John A. McCormick was born on July 12, 1867 in Rowland, North Carolina. McCormick was a prominent farmer and businessman who served as a town commissioner of Pembroke by gubernatorial appointment starting in 1917. He died in Rowland on September… Read More
James McCoy was a resident of either Hyde or Beaufort Precinct, North Carolina. During the Tuscarora War in 1714, the colonial government established a garrison at his home for the protection of white inhabitants of the region at the site of… Read More
Robert McCrakan (died 1766) was a shoemaker in colonial Wilmington. 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… Read More
Doctor Bulla McCrary was born in Randolph County, North Carolina, on April 11, 1874. McCrary was a prominent textile manufacturer who advocated for good roads and served on the North Carolina State Highway Commission. He died in Asheboro on… Read More
John McCrohon (d. c1791) was a resident of Carteret County. In May 1778 he came before the Edenton District Superior Court, where he filed a recognizance, or bond, promising to keep the peace and maintain good behavior.
Mary McCrorey (née Jackson) was born on November 9, 1867, in Athens, Georgia. She was a lifelong educator and civic leader and longtime resident of Charlotte, North Carolina, where her husband Dr. Henry L. McCrorey was president of Johnson C.… Read More
Alexander McCulloch (died 1798) was a politician, government official, militia officer, and enslaver. He served as auditor (1757-1759), a member of the colonial Assembly representing Halifax County (1760), and as a member of the North Carolina… Read More
Eusebius Fernando McCulloch was born on October 16, 1861, in Guilford County, North Carolina. McCulloch served as chief clerk of the prison board during the administrations of Governor Locke Craig (1913-1917) and Governor Thomas W. Bickett (1917-… Read More
Henry McCulloch (d. October 27, 1755) served as secretary of North Carolina, judge of the vice admiralty court, and member of the Provincial Court from 1754 until his death.
Henry McCulloh (circa 1700 to June 17, 1779) was appointed to serve as "commissioner for supervising, inspecting, and comptrolling our revenues and grants of land in South and North Carolina" in 1739. He was the second largest landholder in North… Read More
Henry Eustace McCulloh (1737-1810) was the son of Henry McCulloh, the North Carolina land speculator. In 1761 he became the collector of the port of Beaufort.
Dennis McCurdy was born in County Antrim, Ireland in about 1789. After working twenty-two years as a teacher, he became a clerk in the U.S pension office from 1834 to 1840. He later moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where he published a book on… Read More
New Berry McDevitt was born in Madison County, North Carolina, on December 23, 1876. McDevitt served as a legislator, as chairman of the Madison County Board of Commissioners, and as postmaster of Marshall. He often signed his name as "N. B.… Read More
Allen McDonald was born on February 19, 1889, in Grandview, North Carolina. McDonald was a farmer in Grandview. He died in Murphy (Cherokee County) on January 7, 1963.
Angus Morris McDonald was born on August 22, 1866, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. McDonald was the Recorder of Deeds (1898 to 1906) and a member and later chairman of the Mecklenburg County Board of… Read More
Finlay McDonald (d. c1784) was a resident of Chowan 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.
Moses Christopher McDonald was born on June 8, 1863, in Moore County, North Carolina. McDonald was a merchant in the community of West End. He died in West End (Moore County) on July 2, 1943.
Walter Edwin McDougle was born in Ohio on December 16, 1873. He moved to Black Mountain (Buncombe County) by 1910. He worked for several decades at the town's post office, retiring in 1956. He died in Charlotte on November 5, 1966.
Charles McDowell was born in Winchester, Virginia in about 1743. A resident of Rowan County, he became a captain in the Rowan County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia when the American Revolution broke out. In April 1776 he became a… Read More
Julia McDowell (née Manly) was born in North Carolina on December 7, 1832. Her 1854 marriage to James Charles Sheffield McDowell is mentioned briefly in the diary of Margaret Eliza Cotten Engelhard, held by the State Archives of North Carolina.… Read More
Stpehen McDowell (d. 1816) 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.
Daniel McDuffey was a resident of colonial North Carolina. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.
