Michael Holt Jr. was born in Virginia on 6 May 1723 and moved to Orange County, North Carolina in about 1740. A planter, Holt served as a local justice of the peace. During the War of Regulation, Holt was the captain of the Orange County Militia… Read More
Peter Armstrong Holt was born on February 25, 1891, in Alamance County, North Carolina. In 1920, Holt provided testimony in an investigation into an attempted lynching in Graham, North Carolina. He was employed as a bookkeeper at the L. Banks… Read More
Daniel Holyfield was a soldier at Fort Johnston, a British colonial-era fort in Brunswick County, who testified to the alleged misconduct of Captain John Dalrymple in 1763.
William Homes (d. 1791) 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.
Murray Cornelius Arsemus Honeycutt was born in Yancey Count, North Carolina, on December 12, 1869. Honeycutt was a banker in Burnsville (Yancey County) who served on the Mount Mitchell Commission (appointed 1915). He died in Burnsville on… Read More
Henry Warren Hood, Jr. was born on May 24, 1892, in Southport, North Carolina. Hood was the manager of a dry goods store in Southport, North Carolina, upon the outbreak of World War I. He later served as a member of the Brunswick County Board of… Read More
John Hooten 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.
Herbert Clark Hoover was born on August 10, 1874, in West Branch, Iowa. During World War I, Hoover was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson to serve as head of the United States Food Administration. He was later the 31st President of the United… Read More
John Hopkins 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 1781 he… Read More
John Hopkins arrived in the colony of North Carolina by 1687. A resident of Perquimans, in 1705 he served on a jury that freed Sanders, an American Indian man who had been indentured to Juliana Laker. He died in Albemarle County in 1721.
Stephen Hopkins (1707-1785) was a prominent merchant and politician who served nine terms as royal governor of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations between 1755 and 1768. He later was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Peregrine Thomas Hopson (1696-1759) was a British army officer who served as governor of Nova Scotia (1752-1755). In late 1758, during the Seven Years' War, he led an expedition against the French on the islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe, in… Read More
Anne Rombough was born in Chowan County, North Carolina in about 1754. In November 1772 Anne (also called Nancy, which a popular nickname for Anne) married John Horniblow. Her husband was the proprietor and owner of the King's Arms Tavern, one of… Read More
John Horniblow (d. 1799) was a justice of the peace and tavern keeper in Edenton, North Carolina. He owned his tavern, called the King's Arms by 1770 and it was located next to the Chowan County Courthouse. His first wife, Anne was a signer of… Read More
Archie Wynne Horton was born in Wilkes County on February 2, 1893. After graduating from Wake Forest in 1914, Horton worked as a cashier at Deposit and Savings Bank in North Wilkesboro. He moved to Carpinteria, California in 1934, where he owned… Read More
Charles Gentry Horton was born in Ashe County, North Carolina, on August 12, 1884. Horton was a clerk and carpenter in North Wilkesboro. He died there on June 5, 1963.
Claude Lawrence Horton was born in Boone (Watauga County), North Carolina, on March 15, 1888. Horton moved to North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County) sometime after 1910 and began his career as a bricklayer. He was drafted in March 1918 and served… Read More
Henry Walter Horton was born in North Carolina on July 4, 1873. Horton was president of the Citizens Loan & Trust Co. and president and treasurer of Horton Telephone Co. in Wilkes County, North Carolina. He died in Blowing Rock (Watauga… Read More
John Horton was a resident of Martin County. According to John Collins, in 1777 … Read More
Joseph Lloyd Horton was born on February 3, 1894, in Farmville, North Carolina. Horton was an attorney who served as solicitor for Pitt County. He died in Raleigh on July 11, 1926.
William Horton 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.
William Phineas Horton was born in Watauga County, North Carolina, on February 14, 1867. Horton was a prominent physician in Boone who served as surgeon for the Southern Railway and Watauga & Yadkin River R.R. Company. He died in North… Read More
Jesse Ellis Hoskins was born in Guilford County, North Carolina (or Kentucky) on August 1, 1864. Hoskins was a farmer who served as a work camp supervisor for the state prison system from around 1902 up through 1916. He died in Guilford College (… Read More
John Hoskins (d. 1794) 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.
