William Allen Vannoy was born in Ashe County, North Carolina, on April 4, 1868. Vannoy was a merchant and justice of the peace in Wilkes County, North Carolina. He died in North Wilkesboro on March 21, 1927.

John Varnel was a resident of Bertie and later Gates County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.… Read More

Henry Branson Varner was born on April 12, 1870, in Davidson County, North Carolina. Varner was a prominent and politically powerful citizen of Lexington, serving as the Chairman of the State Prison Board during the administration of Gov. Thomas… Read More

Robbart Vassee was a resident in colonial North Carolina. Around 1763, he joined others in signing a letter of petition to royal governor Arthur Dobbs on behalf of William Strother, who had been accused of horse stealing.

Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial (1698-1778), Marquis de Vaudreuil, was a Canadian-born French colonial official who served as governor of French Louisiana (1743-1753) and as the governor-general of New France (1755-1760). During the… Read More

Edgar N. Vaughan was born in North Carolina around 1859. Vaughan was a minister in the Icard community of Burke County. He died in Icard on October 26, 1933.

George Vaughan was an Ireland native who was the uncle of John Sampson.

William Leroy Vaughan was born in Scotland Neck (Halifax County), North Carolina, on January 29, 1880. Vaughan was an attorney in Washington (Beaufort County), North Carolina. He died in Warwick, Virginia, on February 24, 1956.

Katherine "Kate" Margaret Vaughn (née Brew) was born October 22, 1872, in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Vaughn was a journalist, home economics expert, and social worker. During her time in North Carolina, she served as a cooking school coordinator… Read More

Francis Preston Venable was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia on November 17, 1856. Venable was a career educator who served as president of the University of North Carolina from 1900 to 1914. He died in Richmond, Virginia on March 17, 1934… Read More

Francis Vernon (circa 1715-1783) was a British politician who served as a member of the Board of Trade from 1762 to 1765. He was known as "The Lord Orwell" from 1762 to 1776 and often signed his name as "Orwell."

Arthur Lee Vesie was born on May 25, 1901 in Elon College, Alamance County, North Carolina. In July 1920, Vesie and two other men were accused of sexually assaulting Eula Virginia Riddle in Alamance County. The state's governor deployed a… Read More

Elizabeth Viner was born in about 1667. A resident of Perquimans Precinct, North Carolina, she was likely a servant. In August 1697 when Dorothy Steele ran away from her husband, she convinced Viner to join her. Eventually when they were caught… Read More

Charles Alexander Vogler was born on January 27, 1886, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Vogler was solicitor and later judge for the city of Winston-Salem. He died in Winston-Salem on May 31, 1925.

Chester Floyd Vogler was born on October 14, 1890, in Yadkin County, North Carolina. Vogler was a printer for J. B. Johnston in Mebane when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He died in Raleigh on October 20, 1965.

Treva Vogler (née Shore) was born on December 14, 1895, in Yadkin County, North Carolina. Treva married Chester F. Vogler in November 1914. She died in Craven County, North Carolina, on October 13, 1993.

Christoph von Graffenried was born in Switzerland on November 15, 1661. In 1710 he led a business venture in which he brought poor Swiss and German refugee families from Europe to North Carolina, where he established the town of New Bern on the… Read More

Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben was born in Prussia on September 17, 1730. A baron and former Prussian military officer, he came to the United States as a volunteer in 1777. In 1778 he became the Inspector General of the Continental Army and… Read More

Leonard Vyne was born in Zeeland, Michigan, on April 4, 1871. Vyne was a wholesale lumber dealer in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County), North Carolina, for several decades. He died in Statesville (Iredell County) on December 10, 1947.

The Waccamaw Sioux or the "People of the Falling Star" are a tribe of American Indians that mostly reside in present-day Columbus and Bladen Counties, North Carolina. From the 16th to the early 18th century, the Waccamaw lived along the eastern… Read More

John Waddel was a resident of colonial America who owned a schooner called St. Michael in 1761.

Eugene Stamps Waddell was born in Halifax, North Carolina, on June 12, 1876. Waddell was president and general manager of the Waverley Furniture Company in Wilmington, N.C. He died there on August 7, 1942.

Hugh Waddell (circa 1734-1773) was an Ireland-born merchant, planter, and politician who seems to have arrived in North Carolina sometime in the 1750s. During the French and Indian War, Waddell served as an officer in the British army. His… Read More

James W. Waddell was born in January 1871 in North Carolina. A contractor and brick mason by profession, Waddell also served as president of the Fayetteville branch of the NAACP.

