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) |
| Rabun, William | Halifax Co. | moved to Georgia | 1771 - 1819 |
| Ragan, George Washington | Gaston Co. | Gaston Co. | 1846 - 1936 |
| Rains, Gabriel James | Craven Co. | Craven Co. | 1803 - 1881 |
| Rains, George Washington | Craven Co. | Craven Co. | 1817 - 1889 |
| Rainsford, Gile | Dublin, Ireland | Chowan Precinct | b. 1679 |
| Raleigh (Ralegh), Sir Walter | Devon, England | Coastal North Carolina | ca. 1554 - 1818 |
| Ralph (Relfe, Relph, Rolfe), Thomas | Unknown | Albemarle Colony | ca. 1645 - ca. 1713 |
| Ralph (Relfe, Relph, Rolfe), Thomas | Pasquotank Precinct | ca. 1645 - ca. 1713 | |
| Ramcke, Frederick | Unknown | Craven Co. | ca. 1760 - 1800 |
| Ramsaur, William Hoke | Rowan Co. | Rowan Co. | 1890 - 1922 |
| Ramsay, James Graham | Iredell Co. | Rowan Co. | 1823 - 1903 |
| Ramsay, John Andrew | Rowan Co. | Rowan Co. | 1836 - 1909 |
| Ramseur, Stephen Dodson | Lincoln Co. | Lincoln Co. | 1837 - 1864 |
| Ramsey, Claude Swanson | Alamance Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1899 - 1963 |
| Ramsey, Claude Swanson | Wake Co. | 1899 - 1963 | |
| Ramsey, Darley Hiden | Gretna, Virginia | Buncombe Co. | 1891 - 1966 |
| Ramsey, Darley Hiden | Forsyth Co. | 1891 - 1966 | |
| Randall, William George | Burke Co. | Burke Co. | 1860 - 1905 |
| Randall, William George | Lincoln Co. | 1860 - 1905 | |
| Randall, William George | Powell Co. | 1860 - 1905 | |
| Randall, William George | Wake Co. | 1860 - 1905 | |
| Raney, Richard Beverly | Granville Co. | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1860 - 1909 |
| Rankin, Alexander Martin | Rockingham Co. | Davidson Co. | 1857 - 1940 |
| Rankin, Robert Stanley | Tuseulum, Tennessee | Durham Co., Durham | 1899 - 1976 |
| Rankin, Watson Smith | Iredell Co. | Iredell Co. | 1879 - 1970 |
| Rankin, Watson Smith | Wake Co., Wake Forest | 1879 - 1970 | |
| Rankin, Watson Smith | Mecklenburg Co. | 1879 - 1970 | |
| Ransom, Edward | Gloucester Co., Virginia | Tyrrell Co. | 1833 - 1877 |
| Ransom, Matthew Whitaker | Warren Co. | Warren Co. | 1826 - 1904 |
| Ransom, Robert, Jr. | Warren Co. | Warren Co. | 1828 - 1892 |
| Ransom, Robert, Jr. | New Hanover Co. | 1828 - 1892 | |
| Raper, Arthur Franklin | Davidson Co. | Davidson Co. | 1899 - 1979 |
| Raper, Charles Lee | Davidson Co. | Guilford Co. | 1870 - 1957 |
| Raper, Charles Lee | Orange Co. | 1870 - 1957 | |
| Raper, John Robert | Davidson Co. | Davidson Co. | 1911 - 1974 |
| Ravenscroft, John Stark | Prince George Co., Virginia | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1772 - 1830 |
| Ray, John Robert | Wake Co. | Wake Co. | 1852 - 1891 |
| Ray, John Robert | New Hanover Co. | 1852 - 1891 | |
| Rayner, John Baptist | Wake Co., Raleigh | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1850 - 1918 |
| Rayner, Kenneth | Bertie Co. | Edgecombe Co. | 1808 - 1884 |
| Rayner, Kenneth | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1808 - 1884 | |
