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Thomas J. Lambe was born on May 6, 1851, in Chatham County, North Carolina. Lambe owned and operated a popular clothing store in Durham, North Carolina for more than forty-five years. He died in Wake County on August 31, 1932.

George Catron was born in Virginia in July 27, 1805. A farmer and wagon maker, he signed onto a bond for George Kinder for the administration of Kinder's mother's estate. He died in Wythe County on October 15, 1898.

Frank Simmons Lambeth was born on August 20, 1857, in Thomasville, North Carolina. Lambeth was a leading businessman and citizen who helped establish the chair manufacturing industry in Thomasville by helping to organize the Thomasville… Read More

John Walter Lambeth, Jr. was born on January 10, 1896, in Thomasville, North Carolina. During World War I, Lambeth served overseas from July 1918 to July 1919. Upon his return, he worked for his father at the Lambeth Furniture Company, first as… Read More

John Walter Lambeth, Sr. was born on May 25, 1868, near Thomasville, North Carolina. Lambeth was a banker, furniture manufacturer, and local politician. He was connected with the Standard Chair Company until he organized the Lambeth Furniture… Read More

Samuel Lancaster 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.

Newton Jerome Lance was born in North Carolina on August 11, 1854. Lance was a farmer in Hot Springs (Madison County), North Carolina. He died there on April 12, 1921.

Bird Land was a resident of Tyrrell County. In 1777 he swore three oaths and became a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy. He later gave a sworn deposition about his involvement in the plot and appeared on a list of witnesses at the Edenton… Read More

Henry Clayton Landon was born on July 11, 1860, in Massachusetts. Landon was a civil engineer who moved to North Carolina to pursue a career constructing and overseeing the operations of a lumber railway from Wilkesboro to Grandin in the early… Read More

Abraham Lane 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.

Agnes Lane (née Lacy) was born July 9, 1892, in North Carolina. Lane was a stenographer in Wilson County. She died on August 26, 1989.

Franklin Knight Lane was born on July 15, 1864, near Charlottestown, Canada. Lane served as United States Secretary of the Interior during the administration of President Woodrow Wilson, from 1913 to 1920. He died in Rochester, Minnesota, on May… Read More

Julian Jay Lane was born on July 1, 1888, in Wilson County, North Carolina. Lane was an insurance agent in Wilson, North Carolina. He died there on September 5, 1946.

Leon Theodore Lane was born on July 17, 1871, in Chatham County, North Carolina. Lane served as sheriff of Chatham from 1910 until 1920, when he resigned to campaign for election to the legislature. Lane won and took his seat in 1921. He died in… Read More

William Cobb Lane was born in Goldsboro (Wayne County), North Carolina, on November 25, 1874. Lane lived in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County) for about eighteen months while he worked as a pharmacist at North Wilkesboro Drug Company. He and his… Read More

Edward Langford was a resident of colonial New Hanover County. In an undated petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs for aid in controlling an outbreak of disease that was then decimating cattle, threatening both beef and… Read More

William Franklin Langley was born on March 9, 1896, in Pitt County, North Carolina. Langley was a farmer in Pitt County, North Carolina, upon the outbreak of World War I. The Eastern District Exemption Board overturned a ruling by the county… Read More

Willis Langley (d. 1780) 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.

John Dallas Langston was born on March 22, 1881, near Aurora, North Carolina. Langston was a lawyer by training who embarked on a military career shortly after the United States' entrance into World War I. During the war, Langston first served on… Read More

Andrew Lanier was born around 1885 in Cumberland County, North Carolina. Lanier was a citizen of Fayetteville, where he worked as a barber and served as the secretary of the Fayetteville branch of the NAACP. He died in Durham on March 22, 1934.… Read More

Elmer Dore Lansing was born in Troy, New York on July 26, 1879. He moved to Montreat (Buncombe County) in 1897. He spent most of his career working as a clerk at Commonwealth Bank in nearby Black Mountain. He also served as postmaster of Montreat… Read More

Numa Albert Lasley was born in Stokes County, North Carolina, on January 16, 1877. Lasley likely moved to North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County) around 1910 where he worked as a police officer. He served as the town’s chief of police from 1913 until… Read More

Aaron Lassiter (d. 1815) was a resident of Chowan 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… Read More

Aaron Lassiter Sr. (d. 1781) was a resident of Chowan 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… Read More

Abisha Lassiter was a resident of Chowan 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

Amos Lassiter (d. 1815) was a resident of Chowan 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… Read More

Benjamin Lassiter was born at an unknown location and date, but resided in Lenoir County by July 1870. That month, he murdered Alexander Croom, a six year old African American boy. After the murder Lassiter fled and was never charged for the… Read More

Frederick Lassiter (d. 1787) was a resident of Bertie 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

George Lassiter (d. 1795) was a resident of Chowan 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… Read More

James Lassiter was a resident of Bertie 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.

Jeremiah Lassiter was a resident of Chowan 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… Read More

Jonathan Lassiter (d. c1813) was a resident of Chowan 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… Read More

Josiah Lassiter was a resident of Chowan 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

Reuben Lassiter (d. 1800) was a resident of Chowan 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… Read More

Thomas James Lassiter was born on January 9, 1869, in Johnston County, North Carolina. Lassiter was an editor of the Smithfield Herald. He died in Smithfield (Johnston County) on September 9, 1920.

Timothy Lassiter (d. c1800) was a resident of Chowan 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… Read More

John Latta was a resident of colonial Anson County. In an undated petition, he joined other Anson County residents in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to organize a patrol to defend against attacks by members of the Catawba, Cherokee, Seneca,… Read More

Evelyn Ann Wood Lattimore (née White) was born on February 3, 1896, in North Carolina. She married Julian Edward Wood on February 9, 1918. They later divorced, and she went on to marry George F. Lattimore on September 4, 1923. Evelyn died in… Read More

Charles O'Hagan Laughinghouse was born on February 25, 1871, near Grimesland, North Carolina. Laughinghouse was a physician and medical administrator. During World War I, he served on the Committee of American Physicians and guided the state's… Read More

Joseph John Laughinghouse was born on October 4, 1847, in Pitt County, North Carolina. During World War I, Laughinghouse served on the Pitt County Exemption Board until he was forced to resign by Gov. Thomas W. Bickett. He died in Greenville (… Read More

Ned Laughinghouse was born on November 10, 1886, in Pitt County, North Carolina. Laughinghouse was the son of J. J. Laughinghouse, chairman of the Pitt County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in April 1941 when the ship on which he was… Read More

James Laughton (d. 1813) was a resident of Bertie 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.

William Laval born in Goose Creek Parish, South Carolina on May 27, 1788. A major in the War of 1812, he was the Comptroller General of South Carolina from 1834-1838 and again from 1842-1846. He also held office as the state's secretary of state… Read More

William Lavender was a resident of Craven County, North Carolina by 1769. In 1773, Lavender served as a witness for the pension certificate of… Read More

Van Allen Lawhon was born in South Carolina in about 1808. A resident of Anderson, South Carolina, he worked as a clerk of the court and postmaster there. He served as a reference for William Guest on Guest's pension application. He died sometime… Read More

Asa Lawrence (d. 1797) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he served as a juror in the fall session of the … Read More

Charles Lawrence 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.

Charles Lawrence (1709 - 1760) was a British army officer who served as lieutenant governor (1754-1756) and later governor (1756-1760) of Nova Scotia.

David Lawrence (d. c1786) 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.

John Lawrence was a resident of Bertie 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.