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Brevard, Alexander
by Williams, Max R. Alexander Brevard, Revolutionary War officer, planter-enslaver, and iron entrepreneur, was a native of Iredell County but spent most of his adult life in Lincoln County. The first Brevard ancestor in [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Bryant, Henry Edward Cowan ("Red Buck")
by Farnham, Thomas J. Henry Edward Cowan ("Red Buck") Bryant, journalist and political commentator, was born in lower Providence Township, Mecklenburg County, of English and Scot-Irish ancestry. His father was Henry [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Bynum, William Preston
by Bell, John L., Jr. William Preston Bynum, jurist, prosecutor, and lawyer, was born on the plantation of his father, Hampton Bynum, on Town Fork one mile south of Germanton, in Stokes County. Bynum's grandfather was [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Chronicle, William
by Holloman, Charles R. William Chronicle, a Lincoln County citizen-soldier of the Revolution, one of the heroes slain in the Battle of Kings Mountain, was the only son of William Chronicle, Sr. (ca. 1722–86), of Lincoln [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Clark, Thorne McKenzie
by Eagles, Charles W., Clark, David. Thorne McKenzie Clark, textile executive, banker, and community leader, was born in Raleigh to Chief Justice Walter Clark of the state supreme court and Susan Washington Graham. Clark was graduated [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Colonel James Johnston
by Asbury, Hayden. Patriot, American Revolution military leader, and public official, James Johnston was born around 1742 in Scotland.  Of Scottish ancestry, his father Henry Johnston emigrated to North [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Coon, Charles Lee
by Willard, George-Anne. Charles Lee Coon, educator and reformer, was born on a farm four miles west of Lincolnton, the first of nine children of Frances E. Hovis Coon (1842–1907) and David A. Coon (1834–1921). He was a [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Dickson, Joseph
by Green, C. Sylvester. Joseph Dickson, congressman, planter, and military leader, was born in Chester County, Pa., a few miles north of Wilmington, Del. About 1755 he moved with his family to Rowan County, N.C., near [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Eddleman (Adleman, Ettleman), Peter
by Batson, Whaley W. Peter Eddleman (Adleman, Ettleman), cabinetmaker, was born probably in Rowan County of German parentage. His father, Bastian Eddleman, moved to Bucks County, Pa., from Germany in 1750; with his wife, [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Forney, Daniel Munroe
by Smith, Louise C. Forney, Daniel Munroe by Louise C. Smith, 1986 May 1784–15 Oct. 1847 Daniel Munroe Forney, planter, public official, congressman, and army officer, was born [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Forney, John Horace
by Branch, Paul, Jr. John Horace Forney, soldier, Confederate officer, civil engineer, and planter, was born in Lincoln County. His father was Jacob Forney and his grandfather was Peter Forney, who served in the partisan [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Forney, Peter
by Frech, Laura Page. Peter Forney, planter, Revolutionary War officer, iron manufacturer, legislator, and congressman, was born in Anson (now Lincoln) County. His father, Jacob Forney, was a French Huguenot from Alsace [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Forney, William Henry
by Branch, Paul, Jr. William Henry Forney, lawyer, congressman, and Confederate soldier, was born in Lincolnton, the son of Jacob and Sabina Swope Hoke Forney and the grandson of General Peter and Nancy Abernathy Forney. [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Fulenwider, John
by White, Emmett R. John Fulenwider, iron manufacturer, was born in Switzerland and as a young boy came to America with his father and family, who settled in Rowan County. During the American Revolution, he was a Whig [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Garrison, Sidney Clarence
by Copeland, J. Isaac. Garrison, Sidney Clarence by J. Isaac Copeland, 1986 17 Oct. 1887–18 Jan. 1945 Sidney Clarence Garrison, psychologist, graduate dean, and college president, was born in Lincolnton, the son [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Graham, James
by Mcfarland, Daniel M. James Graham, congressman, lawyer, and planter, was born in Lincoln County, the fourth child and second son of Joseph (1759–1836) and Isabella Davidson Graham. His paternal grandfather, for whom he [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Graham, William Alexander
by Williams, Max R. Graham, William Alexander by Max R. Williams, 1986; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, July 2023 5 Sept. 1804–11 Aug. 1875 See also: William Alexander Graham, Research [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Graham, William Alexander, Jr.
