John McMullon 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
John McMurray was a soldier at Fort Johnston, a British colonial-era fort in Brunswick County, who testified to the alleged misconduct of Captain John Dalrymple in 1763.
John S. McMurray was born in North Carolina in about 1793. A resident of Smith County, Tennessee, he served as a witness for Rachel Debow's heirs' pension claim. He died Smith County on January 11, 1864.
William Harvey McMurray was born in Lancaster County, South Carolina on October 29, 1883. After graduating from the University of South Carolina, he moved to Black Mountain in 1912, where he owned an animal feed and hardware store. During the… Read More
Noah Edison McMurren was born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on April 3, 1895. During World War I, McMurren served with the 155th Depot Brigade and the 351st Machine Gun Battalion. He saw overseas service… Read More
Charles McMurry was born in about 1804 in Tennessee. A farmer and wheelwright, he served as a justice of the peace in Smith County, Tennessee. He died in Trousdale County, Tennessee in February 1880.
Duncan Elizabeth McNair was born in Robeson County, North Carolina on 11 December 1831. After graduating the University of North Carolina, he became an engineer on the Wilmington and Rutherford Railroad. He later served as a lieutenant in the 3rd… Read More
William Sharp McNair was born on September 18, 1868 in Tecumseh, Michigan. McNair was a graduate of West Point (1890) and career army officer who served in the Philippine-American War and World War I. He served as commanding officer of Camp Bragg… Read More
Charles Banks McNairy was born on June 14, 1867, in North Carolina. McNairy was a physician who served as the superintendent of the Caswell Training School in Kinston, North Carolina, from 1914 to 1925. He died in Lenoir, North Carolina, on… Read More
Clarence Pharr McNeely was born on July 14, 1873, in Iredell County, North Carolina. McNeely was a banker who served as mayor of Mooresville, North Carolina from 1919 to 1929. He died in Mooresville on October 14, 1945.
Allegedly under the influence of cocaine, Joseph McNeely shot and wounded a police officer named L. L. Wilson in the city of Charlotte in August 1913. Wounded in the exchange, McNeely was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital for treatment. McNeely… Read More
Thornton Sylvester McNeil was born in Purlear (Wilkes County), North Carolina, on December 25, 1860. McNeil was the owner of Red Top Bottling, a Coca-Cola bottling plant in Wilkes County, which he founded in 1909. He died of influenza during the… Read More
James William McNeill was born on June 29, 1849, in North Carolina. McNeill was a physician in Fayetteville who served on the Cumberland County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Fayetteville on January 7, 1929.
Wiley Emmett McNeill was born on April 13, 1885, in Jefferson, North Carolina. McNeill was a farmer who served as chairman of the Ashe County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Jefferson (Ashe County) on June 26, 1949.
Frank Ramsay McNinch was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, on April 27, 1873. McNinch served as a member of the General Assembly (elected 1904), as mayor of Charlotte (1917-1921), a member of the Federal Power… Read More
Elbert McPhaul was born on October 29, 1895, in Red Springs, North Carolina. At the outbreak of World War I, McPhaul was working for the Department of Agriculture in Raleigh, North Carolina. Despite his request for an exemption, McPhaul was… Read More
Henry Edwin McPherson was born on November 30, 1874, in Alamance County, North Carolina. McPherson provided testimony during an investigation into an attempted July 1920 lynching at Graham, North Carolina. He died in Durham on April 17, 1943.
Lacy Leonard McRae was born in North Carolina on October 15, 1894. A resident of Wadeville, Montgomery County, in 1918 he was arrested along with his brother Will for violating the prohibition law. They were sentenced to time on the Stanly County… Read More
Louisa Jane Virginia (née Henry) McRae was born in North Carolina in 1822. The eldest of the Henry siblings, she resided in Raleigh prior to her marriage in 1845 to Duncan Kirkland McRae, a lawyer in Fayetteville and later Wilmington. She died in… Read More
William Duncan McRae was born in Montgomery County, North Carolina on January 4, 1897. A resident of Wadeville, Montgomery County, in 1918 he was arrested along with his brother Lacy for violating the prohibition law. They were sentenced to time… Read More
Robert Baxter McRary was born on November 21, 1860 in Lexington, North Carolina. A Lincoln University graduate, McRary was an educator, lawyer, and real estate agent in Lexington. During World War I, he served… Read More
Ann Fergus McRee was born in about 1765. A resident of New Hanover County, North Carolina, she married Griffith John McRee, a former captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. The couple had ten children before Griffith McRee… Read More
Elwood Mead was born on January 16, 1858, in Patriot, Indiana. Mead was an engineer, educator, and civil servant, being variously connected throughout his career with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Colorado State Engineer's Office, the U… Read More
Elijah Brodie Meadows was born in Granville County, North Carolina on July 16, 1874. Meadows was a physician in Oxford. He died in Tallyho Township (Granville County) on December 2, 1923.
