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Bloodworth, Timothy
by Herndon, G. Melvin. Timothy Bloodworth, patriot in the American Revolution, member of the Confederation Congress, anti-Federalist, U.S. congressman and senator, collector of customs for the Port of Wilmington, and [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Herring, Herbert James
by Green, C. Sylvester. Herbert James Herring, educator and university administrator, was born in rural Pender County, the son of Julian Fletcher and Minnie Alice Johnson Herring. After graduating with honors from high [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Hunter, James
by Alger, Vearl G. Hunter, James
by Vearl G. Alger, 1988; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, July 2023
Ca. 1735–Ca. 1783
See also: Regulator Movement (from the Encyclopedia of North [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Johnson, Charles Marion
by Gill, Edwin. Charles Marion Johnson, public official, was born at Burgaw, the son of M. H. and Minnie Norris Johnson. He attended school in his hometown, then Buies Creek Academy and the Bingham School at Mebane. [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Johnson, Robert Grady
by Johnson, Marion L. Robert Grady Johnson, lawyer, legislator, and politician, was born in Burgaw, the son of Joab F. and Myrtie Grady Johnson. He was graduated from Burgaw High School in 1913 and studied law at The [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Lillington, John Alexander
by Watson, Alan D. John Alexander Lillington, planter, politician, and soldier, was the son of John and Sarah Porter Lillington and the grandson of Alexander Lillington, who arrived in the Albemarle Sound area in the [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
McAden, Hugh
by Troxler, George W. Hugh McAden, Presbyterian minister, was born in Pennsylvania to "poor but pious parents" of Ulster Scots ancestry. He was graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1753 [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
McClammy, Charles Washington
by Parker, Roy, Jr. Charles Washington McClammy, Confederate officer, congressman, legislator, and farmer, was born at Scotts Hill, a farming community on the New Hanover–Pender County line, the son of Luke S. and Anna [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Newbold, Nathan Carter
by Burns, Augustus M., III. Nathan Carter Newbold, educator, public servant, and longtime director of the Division of Negro Education in North Carolina, was born in Pasquotank County, near Elizabeth City, and lived his entire [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Satchwell, Solomon Sampson
by Gass, W. Conard. Satchwell, Solomon Sampson
by W. Conard Gass, 1994
26 Oct. 1821–9 Nov. 1892
Solomon Sampson Satchwell, physician, was born in Beaufort County, the son of James, Sr., and Elizabeth Satchwell. [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Sheppard, Abraham
by Hohenwarter, William F. Abraham Sheppard, sheriff, legislator, and soldier. The first documentary evidence of Sheppard's private and public life is the notice of his appointment as a justice of the peace at the time of the [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Strudwick, Samuel
by Price, William S., Jr. Strudwick, Samuel
by William S. Price, Jr., 1994
d. 1797
See also: Strudwick, William Francis
Samuel Strudwick, colonial official, was living in a fashionable section of London when he [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Wells, Ray: There's A Man For You
by Cecelski, David S. Nobody can skin a snake, make friends with a bear or navigate a swamp at night better than Ray Wells. Though he has made his living as a timber cruiser, fish spotter, heavy-equipment operator, [...] (from Listening to History, News and Observer.)
Whitfield, James Vivian
by Trawick, Gary E. Whitfield, James Vivian
by Gary E. Trawick, 1996
23 July 1894–19 Nov. 1968
James Vivian Whitfield, foreign service officer and legislator, was born in Seven Springs, the son of James A. and [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
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