Index to the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography
Created by the Staff of the Olivia Raney Library
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| Last, First Name | Co./Country of Birth | Resided | Life Span (if Known) |
| Earl, Daniel | County Cork, Ireland | Chowan Co., Edenton | d. 1790 |
| Earle, John Baylis | Virginia | Rutherford Co. (now Polk) | 1766 - 1836 |
| Eastchurch (Esthurt), Thomas | England | Albemarle Co. | d. ca. 1677 |
| Eaton, John Henry | Halifax Co. | Halifax Co. | 1790 - 1856 |
| Eaton, John Rust | Granville Co. | Granville Co. | 1772 - 1830 |
| Eaton, Thomas | North Carolina | Bute Co. | ca. 1739 - 1809 |
| Eaton, Thomas | Warren Co. | ca. 1739 - 1809 | |
| Eaton, William Clement | Forsyth Co., Winston | Forsyth Co. | 1758 - 1839 |
| Eaton, William, Jr. | Warren Co. | Warren Co. | 1809 - 1881 |
| Eberhardt, Johann Ludwig | Germany | Forsyth Co., Salem | 1758 - 1839 |
| Eddleman (Adleman, Ettleman), Peter | Lincoln Co. | 1762 - 1847 | |
| Eddleman (Adleman, Ettleman), Peter | Rowan Co. | Rowan Co. | 1762 - 1847 |
| Eden, Charles | England | Beaufort Co. | 1673 - 1722 |
| Eden, Charles | Bertie Co. | 1673 - 1722 | |
| Edens, Arthur Hollis | Willow Grove, Tennessee | Durham Co., Durham | 1901 - 1968 |
| Edgar, Patrick Nisbett | Dublin, Ireland | Granville Co. | ca. 1770 - 1858 |
| Edgeworth, Richard | Oxfordshire, England | Anson Co. | 1764 - 1796 |
| Edmondston, Catherine Ann Devereux | Halifax Co. | Halifax Co. | 1823 - 1875 |
| Edwards, Alonzo Clay | Greene Co. | Greene Co. | 1904 - 1968 |
| Edwards, Alonzo Clay | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1904 - 1968 | |
| Edwards, Isaac | Craven Co., New Bern | fled 1765 - 1775 | |
| Edwards, Isaac | Brunswick Co., Virginia | Orange Co., Hillsborough | fled 1765 - 1775 |
| Edwards, Ward Blowers | Halifax Co., Weldon | 1885 - 1935 | |
| Edwards, Ward Blowers | Hertford Co. | 1885 - 1935 | |
| Edwards, Ward Blowers | Northampton Co., Jackson | 1885 - 1935 | |
| Edwards, Ward Blowers | Steuben Co., New York | Pitt Co., Grifton | 1885 - 1935 |
| Edwards, Weldon Nathaniel | Northampton Co. | Warren Co. | 1788 - 1873 |
| Eelbeck, Montford | Unknown | Edgecombe Co. | d. 1790 |
| Eelbeck, Montford | Halifax Co. | d. 1790 | |
| Efird, Ireneus Polycarp | Montgomery Co. | Stanly Co. | 1834 - 1902 |
| Efird, John Solomon Melanchthon | Stanly Co., Albemarle | Stanly Co. | 1857 - 1927 |
| Efird, Joseph Bivens | Anson Co. | Mecklenburg Co. | 1883 - 1966 |
| Efird, Oscar Ogburn | Forsyth Co., Winston | Forsyth Co. | 1892 - 1974 |
| Efird, Oscar Ogburn | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1892 - 1974 | |
| Ehringhaus, John Christoph Blucher | Pasquotank Co. | Pasquotank Co. | 1882 - 1949 |
| Ehringhaus, John Christoph Blucher | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1882 - 1949 | |
| Elder, Alfonso | Durham Co., Durham | 1898 - 1974 | |
| Elder, Alfonso | Sandersville, Georgia | Guilford Co., Greensboro | 1898 - 1974 |
