List of Sheriffs of Wake County, North Carolina
The Sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Wake County, North Carolina.[1] Sheriffs within the State of North Carolina are directly elected to four-year terms.[2] Prior to 1938, sheriffs were elected to two-year terms.[2] The Wake County Sheriff's Office is headquartered within the Wake County John H. Baker Jr. Public Safety Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.[1]
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Wake County John H. Baker Jr. Public Safety Center
Sheriffs of Wake County, North Carolina
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term | Party[lower-alpha 1] | |
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1 | Michael Rogers[3] (1738 - 1797) |
1771 – 1774 [3] |
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2 | Thomas Hines[3] (? - 1808[4]) |
1774 – 1777 [3] |
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3 | Thomas Wooten[3] (? - ?) |
1777 – 1780 [3] |
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4 | Hardy Sanders[3] (? - 1806[5][6]) |
1780 – 1782 [3] |
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5 | Britain Sanders[3] (? - 1808[7]) |
1782 – [3] |
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6 | Nathaniel Jones[3] (? - 1810[8]) |
1785 – 1787 [3] |
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7 | Tignal Jones[3] (? - 1807[9]) |
1787 – 1787 [3] |
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8 | Tignal Jones, Jr.[3] (? - 1824[10]) |
1787 – 1788 [3] |
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9 | John Hinton[3] (? - ?) |
1788 – 1789 [3] |
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10 | William Hinton[3] (? - ?) |
1789 – 1790 [3] |
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11 | John Davis[3] (? - 1829[11][12]) |
1790 – 1792 [3] |
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12 | Richard Banks[3] (? - ?) |
1792 – 1794 [3] |
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13 | Lodwick Alford[3] (? - ?) |
1794 – 1796 [3] |
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14 | Samuel High[3][13] (? - 1812[14]) |
1796 – 1798 [3][13] |
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15 | Jacob Bledsoe[3] (? - ?) |
1798 – 1799 [3] |
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16 | Lewis Bledsoe[3][15] (? - 1831[16]) |
1799 – 1800 [3][15] |
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17 | David Justice[3] (? - ?) |
1800 – 1801 [3] |
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18 | John Davis[3] (? - 1829[11][12]) |
1801 – 1803 [3][17] |
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19 | John Martin[3][18] (? - 1833)[19] |
1803 – 1804 [3][18] |
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20 | John Davis[3] (? - 1829[11][12]) |
1804 – 1805 [3][20] |
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21 | John Martin[3][21] (? - 1833)[19] |
1805 – 1806 [3][21] |
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22 | Nathaniel (Crabtree) Jones[3][22] (? - 1828[23]) |
1806 – 1808 [3][22] |
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23 | Willie Jones[3][24] (? - 1846[24]) |
1808 – 1810 [3] |
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24 | John Grant Rencher[3][25][26] (? - 1812[27]) |
1810 – 1812 [3][26] |
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25 | Matthew McCullers[3] (? - 1825[28]) |
1812 – 1814 [3][29] |
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26 | Edward Pride[3] (? - ?) |
1814 – 1815 [3] |
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27 | Isaac Lane[3][30] (? - ?) |
1815 – 1816 [3][30] |
Democratic-Republican [31] | ||
28 | William Hinton[3] (? - ?) |
1816 – 1817 [3] |
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29 | Henry Moring[3] (? - ?) |
1817 – 1819 [3] |
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30 | Samuel Whitaker[3] (? - 1857[32]) |
1819 – 1821 [3] |
Democratic-Republican [33] | ||
31 | Woodson Clements[3][34] (? - 1837[35]) |
1821 – 1823 [3][34] |
Democratic-Republican [36] | ||
32 | Turner Pullen[3] (? - 1867[37]) |
1823 – 1825 [3] |
Whig[38][39] | ||
33 | John Dunn[3][40] (? - ?) |
1825 – 1827 [3][40][41] |
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34 | William R. Hinton[41][42] (? - 1839[43]) |
1827 – 1832 [44][42] |
Democratic [45] | ||
35 | Paschal B. Burt[3] (? - 1859[46]) |
1832 – 1840 [3] |
Democratic [47] | ||