| Read, Jesse | Isle of Wight Co., Virginia | Halifax Co. | 1744 - 1820 |
| Reade, Edwin, Godwin | Person Co. | Granville Co. | 1812 - 1894 |
| Reade, Edwin, Godwin | Wake Co. | 1812 - 1894 | |
| Redden, Monroe Minor | Henderson Co. | Henderson Co. | 1901 - 1987 |
| Reed, James | England | Craven Co. | d. 1777 |
| Reed, John | Germany | Cabarrus Co. | ca. 1757 - 1845 |
| Reed, Walter | Belroi, Virginia | Hertford Co. | 1851 - 1902 |
| Reed, Weston Cosby | Jackson Co. | Lenoir Co., Kinston | 1893 - 1970 |
| Reed, Weston Cosby | Davidson Co., Thomasville | 1893 - 1970 | |
| Reed, William | Unknown | Currituck Precinct | ca. 1670 - 1728 |
| Reed, William | Pasquotank Co. | ca. 1670 - 1728 | |
| Rees, Mary DeBerniere Graves | Orange Co. | Orange Co. | 1886 - 1950 |
| Reese, Addison Hardcastle | Baltimore Co., Maryland | Mecklenburg Co. | 1908 - 1977 |
| Reese, Thomas | Pennsylvania | Mecklenburg Co. | 1742 - 1796 |
| Register, Frank Murchison | Cumberland Co. | Moore Co. | 1870 - 1939 |
| Register, Frank Murchison | Halifax Co. | 1870 - 1939 | |
| Register, Frank Murchison | Northampton Co. | 1870 - 1939 | |
| Register, Frank Murchison | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1870 - 1939 | |
| Register, Frank Murchison | Wayne Co. | 1870 - 1939 | |
| Register, Frank Murchison | Lenoir Co. | 1870 - 1939 | |
| Rehder, Jessie Clifford | New Hanover Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1908 - 1967 |
| Rehder, Jessie Clifford | Orange Co. | 1908 - 1967 | |
| Reichel, Carl Gotthold | Hermsdorff, Silesia | Forsyth Co., Salem | 1751 - 1825 |
| Reichel, William Cornelius | Forsyth Co., Salem | moved to Pennsylvania | 1824 - 1876 |
| Reid, David Settle | Rockingham Co. | Rockingham Co. | 1813 - 1891 |
| Reid, Frank Lewis | Rockingham Co. | Rockingham Co. | 1851 - 1894 |
| Reid, Frank Lewis | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1851 - 1894 | |
| Reid, Frank Lewis | Guilford Co. | 1851 - 1894 | |
| Reid, James Wesley | Rockingham Co. | Rockingham Co. | 1849 - 1902 |
| Reid, James William | Buncombe Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1917 - 1972 |
| Reid, James William | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1917 - 1972 | |
| Reid, Paul Apperson | Stokes Co. | Stokes Co., Pilot Mountain | 1902 - 1982 |
| Reid, Paul Apperson | Halifax Co., Roanoke Rapids | 1902 - 1982 | |
| Reid, Paul Apperson | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1902 - 1982 | |
| Reid, Paul Apperson | Jackson Co., Cullowhee | 1902 - 1982 | |
| Reilley, Charles Norwood | Mecklenburg Co. | Orange Co. | 1925 - 1981 |
| Reilley, Laura Holmes | St. Louis, Missouri | Mecklenburg Co. | 1861 - 1941 |
| Reilly, James | County Roscommon, Ireland | New Hanover Co. | 1823 - 1894 |
| Reilly, James | Columbus Co. | 1823 - 1894 | |
| Relfe (Ralph, Relph, Rolfe), Thomas | Unknown | Albemarle Colony | ca. 1645 - ca. 1713 |