Alexander Rufus McEachern was born on October 9, 1860, in St. Pauls, North Carolina. McEachern was the secretary and treasurer of a cotton mill who served as chairman of the Robeson County Exemption Board, No. 2, during World War I. He died in… Read More
William McKinley McElrath was born in Tennessee on October 4, 1897. He was for thirty-three years a school principal, splitting that time between Hillside High School in Durham and Fuquay High School in Fuquay… Read More
James McEwain 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
William Archibald McGirt was born in Wilmington (New Hanover County), North Carolina, on December 30, 1883. McGirt was an insurance and real estate agent who served as a member of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners (1912-1918), serving… Read More
Conrad Alexander McGlamery was born in Stanton (Wilkes County), North Carolina, on February 19, 1890. McGlamery was working as a travelling salesman for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco when he was drafted into the U.S. Army in June 1918 during World War I… Read More
James Madison McGowan was born on June 26, 1888, in Winterville, North Carolina. McGowan was a farmer in Pitt County when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was subsequently inducted into the service in August 1918 and… Read More
Patrick McGowan was born in County Sligo, Ireland on March 17, 1811. McGowan was a stonecutter who moved to Raleigh in 1831. In addition to working on the construction of the capitol building in the 1830s, McGowan also served as Keeper of the… Read More
Samuel McGuire (d. 1789) was a resident of Chowan 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.
Thomas McGuire (died 1802) served as a judge on the Vice-Admiralty Court for North Carolina from 1760 up through 1766 or 1767.
John McGwire (d. 1807) was a resident of Chowan 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.
William Calhoun McIntire was born in Charlotte (Mecklenburg County), North Carolina on May 11, 1879. McIntire was the manager of the Rose Theatre in Fayetteville (Cumberland County) around 1920. He died in Charlotte on August 21, 1967.
George Willcox McIver was born on December 22, 1858, in Carthage, North Carolina. McIver was a West Point graduate and career military officer. He spent much of his years of service in the western region of the… Read More
Felix Murphy McKay was born on June 3, 1865, in North Carolina. McKay represented Harnett County in the state legislature and later served as postmaster of Erwin, North Carolina. During World War I, he was chairman of the Harnett County Exemption… Read More
Samuel Roy McKelvie was born on April 15, 1881, near Fairfield, Nebraska. McKelvie was governor of Nebraska from 1919 to 1923. He died in Mesa, Arizona on January 6, 1956.
James Hampton McKenzie was born on June 3, 1860, in Rowan County, North Carolina. McKenzie was a legislator (1891 and 1893), sheriff of Rowan County (1909-1915), and United States Deputy Marshal (1915-1918). He died in Salisbury (Rowan County) on… Read More
Jane McKimmon (née Simpson) was born November 13, 1867, in Raleigh, North Carolina. McKimmon was a public servant, home demonstration agent, and lecturer. During World War I, she was appointed to serve as director of home economics by Gov. Thomas… Read More
Graham McKinnon was born on May 1, 1866, in Robeson County, North Carolina. A progressive farmer in the Rowland community, McKinnon was tapped to serve as a member of the state's eastern district exemption board in June 1917 to aid in the… Read More
Allmand Alexander McKoy was born in Person County, North Carolina on October 11, 1825. McKoy was a lifelong resident of Clinton (Sampson County) who served as judge of the superior court for the sixth judicial district from 1874 until his death… Read More
Calvin Sturgis McLaughlin was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, on August 9, 1870. McLaughlin was a prominent physician in Charlotte. He died there on November 15, 1953.
Angus Wilton McLean was born on April 20, 1870, in Robeson County, North Carolina. McLean was an attorney who served as governor of North Carolina from 1925 to 1929. During World War I, he served as the director of the War Finance Corporation and… Read More
James Erastus McLean was born in North Carolina on September 26, 1874. McLean, a barber by trade, lived and worked in several cities across the South over the years. He owned City Barber Shop in Black Mountain (Buncombe County) for several years… Read More
Ralph Carmack McLemore was born on May 20, 1888, in Cumberland County, North Carolina. At the outbreak of World War I, McLemore was a carpenter for the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in Portsmouth, Virginia. He died in Portsmouth, Virginia, on… Read More
Young McLemore 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.
Lennox Polk McLendon was born on February 12, 1890, in Wadesboro, North Carolina. McLendon served as a major in the 113th Field Artillery during World War I. He saw overseas service at St. Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne before returning home in… Read More
Daniel McLeod was born in Cumberland County in 1804. The Ku Klux Klan murdered Daniel and his brother Neill, also a resident of Cumberland County on May 25, 1870.
George Badger McLeod was born in Lumberton (Robeson County), North Carolina, on June 22, 1860. McLeod was a banker, manufacturer, and public official who served as sheriff of Robeson County (1895-1897) and senator in the state legislature (1913,… Read More