James Garrett Garrison was born in McDowell County, North Carolina, on April 1, 1881. Garrison was a farmer and lifelong resident of Broad River Township (McDowell County). He died in Asheville (Buncombe County) on October 1, 1967.
Joe Wilson Garrison was born in Black Mountain (Buncombe County), North Carolina, on January 6, 1892. Garrison was a farmer and lifelong resident of Broad River Township in McDowell County. He died there on May 17, 1924.
William Garfield Garrison was born in Black Mountain (Buncombe County), North Carolina, on August 8, 1884. Garrison lived and worked on his farm in Broad River Township for most of his life. He died in Black Mountain on November 14, 1942.
Charles Jackson Garriss was born in North Carolina on March 3, 1869. Garriss was a farmer in Northampton County, North Carolina, who served as mayor of Conway around 1913. He died on November 22, 1950.
John Wyckliffe Garvey was born in North Carolina on October 21, 1878. Garvey was for a time a bookkeeper in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County), North Carolina, before relocating to Richmond, Virginia, where he worked as a druggist for the Powers-… Read More
Frederick Newton Garvin was born in South Carolina in about 1803. A farmer in Pickens District, South Carolina, he served as a local magistrate and later as a sheriff. He died in Pickens District in about 1874.
Bamber Gascoyne (1725-1791) was a British politician who served as a member of the Board of Trade from 1763 to 1765. Surname might also be spelled as "Gascione."
Willie Monroe Gaskin was born on January 3, 1890, in Gallivants Ferry, South Carolina. Gaskin was the bookkeeper for the Smithfield Herald when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was subsequently inducted into the… Read More
Alexander Gaston was a French Huguenot who was born in Ireland in about 1735. He settled in Cravan County, North Carolina in 1764, where he worked as a medical doctor. During the War of Regulation Gaston provided medical services to the local… Read More
Horatio Gates (26 July 1727-10 April 1806) was a major general from Virginia who led Patriot forces during the Revolutionary War. After commanding at Fort Ticonderoga early in the war, Gates took over the Continental Army's Northern Department in… Read More
Charles C. Gatewood was born in Georgia in about 1804. He served as a judge for the County Commissioners' Court of Union County, Illinois in 1836. By 1850 he may have moved to Madison County, Missouri.
Dudley Gatewood was born in Essex County, Virginia in December 1747. In 1771 he moved to present-day Caswell County, North Carolina and later enlisted as a private in the Orange County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia in 1776. Later in 1780… Read More
George Grant Gatley was born on September 10, 1868, in Portland, Maine. Gatley was a career army officer who during World War I served as commander of the 55th Field Artillery Brigade and, later in the war, the 67th Field Artillery Brigade. He… Read More
Edward Gatlin was a colonist residing in Pamlico near present-day Bath, North Carolina in 1703. There he and several other men signed a petition to the governor requesting that the colonial government intercede and prevent the nearby Tuscarora… Read More
Samuel Mallett Gattis was born on March 8, 1863, in Orange County, North Carolina. An attorney by training, Gattis served as clerk of the Orange County Superior Court (1889 to 1894), state legislator (sessions of 1899, 1901, and 1903), and… Read More
Stephen Gaylard was a justice for the Hyde County Court. In 1777, as a member of that court, he helped oversee the collection of loyalty oaths from the county's white male citizens. Later he became a captain in the Hyde County Regiment of the… Read More
Paul Howard Gearhart was born in Warren, Ohio, on January 28, 1889. Gearhart was a forestry expert who served as forest engineer for the Mount Mitchell Commission in the state's quest to conserve the mountain. He died in Buffalo, New York, on… Read More
Thomas Geffreys 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.
Alexander Gelatly served as the Register for Chowan County before refusing to take the oath of allegiance to the State of North Carolina, choosing to leave the state instead. In the summer of 1777 he carried a … Read More
John Henry Gentry was born on February 22, 1881, in Jefferson, North Carolina. Gentry was a farmer and merchant in the Lansing community of Ashe County when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He died on June 13, 1973.
Ida Johnson Gerrey (née Hicks) was born in Stokes County, North Carolina, on January 19, 1869. Gerrey was a homemaker in the Walnut Cove community of Stokes County. She died there on September 15, 1936.