| Relfe (Ralph, Relph, Rolfe), Thomas | Pasquotank Precinct | ca. 1645 - ca. 1713 | |
| Rencher, Abraham | Wake Co. | Chatham Co. | 1798 - 1883 |
| Renfrow, William Cary | Johnston Co. | Johnston Co. | 1845 - 1922 |
| Reuter, Philip Christian Gottlieb | Steinbach, Germany | Forsyth Co. | 1717 - 1777 |
| Revels, Hiram Rhoades | Cumberland Co. | Lincoln Co., Lincolnton | 1822 - 1901 |
| Rex, John | Germantown, Pennsylvania | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1771 - 1839 |
| Reynolds, Alonzo Carlton | Buncombe Co. | Rutherford Co. | 1870 - 1953 |
| Reynolds, Alonzo Carlton | Jackson Co. | 1870 - 1953 | |
| Reynolds, Alonzo Carlton | Haywood Co. | 1870 - 1953 | |
| Reynolds, Charles Albert | Rockingham Co. | Forsyth Co. | 1848 - 1936 |
| Reynolds, Charles Albert | Rockingham Co. | 1848 - 1936 | |
| Reynolds, Richard Joshua | Patrick Co., Virginia | Stokes Co. | 1850 - 1918 |
| Reynolds, Richard Joshua | Forsyth Co. | 1850 - 1918 | |
| Reynolds, Robert Rice | Buncombe Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1884 - 1963 |
| Reynolds, William Neal | Patrick Co., Virginia | Forsyth Co. | 1863 - 1951 |
| Reynolds, William Neal | Durham Co., Durham | 1863 - 1951 | |
| Rhame, Jeremiah | Unknown | Beaufort Co. (now Pitt) | ca. 1733 - 1805 |
| Rhame, Jeremiah | Pitt Co. | ca. 1733 - 1805 | |
| Rhine, Joseph Banks | Waterloo, Pennsylvania | Durham Co., Durham | 1895 - 1980 |
| Rhine, Joseph Banks | Orange Co., Hillsborough | 1895 - 1980 | |
| Rhodes, Elisha Averitt | Bertie Co. | Bertie Co. | 1791 - 1858 |
| Rhodes, Henry | Onslow Co. | Onslow Co. | ca. 1715 - 1780 |
| Rhodes, James Manly | Johnston Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1850 - 1941 |
| Rhodes, James Manly | Halifax Co. | 1850 - 1941 | |
| Rhodes, William Henry | Bertie Co. | Bertie Co. | 1822 - 1876 |
| Rhyne, Abel Peterson | Lincoln Co. (now Gaston) | Gaston Co. | 1844 - 1932 |
| Rhyne, Daniel Efird | Gaston Co. | Catawba Co. | 1852 - 1933 |
| Rhyne, Daniel Efird | Lincoln Co. | 1852 - 1933 | |
| Riccick, Wallace Carl | Wake Co. | Wake Co. | 1864 - 1942 |
| Rice, John Andrew | Lunchburg, South Carolina | Buncombe Co. | 1888 - 1968 |
| Rice, Joseph Hampton | Davie Co. | Forsyth Co. | 1874 - 1949 |
| Rice, Nathaniel | England | New Hanover Co. | d. 1753 |
| Rice, Oscar Knefler | Chicago, Illinois | Orange Co. | 1903 - 1978 |
| Richardson, Edmund | Caswell Co. | Caswell Co. | 1818 - 1886 |
| Richardson, J(acob) Henry Smith | Guilford Co. | Guilford Co. | 1885 - 1972 |
| Richardson, Lunsford | Johnston Co. | Guilford Co. | 1854 - 1919 |
| Richardson, Robert Payne, Jr. | Rockingham Co. | Rockingham Co. | 1855 - 1922 |
| Richardson, Robert Vinkler | Granville Co. | moved to Tennessee | 1820 - 1870 |
| Richardson, Willis | New Hanover Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1889 - 1977 |
| Ricks, (David) Peirson | Rockingham Co. | Forsyth Co. | 1908 - 1950 |
| Ricks, Robert Henry | Nash Co. | Nash Co. | 1839 - 1920 |