by Anderson, Jean B. William Alexander Graham, Jr., farmer and state commissioner of agriculture, was born in Hillsborough, the third of nine sons of William Alexander Graham, a governor of North Carolina and secretary [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Guion, Connie Myers
by Putzel, Rosamond. Connie Myers Guion, physician and teacher, was born at River Bend Plantation near Lincolnton. Her parents, Benjamin Simmons and Catherine Coatesworth Caldwell Guion, moved the family to Charlotte [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Hambright, Frederick
by Goins, Michael Edgar. Frederick Hambright, colonial officer and local patriot, was born in Germany, probably the son of Conrad Hambright. Along with several members of the Hambright family, he emigrated to Philadelphia in [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Henderson, James Pinckney
by Ellis, L. Tuffly. Henderson, James Pinckney by J. Tuffly Ellis, 1988 31 Mar. 1809–June 1858 James Pinckney Henderson, soldier, lawyer, diplomat, and first governor of Texas, was born in Lincolnton, the son of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Henkel, David
by Carpenter, Robert C. David Henkel, theologian, Lutheran minister, and founder of the Tennessee Synod, was the son of the Reverend Paul and Elizabeth Negeley Henkel. Apparently his family had tutored him because he [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Hilton, Ernest Auburn
by Conway, Robert O. Ernest Auburn Hilton, master potter, was born in Catawba County near Hickory, the son of John Wesley Helton (or Hilton), a farmer and manufacturer of jugs. The family lived in the first section of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Hoke, John Franklin
by Alexander, Roberta Sue. John Franklin Hoke, lawyer, legislator, and Confederate officer, was born in Lincolnton of German parentage. His father was Colonel John Hoke, who arrived with his family in Lincolnton from [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Hoke, Michael
by Snow, Claude H., Jr. Michael Hoke, lawyer, politician, and public figure, was the second of eight children born to John and Barbara Quickle Hoke in Lincoln County. The Hoke ancestors had come from the Alsace district of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Hoke, Robert Frederick
by Barrett, John G. Robert Frederick Hoke, Confederate officer and industrialist, was born in Lincolnton, the son of Michael and Frances Burton Hoke. His father, a lawyer, was the Democratic candidate for governor in [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Hoke, William Alexander
by Allen, Walser H., Jr. William Alexander Hoke, lawyer, legislator, and North Carolina chief justice, was born in Lincolnton of German and Scot-Irish ancestry, the only son among the three children of John Franklin and [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Hunter, Cyrus Lee
by Gass, W. Conard. Cyrus Lee Hunter, physician, scientist, and historian, was born in Lincoln (now Gaston) County, one of ten children of the Reverend Humphrey and Jane Ross Hunter. His father, of French Huguenot-Scots [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Inge, William Marshall
by Parker, Roy, Jr. William Marshall Inge, lawyer and congressman, was born in Granville County, the son of Richard, Sr., and Sally Johnson Inge. He attended The University of North Carolina from 1819 to 1821 but was [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Ivey, Thomas Neal
by Keever, Homer M. Thomas Neal Ivey, Methodist minister, editor, and educator, was born in Marion, S.C., the third child of the Reverend George Washington and Selina Neal Ivey. George Washington Ivey was a circuit [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Jackson, Mary Anna Morrison
by Davidson, Chalmers G. Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, wife of "Stonewall" Jackson and author, was the daughter of the Reverend Robert Hall Morrison and his wife Mary Graham, a daughter of General Joseph Graham of "Vesuvius [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Johnston, Joseph Forney
by Conner, Suzanne. Joseph Forney Johnston, lawyer, governor of Alabama, and U.S. senator, was born at Mount Welcome, Lincoln County, the son of William and Nancy Forney Johnston. He attended the schools of North [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Johnston, Robert Daniel