James Buchanan Gerringer was born on July 18, 1856 in Alamance County, North Carolina. Gerringer was a prominent farmer, one-time magistrate, deputy sheriff, and an officer with U.S. Revenue. He was interrogated by solicitor Samuel M. Gattis… Read More
Edith Stuyvesant Vanderbilt Gerry (née Dresser) was born in Newport, Rhode Island, on January 17, 1873. Gerry was a prominent philanthropist who managed the Biltmore Estate (Buncombe County, North Carolina) following the sudden death of her… Read More
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Robert Lardner Gibbon was born on December 6, 1866, in North Carolina. Gibbon was a surgeon who served on the Committee of American Physicians and guided the state's mobilization of medical resources during World War I. He died in Charlotte on… Read More
William Burg Gibson was born on May 19, 1853, in Iredell County, North Carolina. Gibson was a farmer and merchant in Statesville who served as chairman of the State Farmers Union, among other positions. During World War I, he served on the state'… Read More
Jessy Gilberd was a resident of colonial Johnston County. In an undated petition, he joined others in asking royal governor Arthur Dobbs to appoint another justice to serve their section of the county. His name may have also been spelled as Jesse… Read More
William Lee Gilbert was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 19, 1847. Gilbert was a bookkeeper who resided in, over time, Pender, Iredell, and Sampson Counties. Following a devastating July 1916 flood in the western part of North Carolina,… Read More
Thomas Giles was likely a resident of Union County, Illinois who served as the administrator of John B. Murray's estate. He died sometime before 1836.
Samuel Gilkey 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
Isaac Gill, Jr. was born on December 27, 1892 in Rhode Island. A West Point graduate and career army officer, Gill served as commanding officer of Camp Polk outside Raleigh, N.C., in the fall of 1918. He died at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on… Read More
Aaron Gillett was born in about 1730. A resident of Stono, South Carolina by 1771, he had an established medical practice. During the American Revolution he served as a surgeon in the Continental Army with his son Elijah assisting him. After the… Read More
Frederick Huntington Gillett was born in Massachusetts on October 16, 1851. He was a senator and representative from Massachusetts who served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1919 to 1925. Gillett died in Springfield… Read More
George William Gillette was born on November 4, 1888, in Onslow County, North Carolina. Gillette was a career military officer and government engineer. During World War I, Gillette served as captain of Company A of the 105th Engineers. He died in… Read More
Henry Augustus Gilliam was born on March 9, 1819. Gillam was an attorney, a Major in the Confederate Army, and a slave owner. He died in Edenton (Chowan County), North Carolina, on July 10, 1891.
Henry Augustus Gilliam, Jr. was born in Edenton (Chowan County), North Carolina on September 7, 1870. Gilliam was an attorney who served as county attorney for Edgecombe (1908-1912), as state senator (1913-1915), and as a member of the state… Read More
Donald Gillis was born in Florida on December 2, 1869. Gillis was an attorney who moved to Asheville (Buncombe County) in 1897. He served as editor of the Citizen for a time. Gillis remained in Asheville until his death there on February… Read More
Ellison Lindsay Gilmer was born in Greensboro (Guilford County), North Carolina, on August 31, 1866. Gilmer was a career army officer who served during the Spanish American War and World War I. He retired in 1922 with the rank of colonel. Gilmer… Read More
John Alexander Gilmer was born in Greensboro (Guilford County), North Carolina, on April 22, 1838. Gilmer was an attorney, Confederate veteran, state legislator (1870-1871) representing Guilford and Alamance counties, and superior court judge (… Read More
Frank Hackett Gilreath was born in Moravian Falls (Wilkes County), North Carolina, on March 15, 1869. Gilreath was a physician who ran a medical practice in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County) for several decades. Around 1938, Gilreath suffered an… Read More
Elizabeth Dye Gladden was born in Fairfield District, South Carolina in about 1751. There, she married William Gladden, a Revolutionary War soldier and the couple had at least eight children together before his death in 1793. Elizabeth lived the… Read More
James Glen was born in Linlithgow, Scotland, in 1701. Glen served as royal governor of South Carolina from 1738 until his recall in 1756. He died in London on July 18, 1777.
Eugene Byron Glenn was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina, on June 21, 1870. Glenn was a physician and surgeon who championed infrastructure and health improvements in and around Asheville. He died in Asheville on March 30, 1924.
Robert Brodnax Glenn was born on August 11, 1854, in Rockingham County, North Carolina. Glenn, a Democrat, served as Governor of North Carolina from 1905 to 1909. He died in Canada on May 16, 1920.
Charles Glover was born in Buckingham County, Virginia on January 23, 1794. A farmer, he served as a postmaster and presiding judge of the court for Bath County, Kentucky. He died in Bath County on May 4, 1870.
John Glover was a planter in Bertie Precinct, North Carolina. In 1736 Andrew Broughton brought a suit against Glover for keeping Cyrus, an enslaved American Indian whom Broughton argued he ought to have custody over. Glover died sometime after… Read More
William Glover arrived from Virginia at Little River in Perquimans Precinct, North Carolina by 1690. By November of that year he became the clerk of the North Carolina Council. In 1695 he became the clerk of the Perquimans Precinct Court. From… Read More
Daniel L. Goble was born in Galveston, Texas, on April 16, 1866. Many years into a well-established career in electrical contracting, Goble was approached by long-time friend and labor union leader Samuel… Read More
William Godfrey was born in about 1658. The son of a North Carolina Council member, William Godfrey was a resident of Perquimans Precinct. There, he and another colonist were accused of abusing an American Indian man named John King. Genealogical… Read More