Index to the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography
Created by the Staff of the Olivia Raney Library
Burke County
|
NAME |
BORN |
RESIDED |
LIFE SPAN |
|
Abernethy, Arthur
Talmage |
Burke Co., Rutherford
College |
Buncombe Co.,
Asheville |
1872 - 1956 |
|
Abernethy, Charles
Laban |
Burke Co., Rutherford
College |
Carteret Co., Beaufort |
1872 - 1955 |
|
Avery, Alphonso
Calhoun |
Burke Co., Swan Ponds |
Mitchell Co. |
1835 - 1913 |
|
Avery, Clark Moulton |
Burke Co., Swan Ponds |
Burke Co., Morganton |
1819 - 1864 |
|
Avery, Isaac Erwin |
Burke Co., Swan Ponds |
Burke Co., Morganton |
1871 - 1904 |
|
Avery, Isaac Erwin |
Burke Co., Swan Ponds |
Burke Co., Swan Ponds |
1828 - 1863 |
|
Avery, Isaac Thomas |
Burke Co., Swan Ponds |
Burke Co., Swan Ponds |
1785 - 1864 |
|
Avery, William
Waightstill |
Burke Co., Swan Ponds |
Burke Co., Morganton |
1816 - 1864 |
|
Avery, Willoughby
Francis |
Burke Co., Swan Ponds |
Buncombe Co.,
Asheville |
1843 - 1876 |
|
Bowman, Jacob Weaver |
Burke Co. (now
Mitchell) |
Mitchell Co. |
1831 - 1905 |
|
Caldwell, Tod Robinson |
Burke Co., Morganton |
Orange Co., Chapel
Hill |
1818 - 1874 |
|
Carson, Samuel Price |
Burke Co. |
Burke Co. |
1798 - 1838 |
|
Cobb, Beatrice |
Burke Co., Morganton |
Burke Co. |
1888 - 1959 |
|
Ervin, Joseph Wilson |
Burke Co., Morganton |
Burke Co., Morganton |
1901 - 1945 |
|
Ervin, Samuel James,
Jr. |
Burke Co., Morganton |
Burke Co., Morganton |
1896 - 1985 |
|
Erwin, Jesse Harper |
Burke Co., Morganton |
Burke Co. |
1864 - 1962 |
|
Erwin, William Allen |
Burke Co. |
Burke Co. |
1856 - 1932 |
|
Huffman, Robert
Obediah |
Burke Co., Morganton |
Burke Co. |
1890 - 1978 |
|
Ivey, George Franks |
Burke Co., Morganton |
Rutherford Co. |
1870 - 1952 |
|
Johnson, Kate Ancrum
Burr |
Burke Co., Morganton |
Burke Co. |
1881 - 1968 |
|
McDowell, Joseph
Jefferson |
Burke Co. (now
McDowell) |
Burke Co. |
1800 - 1877 |
|
Murphy, James
Bumgardner |
Burke Co., Morganton |
Burke Co. |
1884 - 1950 |
|
Pearson, Robert
Caldwell |
Burke Co. |
Burke Co. |
1807 - 1867 |
|
Pearson, William
Simpson |
Burke Co. |
Buncombe Co. |
1849 - 1920 |
|
Phifer, Edward William
(Ned), Jr. |
Burke Co. |
Burke Co. |
1910 - 1980 |
|
Randall, William
George |
Burke Co. |
Burke Co. |
1860 - 1905 |
|
Ross, Robert Alexander |
Burke Co. |
Durham Co., Durham |
1899 - 1973 |
|
Silver, Frances
(Frankie) |
Burke Co. |
Burke Co. |
d. 1833 |
|
Sims, Leonard Henly |
Burke Co. |
moved to Tennessee |
1807 - 1886 |
|
Tate, Samuel McDowell |
Burke Co., Morganton |
Burke Co. |
1830 - 1897 |
|
Tillett, Gladys Love
Avery |
Burke Co., Morganton |
Mecklenburg Co. |
1892 - 1984 |
|
Yount, George Calvert |
Burke Co. |
Burke Co. |
1794 - 1865 |