Charles Francis Meserve was born on July 15, 1850, in Abington, Massachusetts. A lifelong educator and administrator, Meserve ascended to the presidency of Shaw University in Raleigh in 1894. He remained at the… Read More

John Van Bokkelen Metts was born on December 17, 1876, in Wilmington, North Carolina. Metts served as Adjutant General for the state of North Carolina from June 1920 to July 1951. He died in Raleigh on October 14, 1959.

The Miami, or Myaamia, are a tribe of American Indians that, in the 18th century and before, lived on lands in present-day Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan. Although they were sometimes referred to as Twightwees by French and English… Read More

John Henry Michael was born in Alabama on June 13, 1867. Michael was an educator who served as principal of Hill Street School in Asheville from the 1910s until his death on December 26, 1940.

Abraham "Abe" R. Middleton was born in North Carolina in March 1846. Middleton was a farmer and influential Republican Party leader in Kenansville (Duplin County) who served as the Third Congressional District's executive committee chairman and… Read More

Colonel Middleton likely refers to Charles Starke Myddleton, a Colonel in the 2nd Regiment of South Carolina Dragoons who commanded troops during the Battle of Orangeburgh. Myddleton was a South Carolinian, and but it is possible he directed John… Read More

John Middleton (d. 1798) 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.

Mathew Midgett was shipwright who immigrated to North Carolina from Maryland in about 1707. He likely fought hostile American Indians alongside a group of Yeopim warriors including John Durant at some point during the Tuscarora War. Midgett later… Read More

Samuel Milburn (d. 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.

Herbert Delahaye Miles was born in Wisconsin on December 13, 1866. Miles was a longtime resident of Asheville (Buncombe County) where he engaged in the hotel and real estate businesses for forty-five years. Following a devastation July 1916 flood… Read More

Perry Lester Miles was born on October 15, 1873, in Westerville, Ohio. A career Army officer and veteran of the Spanish American War, Miles served as colonel of the all-African American 371st Infantry Regiment… Read More

Stephen Miles (d. 1787) was a ship captain who 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… Read More

Quentin Millen (c1734-1817) was a Scottish merchant who resided in Edenton. In 1777 he refused to take the oath of allegiance to the State of North Carolina and consequently had to leave the state. He met with Governor… Read More

Abraham Miller was born in about 1800. By 1823 he was residing in Union County, Illinois, where he married Nancy Murray. The couple had at least five children. In 1836 he made a sworn affidavit in support of his mother-in-law Rosanna Murray's… Read More

Claudius "Claud" Young Miller was born in Davie County, North Carolina, on December 22, 1858. Miller had moved to Wilkesboro (Wilkes County) by 1900, where for several decades he owned a marble and stone cutting business. He later was a business… Read More

Claudius Herbert Miller was born in Wilkesboro (Wilkes County), North Carolina, on September 1, 1890. After graduating from Wake Forest, Miller worked as an accountant for several North Wilkesboro businesses, including C. C. Smoot tannery and… Read More

Edward Walter Miller was born on June 5, 1886, in Asheville, North Carolina. A lifelong resident of Asheville, Miller was a bricklayer and a member of the masons and the Colored Knights of Pythias. He died there in Asheville May 10, 1955.

Frank Ward Miller was born in North Carolina on October 5, 1872. Miller was a longtime resident of Waynesville (Haywood County) where he served as postmaster. He additionally served as a member of the state highway and public works commission. He… Read More

Franklin U. "Frank" Miller was born in Davie County, North Carolina, on October 13, 1856. Miller moved with his family to Forsyth County by 1870, where he worked as a farmer for the rest of his life. He died in Winston-Salem on December 19, 1936… Read More

George Miller was born in Kentucky in about 1823. A resident of Jackson County, Illinois prior to 1870, Lib Thompson lived with his family at the time of the 1870 census. The men worked together on the farm of George Daugherty. Miller died prior… Read More

Jacob Miller was a resident of colonial North Carolina. 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

James Miller 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

Job Miller (d. c1790) was a resident of Chowan and Perquimans County who became a Quaker in 1777. Due to his religious beliefs, in 1778 he refused to sign an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina. He continued to live in the… Read More

John Miller 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

John Miller 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 Wesley Miller was born in Davidson County, North Carolina, on October 9, 1854. Miller lived in Forsyth for most of his life working as a farmer. He died in Forsyth on February 26, 1921.

Jonathan Miller (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.

Michall Miller, (or Michael) was a resident of Rowan County who signed a petition to Arthur Dobbs in 1762 requesting that he appoint a justice of the peace for Rowan County.

Nancy Miller was born in Burke County, North Carolina on June 3, 1797. In 1823 she married Abraham Miller in Union County, Illinois and the couple had at least five children. She died sometime after 1880.

Nathaniel Miller 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

Reuben Boyd Miller was born on August 19, 1873, in Ontario, Canada. Miller was a physician and career military officer who served in the officer of the Surgeon General of the Army during World War I. He died in Washington, D.C., on November 8,… Read More

Robert Miller, Jr., 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

Robert Morrison Miller, Jr. was born on April 20, 1856, in Pleasant Valley, South Carolina. Miller, a longtime resident of Charlotte, was a prominent textile manufacturer and one-time president of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association. He… Read More

Robert Miller, Sr., 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

Stephen Miller was a resident of Anson County, North Carolina. A local justice of the peace, he officiated the marriage of John Hill and Huldah Jackson in 1780.

Thomas Miller arrived in Pasquotank Precinct, North Carolina by 1684. That year, he served as a member of the North Carolina Council and as a de facto justice of the North Carolina General Court. He died in Pasquotank in 1694.

Thomas Miller Jr., the son of a member of the North Carolina Council, was a mariner who settled permanently in Pasquotank Precinct, North Carolina after 1694. Miller served as an associate justice of the North Carolina General Court from 1712 to… Read More

Thomas Smith Miller was born on March 5, 1893, in Relief, North Carolina. Miller was a farmer in the Relief community of Mitchell County when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was subsequently inducted into the service in… Read More

Uriah Alexander Miller was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on December 20, 1875. Miller was a Spanish American War veteran, school teacher, and farm agent who resided in North Wilkesboro. He died there on March 10, 1947.

William Miller was an ordained Presbyterian minister who served in Rowan and Dobbs Counties in colonial North Carolina.

William Brock Miller was born in Forsyth County, North Carolina, on February 25, 1854. Miller was a farmer and lifelong resident of Clemmons. Miller, known affectionately as "Uncle Billy," died at his home in Clemmons on March 7, 1936.

William Franklin Miller was born in Watauga County, North Carolina, on July 12, 1876. Miller was co-owner of the Henry-Miller shoe store in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County), which opened in 1913 and was in business through the 1920s. By 1930,… Read More

John Milligan was a resident of colonial America who owned the sloop York in 1762.

Carl Elias Milliken was born on July 13, 1877, in Pittsfield, Maine. Milliken was the governor of Maine from 1917 to 1921. He died in Springfield, Massachusetts, on May 1, 1961.

John A. Mills was born in Wake County, North Carolina, on January 9, 1858. Mills was a prominent Raleigh businessman and railroad investor. He died in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 12, 1923.

Joseph Napoleon Mills was born on December 13, 1880 in Richlands, North Carolina. Mills graduated from Leonard Medical School in 1908. He was a physician and president of the Peoples Drug Store, Inc., in Durham, North Carolina. He died there on… Read More

Minor Staily Mills (also known by Ulon Staley Mills) was born on January 3, 1895, in Apex, North Carolina. Mills was a nurse at the State Hospital in Raleigh when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was subsequently… Read More