Cabarrus County

Cabarrus County

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Barringer, Daniel Laurens
by Mcfarland, Daniel M. Daniel Laurens Barringer, lawyer and congressman, was born at Poplar Grove in Cabarrus County. He was the son of John Paul Barringer (1721–1807) and Catherine Blackwelder. His father emigrated from [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Barringer, Daniel Moreau
by Wallace, Carolyn A. Barringer, Daniel Moreau by Carolyn A. Wallace, 1979 30 July 1806–1 Sept. 1873 Daniel Moreau Barringer, lawyer, congressman, and minister to Spain, was born at Poplar Grove in [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Barringer, Rufus Clay
by Krieger, Marvin. Rufus Clay Barringer, Confederate Army officer and legislator, was a descendant of French Huguenots who left France during the early seventeenth century for England and Germany. Barringer's [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Barringer, Victor Clay
by Keating, Mary R. Victor Clay Barringer, lawyer, state senator, professor, and U.S. representative to the International Court in Egypt, was born at the family home, Poplar Grove, in Cabarrus County, near Concord. Of [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Bernheim, Gotthardt Dellman
by Delp, Robert W. Gotthardt Dellman Bernheim, Lutheran pastor, educator, and author, was born in Iserlohn, Westphalia, East Prussia. His father was John Herman Bernheim, a Jewish convert to Christianity who, following [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Boger, George
by Delp, Robert W. George Boger, German Reformed minister, was born in Cabarrus County. His grandfather, Mathias, emigrated from the Palatinate in 1732 and settled in Lancaster County, Pa. His parents, Jacob Boger (12 [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Cannon, Charles Albert
by Krieger, Marvin. Charles Albert Cannon, textile manufacturer, was born in Concord, one of ten children and the youngest of six sons born to James William Cannon, who founded Cannon Mills, and Mary Ella Bost [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Cannon, James William
by Glass, Brent D. James William Cannon, textile manufacturer, was born near Sugaw Creek Church in Mecklenburg County. His father was Joseph Allison Cannon and his mother, Eliza Long. As a boy he worked on his father's [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Cannon, Ruth Louise Coltrane
by Rankin, Edward L., Jr. Ruth Louise Coltrane Cannon, civic leader, preservationist, historian, and benefactor, was born in Cabarrus County, daughter of Mariam Winslow and Daniel Branson Coltrane. Her father was the founder [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Coleman, Warren Clay
by Krieger, Marvin, Putt, Alyssa. Warren Clay Coleman, merchant, businessman, and manufacturer, was born into slavery as the son of Roxanna "Roxie" Coleman, a woman enslaved by Daniel Coleman, Sr., of Concord, and Rufus Clay [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Coltrane, Daniel Branson
by Fox, Charlesanna L. Daniel Branson Coltrane was a banker, industrialist, religious and educational leader, and a Confederate soldier. He was born in Randolph County in a two-room log house near Ebenezer Methodist [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Cook, James P.
by Green, C. Sylvester. James P. Cook, merchant and legislator, was born at Mt. Pleasant, Cabarrus County, the son of Matthew and Mary Costner Cook. His father (b. 1810) was a native of Baden, Germany, and came to America [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Craige, Francis Burton
by Mcfarland, Daniel M. Francis Burton Craige, editor, lawyer, and congressman, the youngest son of David and Mary Foster Craige, was born on the south fork of the Yadkin River five miles from Salisbury. He attended [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Dry, Marcus Baxter
by Perry, Percival. Dry, Marcus Baxter by Percival Perry, 1986; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, June 2023 23 Oct. 1871–27 Jan. 1946 Marcus Baxter Dry, teacher and school administrator, whose [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Earnhardt, Dale
by Case, Steven. Dale Earnhardt was born on April 29, 1951, in Kannapolis (Cabarrus County). His father Ralph, a competitive and innovative driver on the NASCAR Modified, Sportsman and Grand National circuits, [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Hall, James
by Wiest, Timothy J. Hall, James by Timothy J. Wiest, 1988; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, July 2023 22 Aug. 1744–25 July 1826 James Hall, clergyman, was born in Carlisle, Pa., to James [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Harris, Charles Wilson
by Blackburn, George T., II. Harris, Charles Wilson by George T. Blackburn II, 1988 1771–15 or 26 Jan. 1804 Charles Wilson Harris, educator and lawyer, was born at Mill Grove plantation, about seven miles west [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Harris, Wade Hampton
by Topkins, Robert M. Wade Hampton Harris, newspaper editor, was a native of Sandy Ridge, Cabarrus County, the oldest of seven children born to Richard Sadler (4 Jan. 1835–6 July 1911) and Mary Annette Hampton Harris [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Houston, William Churchill
by Long, Joe O'Neal. William Churchill Houston, teacher, Revolutionary leader, and attorney, was born in the Poplar Tent neighborhood of present Cabarrus County, the son of Margaret and Archibald Houston. He studied at [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Lemly, Samuel
by Brawley, James S. Lemly, Samuel by James S. Brawley, 1991; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, December 2022 1 Mar. 1791–14 Jan. 1848 Samuel Lemly, builder and architect, was prominent in Rowan [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Lynch, Lemuel
by Peacock, Mary R. B. Lynch, Lemuel by Mary Reynolds Peacock, 1991 5 Apr. 1808–19 Sept. [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Mainer, James Emmitt
by Bingham, Warren L. Mainer, James Emmitt by Warren L. Bingham, 1991 20 July 1898–12 June [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Means, Gaston Bullock
by Yanchisin, D. A. Gaston Bullock Means, detective, scoundrel, and swindler, was born on his family's plantation, Blackwelder's Spring, near Concord in Cabarrus County, the son of William Gaston Means, a lawyer and [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Means, Paul Barringer
by Conner, Suzanne. Paul Barringer Means, lawyer, legislator, and university trustee, was born near Concord, the son of Catherine Jane Barringer and General William C. Means, a progressive farmer in Cabarrus County. His [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Miller, Robert Johnstone
by Weaver, John B. Robert Johnstone Miller, clergyman, was born in Baldovie, Scotland (near Dundee), the son of George and Margaret Bathier Miller. The family adhered to the "Jacobite" Episcopal church of Scotland, and [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
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