Index to the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography
Created by the Staff of the Olivia Raney Library
Rowan County
| Name | Place of Birth | Place of Residence | Life Span |
|
Adleman (Eddleman,
Ettleman), Peter |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1762 - 1847 |
|
Beard, John, Jr. |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
1797 - 1876 |
|
Beard, Lewis |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
1754 - 1820 |
|
Blackmer, Sidney Alderman |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
Orange Co., Chapel Hill |
1895 - 1973 |
|
Bost, Annie Kizer |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
1883 - 1961 |
|
Bost, William Thomas
(Tom) |
Rowan Co. |
Orange Co., Chapel Hill |
1878 - 1951 |
|
Brown, Calvin Scott |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
Rowan Co. |
1859 - 1936 |
|
Brown, Cecil Kenneth |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
Randolph Co., Davidson |
1900 - 1957 |
|
Bruner, John Joseph |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
1817 - 1890 |
|
Caruthers, Eli Washington |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1793 - 1865 |
|
Chamberlain, G. Hope
Summerell |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1870 - 1900 |
|
Chambers, Maxwell |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
1780 - 1855 |
|
Chronicle, William |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1755 - 1780 |
|
Cotton, Elizabeth
Brownrigg Henderson |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
1875 - 1975 |
|
Craige, Francis Barton |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
1811 - 1875 |
|
Craige, Kerr |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
1843 - 1904 |
|
Crawford, Leonidas
Wakefield |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1842 - 1908 |
|
Donner, George |
Rowan Co. |
Donner Pass |
ca. 1784 - 1847 |
|
Donner, Jacob |
Rowan Co. |
Donner Pass |
ca. 1781 - 1847 |
|
Eddleman (Adleman,
Ettleman), Peter |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1762 - 1847 |
|
Ellis, John Willis |
Rowan Co. (now Davidson) |
Rowan Co. |
1826 - 1861 |
|
Ettleman (Eddleman,
Adleman), Peter |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1762 - 1847 |
|
Fischer, Charles |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
Rowan Co. |
1789 - 1849 |
|
Fischer, Charles
Frederick |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1816 - 1861 |
|
Foard, John Frederick |
Rowan Co. (now Davie) |
Person Co. |
1827 - 1909 |
|
Gaither, Nathan |
Rowan Co. |
moved to Kentucky |
1788 - 1862 |
|
Henderson, Archibald |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
Rowan Co. |
1877 - 1963 |
|
Henderson, John Steele |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1846 - 1916 |
|
Henderson, Mary Ferrand |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1887 - 1965 |
|
Holmes, Moses L. |
Rowan Co. (now Davidson) |
Rowan Co. |
1871 - 1889 |
|
Jnoes, Hamilton
Chamberlain, Jr. |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1837 - 1964 |
|
Jones, Alexander |
Rowan Co. |
moved to Georgia |
1802 - 1863 |
|
Jones, Roland |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
Rowan Co. |
1813 - 1869 |
|
Kluttz, Theodore Franklin |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1848 - 1918 |
|
Lawson, Hugh |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
ca. 1697 - 1772 |
|
Leazar, Augustus |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1843 - 1905 |
|
Lingle, Walter Lee |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1868 - 1956 |
|
Linn, Stahle |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1886 - 1959 |
|
Lyerly, Jacob Martin
Luther |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1862 - 1923 |
|
Macay, Spruce |
Rowan Co. (now Davidson) |
Rowan Co. |
ca. 1755 - 1808 |
|
Maclean, William |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1757 - 1828 |
|
Madison, Dolley Payne
Todd |
Rowan Co. |
moved to Virginia |
1768 - 1849 |
|
Murphy, Walter (Pete) |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1872 - 1946 |
|
Newman, Daniel |
Rowan Co. |
moved to Georgia |
ca. 1780 - 1857 |
|
Newman, John |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
ca. 1773 - 1833 |
|
Osborne, James Walker |
Rowan Co. |
Mecklenburg Co. |
1811 - 1869 |
|
Overman, Lee Slater |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1854 - 1930 |
|
Pearson, Jesse A. |
Rowan Co. |
Davie Co. |
1776 - 1823 |
|
Pearson, Joseph |
Rowan Co. |
Davie Co. |
ca. 1778 - 1834 |
|
Pearson, Richmond Mumford |
Rowan Co. (now Davie) |
Rowan Co. |
1805 - 1878 |
|
Polk, Lucius Eugene |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
moved to Tennessee |
1833 - 1892 |
|
Ramsaur, William Hoke |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1890 - 1922 |
|
Ramsay, John Andrew |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1836 - 1909 |
|
Rowe, Gilbert Theodore |
Rowan Co. |
Guilford Co. |
1875 - 1960 |
|
Ruth, Earl Baker |
Rowan Co., Spencer |
Mecklenburg Co. |
1916 - 1989 |
|
Shober, Francis Emanuel |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1860 - 1919 |
|
Steel, Elizabeth Maxwell |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1733 - 1790 |
|
Steele, John |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1764 - 1815 |
|
Steele, John Hardy |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1789 - 1865 |
|
Stirewalt, Jacob |
Rowan Co. |
Lincoln Co. |
1805 - 1869 |
|
Tiernan, Frances
Christine Fischer |
Rowan Co., Salisbury |
Rowan Co. |
1846 - 1920 |
|
Van Poole, Gideon
McDonald |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1872 - 1950 |
|
Vardell, Charles
Gildersleeve |
Rowan Co. |
Robeson Co. |
1893 - 1962 |
|
Waddel, Moses |
Rowan Co. |
moved to South Carolina |
1770 - 1840 |
|
Welborn (Wellborn), James |
Rowan Co. |
Wilkes Co. |
1767 - 1854 |
|
White, Hugh Lawson |
Rowan Co. (now Iredell) |
moved to Tennessee |
1773 - 1840 |
|
Whitehead, Richard Henry |
Rowan Co. |
Rowan Co. |
1865 - 1916 |