Jesse Stepp was born in Burke County, North Carolina, in 1810. Stepp was a farmer who worked as a mountain guide in and around Mount Mitchell prior to its establishment as a state park. He acquired 990 acres of land that included Mount Mitchell's… Read More
John Logan Stepp, born August 28, 1868, was a farmer and lifelong resident of Black Mountain (Buncombe County). He died at his home on December 28, 1934.
Lewis Hicks Stepp, Sr. was born on October 18, 1882, in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Stepp was a foreman at the Tallassee Power Company plant at Badin, North Carolina. In 1919, he provided testimony in an investigation into alleged… Read More
Walter Howell Stepp, born April 24, 1885, was a lifelong resident of Black Mountain (Buncombe County). Stepp held several jobs during his career, including as a farmer, factory worker, and landscaper. He died in Asheville on November 28, 1944.… Read More
Samuel H. Sterling was born around 1875 in Maryland. For many decades, he was a resident of Washington, D.C., where he was a laborer, a plasterer, and a preacher. He served as minister of the Christian Temple C.M.E. Church in Washington, N.C., in… Read More
William M. Steuart born about 1785. He was a long-time resident of Washington, DC who worked as a clerk in the U.S. Pension Office for about thirteen years before becoming a private agent in 1848. He died in Washington, DC on September 18, 1852… Read More
Martin Luther Stevens was born on November 30, 1864, in Thornville, Ohio. Stevens was a physician in Asheville, North Carolina. He died in Asheville (Buncombe County) on January 20, 1940.
John Stevenson was a planter, sheriff (appointed 1743), and militia officer in colonial Perquimans County. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.
John Stevenson 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,… Read More
Joseph Stevenson 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.
Joseph Wann Stevenson was born in North Carolina in 1834. Stevenson was a University of North Carolina graduate, attorney, and Confederate officer. He died in Raleigh (Wake County) on July 17, 1865.
Alexander Stewart (1723-1771) was an Anglican clergyman who served as chaplain to royal governor Arthur Dobbs. He also was a Society for the Propagation of the Gospel missionary to the colonial town of Bath, where he emphasized outreach to the… Read More
Charles Edwin Stewart was born on March 6, 1884, in Detroit, Michigan. Stewart was pastor of the Ebenezer A. M. E. Church in Baltimore, Maryland. He died in New York on October 6, 1966.
John Stewart was a merchant in Martin and Tyrrell Counties. In 1777 he became a member of the Gourd Patch Conspiracy. While no one reported that Stewart personally recruited them to join the plot, several members noted that they knew Stewart was… Read More
Penelope Stewart (née Daly) was a resident of Martin County. Her husband John Stewart was a merchant in… Read More
Plummer Stewart was born on July 13, 1870, in Union County, North Carolina. Stewart was an attorney in Charlotte, North Carolina. He died in Charlotte (Mecklenburg County) on June 2, 1951.
William Stewart 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.
Anna Grimes was born in North Carolina on August 1, 1835. A resident of Raleigh in her youth, she attended St. Mary's School. She was close friends with Margaret Eliza Cotten and their correspondence was discussed regularly in her diary. Grimes… Read More
James Gudger Stikeleather was born in Iredell County, North Carolina, on April 7, 1872. Stikeleather was a real estate agent and insurance broker in Asheville, North Carolina. He served on the State Highway Commission from 1919 to 1932, serving… Read More
Anne "Annie" Stirling (née Biddle) was born on March 2, 1856 in Pennsylvania. Stirling dedicated her life to charity work. A member of the Quaker church, she organized and chaired the Inter-Racial Committee of Philadelphia. She died in… Read More
John Milton Stivers was born on May 25, 1852, in Meigs County, Ohio. Stivers relocated to Greensboro, North Carolina, where he engaged in the lumber business. He died there on May 17, 1931.
Hardee John Stockard was born on September 7, 1878, in Alamance County, North Carolina. Stockard was working as a deputy sheriff for Alamance County when in July 1920 a mob attempted to break the county jail and lynch three Black men wrongfully… Read More
George Stocken 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.
James Ernest Stokes was born on January 24, 1873, in Baltimore County, Maryland. Stokes was a physician who served on the Committee of American Physicians and guided the state's mobilization of medical resources during World War I. He died in… Read More
Andrew Stone (1703 - 1773) was a British government official who served as undersecretary of state (1734-1751), a member of the Board of Trade (1749-1761), and secretary of Barbados (1742-1773), among other positions.
Wellington Barnard Stone was born on January 25, 1860, in Illinois. Stone was an accountant and merchant in electrical supplies in Tryon, North Carolina. During World War I, he served as chairman of the local exemption board for Polk County. He… Read More
Zedekiah Stone (d. 1797) was a resident of Bertie County who served as a justice for the Bertie County Court… Read More
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Charles Daniel Storey was born on December 16, 1867, in Alamance County, North Carolina. Storey served as sheriff of Alamance County from 1916 to 1928. Storey failed to prevent the formation of a lynch mob in… Read More
George Storey 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
Moorfield Storey was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts on March 19, 1845. Storey was a prominent civil rights advocate and attorney who served as the first president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (1909-1929). He… Read More
John Christie Stout was born on December 19, 1860, in Randolph County, North Carolina. Stout was an architect and contractor who operated in Wilmington and Rocky Mount. He died in Rocky Mount on November 25, 1921.
Georgia Hulse Stover (née McLeod) was born in Wilmington (New Hanover County), North Carolina in 1875. Stover was a former teacher who, following her marriage to Martin L. Stover, became active in the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs.… Read More
Raymond "Rhea" Clay Stover was born on August 15, 1899 in Johnson City, Tennessee. He attended Shaw University, Temple University, and Benedict College. During the World War I, Stover worked for the… Read More
Elizabeth Strange's husband, John Strange, was wounded in the knee while serving in the North Carolina militia during the War of Regulation. He later drowned due to this injury. In 1773 Elizabeth… Read More
John Strange was a resident of Craven County, North Carolina by 1769. In 1771 he served in the North Carolina Militia during the War of Regulation and hurt his knee. Following the war, he successfully petitioned the… Read More
Sarah Caroline Wright Strange was born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina on June 16, 1834. Often called Callie to differentiate her from her cousin, also called Caroline, she married Robert Strange in 1854 and the couple had at… Read More
James Strawberry was an American Indian man who worked as a laborer in Bertie County, North Carolina. Records do not identify Strawberry's tribal identification, which suggests that Strawberry likely lived independently and outside of a tribal… Read More
Daniel Strawhon (d. 1785) 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.
Murdo Eugene Street was born in Glendon (Moore County), North Carolina on February 20, 1866. Street was a physician who served as superintendent of the North Carolina Sanatorium at Montrose (Hoke County). He died in Pinehurst (Moore County) on… Read More
Squire Strickland was an African American man born in Georgia in about 1844. A resident of Jackson County, Illinois by 1867, he worked as a farmer in Jackson County. He died prior to 1900.
Asseneth Alexander Stricklen was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in 1786. The daughter of a Revolutionary War soldier, she gave a sworn affidavit in support of her mother's widow's pension application. She died sometime after 1856.
John Stricklin was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined other members of the Johnston County militia in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to commission new captains for their unit.