Sarah Howcutt was born in Chowan County, North Carolina in about 1750. The daughter of planter Nathaniel Howcutt, she married William Hoskins sometime before her father wrote his will in 1771. In 1774 along with either her mother of sister-in-law… Read More
Thomas Hoskins (d. c1792) 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. That… Read More
William Hoskins was a plantation owner and water mill operator in Chowan County, North Carolina. In 1757 he served as the foreman on the grand jury that indicted James Strawberry for murdering Elizabeth Knott in Bertie County. He died in Chowan… Read More
Barnett Hoskovitz was born around 1864 in Russia. Hoskovitz was a Jewish immigrant and shoemaker and shoe salesman in Georgia and later Asheville and Winston-Salem, in North Carolina. He died in Plainfield, New Jersey, on June 30, 1920.
Harry Joseph Hoskovitz was born in Russia on September 15, 1885. Hoskovitz was a salesman and shoemaker prior to being stricken with mental illness which required his admission to Broughton Hospital in the 1910s. He died at Broughton Hospital in… Read More
Sarah Anna "Annie" Hoskovitz (née Weingrow) was born in Russia around 1865. Hoskovitz was a Jewish immigrant who resided in Asheville and Winston-Salem before moving to Plainfield, New Jersey, where she died on November 8, 1927.
Earl Henry Hostetler was born on December 12, 1890, in Arcola, Illinois. Hostetler was an employee of the state Department of Agriculture when the draft for World War I was rolled out. He died in Raleigh on October 1, 1968.
Emerson Hough was born June 28, 1857, in Newton, Iowa. Hough was an author who specialized in stories about the American west. He died in Evanston, Illinois, on April 30, 1923.
Joshua Houghton, Jr., 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.
Joshua Houghton, Sr., 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.
Thomas Houghton 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.
Thomas Houghton arrived in Perquimans Precinct, North Carolina sometime prior to 1690. In 1705 he became the deputy marshal for the precinct court and testified in support of Sanders, an American Indian indentured servant who successfully sued… Read More
Baliss House (d. 1808) 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 House was born in Pennsylvania in about 1776. A farmer and millwright, he was a longtime resident of Bath County, Kentucky. House served as a reference for his neighbor Mary Yarborough's pension application, attesting that he believed her… Read More
David Franklin Houston was born on February 17, 1866, in Monroe, North Carolina. Houston was an educator and author who is perhaps best remembered for his work as a cabinet official during the administration of President Woodrow Wilson. He first… Read More
James A. Houston was born in North Carolina on October 31, 1802. A resident of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, he served as a justice of the peace. He died in Mecklenburg County on August 4, 1847.
James Caldwell "Collie" Houston was born on October 29, 1884 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Houston was an engineer for the Southern Railway. On August 26, 1919, a labor dispute in Charlotte turned violent, and Houston was shot and killed… Read More
William Houston, Sr., (d. c1795) was a Duplin County physician, apothecary, enslaver, and local political leader. In 1755, he joined other merchants, traders, and planters in petitioning the Board of Trade for relief on trade restrictions.… Read More
Zenas Alexander Hovis was born on September 8, 1853 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Hovis was the founder and proprietor of Z. A. Hovis & Company, a funeral home. From 1907 until his death in Charlotte on September 10, 1919, he served… Read More
Benjamin Howard (d. 1790) was a resident of Tyrrell County. In 1778 he served as the security for his relative… Read More
Charles Washington Howard was born on April 16, 1886, in Durham County, North Carolina. Howard was manager of the La Grange, North Carolina, branch of the tobacco enterprise J. M. Edmunds & Co. In 1927,… Read More
Christopher Howard 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… Read More
Claude William Howard was born on April 24, 1887, in Smith Grove, North Carolina. Howard was a farmer in Advance, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was inducted into the service in December of that… Read More
Elijah Howard (d. 1820) 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.
George Howard was born on May 13, 1866, in Tarboro, North Carolina. Howard was a contractor in Tarboro who served as chairman of the Edgecombe County Exemption Board. He died in Tarboro on February 21, 1925.