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) |
| Jack, James | Mecklenburg Co. | 1731 - 1822 | |
| Jack, James | Chambersburg, Pennsylvania | Rowan Co. | 1731 - 1822 |
| Jackson, Andrew | Mecklenburg Co. (now Union) | Rowan Co. | 1767 - 1845 |
| Jackson, Mary Anna Morrison | Davidson Co., Lexington | 1831 - 1915 | |
| Jackson, Mary Anna Morrison | Mecklenburg Co. | Lincoln Co. | 1831 - 1915 |
| Jackson, Mary Anna Morrison | Mecklenburg Co., Charlotte | 1831 - 1915 | |
| Jackson, Walter Clinton | Hauston, Georgia | Guilford Co. | 1879 - 1959 |
| Jackson, Walter Clinton | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1879 - 1959 | |
| Jacobs, harriet | Chowan Co., Edenton | Chowan Co., Edenton | 1815 - 1897 |
| Jacobson, John Christian | Burkhall, Denmark | Forsyth Co. | 1795 - 1870 |
| Jacocks, William Picard | Bertie Co., Windsor | Bertie Co. | 1877 - 1965 |
| Jacocks, William Picard | Buncombe Co. | 1877 - 1965 | |
| Jacocks, William Picard | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1877 - 1965 | |
| James, Hinton | New Hanover Co. (now Pender) | New Hanover Co. | 1776 - 1847 |
| James, Hinton | Richmond Co. (now Scotland) | Randolph Co. | 1884 - 1948 |
| James, Horace | Beaufort Co. | 1818 - 1875 | |
| James, Horace | Carteret Co. | 1818 - 1875 | |
| James, Horace | Medford, Massachusetts | Craven Co. | 1818 - 1875 |
| James, Horace | Pitt Co. | 1818 - 1875 | |
| James, Horace | Washington Co. | 1818 - 1875 | |
| Jarrell, Benjamin Franklin | Surry Co. | Surry Co. | 1880 - 1946 |
| Jarrell, Randall | Nashville, Tennessee | Guilford Co. | 1914 - 1965 |
| Jarvell, Thomas Jefferson | Surry Co. | Surry Co., Mt. Airy | 1901 - 1985 |
| Jarvis, Thomas | England | Albemarle Region | d. 1694 |
| Jarvis, Thomas | Chowan Precinct | d. 1694 | |
| Jarvis, Thomas | Currituck Precinct | d. 1694 | |
| Jarvis, Thomas | Pasquotank Precinct | d. 1694 | |
| Jarvis, Thomas | Perquimans Precinct | d. 1694 | |
| Jarvis, Thomas Jordan | Currituck Co., Jarvisburg | Currituck Co. | 1836 - 1915 |
| Jarvis, Thomas Jordan | Pasquotank Co. | 1836 - 1915 | |
| Jarvis, Thomas Jordan | Pitt Co. | 1836 - 1915 | |
| Jarvis, Thomas Jordan | Tyrrell Co. | 1836 - 1915 | |
| Jay, Allen | Miami Co., Ohio | Guilford Co. | 1831 - 1910 |
| Jay, John Edwin | Wake Co. | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1852 - 1918 |
| Jeffress, Edwin Bedford, Sr. | Buncombe Co. | 1887 - 1961 | |
| Jeffress, Edwin Bedford, Sr. | Guilford Co. | 1887 - 1961 | |
| Jeffress, Edwin Bedford, Sr. | Haywood Co., Canton | Haywood Co. | 1887 - 1961 |
| Jeffress, Edwin Bedford, Sr. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1887 - 1961 | |
| Jeffreys, George Washington | Person Co. | Person Co. | ca. 1793 - 1848 |
| Jenings (Jennings), William | England | Albemarle Precinct | d. 1687 |
| Jenings (Jennings), William | Pasquotank Precinct | d. 1687 | |
| Jenkins, David Aaron | Lincoln Co. (now Gaston) | Gaston Co. | 1822 - 1886 |
| Jenkins, James Lineberry | Stanly Co. | Brunswick Co. | 1883 - 1973 |
| Jenkins, James Lineberry | Robeson Co. | 1883 - 1973 | |
| Jenkins, James Lineberry | Cleveland Co. | 1883 - 1973 | |
| Jenkins, John | England | Albemarle Co. | d. 1681 |
| Jennett, Norman Ethre | Wayne Co. | Wayne Co. | 1877 - 1970 |
| Jennett, Norman Ethre | Sampson Co. | 1877 - 1970 | |
| Jennett, Norman Ethre | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1877 - 1970 | |
| Jenour, Joseph (or James) | England | Chowan Co. | d. 1732 |
| Jerkins, Alonzo Thomas | Craven Co., New Bern | Craven Co. | 1807 - 1895 |
