Wellington Barnard Stone was born on January 25, 1860, in Illinois. Stone was an accountant and merchant in electrical supplies in Tryon, North Carolina. During World War I, he served as chairman of the local exemption board for Polk County. He… Read More
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Charles Daniel Storey was born on December 16, 1867, in Alamance County, North Carolina. Storey served as sheriff of Alamance County from 1916 to 1928. Storey failed to prevent the formation of a lynch mob in… Read More
George Storey 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
Moorfield Storey was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts on March 19, 1845. Storey was a prominent civil rights advocate and attorney who served as the first president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (1909-1929). He… Read More
John Christie Stout was born on December 19, 1860, in Randolph County, North Carolina. Stout was an architect and contractor who operated in Wilmington and Rocky Mount. He died in Rocky Mount on November 25, 1921.
Georgia Hulse Stover (née McLeod) was born in Wilmington (New Hanover County), North Carolina in 1875. Stover was a former teacher who, following her marriage to Martin L. Stover, became active in the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs.… Read More
Raymond "Rhea" Clay Stover was born on August 15, 1899 in Johnson City, Tennessee. He attended Shaw University, Temple University, and Benedict College. During the World War I, Stover worked for the… Read More
Sarah Caroline Wright Strange was born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina on June 16, 1834. Often called Callie to differentiate her from her cousin, also called Caroline, she married Robert Strange in 1854 and the couple had at… Read More
James Strawberry was an American Indian man who worked as a laborer in Bertie County, North Carolina. Records do not identify Strawberry's tribal identification, which suggests that Strawberry likely lived independently and outside of a tribal… Read More
Daniel Strawhon (d. 1785) 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.
Murdo Eugene Street was born in Glendon (Moore County), North Carolina on February 20, 1866. Street was a physician who served as superintendent of the North Carolina Sanatorium at Montrose (Hoke County). He died in Pinehurst (Moore County) on… Read More
Squire Strickland was an African American man born in Georgia in about 1844. A resident of Jackson County, Illinois by 1867, he worked as a farmer in Jackson County. He died prior to 1900.
Asseneth Alexander Stricklen was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in 1786. The daughter of a Revolutionary War soldier, she gave a sworn affidavit in support of her mother's widow's pension application. She died sometime after 1856.
John Stricklin 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.
Samson Stricklin 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.
William Stronach was born in Elginshire, Scotland on November 3, 1803. Stronach was a stonemason who immigrated to Raleigh in the early 1830s in order to work on the construction of the capitol building. He later opened his own marble yard. He… Read More
William Strother was a resident of colonial Salisbury. Around 1763, he and another man were accused of horse stealing, found guilty, and sentenced to death. A group of men from that district sent a petition to royal governor Arthur Dobbs asking… Read More
Isaac Virgil Stroud was born in North Carolina on August 1, 1862. Stroud was a farmer in Broad River Township, McDowell County. He died in Marion (McDowell County) on July 1, 1939.
James Adrian Stroud was born in McDowell County, North Carolina, on April 14, 1885. Stroud was a farmer who worked for the state highway commission and for Becker County Sand and Gravel Co. He died near Old Fort (McDowell County) on December 19,… Read More
William Floyd Stroud was born in McDowell County, North Carolina, on March 12, 1894. Stroud served as a private in the U.S. Army during World War I, serving overseas from May 1918 to April 1919. He was a lifelong resident of Broad River township… Read More
John Strozier was born in Wilkes County, Georgia on September 11, 1780. A resident of Morgan County, Georgia, he died sometime before 1830.
Margaret "Peggy" Dozier Strozier was born in North Carolina on September 1, 1740. In October 1758 she married Peter Strozier in Rowan County, North Carolina. The couple had at least seven children together. Prior to the American Revolution, the… Read More
Peter Stozier may have been born in Germany as Johan Peter Ströher in about 1740. If that was the case, he would have arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the Patience on September 9, 1751 as a Palatine immigrant along with his… Read More
William Strozier was born in Wilkes County, Georgia on July 30, 1783. The son of a Revolutionary War veteran, he was a farmer in Georgia. He died in Chambers County, Alabama in about January 1863.
William Cannady Strudwick was born on April 19, 1883 in North Carolina. Strudwick was a prominent Black doctor in Durham, North Carolina., where he was affiliated with the Peoples Drug Store Inc. He died in Durham on January 2, 1932.
George Washington Stuart was born on December 5, 1875, in Montgomery County, North Carolina. Stuart was deputy sheriff and later sheriff of Montgomery County. He died in Varina (Wake County) on April 12, 1957.
John Stuart (1718-1779) was a Scotland-born officer in the British army who served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the colonial government from 1762 to 1779.
Thomas Stubbs Sr. (d. 1795) was a farmer in Tyrrell County. In 1777 he tried to dissuade his neighbor… Read More
William M. Sudduth was born in Kentucky on January 13, 1792. A farmer, he also served as the clerk of the Bath County, Kentucky court, in which role he helped process pension claims. He died in Sharpsburg, Bath County on July 30, 1859.
Jonas Sumerlin 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.
Lisha Sumerlin 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.
Elisha Mitchell Summerell was born in Rowan County, North Carolina, on January 24, 1858. Summerell was a physician who lived in Mill Bridge, Rowan County. He died in Statesville (Iredell County) on January 28, 1934. Summerell was a grandson of … Read More
James North Howard Summerell was born in Salisbury (Rowan County), North Carolina, on August 31, 1854. Summerell was a Presbyterian minister who served various communities in North Carolina, including Tarboro, New Bern, Rocky Mount, and Wilson,… Read More
Dempsey Sumner was a legislator and resident of colonial Chowan County. He represented Chowan County in the colonial Assembly (1744-1745 and 1757-1759) and served as a justice of the peace. In 1755, Sumner joined other merchants, traders, and… Read More
James Sumner was a justice of the peace in Chowan County. In 1777 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… Read More
Jethro Sumner (d. 1834) 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
Luke Sumner (d. 1780) served as the chairman of the Chowan County Committee of Safety and as a justice of the peace. In 1778 he collected oaths from Chowan county residents, asking them to swear their allegiance to the State of North Carolina and… Read More
Luke Sumner Jr. was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he did not take an oath of allegiance to the State of North Carolina contrary to a law issued by the… Read More
Thomas Sumter was born in Hanover County, Virginia on August 14, 1734. A Virginia militia officer, he originally saw service in the French and Indian War. After that conflict he moved to South Carolina, where he established a plantation. He then… Read More
William Ashley Sunday, known more popularly as Billy Sunday, was born November 19, 1862, in Iowa. He was a professional baseball player who later gained a popular following as a conservative evangelist. During World War I, he was pro-war. He died… Read More
The Susquehannock, or "People of the Muddy River" are an Iroquoian nation that traditionally resided along the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. By the 1670s, the Susquehannock had moved south into Maryland, where they established themselves at… Read More
John Suter, Jr., was born in North Carolina on November 17, 1879. In New Bern, Suter worked as a salesman and eventually as a furniture merchant. In 1914, he signed a petition demonstrating his support of W. W. Lawrence being appointed… Read More
Daniel Sutherland (d. 1792) was a merchant in Tarborough who provided Bartlet Moreland Davidson… Read More
John Sutton (d. 1789) 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.
Joseph Sutton, Jr., was a planter and a captain of militia in colonial Perquimans County.
Thomas Sutton (d. 1779) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he served as a juror in the fall session of the … Read More