Malina Waddell (née Walker) was born around 1883. She was a longtime resident of Goldsboro (Wayne County), North Carolina. She died while a patient at the North Carolina Sanatorium for the Treatment of Tuberculosis on June 20, 1913.

Eliot Wadsworth was born on September 10, 1876, in Boston, Massachusetts. Wadsworth was a financier who served as chairman of the American Red Cross during World War I. Later in life, he served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (1921-1926).… Read More

William Smith Waff (d. c1818) was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence… Read More

Walter Raleigh Wagoner was born in Forsyth County, North Carolina, on May 25, 1858. Wagoner was a lifelong resident of Forsyth County where he was a farmer and longtime civic leader in the Clemmons area, serving on the county board of… Read More

Jones Spencer Wahab was born in Hyde County on January 30, 1868. He owned a dry goods store in Black Mountain (Buncombe County) from around 1910 until 1930, when he filed for bankruptcy amidst the Great Depression. He died in Black Mountain on… Read More

According to James Rawlings, George Wainright was a resident Martin County and a friend of… Read More

Anna Josephine Wakefield (née Coit) was born in South Carolina on April 19, 1872. Wakefield was a teacher in Salisbury (Rowan County). She died in Banner Elk (Avery County) on December 21, 1963. Wakefield was a great granddaughter of geologist,… Read More

Loren Pinckney Waldo was born in Canterbury, Connecticut on February 2, 1802. A lawyer, he served in many offices in Connecticut state government before winning a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1849. Although he only served one term… Read More

John Herbert Waldrop was born on February 24, 1895, in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Waldrop was a bank teller for the Greenville Bank & Trust Company when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was inducted into the… Read More

Richard Walise was a resident in colonial North Carolina. Around 1763, he joined others in signing a letter of petition to royal governor Arthur Dobbs on behalf of William Strother, who had been accused of horse stealing.

Martin Walk (1707-1785) was a resident of Rowan County who signed a petition to Arthur Dobbs in 1762 requesting that he appoint a justice of the peace for Rowan County.

Deward Edgar Walker was born in Black Mountain (Buncombe County) on September 19, 1883. He served in the U.S. Army during the Philippine-American War of 1899-1902. He returned to Black Mountain where he worked at a saw mill and later as an… Read More

Edward Walker was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

Fred Edward Walker was born in Hampton, Virginia, on August 30, 1896. Walker served in the field artillery during World War I and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He died on July 5, 1962.… Read More

Harry Gambol Walker was born on August 22, 1889, in Creswell, North Carolina. At the time of the June 1917 registration drive for military service during World War I, Walker was twenty-seven years old with no… Read More

Henderson Walker was born in about 1659. He arrived in colonial North Carolina by 1682 and by 1683 he was serving as the clerk of the Albemarle County Court, an office which he held until 1689. From 1692 to 1692 he served as the colonial… Read More

James Walker was a colonial resident of Bath County, North Carolina who settled near the Neuse River. In Bath, he and several other colonists submitted a petition requesting the colony's support against a group of American Indians who opposed… Read More

Jesse C. Walker was born in North Carolina on September 22, 1882. Walker was an army deserter who shot and killed the sheriff of Brunswick County, North Carolina in November 1908. He was then incarcerated, spending a short stint of his thirty-… Read More

John Walker was a resident of colonial America who served as master of the sloop York in 1762.

Joshua Cochran Walker was born in Wilmington, North Carolina on April 6, 1833. He attended the University of North Carolina and alongside his classmates, was in the same social circles as Margaret Eliza Cotten before becoming a doctor. Walker… Read More

Mary Walker was a resident of Tyrrell County. In 1777 she submitted a sworn deposition testifying that she heard … Read More

Nathaniel Harrison Walker was born in Buncombe County on November 15, 1886. Walker spent most of his life in Black Mountain, where he worked as a telegraph operator. He served in the U.S. Army from 1917 to 1919 but did not see overseas service.… Read More

Steward Walker was a resident of Chowan and later Tyrrell County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's… Read More

Charles Slover Wallace was born on December 2, 1864, in Portsmouth, North Carolina. Wallace was president of the Wallace Fisheries Co., a producer of fish scrap and oil, in Morehead City, North Carolina. He died in Morehead City (Carteret County… Read More

Hugh Wallace was born in Newberry County, South Carolina on January 7, 1805. A farmer, he served as a justice of the peace for Chambers County, Alabama for over two decades. He died in Lee County, Alabama on June 10, 1888.

James Calloway Wallace was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on July 19, 1875. Wallace was the owner of Wallace & Co., a department store in North Wilkesboro. He also served as the town’s register of deeds, clerk, and treasurer, and as a… Read More