Alexander, Nathaniel b. March 5, 1756 d. March 7, 1808 US Congressman, North Carolina Governor. He served as a surgeon during the American Revolution. After the war, he served in the state legislature from 1797 to 1802. He was elected to represent North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1803 to 1805. He resigned to become the Governor of North Carolina in 1805, and died shortly after leaving office in 1807. (Bio by: Evening Blues) Old Settlers Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Caldwell, Greene Washington b. April 13, 1806 d. July 10, 1864 US Congressman. Caldwell served as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Army in 1831. He was a member of the North Carolina state legislature from 1836 to 1841. He was elected as a U.S. Representative from North Carolina from 1841 to 1843. Caldwell was a Captain during the U.S. war with Mexico. After the war, he returned to the state legislature in 1849. (Bio by: Evening Blues) Old Settlers Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Graham, George b. 1758 d. March 29, 1826 Revolutionary War North Carolina Militia Major General. He served throughout the Revolutionary War. He was among the Mecklenburg Patriots, who, along with those from Rowan County, were some of the War's most hostile forces. In 1780, he was among the 12 (or 14) Patriots who fought back a force of 400 British soldiers at McIntyre's Farm. The incident became known as the "Battle of The Hornets." Charlotte then took the nickname "The Hornet’s Nest," a name it still uses to this day. Graham...[Read More] (Bio by: Evening Blues) Old Settlers Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Polk, Thomas b. 1732 d. June 26, 1794 Revolutionary War Hero. He founded Charlotte, NC. In 1775, after receiving word of the the Lexington incident, he signed a "Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence" in 1775. He also organized one of the first colonial militias in the southern colonies. Old Settlers Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
b. September 12, 1778 d. September 16, 1857