| Jerman, Cornelia Petty | Moore Co., Carthage | Granville Co., Oxford | 1874 - 1946 |
| Jerman, Cornelia Petty | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1874 - 1946 | |
| Jernigan, Thomas Roberts | Hertford Co. | Hertford Co. | 1847 - 1920 |
| Jernigan, Thomas Roberts | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1847 - 1920 | |
| Jessup, Ann Matthews | Pennsylvania | Orange Co. | 1738 - 1822 |
| Jessup, Ann Matthews | Guilford Co. | 1738 - 1822 | |
| Jnoes, Hamilton Chamberlain, Jr. | Rowan Co. | Rowan Co. | 1837 - 1964 |
| Joel, Lawrence | Forsyth Co. | Forsyth Co. | 1928 - 1984 |
| Johnson, Amos Neill | Sampson Co. | Durham Co., Durham | 1908 - 1975 |
| Johnson, Amos Neill | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1908 - 1975 | |
| Johnson, Amos Neill | Sampson Co. | 1908 - 1975 | |
| Johnson, Andrew | Wake Co., Raleigh | moved to Tennessee | 1808 - 1875 |
| Johnson, Ann Swepson Boyd Hawkins Russell | Mecklenburg Co., Virginia | Warren Co. | 1788 - 1861 |
| Johnson, Archibald | Scotland Co. | Scotland Co. | 1859 - 1934 |
| Johnson, Charles | Scotland | Albemarle Area | d. 1802 |
| Johnson, Charles | Chowan Co. | d. 1802 | |
| Johnson, Charles Earl | Wake Co., Raleigh | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1851 - 1923 |
| Johnson, Charles Marion | Pender Co., Burgaw | Pender Co. | 1891 - 1964 |
| Johnson, Charles Marion | Wake Co., Raleigh | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1891 - 1964 |
| Johnson, Edward Austin | Wake Co. | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1860 - 1944 |
| Johnson, Edward Austin | Person Co., Concord | 1860 - 1944 | |
| Johnson, Edward Austin | Durham Co., Durham | 1860 - 1944 | |
| Johnson, Gerald White | Scotland Co. | Guilford Co. | 1890 - 1980 |
| Johnson, Gerald White | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1890 - 1980 | |
| Johnson, Herschel Vespasian | Atlanta, Georgia | Mecklenburg Co. | 1894 - 1966 |
| Johnson, James | Robeson Co. | moved to Georgia | 1811 - 1891 |
| Johnson, Jane Claudia Saunders | Wake Co., Raleigh | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1832 - 1899 |
| Johnson, Jeff. Deems | Sampson Co. | Forsyth Co. | 1900 - 1960 |
| Johnson, Jeff. Deems | Sampson Co. | 1900 - 1960 | |
| Johnson, John Lewis | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Davidson Co., Lexington | 1818 - 1900 |
| Johnson, John Lewis | Forsyth Co. | 1818 - 1900 | |
| Johnson, Kate Ancrum Burr | Burke Co., Morganton | Burke Co. | 1881 - 1968 |
| Johnson, Kate Ancrum Burr | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1881 - 1968 | |
| Johnson, Livingston | Richmond Co. (now Scotland) | Guilford Co. | 1857 - 1931 |
| Johnson, Livingston | Nash Co. | 1857 - 1931 | |
| Johnson, Livingston | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1857 - 1931 | |
| Johnson, Norman Huff | Warren Co. | Warren Co. | 1880 - 1943 |
| Johnson, Norman Huff | Alamance Co., Burlington | 1880 - 1943 | |
| Johnson, Robert Grady | Pender Co., Burgaw | Pender Co. | 1895 - 1957 |
| Johnson, Thor Martin | Wisconsin | Forsyth Co. | 1913 - 1975 |
| Johnson, William Ransom | Warren Co. | Warren Co. | 1885 - 1963 |
| Johnson, Wingate Memory | Scotland Co. | Forsyth Co. | 1782 - 1849 |
| Johnston, Elizabeth Johnston Evans (Johnsie) | Guilford Co. | Craven Co. | 1851 - 1934 |
| Johnston, Elizabeth Johnston Evans (Johnsie) | Mecklenburg Co. | 1851 - 1934 | |
| Johnston, Gabriel | Scotland | Brunswick Town, Cape Fear River | ca. 1698 - 1752 |