| Elder, Alfonso | Pasquotank Co. | 1898 - 1974 | |
| Eliot, John G. "Ghost" | Duplin Co. | 1800 - 1881 | |
| Eliot, John G. "Ghost" | New Hanover Co. | 1800 - 1881 | |
| Eliot, John G. "Ghost" | Cumberland Co. | Orange Co. | 1800 - 1881 |
| Eliot, John G. "Ghost" | Pitt Co. | 1800 - 1881 | |
| Eliot, John G. "Ghost" | Sampson Co. | 1800 - 1881 | |
| Eliot, John G. "Ghost" | Scotland Co. | 1800 - 1881 | |
| Eliot, John G. "Ghost" | Wayne Co. | 1800 - 1881 | |
| Ellenwood, Henry Small | New Hanover Co. | 1790 - 1833 | |
| Ellenwood, Henry Small | Orange Co., Hillsborough | 1790 - 1833 | |
| Ellenwood, Henry Small | Newburyport, Maine | Pitt Co., Pactolus | 1790 - 1833 |
| Eller, Adolphus Hill | Forsyth Co. | 1861 - 1941 | |
| Eller, Adolphus Hill | Wilkes Co. | Orange Co. | 1861 - 1941 |
| Eller, Adolphus Hill | Watauga Co., Boone | 1861 - 1941 | |
| Ellington, Douglas D. | Buncombe Co. | 1886 - 1960 | |
| Ellington, Douglas D. | Johnston Co. | Johnston Co. | 1886 - 1960 |
| Ellington, Kenneth Raynor | Buncombe Co. | 1888 - 1962 | |
| Ellington, Kenneth Raynor | Johnston Co. | Johnston Co. | 1888 - 1962 |
| Elliott, Aaron Marshall | Guilford Co. | 1844 - 1910 | |
| Elliott, Aaron Marshall | Pamlico Co., Florence | 1844 - 1910 | |
| Elliott, Aaron Marshall | Pasquotank Co. | Pasquotank Co. | 1844 - 1910 |
| Elliott, Gilbert | Pasquotank Co. | Pasquotank Co. | 1843 - 1895 |
| Elliott, Harriet Wiseman | Carbondale, Illinois | Guilford Co. | 1884 - 1947 |
| Elliott, James Carson | Cleveland Co. | Cleveland Co. | 1845 - 1936 |
| Elliott, Philip Lovin, Sr. | Madison Co. | 1891 - 1961 | |
| Elliott, Philip Lovin, Sr. | Swain Co. | Swain Co. | 1891 - 1961 |
| Ellis, John Willis | Rowan Co. (now Davidson) | Rowan Co. | 1826 - 1861 |
| Ellis, John Willis | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1826 - 1861 | |
| Ellis, Richard | Ireland | Craven Co., New Bern | fled 1765 - 1790 |
| Ellison, Stewart | Beaufort Co. | Beaufort Co. | 1832 - 1899 |
| Ellison, Stewart | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1832 - 1899 | |
| Elmsley, Alexander | Craven Co. | 1730 - 1797 | |
| Elmsley, Alexander | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | Halifax Co. | 1730 - 1797 |
| Elmsley, John | Halifax Co. | Halifax Co. | 1762 - 1805 |
| Elwin, Fountain | Norfolk, England | Craven Co. | 1736 - 1833 |
| Emerson, Isaac Edward | Orange Co. | Orange Co. | 1859 - 1931 |
| Emmons, Ebenezer | Middlefield, Maine | Brunswick Co. | 1799 - 1863 |
| Empie, Adam | Schenectady, New York | New Hanover Co. | 1785 - 1860 |
| Empie, Adam | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1785 - 1860 | |
| Emry, Thomas Leyburn | Petersburg, Virginia | Halifax Co., Weldon | 1842 - 1920 |
| Engelhard, Joseph Adolphus | Monticello, Mississippi | Edgecombe Co., Tarboro | 1832 - 1879 |
| Engelhard, Joseph Adolphus | New Hanover Co. | 1832 - 1879 | |
| Engelhard, Joseph Adolphus | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1832 - 1879 | |
| Erskine, Emma Payne | Racine, Wisconsin | Polk Co., Tryon | 1853 - 1924 |