| Riddick, Elsie Garnett | Gates Co. | Guilford Co. | 1876 - 1959 |
| Riddick, Elsie Garnett | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1876 - 1959 | |
| Riddick, Joseph | Perquimans Co. | Gates Co. | d. 1818 |
| Riddick, Thomas Moore | Perquimans Co. | Orange Co. | 1907 - 1975 |
| Ridley, Dan | Southampton Co., Virginia | Hertford Co. | ca. 1744 - 1777 |
| Rieusset, John | Dublin, Ireland | Beaufort Co. | d. 1763 |
| Rieusset, John | Chowan Co. | d. 1763 | |
| Rights, Douglas Letell | Forsyth Co., Salem | Forsyth Co. | 1891 - 1956 |
| Rights, Douglas Letell | Guilford Co. | 1891 - 1965 | |
| Rippy, James Fred | Sumnor Co., Tennessee | Orange Co. | 1892 - 1977 |
| Rippy, James Fred | Durham Co., Durham | 1892 - 1977 | |
| Robbins, Karl | Kiev, Russia | Moore Co. | 1892 - 1960 |
| Robbins, Parker David | Bertie Co. | Bertie Co. | 1834 - 1917 |
| Robbins, Parker David | Duplin Co. | 1834 - 1917 | |
| Robbins, William McKendree | Randolph Co. | Davidson Co. | 1828 - 1905 |
| Robbins, William McKendree | Rowan Co. | 1828 - 1905 | |
| Roberts, Edward Gallatin | Buncombe Co. | Buncombe Co. | 1878 - 1931 |
| Roberts, Elizabeth Cond | Surry Co. | moved to Indiana | 1801 - 1884 |
| Roberts, John | Carteret Co. | Carteret Co. | ca. 1760 - 1823 |
| Roberts, John Calvin | Unknown | Forsyth Co. | 1833 - 1909 |
| Roberts, William Anderson | Caswell Co. | Caswell Co. | 1837 - 1889 |
| Roberts, William Paul | Gates Co. | Gates Co. | 1841 - 1910 |
| Robertson, James | Brunswick Co., Virginia | Wake Co. | 1742 - 1814 |
| Robertson, Judge Buxton | Alamance Co. | Alamance Co. | 1875 - 1946 |
| Robertson, Judge Buxton | Randolph Co. | 1875 - 1946 | |
| Robertson, Judge Buxton | Cabarrus Co. | 1875 - 1946 | |
| Robertson, Lucy Henderson Owen | Warren Co. | Orange Co. | 1850 - 1930 |
| Robertson, Lucy Henderson Owen | Guilford Co. | 1850 - 1930 | |
| Robertson, Reuben Buck | Cincinnati, Ohio | Haywood Co., Canton | 1879 - 1972 |
| Robeson, Thomas, Jr. | Bladen Co. | Bladen Co. | 1740 - 1785 |
| Robinson, Benjamin | Cumberland Co. | Cumberland Co. | 1843 - 1888 |
| Robinson, Cornelius | Anson Co. | Anson Co. | 1805 - 1867 |
| Robinson, Harold Frank | Mitchell Co. | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1918 - 1988 |
| Robinson, Harold Frank | Jackson Co. | 1918 - 1988 | |
| Robinson, James Lowrie | Macon Co. | Macon Co. | 1838 - 1887 |
| Robinson, John | Mecklenburg Co. | Duplin Co. | 1768 - 1845 |
| Robinson, John | Cumberland Co. | 1768 - 1845 | |
| Robinson, John | Cabarrus Co. | 1768 - 1845 | |
| Robinson, Joseph Edward | Lenoir Co. | Wayne Co. | 1858 - 1931 |
| Robinson, Leonidas Dunlap | Anson Co. | Anson Co. | 1867 - 1941 |
| Robinson, William Smith O'Brien | Lenoir Co. | Wayne Co. | 1852 - 1927 |
| Rochester, Nathaniel | Westmoreland Co., Virginia | Granville Co. | 1752 - 1831 |
| Rochester, Nathaniel | Orange Co. | 1752 - 1831 | |
| Rockwell, Elijah Frink | Lebanon, Connecticut | Cumberland Co. | 1809 - 1888 |