| Johnston, Gabriel | Bertie Co. | ca. 1698 - 1752 | |
| Johnston, George Doherty | Orange Co., Hillsborough | moved to Alabama | 1832 - 1910 |
| Johnston, Gordon | Mecklenburg Co. | Mecklenburg Co. | 1874 - 1934 |
| Johnston, James Cathcart | Chowan Co. | Martin Co. | 1782 - 1865 |
| Johnston, James Cathcart | Chowan Co. | 1782 - 1864 | |
| Johnston, Jonas | Southampton Co., Virginia | Edgecombe Co. | 1740 - 1779 |
| Johnston, Joseph Forney | Lincoln Co. | moved to Alabama | 1843 - 1913 |
| Johnston, Lancelot | Ireland | Orange Co. (now Caswell) | 1748 - 1832 |
| Johnston, Lancelot | Caswell Co. | 1748 - 1832 | |
| Johnston, Robert Daniel | Lincoln Co. | Lincoln Co. | 1834 - 1919 |
| Johnston, Robert Daniel | Mecklenburg Co. | 1834 - 1919 | |
| Johnston, Rufus Zenas | Lincoln Co. | Lincoln Co. | 1874 - 1959 |
| Johnston, Samuel | Scotland | Onslow Co. | 1733 - 1816 |
| Johnston, Samuel | Chowan Co. | 1733 - 1816 | |
| Johnston, Samuel | Martin Co. | 1733 - 1816 | |
| Johnston, Samuel Iredell | Bertie Co., Windsor | Anson Co., Wadesboro | 1806 - 1865 |
| Johnston, Samuel Iredell | Chowan Co. | 1806 - 1865 | |
| Johnston, Samuel Iredell | Orange Co. | 1806 - 1865 | |
| Johnston, Thomas Dillard | Haywood Co., Waynesville | Haywood Co. | 1840 - 1902 |
| Johnston, Thomas Dillard | Buncombe Co. | 1840 - 1902 | |
| Johnston, William | Scotland | Orange Co. | 1737 - 1785 |
| Johnston, William | Granville Co. | 1737 - 1785 | |
| Johnston, William | Lincoln Co. (now Gaston) | Mecklenburg Co. | 1817 - 1896 |
| Jonas, Charles Andrew | Lincoln Co. | Lincoln Co. | 1876 - 1955 |
| Jones, Alexander | Rowan Co. | moved to Georgia | 1802 - 1863 |
| Jones, Alexander Hamilton | Buncombe Co. | Henderson Co. | 1822 - 1901 |
| Jones, Alexander Hamilton | Buncombe Co. | 1822 - 1901 | |
| Jones, Allen | Edgecombe Co. (now Halifax) | Halifax Co. | 1739 -1798 |
| Jones, Allen | Northampton Co. | 1739 - 1798 | |
| Jones, Andrew Jackson | Bladen Co. | Columbus Co. | 1826 - ca. 1873 |
| Jones, Aquilla | Forsyth Co. | moved to Indiana | 1811 - 1891 |
| Jones, Armistead | Vance Co. | Granville Co. | 1846 - 1925 |
| Jones, Armistead | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1846 - 1925 | |
| Jones, Cadwallader | Northampton Co. | Orange Co., Hillsborough | 1813 - 1899 |
| Jones, Calvin | Sheffield, Massachusetts | Johnston Co., Smithfield | 1775 - 1846 |
| Jones, Calvin | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1775 - 1946 | |
| Jones, Edmund | Caldwell Co. | Caldwell Co. | 1848 - 1920 |
| Jones, Edward | Lisburn, Ireland | New Hanover Co. | 1762 - 1841 |
| Jones, Edward | Chatham Co. | 1762 - 1841 | |
| Jones, Frederick | England | Chowan Precinct | 1680 - 1722 |
| Jones, Hamilton Chamberlain | Greenville, Virginia | Craven Co. | 1798 - 1868 |
| Jones, Hamilton Chamberlain | Rowan Co. | 1798- 1868 | |
| Jones, Hamilton Chamberlain | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1798 - 1868 | |
| Jones, Hamilton Chamberlain, Jr. | Mecklenburg Co. | 1837 - 1964 | |
| Jones, James Addison | Davidson Co. | Mecklenburg Co. | 1869 - 1950 |
| Jones, James H. | Wake Co. | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1831 - 1921 |
| Jones, Jesse Weimar | Macon Co., Franklin | Macon Co. | 1895 - 1968 |
| Jones, Jesse Weimar | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1895 - 1968 | |
| Jones, John | Greene Co. | Greene Co. | 1817 - 1879 |
| Jones, Johnston Blakeley | Chatham Co. | Chatham Co. | 1814 - 1889 |
| Jones, Johnston Blakeley | Orange Co. | 1814 - 1889 | |
