Index to the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography
Created by the Staff of the Olivia Raney Library
Wake County
| Name | Place of Birth | Place of Residence | Life Span |
|
Anderson, Albert |
Wake Co., Eagle Rock |
Vance Co. |
1859 - 1932 |
|
Ashe, William Willard |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1872 - 1932 |
|
Atkinson, James Oscar |
Wake Co. |
Alamance Co., Elon |
1867 - 1940 |
|
Bagley, Worth |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1874 - 1898 |
|
Bain, Donald William |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1841 - 1892 |
|
Barringer, Daniel Moreau,
Jr. |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Alamance Co. |
1860 - 1929 |
|
Battle, John Thomas
Johnson |
Wake Co., Wake Forest |
Anson Co., Wadesboro |
1859 - 1940 |
|
Battle, Kemp Plummer, Jr. |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Orange Co., Chapel Hill |
1859 - 1922 |
|
Battle, Thomas Hall |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Orange Co., Chapel Hill |
1860 - 1936 |
|
Beckwith, John Watrus |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1831 - 1890 |
|
Beddingfield, Eugene
Crocker |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1862 - 1926 |
|
Blake, Lillie Devereux |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Bertie Co. |
1835 - 1913 |
|
Branch, Douglas McKinley |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co. |
1908 - 1963 |
|
Brewer, Charles Edward |
Wake Co., Wake Forest |
Wake Co., Wake Forest |
1866 - 1941 |
|
Brewer, John Bruce |
Wake Co., Wake Forest |
Wake Co., Wake Forest |
1846 - 1929 |
|
Bridgers, Ann Preston |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1891 - 1967 |
|
Briggs, Thomas Henry |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1847 - 1928 |
|
Briggs, Willis Grandy |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1875 - 1954 |
|
Brockwell, Sherwood
Battle |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1885 - 1953 |
|
Broughton, Carrie Longee |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1879 - 1957 |
|
Broughton, Joseph
Melville |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1888 - 1949 |
|
Broughton, Needham Bryant |
Wake Co., Auburn |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1848 - 1914 |
|
Busbee, Charles Manly |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1845 - 1909 |
|
Busbee, Fabius Haywood |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1848 - 1908 |
|
Busbee, Jacques (James
Littlejohn) |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1870 - 1947 |
|
Busbee, Juliana Royster |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1876 - 1962 |
|
Carlyle, Irving Edward |
Wake Co., Wake Forest |
Wake Co. |
1896 - 1971 |
|
Carlyle, John Bethune,
Jr. |
Wake Co., Wake Forest |
Wake Co., Wake Forest |
1901 - 1951 |
|
Clark, David |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co. |
1877 - 1955 |
|
Clark, John Washington |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co. |
1887 - 1969 |
|
Clark, Thorne McKenzie |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co. |
1889 - 1971 |
|
Clarke, Francis Devereux |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co. |
1849 - 1913 |
|
Clarke, Mary Bayard
Devereux |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1827 - 1886 |
|
Clarke, William John |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1819 - 1886 |
|
Cox, Albert Lyman |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Orange Co., Chapel Hill |
1883 - 1965 |
|
Cox, Francis Augustus |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Orange Co., Chapel Hill |
1885 - 1978 |
|
Crittenden, Charles
Christopher |
Wake Co., Wake Forest |
Wake Co. |
1902 - 1969 |
|
Crudup, Josiah |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co. |
1791 - 1872 |
|
Daniels, Jonathan Worth |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Orange Co., Chapel Hill |
1902 - 1981 |
|
Devereux, Thomas, Jr. |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1820 - 1893 |
|
Dunn, Poindexter |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1834 - 1914 |
|
Gales, Seaton |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1828 - 1878 |
|
Gales, Weston Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1802 - 1848 |
|
Garrott, Isham Warren |
Wake Co. |
Anson Co. |
1816 - 1863 |
|
Gorman, Alexander M. |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1814 - 1865 |
|
Harris, Bernice
(Christiana ) Kelly |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co. |
1891 - 1973 |
|
Harris, Winder Russell |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1888 - 1973 |
|
Haywood, Edmund Burke |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1825 - 1894 |
|
Haywood, Ernest |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1803 - 1880 |
|
Haywood, Hubert Benburg,
Sr. |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1883 - 1961 |
|
Haywood, Marshall De
Lancey |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1819 - 1889 |
|
Haywood, William Henry,
Jr. |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1801 - 1852 |
|
Hill, Thomas Norfleet |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co. |
1836 - 1901 |
|
Hill, William Geddy |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1806 - 1877 |
|
Hinton, Charles Lewis |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co. |
1793 - 1861 |
|
Hinton, Mary Hilliard |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1869 - 1961 |
|
Hogg, Thomas Devereux |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1823 - 1904 |
|
Holden, Joseph William |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1844 - 1875 |
|
Holding, Robert Powell |
Wake Co., Wake Forest |
Wake Co. |
1896 - 1957 |
|
Howell, Edward Vernon |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1872 - 1931 |
|
Hunter, Charles Norfleet |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1852 - 1931 |
