Anna Liza "Annie" Ray (née Wilson) was born in Yancey County, North Carolina on August 6, 1872. Ray was a daughter of mountain guide "Big Tom" Wilson who married her cousin Jesse W. Ray in 1888. She died in Burnsville (Yancey County) on October… Read More
Daniel Jefferson Ray was born in Burnsville (Yancey County), North Carolina on February 25, 1862. Ray was a farmer in Pensacola Township (Yancey County). He died there on April 26, 1936.
George M. Ray was born in North Carolina in about 1775. A farmer in Jackson County, he was the son of a Revolutionary War veteran and wrote an affidavit in support of his mother's widow's pension claim. He died sometime between 1840 and 1845.
James Ray was born in Orange County, North Carolina in about 1771. The oldest child of Lydia and Joseph Ray, he died of illness in about November or December of 1780.
James A. Ray was born on August 23, 1872, in Alamance County, North Carolina. On the night of July 19, 1920, he and two others—William W. Phillips and Clem William Bradshaw—were shot by national guard soldiers with the Durham Machine Gun Company… Read More
James Ray Sr. was born in Orange County, North Carolina in about 1752. During the American Revolution, he and his wife Jane went and stayed with his brother and sister-in-law, Joseph and Lydia Ray. He died in Jackson County, Tennessee in about… Read More
Jane Allison Ray was born in Orange County, North Carolina in about 1749. During the American Revolution she and her husband James Ray stayed at her sister-in-law Lydia Ray's house in Orange County. She and her husband later moved to Jackson… Read More
Jesse W. "Jess" Ray was born in North Carolina on September 13, 1868. Ray was a farmer in Burnsville (Yancey County) who served as police chief in the 1920s. He died on August 19, 1935.
John Ray (d. 1801) 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.
John Bispham Ray was born on June 27, 1873, in Yancey County, North Carolina. Ray was a state legislator and judge for the eighteenth judicial district of the superior court. He was known popularly, and signed his name frequently, as "J. Bis Ray… Read More
Joseph Ray was born in about 1750. A resident of Orange County, North Carolina, he married Lydia Miller in March 1771 and the couple had five children together. In the summer of 1779 he may have enlisted as a private in the North Carolina Light… Read More
Lydia Miller Ray was born on April 4, 1752. She married Joseph Ray in Orange County, North Carolina in March 1771 and the couple had five children together. During the American Revolution, Lydia remained at their homestead in Orange County while… Read More
Mattie E. Ray (née Riddle) was born in Pensacola Township (Yancey County), North Carolina on December 30, 1877. She married Daniel Jefferson Ray in December 1893 and died in Pensacola Township on September 29, 1935.
William Brevard Raymer was born in Iredell County on July 7, 1876. He served in the U.S. Army from 1902 to 1905. He moved to North Wilkesboro around 1910, when he opened a barber shop with Solomon A. Holler. He later worked in the dry cleaning… Read More
Amos Rayner (1760-1843) 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. In… Read More
John Rayner (c1721-1796) 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.
Samuel Rayner (d. 1817) 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 Rayner (d. 1827) 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. Later… Read More
Adonijah Raynor was born on January 22, 1888, in Cumberland County, North Carolina. At the outbreak of World War I, Raynor was a tenant farmer in Cumberland County, North Carolina. He died in Erwin (Harnett County) on December 14, 1944.
St. Johns, Perry Co., Ill
James Rea (d. c1784) 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.
Samuel Rea 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.
Thomas Rea (d. 1824) 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.
Jacob Read 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.
Emily A. Moore Reade was born in Person County in about 1818. In 1836 she married Edwin Godwin Reade, a successful lawyer who later served in the North Carolina State Assembly and in the state's supreme court. She died in Person County, North… Read More
Robert Percy Reade was born on August 5, 1877, in Person County, North Carolina. Reade served for many decades as the attorney for the County of Durham, North Carolina. He died in Durham on August 24, 1961.
Lyonel Reading was a an early resident of Bath County where he had frequent interactions with the Bay River Indians. During the Tuscarora War, Reading transformed his home near present-day Washington into a fort, which was the westernmost… Read More
John Ready (d. 1787) 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. Later in… Read More
James Realy was a resident of colonial Salisbury. Around 1763, William Strother and Oliver Wallace were accused of horse stealing, found guilty, and sentenced to death. In an undated petition, Realy joined others from the Salisbury District in… Read More
John Ream 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.
James Enoch Rector was born in Greenville, Tennessee, on December 22, 1882. Rector was an attorney in Hot Springs (Madison County) and later Asheville (Buncombe County), North Carolina. He died in Asheville on November 22, 1949.
Josiah Reddit (1740-1811) was a constable in Bertie County. In 1777 once the Bertie County Court found that… Read More
William Cox Redfield was born on June 18, 1858, in Albany, New York. Redfield, a northern politician affiliated with the Democratic Party, is best remembered for his tenure as the U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1913 to 1919 under the… Read More
Will Redman was a Black day laborer who lived along the Yadkin River in Surry County, North Carolina in 1916. That July, a devastating flood pushed the Yadkin beyond its banks, washing away all of the possessions of Redman, his wife, and their… Read More
Robert Burwell Redwine was born on July 12, 1860, in Union County, North Carolina. Redwine was a prominent attorney, legislator, and judge in Monroe, North Carolina. During World War I, Gov. Thomas W. Bickett nominated him to serve on the state's… Read More
Christian Reed (d. 1803) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he served as a grand juror in the fall session of the … Read More
James Reed (died 1777) was a missionary from England who served as a teacher and minister in colonial-era New Bern and Craven County and, on several occasions, as chaplain for the General Assembly.
Joseph Reed was born in about 1750. A resident of South Carolina, he served as a private in the 5th South Carolina Regiment of the Continental Line from March 1776 to June 1777. After Charleston fell to the British in May 1780, Reed evacuated the… Read More
Thomas Reed 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.
Pulaski, Ill
William Reed was likely born in England in about 1670, arriving to colonial North Carolina by 1703. Reed became a member of the North Carolina Council in 1712. When acting governor Thomas Pollock died in 1722, Reed replaced him, serving until… Read More
William Reed was a resident of colonial Salisbury. Around 1763, William Strother and Oliver Wallace were accused of horse stealing, found guilty, and sentenced to death. In an undated petition, he joined others from the Salisbury District in… Read More
Frank Murchison Register was born on August 6, 1870, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Register was the head physician at the state prison farm in Halifax County from about 1902 until his resignation in March… Read More
Harry Emmons Reid was born on October 9, 1877, in North Carolina. Reid was the proprietor of the Reid Hardware Company in Lincolnton who served as the chairman of the Lincoln County Exemption Board during World War I. He died in Baltimore,… Read More
William K. Reid was born in North Carolina on June 4, 1808. A merchant, he also served as the clerk of the court of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He died in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 29, 1867.
Laura Reilley (née Holmes) was born on November 28, 1861, in St. Louis, Missouri. Reilley was an influential suffrage advocate who helped organize and administer several women's organizations in the state. During World War I, she served on the… Read More
William Preston Reinhardt was born on July 31, 1886, in Burke County, North Carolina. Reinhardt was an employee of the Brookford Mills Manufacturing Company, in Brookford, North Carolina. He died in Hickory, North Carolina on April 21, 1972.