Louis Ulrich was born in New York City on November  24, 1862. Ulrich moved to North Carolina around 1900. For the next few decades, he lived in various North Carolina towns, including High Point, New Bern, Concord, and Wilkesboro, working as a… Read More

Joseph Underhill (d. 1790) 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… Read More

John Underwood 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 Underwood was born on February 5, 1868, in North Carolina. Underwood was an insurance agent who served as mayor of Fayetteville (elected in 1914 and 1919) and represented Cumberland County in the state legislature (seated 1909). He died in… Read More

Although early pension requests were processed through the United States Congress, an expansion of benefits and an expanded eligibility pool precipitated the need for a special pensions processing unit by 1810. This unit, originally… Read More

Andrew was an enslaved African American man. Laura Placida Cotten was presumably Andrew's enslaver, but no records have been located which can confirm this hypothesis. Andrew may have lived with the Cotten family in Raleigh, and in July 1854… Read More

Davy was an enslaved African American man. Laura Placida Cotten was presumably Davy's enslaver, but no records have been located which can confirm this hypothesis. Davy lived with the Cotten family in Raleigh, where some of his responsibilities… Read More

Henrietta was an enslaved African American woman. Laura Placida Cotten was presumably Henrietta's enslaver, but no records have been located which can confirm this hypothesis. Henrietta lived with the Cotten family in Raleigh, and also may have… Read More

Sister of Samuel Thompson and Amy Robinson - Lives in Oklahoma City - Husband is William - Lives with Sam too

Virgil was an enslaved African American man. Enslaved by John Whitaker Cotten, when Cotten died, he stipulated that his wife Laura Placida Cotten would then assume ownership of Virgil, and that Virgil would drive the family's horse and carriage.… Read More

Husband of Mary - lives in Oklahoma City - may be a Methodist preacher

John Henry Wilson Upchurch was born in Tennessee on October 21, 1873. Upchurch moved to Wilkes County, North Carolina, by 1900, where he worked as a painter and served as a constable for North Wilkesboro. He died in North Wilkesboro on January 4… Read More

Slyvania Vance Upchurch was born in Raleigh on December 19, 1872. A travelling salesman, Upchurch lived in multiple cities and states over his career, often for no more than a few years at a time. In 1915, he was living in Morganton (Burke County… Read More

Alexander Urquhart (d. 1804) 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.… Read More

John William Usher was born in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, on December 17, 1876. Usher lived in Charlotte (Mecklenburg County) for most of his life where he worked as a corn merchant and real estate broker. He briefly lived in North… Read More

Ada Lee Utley (née Timberlake) was born on August 25, 1883, in Wake County, North Carolina. She married Philemon M. Utley in November 1917. She died in Wake Forest (Wake County) on July 25, 1949.

Philemon McGee Utley was born on October 23rd, 1889, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Utley was a clerk for the Virginian Railway Company in Norfolk, Virginia, when he applied for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He died in Los Angeles on June 15… Read More