36 | James Edwards[3][48] (? - 1847[49]) |
1840 – 1847 [3][48] |
Democratic [50] | ||
37 | Willis Scott[3][48][49] (? - 1858[51]) |
1847 – 1847 [3][48][49] |
Whig[52] | ||
38 | Willie Pope[3][48] (? - 1854[53]) |
1847 – 1848 [3][48] |
Democratic [54] | ||
39 | Calvin Jobe Rogers[3][55][56][57] (? - 1876[58]) |
1848 – 1850 [3][55] |
Whig[55][56] | ||
40 | William Henderson High[3][59][60][61] (1820 - 1897)[62] |
1850 – 1865 [3][60] |
Democratic [59][56] | ||
41 | John P. H. Russ[3][63][64] (? - 1879[65]) |
1865 – 1866 [3][66] |
Democratic [64] | ||
42 | Erastus H. Ray[3][67][68] (? - ?) |
1866 – 1868 [3][67][68][69] |
Democratic [70] | ||
43 | Rufus King Ferrell[3][68][71] (? - 1900[72]) |
1868 – 1868 [3][68] |
Democratic [73] | ||
44 | Timothy Francis Lee[3][74] (? - 1912[75]) |
1868 – 1874 [3] |
Republican[76] | ||
45 | Sidney M. Dunn[3][77] (? - 1891[78]) |
1874 – 1876 [3][77] |
Democratic [77] | ||
46 | Jeremiah James Nowell[3][79][80] (? - 1882[81]) |
1876 – 1882 [3][79] |
Republican[82] | ||
47 | Jesse Robert Nowell[79][83][84] (? - 1897[85]) |
1882 – 1886 [79][86] |
Democratic [86] | ||
48 | Julius Rowan Rogers[87][88][89][90] (1843 - 1931)[91] |
1886 – 1890 [88][89] |
Republican[92] | ||
49 | Malcus Williamson Page[93][94] (1835[95] - 1910[96]) |
1890 – 1906 [88][93][97] |
Democratic [97] | ||
50 | Joseph Haywood Sears[98][99] (1872 - 1941)[99][100] |
1906 – 1920 [98] |
Democratic [101] | ||
51 | David Bryant Harrison[102][103] (1861 - 1952)[103][104] |
1920 – 1926 [98][102] |
Democratic [102] | ||
52 | Numa Fletcher Turner[102][105][106] (1877 - 1955)[107][108] |
1926 – 1946 [105][106] |
Democratic [106] | ||
53 | Robert James Pleasants[109][110] (1913 - 1989)[111] |
1946 – 1978 [109] |
Democratic [112] | ||
54 | John Haywood Baker, Jr.[109][113][114][115] (1935 - 2007)[116] |
1978 – 2002 [109][115] |
Democratic[115] | ||
55 | Donnie Harrison[114][115] (b. 1946)[117] |
2002 – 2018 [114] |
Republican[114] | ||
56 | Gerald M. Baker[114][118][119] |
2018 – 2022 [114][119] |
Democratic[114][119] | ||
57 | Willie Rowe[119] |
2022 – Incumbent [119] |
Democratic[119] |
Notes
- Reflects the sheriff's political party at the start of their term. Changes during their time in office are noted.
References
- Wake County Sheriff's Office 2022.
- The Office of Sheriff in North Carolina 2018.
- Murray (1983), p. Appendix B.
- North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979: Thomas Hines, 1808.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (1806), p. 3.
- North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979: Hardy Sanders, 1818.
- North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979: Britain Sanders, 1808.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (1810), p. 3.
- The Raleigh Minerva staff (1807), p. 3.
- The Raleigh Register staff (1825), p. 4.
- Raleigh Register staff (1829), p. 1.
- North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979: John Davis, 1829.
- Craven (1798).
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (1812b).
- Bledsoe (1799), p. 2.
- United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872: Lewis Bledsoe, 1832.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (1801), p. 3.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (1803), p. 3.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (1833), p. 3.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (1804), p. 3.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (1805), p. 3.
- Jones (1807), p. 2.
- North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979: Nathaniel Jones, 1829.
- A NEIGHBOR (1847), p. 3.
- North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979: John Grant Rencher, 1781.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (1811), p. 3.
- North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979: John G. Rencher, 1812.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (1825), p. 3.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (1812b), p. 4.
- Lane (1815), p. 2.
- A MLITIA MAN (1809), p. 3.
- The Greensboro Patriot staff (1857), p. 2.
- The Weekly Standard staff (1838), p. 2.
- The North-Carolina Star staff (1824), p. 4.
- The Weekly Standard staff (1837), p. 3.
- Fayetteville Weekly Observer staff (1824), p. 2.
- The Daily Standard staff (1867), p. 2.
- The Weekly Standard staff (1836), p. 3.
- The North-Carolina Star staff (1839), p. 3.
- The North-Carolina Star staff (1826), p. 3.