| Rockwell, Elijah Frink | Iredell Co. | 1809 - 1888 | |
| Rockwell, Elijah Frink | Cabarrus Co., Concord | 1809 - 1888 | |
| Rockwell, James Chester | Columbus Co., Whiteville | Columbus Co. | 1868 - 1893 |
| Rockwell, Kiffin Yates | Newport, Tennessee | Buncombe Co. | 1892 - 1918 |
| Rodenbough, Grace Taylor | Stokes Co. | Stokes Co. | 1897 - 1967 |
| Rodman, William Blount | Beaufort Co. | Beaufort Co. | 1817 - 1893 |
| Rodman, William Blount, Jr. | Edgecombe Co. | Beaufort Co. | 1862 - 1946 |
| Rodman, William Blount, Jr. | Mecklenburg Co. | 1862 - 1946 | |
| Roebson, Edward John, Jr. | Haywood Co. | Haywood Co. | 1890 - 1966 |
| Rogers, John Henry | Bertie Co. | moved to Mississippi | 1845 - 1911 |
| Rogers, Sion Hart | Wake Co., Raleigh | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1825 - 1874 |
| Rolfe (Relfe, Relph, Ralph), Thomas | Unknown | Albemarle Colony | ca. 1645 - ca. 1713 |
| Rolfe (Relfe, Relph, Ralph), Thomas | Pasquotank Precinct | ca. 1645 - ca. 1713 | |
| Rollins, Edward Tyler, Sr. | Wake Co., Cary | Durham Co., Durham | 1864 - 1931 |
| Rondthaler, Edward | Northampton Co., Pennsylvania | Forsyth Co., Salem | 1871 - 1956 |
| Rondthaler, Theodore Edward | Forsyth Co. | Forsyth Co. | 1899 - 1966 |
| Rondthaler, Theodore Edward | Hyde Co., Ocracoke | 1899 - 1966 | |
| Root, Charles Boudinot | Montague, Massachusetts | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1818 - 1903 |
| Rose, Paul Howard | Vance Co., Jackson | Halifax Co., Littleton | 1881 - 1953 |
| Rosenau, Milton Joseph | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1869 - 1946 |
| Ross, James | Martin Co. | moved to Tennessee | 1801 - 1878 |
| Ross, John (Cherokee Indian Chief) | Lookout Mountain, North Carolina | moved to Oklahoma | 1790 - 1866 |
| Ross, Martin | Martin Co. | Martin Co. | 1762 - 1828 |
| Ross, Martin | Chowan Co. | 1762 - 1828 | |
| Ross, Martin | Perquimans Co. | 1762 - 1828 | |
| Ross, Reuben | Martin Co. | Perquimans Co. | 1776 - 1860 |
| Ross, Reuben | Bertie Co. | 1776 - 1860 | |
| Ross, Robert Alexander | Burke Co. | Durham Co., Durham | 1899 - 1973 |
| Ross, Robert Alexander | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1899 - 1973 | |
| Roulhac, Joseph Blount Gregoire | Martin Co. | Bertie Co. | 1795 - 1856 |
| Roulhac, Joseph Blount Gregoire | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1795 - 1856 | |
| Roulhac, Psalmet Gregoire de | Limages, France | Beaufort Co. | 1752 - 1808 |
| Roulstone, George | Boston, Massachusetts | Cumberland Co. | 1767 - 1804 |
| Rowan, Matthew | Ireland | Beaufort Co., Bath | d. 1760 |
| Rowan, Matthew | Brunswick Co. | d. 1760 | |
| Rowe, Gilbert Theodore | Rowan Co. | Guilford Co. | 1875 - 1960 |
| Rowe, Gilbert Theodore | Durham Co., Durham | 1875 - 1960 | |
| Rowland, Alfred II | Robeson Co. | Robeson Co. | 1844 - 1898 |
| Rowntree, George | Lenoir Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1855 - 1942 |