| Jones, Johnston Blakeley | Mecklenburg Co. | 1814 - 1889 | |
| Jones, Joseph Seawell | Warren Co. | Warren Co. | ca. 1806 - 1855 |
| Jones, Marmaduke | England | New Hanover Co. | ca. 1724 - 1787 |
| Jones, Nellie Rowe (Mrs. William Cecil) | Guilford Co. | Guilford Co. | 1887 - 1960 |
| Jones, Penbroke | New Hanover Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1858 - 1919 |
| Jones, Richard | Virginia | Caswell Co. | 1784 - 1860 |
| Jones, Robert (Robin), Jr. | Surry Co., Virginia | Northampton Co. | 1718 - 1766 |
| Jones, Robert Elijah | Guilford Co. | Guilford Co. | 1872 - 1960 |
| Jones, Robert Elijah | Davidson Co. | 1872 - 1960 | |
| Jones, Roland | Rowan Co., Salisbury | Rowan Co. | 1813 - 1869 |
| Jones, Thomas | England | Chowan Co. | d. 1797 |
| Jones, Thomas Laurens | Rutherford Co. | Rutherford Co. | 1819 - 1887 |
| Jones, Thomas McKissick | Person Co. | moved to Tennessee | 1816 - 1892 |
| Jones, William Branch | Wake Co., Raleigh | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1890 - 1943 |
| Jones, William Henry | Caswell Co. | Caswell Co. | 1883 - 1963 |
| Jones, William Henry | Buncombe Co. | 1883 - 1963 | |
| Jones, William Henry | Orange Co. | 1883 - 1963 | |
| Jones, William Henry | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1883 - 1963 | |
| Jones, Willie | Surry Co., Virginia | Northampton Co. | 1741 - 1801 |
| Jones, Willie | Halifax Co. | 1741 - 1801 | |
| Jones, Willie | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1741 - 1801 | |
| Jordan, BenjaminEverett | Randolph Co., Ramsuer | Gaston Co., Gastonia | 1896 - 1974 |
| Jordan, BenjaminEverett | Alamance Co. | 1896 - 1974 | |
| Jordan, Charles Edward | Rutherford Co. | Rutherford Co. | 1901 - 1974 |
| Jordan, Charles Edward | Durham Co., Durham | 1901 - 1974 | |
| Jordan, Daniel William | Pitt Co. | Pitt Co. | 1810 - 1883 |
| Jordan, Daniel William | Brunswick Co. | 1810 - 1883 | |
| Jordan, Gerald Ray | Lenoir Co., Kinston | Lenoir Co. | 1896 - 1964 |
| Jordan, Gerald Ray | Buncombe Co. | 1896 - 1964 | |
| Jordan, Gerald Ray | Guilford Co. | 1896 - 1964 | |
| Jordan, Gerald Ray | Mecklenburg Co. | 1896 - 1964 | |
| Jordan, Gerald Ray | Forsyth Co. | 1896 - 1964 | |
| Jordan, Pleasant | Henderson Co. | Henderson Co. | 1812 - 1863 |
| Jordan, Stroud | Orange Co. | Orange Co. | 1885 - 1947 |
| Joyner, Andrew | Halifax Co. | Martin Co. | 1786 - 1856 |
| Joyner, Edmund Noah | Pitt Co. | Pitt Co. | 1847 - 1939 |
| Joyner, Edmund Noah | Wilson Co. | 1847 - 1939 | |
| Joyner, Edmund Noah | Catawba Co. | 1847 - 1939 | |
| Joyner, Edmund Noah | Chatham Co. | 1847 - 1939 | |
| Joyner, Edmund Noah | Lenoir Co. | 1847 - 1939 | |
| Joyner, Edmund Noah | Avery Co. | 1847 - 1939 | |
| Joyner, James Yadkin | Davidson Co. | Lenoir Co. | 1862 - 1954 |
| Joyner, James Yadkin | Forsyth Co. | 1862 - 1954 | |
| Joyner, James Yadkin | Wayne Co. | 1862 - 1954 | |
| Joyner, James Yadkin | Guilford Co. | 1862 - 1954 | |
| Joyner, James Yadkin | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1862 - 1954 | |
| Junsluska (Cherokee Indian) | Macon Co. | Watauga Co., Deep Gap | 1779 -1858 |
| Justice, Amos Isaac | Henderson Co. | Rutherford Co. | 1851 - 1945 |
| Justice, Amos Isaac | Buncombe Co. | 1851 - 1945 | |
| Justice, Edwin (or Edward) Judson | Rutherford Co. | Rutherford Co. | 1867 - 1917 |
| Justice, Edwin (or Edward) Judson | McDowell Co. | 1867 - 1917 | |
| Justice, Edwin (or Edward) Judson | Guilford Co. | 1867 - 1917 | |
| Justice, Michael Hoke | Rutherford Co. | Rutherford Co. | 1844 - 1919 |