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Irwin “Ike” Belk was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on April 4, 1922 to the late William Henry and Mary Irwin Belk. He was predeceased by the love of his life, Carol Grotnes Belk, to whom he was mar...

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA with the rank of CAPTAIN. DAR Ancestor # A117312 David Vance, born 1745, married Priscilla Brank on September 21, 1775. They were the parents o...

Stewart Ellison, building contractor and one of the first three black men elected as Wake County legislator and Raleigh city commissioner, was born in Beaufort County, a slave on the estate of Abner ...

James Young was born in 1858 near Henderson to a slave belonging to Captain D. E. Young. His father, Isaac Jones Young (son of D. E. Young), made sure that James was properly educated in Henderson an...

Tyre York, physician and politician, was born in Rockford, Surry County, the son of Marcus York, a Surry County farmer. After attending the common schools in his home county, young York entered the C...