by Wert, Jeffry D. Robert Daniel Johnston, Confederate officer, lawyer, and banker, was born of Scot-Irish descent at Mount Welcome, Lincoln County. He was a member of a large family reared by Dr. William Johnston, a [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Johnston, Rufus Zenas
by Bingham, Warren L. Rufus Zenas Johnston, naval officer, was born in Lincolnton, the son of Robert Zenas, a Presbyterian minister, and Catherine Caldwell Johnston. He was educated in the Lincolnton public schools and [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Keener, Walter Ney
by Green, C. Sylvester. Walter Ney Keener, newspaper editor, was born in rural Lincoln County, the son of Elijah Washington and Rhoda Caroline Loftin Keener. After attending local schools, he entered Wake Forest College [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Lander, Samuel
by Powell, William S. Lander, Samuel by William S. Powell, 1991 30 Jan. 1833–14 July [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Lander, William
by Yearns, W. Buck. Lander, William by Buck Yearns, 1991 8 May 1817–8 Jan. 1868 William Lander, lawyer and Confederate congressman, was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, the oldest [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Loretz, Andrew
by Goins, Michael Edgar. Andrew Loretz, German Reformed clergyman, was born in Chur (Coire) in the canton of Graubünden (Grisons), Switzerland, the only son of the Reverend Andrew Loretz. He received a formal education in [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Lyerly, Jacob Martin Luther
by Powell, William S. Lyerly, Jacob Martin Luther by William S. Powell, 1991 18 Nov. 1862–17 Mar. 1923 Jacob Martin Luther Lyerly, clergyman, teacher, and newspaper editor, was born [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Maclean, William
by Davidson, Chalmers G. William Maclean, physician, was born in Rowan County, the son of Alexander, an emigrant from Northern Ireland, and Elizabeth Ratchford McLean. Alexander lived first in Pennsylvania, working to pay [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
McBee, Silas
by Stokes, Allen H., Jr. McBee, Silas by Allen H. Stokes, Jr., 1991 14 Nov. 1853–3 Sept. 1924 See also: Vardry McBee; Vardry Alexander McBee Silas McBee, editor, architect, and educator, was born in Lincolnton of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
McBee, Vardry
by Cotten, Alice R. McBee, Vardry by Alice R. Cotten, 1991 19 June 1775–23 Jan. 1864 Vardry McBee, merchant, farmer, and clerk of county court, was born in Spartanburg District, S.C., the son of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
McBee, Vardry Alexander
by Stokes, Allen H., Jr. McBee, Vardry Alexander by Allen H. Stokes, Jr., 1991 17 Apr. 1818–17 Feb. 1904 See also: Vardry McBee Vardry Alexander McBee, lawyer, superior court clerk, and promoter of public [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
McLean, James Augustus
by Powell, William S. James Augustus McLean, artist and teacher, was born in Lincolnton, the son of James Thomas and Lilly Haynes McLean. After attending The University of North Carolina for the session of 1922–23, he was [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Michaux, François André
by Inscoe, John C. François André Michaux, French botanist, explorer, and writer, was the only child of André Michaux. His mother, Cecile Claye Michaux, died just after his birth at Satory, near Versailles. In 1785 he [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Miller, Robert Johnstone
by Weaver, John B. Robert Johnstone Miller, clergyman, was born in Baldovie, Scotland (near Dundee), the son of George and Margaret Bathier Miller. The family adhered to the "Jacobite" Episcopal church of Scotland, and [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Moore, John
by Shelby, Bradford M. John Moore, Loyalist officer, was born in Tryon (now Lincoln) County. His father was Moses Moore, a native of Carlisle, England, who, after migrating to Virginia in 1745 and marrying a Miss Winston [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Morrison, Robert Hall
by Williams, Max R. Robert Hall Morrison, first president of Davidson College and for sixty-five years an active Presbyterian minister, was born in the Rocky River section of Cabarrus County, the son of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Nixon, Alfred