| Royal, Benjamin Franklin | Carteret Co. | Carteret Co. | 1884 - 1941 |
| Royall, Kenneth Claiborne | Wayne Co. | Wayne Co. | 1894 - 1971 |
| Royall, William | Edgefield District, South Carolina | Wake Co., Wake Forest | 1823 - 1893 |
| Royall, William | Franklin Co., Louisburg | 1823 - 1893 | |
| Royd, George Dillard | Rockingham Co. | Rockingham Co. | 1797 - 1886 |
| Royster, Frank Sheppard, Sr. | Granville Co. | Person Co. | 1849 - 1928 |
| Royster, Frank Sheppard, Sr. | Edgecombe Co. | 1849 - 1928 | |
| Royster, Fred Stovall | Vance Co. | Vance Co. | 1908 - 1972 |
| Royster, Hubert Ashley | Wake Co., Raleigh | Wake Co. | 1871 - 1959 |
| Royster, James Finch | Wake Co. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1880 - 1930 |
| Royster, Wilbur High | Wake Co., Raleigh | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1887 - 1951 |
| Royster, Wilbur High | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1887 - 1951 | |
| Ruark, Robert (Bobby) Chester, Jr. | New Hanover Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1915 - 1965 |
| Ruffin, Peter Browne | Orange Co., Hillsborough | Orange Co. | 1821 - 1900 |
| Ruffin, Thomas | Queen Co., Virginia | Rockingham Co. | 1787 - 1870 |
| Ruffin, Thomas | Alamance Co. | 1787 - 1870 | |
| Ruffin, Thomas | Orange Co. | 1787 - 1870 | |
| Ruffin, Thomas | Greene Co. | Franklin Co. | 1820 - 1863 |
| Ruffin, Thomas | Wayne Co. | 1820 - 1863 | |
| Ruffin, Thomas, Jr. | Orange Co., Hillsborough | Caswell Co. | 1824 - 1889 |
| Ruffin, Thomas, Jr. | Guilford Co. | 1824 - 1889 | |
| Ruffin, Thomas, Jr. | Orange Co. | 1824 - 1889 | |
| Ruffin, William Haywood | Franklin Co., Louisburg | Durham Co., Durham | 1899 - 1988 |
| Ruggles, Edward Wolfe | Moore Co. | Moore Co. | 1900 - 1982 |
| Ruggles, Edward Wolfe | Wake Co., Raleigh | 1900 - 1982 | |
| Rumple, Jethro | Cabarrus Co. | Mecklenburg Co. | 1827 - 1906 |
| Rumple, Jethro | Rowan Co. | 1827 - 1906 | |
| Runnels, Hiram George | North Carolina | moved to Mississippi | 1796 - 1857 |
| Rush, Christopher | Craven Co. | moved to New York | 1777 - 1873 |
| Russell, Charles Phillips | Richmond Co. | Orange Co., Chapel Hill | 1884 - 1974 |
| Russell, Daniel Landsay | Brunswick Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1845 - 1908 |
| Russell, Elbert | Friendsville, Tennessee | Durham Co., Durham | 1871 - 1951 |
| Russell, Elbert | Guilford Co. | 1871 - 1951 | |
| Russell, Lindsay | New Hanover Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1870 - 1949 |
| Ruth, Earl Baker | Rowan Co., Spencer | Mecklenburg Co. | 1916 - 1989 |
| Ruth, Earl Baker | Rowan Co. | 1916 - 1989 | |
| Ruth, Earl Baker | Iredell Co. | 1916 - 1989 | |
| Rutherford, Griffith | Ireland | Halifax Co. | ca. 1721 - 1805 |
| Rutherford, Griffith | Rowan Co. | ca. 1721 - 1805 | |
| Rutherfurd, John | Midlothian Co., Scotland | New Hanover Co. | 1724 - 1782 |
| Rutherfurd, William Gordon | New Hanover Co. | New Hanover Co. | 1764 - 1818 |