justice of the peace for Johnston County, North Carolina in 1746. He later became a resident of Dobbs County, North Carolina. In 1762 when Andrew Allen died, he named Ker as one of the executors to his will. Ker died… Read More
Howard Burnette Kerlee, born August 28, 1866, was a farmer and lifelong resident of Black Mountain (Buncombe County). He died on June 2, 1946.
James Kerr was born in Augusta County, Virignia on April 13, 1738. He was a town commissioner and jailer for Salisbury, North Carolina. In 1776 he was directed to arrest Toney, an enslaved man charged with arson and assault. Kerr died in Iredell… Read More
John Philetus Kerr was born in Asheville (Buncombe County), North Carolina, on July 4, 1854. Kerr was a newspaperman and postmaster who served as private secretary for Governor Locke Craig until his death in Asheville on June 16, 1916.
Washington Caruthers Kerr was born in Guilford County, North Carolina on May 24, 1827. Kerr was a geologist and professor. Kerr served as the State Geologist of North Carolina from 1866 to 1882. He died in Asheville (Buncombe County), North… Read More
Martin Luther Kesler was born in Iredell County, North Carolina on August 25, 1858. Kesler was a Baptist minister who served as superintendent of the Mills Home Orphanage in Thomasville from around 1905 until his death on August 19, 1932.
Francis Scott Key was born in Frederick County, Maryland on August 1, 1779. Best known as the author of "The Star-Spangled Banner," he also served as a District Attorney for the District of Columbia from 1833 to 1841. He died in Baltimore,… Read More
Henry Wilder Keyes was born in Vermont on May 23, 1862. He was a state legislator in and later governor for New Hampshire. In 1918, Keyes campaigned for and was elected to serve as a United States Senator for the state of New Hampshire, a seat he… Read More
James Kibble was a resident of Onslow County, North Carolina. A local justice of the peace, in 1769 Kibble heard a case involving Cuff, an enslaved man charged with a crime. Kibble died in Onslow in 1787.
Joseph Kidd was a captain of the Halifax County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia. At times he was responsible for guarding the Halifax County jail, but later in the war he commanded militia troops in regular service and continued to receive… Read More
Charles Evans Kilbourne was born on December 23, 1872, in Arlington, Virginia. Kilbourne was a career military officer and Medal of Honor recipient. During World War I, he served stateside on the army's General Staff for much of 1917. In… Read More
Mary Guthrie Kilbreth was born in Englewood, New Jersey on March 16, 1869. Kilbreth is best known for her work as president of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage. She died in Long Island, New York on June 25, 1957.
Christopher Kilby (1705-1771) was a colonial agent, administrator, and merchant in Boston who served as the contractor of supplies for the southern American colonies during the French and Indian War.
James Horton Kilby was born in Millers Creek (Wilkes County), North Carolina, on October 20, 1889. Kilby worked as a construction foreman on road and bridge projects for most of his career. He moved to Washington, D.C. around 1929, where he died… Read More
Benjamin Wesley Kilgore was born on March 27, 1867, in Lafayette County, Mississippi. Kilgore served as state chemist (1899-1919), director of the state agricultural experiment state (1901-1907 & 1912-1925), director of the state agricultural… Read More
James Churchwell Killebrew was born on May 16, 1880, in Tarboro, North Carolina. Killebrew was a farmer in Penelo, North Carolina. He died in Rock Spring, Georgia, on April 24, 1960.