- W. R. Hinton, Shff (1827), p. 4.
- The Charlotte Journal staff (1830), p. 1.
- Fayetteville Weekly Observer staff (1839), p. 3.
- Hinton (1827), p. 4.
- The North-Carolina Star staff (1832), p. 3.
- The Weekly Standard staff (1859), p. 3.
- The Weekly Standard staff (1842), p. 3.
- Wilmington Journal staff (1847), p. 2.
- The Weekly Standard staff (1847a), p. 3.
- The Rasp staff (1842), p. 3.
- The Weekly Raleigh Register staff (1858), p. 1.
- The Raleigh Register staff (1840), p. 3.
- The Weekly Standard staff (1854), p. 3.
- The Weekly Standard staff (1844), p. 2.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (1848), p. 3.
- The Weekly Standard staff (1850), p. 2.
- North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, James Wesley Rogers, 1942.
- The Raleigh Sentinel staff (1876), p. 1.
- The Biblical Recorder staff (1850), p. 7.
- "Beeswax" (1865), p. 7.
- California Great Registers, 1850-1920, William Henderson High, 1872.
- The Daily Times staff (1897), p. 1.
- North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979: John P. H. Russ m Elizabeth Adaline Hutchins.
- The Daily Conservative staff (1864), p. 2.
- The Raleigh News staff (1880), p. 1.
- The New Berne Times staff (1865), p. 3.
- The Daily Standard staff (1866b), p. 4.
- The Wilmington Post staff (1868), p. 3.
- The Daily Standard staff (1866), p. 3.
- The Daily Standard staff (1865), p. 2.
- North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994: Miss Pauline Fullen Farrall, 1946.
- The Morning Post staff (1900), p. 3.
- The Daily North Carolinian staff (1868), p. 3.
- New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938: Timothy Francis Lee in entry for Charles Fosgate and Maida Lee, 1907.
- The Raleigh Daily Times staff (1912), p. 1.
- The Weekly Era staff (1872), p. 2.
- The Charlotte Democrat staff (1874), p. 2.
- The Daily State Chronicle staff (1891), p. 1.
- The Commonwealth staff (1882), p. 3.
- North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979: Jeremiah James Nowell, 1882.
- Weekly Standard staff (1882), p. 2.
- The News and Observer staff (1882), p. 2.
- United States Census, 1860: Robert Nowell in entry for Willis Nowell, 1860.
- North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979: Jesse R. Nowell, 1873.
- The Press-Visitor staff (1897), p. 1.
- Statesville Record and Landmark staff (1886), p. 2.
- The Daily Evening Visitor staff (1890a), p. 1.
- The Daily Evening Visitor staff (1890b), p. 1.
- The News and Observer staff (1886), p. 1.
- North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994: Julius Rowan Rogers, 1939.
- The News and Observer staff (1931), p. 10.
- The State Chronicle staff (1890), p. 4.
- Statesville Record and Landmark staff (1906), p. 2.
- North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994: Daisy Page Walker, 1960.
- Williamson Page House (2012).
- The News and Observer staff (1910), p. 5.
- The Day staff (1890), p. 1.
- The News and Observer staff (1926a), p. 13.
- North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994: Joseph Haywood Sears, 1941.
- The News and Observer staff (1941), p. 2.
- The News and Observer staff (1906), p. 1.
- The News and Observer staff (1926c), p. 2.
- North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994: David Bryant Harrison, 1952.
- The News and Observer staff (1952), p. 45.
- The News and Observer staff (1946b), p. 12.
- The News and Observer staff (1926b), p. 12.
- North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994: Numa Fletcher Turner, 1955.
- The News and Observer staff (1955), p. 3.
- Kolin (1978), p. 1.
- North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994: Robert James Pleasants, 1989.
- Glascock (1989), p. 33.
- The News and Observer staff (1946a), p. 3.
- The News and Observer staff (1994), p. 14.
- Molina & McDonald (2018), p. A3.
- Rochman (2002), p. B1.
- McDonald (2007), p. 10.
- The News & Observer staff (2010), p. 5V.
- Wake County Sheriff's Office staff (2022).
- Perchick (2023).
Works cited
General
- Murray, Elizabeth Reid (1983). Wake: Capital County of North Carolina - Volume I - Prehistory through Centennial. Raleigh, North Carolina: Capital County Publishing Company. p. Appendix B. ISBN 9780963919816. LCCN 2008930989.