|
Jay, John Edwin |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1852 - 1918 |
|
Johnson, Andrew |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
moved to Tennessee |
1808 - 1875 |
|
Johnson, Charles Earl |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1851 - 1923 |
|
Johnson, Charles Marion |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1891 - 1964 |
|
Johnson, Edward Austin |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1860 - 1944 |
|
Johnson, Jane Claudia
Saunders |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1832 - 1899 |
|
Jones, James H. |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1831 - 1921 |
|
Jones, William Branch |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1890 - 1943 |
|
Kingsbury, Theodore
Bryant |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Warren Co. |
1828 - 1913 |
|
Lacy, Benjamin Rice |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1854 - 1929 |
|
Lacy, Benjamin Rice, Jr. |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1886 - 1981 |
|
Lacy, William Sterling |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1842 - 1899 |
|
Lane, Lunsford |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1803 - ca. 1863 |
|
Lathrop, Virginia Terrell |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1902 - 1974 |
|
Lewis, Kemp Plummer |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1880 - 1952 |
|
Lewis, Nell (Cornelia),
Battle |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1893 - 1956 |
|
Mangum, Priestley Hinton,
Jr. |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co. |
1829 - 1907 |
|
Mangum, Willie Person,
Jr. |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co. |
1827 - 1881 |
|
Manning, Vannog Hartrog |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
moved to Mississippi |
1839 - 1892 |
|
McKee, James |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1844 - 1912 |
|
McKee, William Henry |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1814 - 1875 |
|
McKimmon, Jane Simpson |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1867 - 1957 |
|
McPheeters, Samuel Brown |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1819 - 1870 |
|
Mordecai, (Mrs.) Ellen
Mordecai |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1820 - 1916 |
|
Nichols, John |
Wake Co., Eagle Rock |
Wake Co. |
1834 - 1917 |
|
Olive, Eugene Irving |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co. |
1890 - 1968 |
|
Page, Allison Francis
(Frank) |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co. |
1824 - 1899 |
|
Page, Frank |
Wake Co. |
Moore Co. |
1875 - 1934 |
|
Page, Robert Newton |
Wake Co. |
Moore Co. |
1859 - 1933 |
|
Page, Walter Hines |
Wake Co., Cary |
Moore Co. |
1855 - 1918 |
|
Park, John Asley |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1885 - 1956 |
|
Pennington, John L. |
Wake Co. |
Craven Co. |
1829 - 1900 |
|
Pogue, Joseph Ezekiel,
Jr. |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1877 - 1971 |
|
Polk, Leonidas |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1806 - 1864 |
|
Poteat, Hubert McNeill |
Wake Co., Wake Forest |
Wake Co. |
1886 - 1958 |
|
Primrose, William Stuart |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1848 - 1909 |
|
Pullen, John Turner |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co. |
1852 - 1913 |
|
Pullen, Richard Stanhope |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1822 - 1895 |
|
Purejoy, James Simpson |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co. |
1813 - 1889 |
|
Ray, John Robert |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co. |
1852 - 1891 |
|
Rayner, John Baptist |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1850 - 1918 |
|
Rencher, Abraham |
Wake Co. |
Chatham Co. |
1798 - 1883 |
|
Riccick, Wallace Carl |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co. |
1864 - 1942 |
|
Rogers, Sion Hart |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1825 - 1874 |
|
Rollins, Edward Tyler,
Sr. |
Wake Co., Cary |
Durham Co., Durham |
1864 - 1931 |
|
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 |
|
Saunders, William
Lawrence |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Rowan Co. |
1835 - 1891 |
|
Scarborough, John Catre |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co. |
1841 - 1917 |
|
Shepard, James Edward |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Durham Co., Durham |
1875 - 1947 |
|
Shepherd, Lilla (May)
Vass |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1881 - 1953 |
|
Sherwood, Francis Webber |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1890 - 1963 |
|
Shipp, Margaret Busbee |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1871 - 1936 |
|
Smethurst, Frank Austin |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co. |
1891 - 1941 |
|
Stephenson, William
Hermas |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Orange Co., Chapel Hill |
1897 - 1986 |
|
Stringfield, Lamar |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Madison Co. |
1897 - 1959 |
|
Taylor, James Fauntleroy |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1821 - 1903 |
|
Todd, Furney, Albert |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1921 - 1991 |
|
Tucker, Rufus Sylvester |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
Wake Co. |
1829 - 1894 |
|
Wynne, William (Will)
Andrew |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1869 - 1951 |
|
Yates, Matthew Tyson |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co. |
1819 - 1888 |
|
Yergan, Max |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co., Raleigh |
1892 - 1975 |
|
Young, Allen Lawrence |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co. |
1875 - 1957 |
|
Young, David Alexander |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co. |
1907 - 1994 |
|
Young, John Smith |
Wake Co. |
Wake Co. |
1834 - 1916 |