by Goins, Michael Edgar. Nixon, Alfred by Michael Edgar Goins, 1991; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, July 2023 26 May 1856–26 Mar. 1924 Alfred Nixon, local official and historian, was born in [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Piggot, Aaron Snowden
by Powell, William S. Aaron Snowden Piggot, physician, dentist, chemist, and professor, was born in Philadelphia, the son of the Reverend Dr. Robert Piggot, stipple engraver and Episcopal clergyman, and his wife Rebecca [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Rhyne, Abel Peterson
by Cauble, Frank P. Abel Peterson Rhyne, textile manufacturer, Confederate soldier, and patron of education, was born on a farm near Mount Holly in Lincoln (now Gaston) County. Of German ancestry, he was a descendant of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Schenck, Michael
by Stokes, Allen H., Jr. Michael Schenck, merchant and cotton manufacturer, was born in Lancaster County, Pa., of Swiss ancestry. His father was also named Michael. Around 1790 young Schenck moved to Lincolnton and [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Shipp, Bartlett
by Putzel, Rosamond. Bartlett Shipp, lawyer and legislator, was born in that part of Surry County that became Stokes County in 1789 near the future site of Danbury, the son of Thomas and Hannah Joyce Shipp. The elder [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Shipp, Catherine (Kate) Cameron
by Stoops, Martha S. Catherine (Kate) Cameron Shipp, teacher and administrator, was born in Hendersonville, the daughter of William Marcus and Catherine Cameron Shipp. After attending the preparatory school in Lincolnton [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Shipp, William Marcus
by Macfie, John. William Marcus Shipp, lawyer, judge, and attorney general, was born in Lincoln County. His father, Bartlett Shipp, an able lawyer "traveling on horseback hundreds of miles" as he followed the circuit [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Slump, John Martin
by Cauble, Frank P. John Martin Slump, schoolmaster, printer, and newspaper publisher, was of German descent but of uncertain family background. His surname may originally have been spelled Schlump or Schlumpf, but it [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Sparrow, Patrick Jones
by Sparrow, W. Keats. Sparrow, Patrick Jones by W. Keats Sparrow, 1994 1802–10 Nov. [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Storch, Carl August Gottlieb
by Carpenter, Robert C. Carl August Gottlieb Storch, the third Lutheran minister to serve in North Carolina, was the son of Georg Friedrich Storch, a German merchant, and the former Miss von Asseburg. Carl A. G. Storch was [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Stroup, Jacob and Moses Stroup
by Detreville, John R. Jacob and Moses Stroup Stroup, ironworkers, came from a family of "mechanics," ironworkers, and small businessmen who were among the earliest to engage in the iron industry in North Carolina, South [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Thompson, David Matthew
by Keever, Homer M. David Matthew Thompson, educator, better known as D. Matt Thompson, was born near Long's Mill in Randolph County, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Moser Thompson. He attended the county's public [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Thompson, Holland McTyeire
by Wilson, Clyde. Holland McTyeire Thompson, historian of the New South, was born in Randolph County to D. Matt and Mary Elizabeth Rice Thompson. Reared in Denver, Lincolnton, and Statesville, where his father was for [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Walker, John
by Riddle, H. L., Jr. John Walker, Indian fighter and Revolutionary officer, was born in Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle County, Del., the son of John Walker of Derry, Ireland, who immigrated to Delaware in 1720. The [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Warlick, Absalom
by Goins, Michael Edgar. Absalom Warlick, skilled ironworker, was born near Warlick Settlement in West Lincoln County, the son of Valentine Warlick and Catherine Whisenhunt (Visinand/Whisonant). Daniel Warlick I and Marie [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
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