Online sources
- Craven, J. (September 17, 1798). "North Carolina. Comptroller's Office, August 28, '98". The North-Carolina Journal. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- Bledsoe, Lewis (November 12, 1799). "CITY LOTS". Weekly Raleigh Register. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 2. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (August 25, 1801). "Raleigh". Weekly Raleigh Register. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (May 23, 1803). "Raleigh". Weekly Raleigh Register. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (May 28, 1804). "Raleigh". Weekly Raleigh Register. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (July 22, 1805). "Raleigh". Weekly Raleigh Register. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (February 17, 1806). "Died". Weekly Raleigh Register. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The Raleigh Minerva staff (September 3, 1807). "DIED". The Raleigh Minerva. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- Jones, Nathaniel (July 22, 1807). "PURSUANT". Weekly Raleigh Register. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 2. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- A MLITIA MAN (April 27, 1809). "For the Minerva". The Raleigh Minerva. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (February 8, 1810). "DIED". Weekly Raleigh Register. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (May 24, 1811). "Raleigh". Weekly Raleigh Register. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (September 4, 1812a). "Sheriff's Sales". Weekly Raleigh Register. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 4. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (December 18, 1812b). "DIED". Weekly Raleigh Register. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- Lane, I. (September 8, 1815). "SHERIFF'S SALE". The North-Carolina Star. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 2. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The Raleigh Register staff (February 1, 1825). "State of North Carolina". The Raleigh Register. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 4. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- Fayetteville Weekly Observer staff (April 15, 1824). "JACKSON MEETING". Fayetteville Weekly Observer. Fayetteville, North Carolina. p. 2. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- The North-Carolina Star staff (July 16, 1824). "Sheriff's Sale". The North-Carolina Star. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 4. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (July 15, 1825). "DIED". Weekly Raleigh Register. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The North-Carolina Star staff (September 29, 1826). "Jailor's Notice". The North-Carolina Star. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 4. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- Hinton, W. R. (August 10, 1827). "Land adjoining the City". The Raleigh Register. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 4. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- Raleigh Register staff (August 13, 1829). "Murder!". Raleigh Register. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 1. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The Charlotte Journal staff (October 11, 1830). "Members of the General Assembly for 1830, AND SHERIFFS". The Charlotte Journal. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 1. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- The North-Carolina Star staff (July 15, 1832). "JACKSON MEETING". The North-Carolina Star. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (March 5, 1833). "OBITUARY". Weekly Raleigh Register. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The Weekly Standard staff (February 4, 1836). "Candidates for General Assembly". The Weekly Standard. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- The Weekly Standard staff (November 29, 1837). "DIED". The Weekly Standard. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The Weekly Standard staff (May 30, 1838). "Democratic Republican Candidates for the Legislature of North Carolina". The Weekly Standard. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 2. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- The North-Carolina Star staff (April 24, 1839). "WHIG MEETING". The North-Carolina Star. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- Fayetteville Weekly Observer staff (October 30, 1839). "DIED". Fayetteville Weekly Observer. Fayetteville, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The Raleigh Register staff (September 25, 1840). "WHIG STATE CONVENTION". The Raleigh Register. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- The Weekly Standard staff (March 30, 1842). "MEETING IN RALEIGH DISTRICT". The Weekly Standard. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- The Rasp staff (August 6, 1842). "The Entire Democratic Ticket". The Rasp. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- The Weekly Standard staff (January 31, 1844). "MEETING AT HOLLY SPRINGS". The Weekly Standard. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 2. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- A NEIGHBOR (February 17, 1847). "OBITUARY". The Weekly Standard. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The Weekly Standard staff (September 22, 1847a). "DIED". The Weekly Standard. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The Weekly Standard staff (September 29, 1847b). "Willis Scott, Esq". The Weekly Standard. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- Wilmington Journal staff (November 26, 1847). "Wake County Court". Wilmington Journal. Wilmington, North Carolina. p. 2. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- Weekly Raleigh Register staff (August 23, 1848). "Calvin J. Rogers". Weekly Raleigh Register. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- The Weekly Standard staff (August 7, 1850). "NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD". The Weekly Standard. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 2. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- The Biblical Recorder staff (August 10, 1850). "Election Returns". The Biblical Recorder. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 2. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- The Weekly Standard staff (June 7, 1854). "DIED". The Weekly Standard. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The Greensboro Patriot staff (November 27, 1857). "Death of Samuel Whitaker, Sen". The Greensboro Patriot. Greensboro, North Carolina. p. 2. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The Weekly Raleigh Register staff (March 10, 1858). "DIED". Weekly Raleigh Register. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 1. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The Weekly Standard staff (September 14, 1859). "SUDDEN DEATHS". The Weekly Standard. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The Daily Conservative staff (May 17, 1864). "The Holden Destructives". The Daily Conservative. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 2. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- The New Berne Times staff (July 13, 1865). "COL RUSS". The New Berne Times. New Bern, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- The Daily Standard staff (November 11, 1865). "The Election". The Daily Standard. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 2. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- "Beeswax" (November 20, 1865). "For the New Berne Daily Times". The New Berne Times. New Bern, North Carolina. p. 7. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- The Daily Standard staff (February 5, 1866a). "City and State Items". The Daily Standard. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- The Daily Standard staff (May 26, 1866b). "Insurance". The Daily Standard. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 4. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- The Daily Standard staff (December 24, 1867). "Death of Old Citizens". The Daily Standard. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 2. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The Wilmington Post staff (February 4, 1868). "A NEW SHERIFF". The Wilmington Post. Wilmington, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- The Daily North Carolinian staff (March 8, 1868). "The White Man's Ticket!". The Daily North Carolinian. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- The Weekly Era staff (August 1, 1872). "REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS". The Weekly Era. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 2. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- The Charlotte Democrat staff (September 14, 1874). "WAKE COUNTY". The Charlotte Democrat. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 2. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- The Raleigh Sentinel staff (April 27, 1876). "The Late Calvin J. Rogers". The Raleigh Sentinel. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 1. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The Raleigh News staff (January 2, 1880). "North Carolina Necrology". The Raleigh News. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 1. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- Weekly Standard staff (August 17, 1882). "Death of Sheriff Nowell". Weekly Standard. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 2. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The News and Observer staff (August 23, 1882). "Level Headed "M." Talks". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 2. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- The Commonwealth staff (September 7, 1882). "DASHES HERE AND THERE". The Commonwealth. Scotland Neck, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- Statesville Record and Landmark staff (September 16, 1886). "ITEMS OF STATE POLITICS". Statesville Record and Landmark. Statesville, North Carolina. p. 2. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- The News and Observer staff (December 11, 1886). "For the News and Observer". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 1. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- The Daily Evening Visitor staff (November 10, 1890a). "In and Around the City". The Daily Evening Visitor. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 1. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- The Daily Evening Visitor staff (December 1, 1890b). "OFFICIAL FIELD DAY". The Daily Evening Visitor. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 1. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- The Day staff (August 18, 1890). "THE LATEST NEWS". The Day. Oxford, North Carolina. p. 1. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- The State Chronicle staff (October 31, 1890). "SCRATCHERS IN CITY POLITICS". The State Chronicle. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 4. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- The Daily State Chronicle staff (January 21, 1891). "LOCAL HAPPENINGS IN AND AROUND THE CAPITAL". The Daily State Chronicle. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 1. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The Press-Visitor staff (January 15, 1897). "SHORT STATEMENTS". The Press-Visitor. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 1. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The Daily Times staff (December 15, 1897). "DEATH OF MR. WM. H. HIGH". The Daily Times. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 1. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The Morning Post staff (July 24, 1900). "R. K. FERRELL DEAD". The Morning Post. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- Statesville Record and Landmark staff (June 8, 1906). "The commissioners of Wake county". Statesville Record and Landmark. Statesville, North Carolina. p. 2. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- The News and Observer staff (July 22, 1906). "WAKE DEMOCRATS NAME DREWRY FOR THE STATE SENATE". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 1. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- The News and Observer staff (May 10, 1910). "Sad Deaths in Cedar Fork". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 5. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The Raleigh Daily Times staff (March 7, 1912). "TIMOTHY F. LEE DEAD". The Raleigh Daily Times staff. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 1. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The News and Observer staff (April 8, 1926a). "PENNEY LEADING TICKET IN WAKE". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 13. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- The News and Observer staff (November 6, 1926b). "WAKE MAJORITY FROM 4,000 UP". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 12. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- The News and Observer staff (December 6, 1926c). "INDUCT COUNTY OFFICIALS TODAY". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 2. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- The News and Observer staff (March 7, 1931). "J. ROWAN ROGERS BURIED IN OAKWOOD". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 10. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The News and Observer staff (October 12, 1941). "DEATHS and FUNERALS". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 2. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- The News and Observer staff (November 11, 1946a). "WAKE YDC MAKES PLANS FOR MEMBERSHIP DRIVE". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- The News and Observer staff (December 2, 1946b). "COUNTY OFFICIALS TO ASSUME POSTS". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 12. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
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