| Ervin, John Witherspoon | Cheraw, South Carolina | Burke Co., Morganton | 1823 - 1902 |
| Ervin, Joseph Wilson | Burke Co., Morganton | Burke Co., Morganton | 1901 - 1945 |
| Ervin, Joseph Wilson | Gaston Co., Gastonia | 1901 - 1945 | |
| Ervin, Joseph Wilson | Mecklenburg Co., Charlotte | 1901 - 1945 | |
| Ervin, Samuel James, Jr. | Burke Co., Morganton | Burke Co., Morganton | 1896 - 1985 |
| Ervin, William Carson | Burke Co., Morganton | 1859 - 1943 | |
| Ervin, William Carson | McDowell Co., Marion | McDowell Co., Marion | 1859 - 1943 |
| Erwin, Alexander | Burke Co. | ca. 1750 - 1829 | |
| Erwin, Alexander | Bucks Co., Pennsylvania | Rowan Co. (now Burke) | ca. 1750 - 1829 |
| Erwin, Clyde Atkinson | Atlanta, Georgia | Rutherford Co. | 1897 - 1952 |
| Erwin, Clyde Atkinson | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1897 - 1952 | |
| Erwin, Jesse Harper | Alamance Co., Burlington | 1864 - 1962 | |
| Erwin, Jesse Harper | Burke Co., Morganton | Burke Co. | 1864 - 1962 |
| Erwin, Jesse Harper | Durham Co., Durham | 1864 - 1962 | |
| Erwin, William Allen | Burke Co. | Burke Co. | 1856 - 1932 |
| Erwin, William Allen | Caldwell Co., Lenoir | 1856 - 1932 | |
| Erwin, William Allen | Durham Co., Durham | 1856 - 1932 | |
| Esthurt (Eastchurch), Thomas | England | Albemarle Co. | d. ca. 1677 |
| Etheridge, Henry Emerson | Currituck Co. | moved to Tennessee | 1819 - 1902 |
| Etheridge, Robert Bruce | Dare Co., Mother Vinyard | Dare Co. | 1878 - 1964 |
| Ettleman (Eddleman, Adleman), Peter | Lincoln Co. | 1762 - 1847 | |
| Ettleman (Eddleman, Adleman), Peter | Rowan Co. | Rowan Co. | 1762 - 1847 |
| Ettwein, John (Johann) | Wurtemberg, Germany | Forsyth Co. | 1721 - 1802 |
| Evans, Charles Napoleon Bonaparte | Caswell Co., Milton | 1812 - 1883 | |
| Evans, Charles Napoleon Bonaparte | Norfolk Co., Virginia | Guilford Co. | 1812 - 1883 |
| Evans, George | Beaufort Co. | Beaufort Co. | ca. 1745 - 1784 |
| Evans, George | Pitt Co. | ca. 1745 - 1784 | |
| Evans, Henry | Cumberland Co. | North Carolina Missionary | ca. 1760 - 1810 |
| Evans, Peter | Chatham Co. (now Lee) | 1781 - 1852 | |
| Evans, Peter | Edgecombe Co. | 1781 - 1852 | |
| Evans, Peter | Halifax Co. | 1781 - 1852 | |
| Evans, Peter | Pitt Co. | Pitt Co. | 1781 - 1852 |
| Evans, Richard | Beaufort Co., Bath | Pitt Co. | ca. 1735 - 1774 |
| Everard, Sir Richard | Essex, England | Chowan Co., Edenton | 1683 - 1733 |
| Everett, Reuben Oscar | Durham Co., Durham | 1879 - 1971 | |
| Everett, Reuben Oscar | Halifax Co. | 1879 - 1971 | |
| Everett, Reuben Oscar | Martin Co., Hamilton | Martin Co., Palmyra | 1879 - 1971 |
| Everett, Sallie Baker | Halifax Co. | Halifax Co. | 1888 - 1975 |
| Ewart, Hamilton Glover | Columbia, South Carolina | Henderson Co., Hendersonville | 1849 - 1918 |
| Exum, Benjamin | Craven Co. | ca. 1725 - 1789 | |
| Exum, Benjamin | Dobbs Co. | ca. 1725 - 1789 | |
| Exum, Benjamin | Isle of Wight Co., Virginia | Edgecombe Co. | ca. 1725 - 1789 |