Gaston Bullock Means was born on July 11, 1879, near Concord, North Carolina. Means was a notorious criminal in his day, having worked for the Germans during World War I and eventually being brought up on murder charges in 1917. He died in… Read More
James Means 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
Ann Claypole Wright, often known as "Claypole" to her friends, was born in Wilmington, New Hanover County on September 8, 1836. During her teen years, she attended St. Mary's School in Raleigh. She was friends with Margaret Eliza Cotten and they… Read More
James Iredell Meares was born in Raleigh (Wake County), North Carolina on December 15, 1856. Meares was a prominent attorney and one-time gubernatorial candidate (1912) who resided in Wilmington (New Hanover County) and later Washington, D.C. He… Read More
Walker Meares was born in Wilmington, New Hanover County on July 1, 1832. He attended the University of North Carolina, graduating in 1853 before becoming a druggist, and he was involved in Eliza Margaret Cotten's social circle. In 1856 he… Read More
George Fleter "Fleet" Mease was born in Haywood County on June 18, 1864. He moved to Black Mountain (Buncombe County) around 1914, where he worked as a farmer and day laborer. He died in Black Mountain on July 20, 1928.
Alexander Mebane (1716-1790) was a the first sheriff for Orange County and served as a Major in that county's local militia. He was the father of Alexander Mebane Jr., a farmer, politician, and militia officer in colonial and Revolutionary era… Read More
Francis Howard Mebane was born in Windsor, North Carolina on April 13, 1892, to Republican politician and educator George Allen Mebane and Jennie Mills Sanderlin Mebane. In 1917, Mebane was principal of the… Read More
Hampton Thomas Medford was born on January 29, 1881 in Marion, North Carolina. As a minister in the A.M.E. Zion church, Medford held several pastorates and two important positions within the church: Secretary of Foreign Missions (1928-1948) and… Read More
David Marcellous Melton, born April 30, 1887, was a lifelong resident of Black Mountain (Buncombe County). He and his father,… Read More
Levy James Melton was born on December 25, 1864, in Mechanicsville, South Carolina. A graduate of Johnson C. Smith University, Melton was a Presbyterian minister who served the communities, at one time or another, of Wilson, McClintock, Mt. Olive… Read More
William Wesley Melton, born June 6, 1862, was a lifelong resident of Black Mountain (Buncombe County). Melton was a farmer and owned a stone-cutting business with his son… Read More
Zachery C. "Zack" Melton was born on September 16, 1888, in Gaston County, North Carolina. Melton was a mill laborer and later salesman of textile machinery. In 1920, he took part in a labor dispute at Avon Mill in Gastonia, North Carolina. He… Read More
Espie Flynn Menius was born in Salisbury (Rowan County) on May 9, 1891. By the mid-1910s, Menius lived in Kinston while working for Lynch Jewelry Company, during which time he made multiple visits to North Wilkesboro. By 1930 he settled in New… Read More
Henry Charles Menzies was born on November 5, 1873, in Old Fort, North Carolina. Menzies was a veteran of World War I and physician in the town of Hickory, North Carolina. He died in Hickory on August 10, 1947.
Pinkney O. Merrell was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina, on August 4, 1871. Merrell was a merchant in Fairview (Buncombe County). He died there on May 20, 1941.
John Merrick was born in Sampson County, North Carolina, on September 7, 1859. Merrick was a leading businessman in Durham and co-founder of North Carolina Mutual, for which he served as president from its… Read More
Augustus Summerfield Merrimon was an attorney, U.S. senator, and chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Merrimon was born in Transylvania County, North Carolina, on September 15th, 1830. He served in the U.S. Senate from 1873-1879. He… Read More
John Merritt was a member of William MacKenzie's company of militia in the Cape Fear region in 1754.
Charles Francis Meserve was born on July 15, 1850, in Abington, Massachusetts. A lifelong educator and administrator, Meserve ascended to the presidency of Shaw University in Raleigh in 1894. He remained at the… Read More
John Van Bokkelen Metts was born on December 17, 1876, in Wilmington, North Carolina. Metts served as Adjutant General for the state of North Carolina from June 1920 to July 1951. He died in Raleigh on October 14, 1959.
The Miami, or Myaamia, are a tribe of American Indians that, in the 18th century and before, lived on lands in present-day Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan. Although they were sometimes referred to as Twightwees by French and English… Read More
John Henry Michael was born in Alabama on June 13, 1867. Michael was an educator who served as principal of Hill Street School in Asheville from the 1910s until his death on December 26, 1940.
Colonel Middleton likely refers to Charles Starke Myddleton, a Colonel in the 2nd Regiment of South Carolina Dragoons who commanded troops during the Battle of Orangeburgh. Myddleton was a South Carolinian, and but it is possible he directed John… Read More