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Herbert Hill Baxter (May 31, 1894 - October 26, 1967) was the mayor of from from 1943-1949. Before becoming mayor, he served on the city council from 1935-1941.
Grady Cole (1906-1979) was one of WBT's most popular personalities in the early days of the radio. From 1931 until his retirement in 1961 his radio program was heard throughout the southeast.
Edward Dilworth Latta (1851-1925) was a native of Pendleton, S.C. He came to Charlotte in 1876 and worked in a clothing store.
Bonnie Ethel Cone (June 22, 1907 – March 8, 2003) is best known as the driving force behind the development of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Cone, the daughter of C.J. and Addie Harter Cone, was born in Lodge, South Carolina.
Count Chevalier De Rivafinoli came to Charlotte in 1829-1830 as a representative of a London mining mining firm that was interested in investing in Charlotte's gold mines. He leased several of the area mines and operated others.
Wilbert H. Harrison (1929-1994), the son of James William and Nancy Grafton Harrison, was born on January 5, 1929, in Charlotte, NC. One of 22 children, Wilbert spent his early childhood at 936 Oliver St. in Charlotte.
Dr. Charles G. McManaway (1855-1918) came to Charlotte in 1888, and practiced medicine in the city for over thirty years. He was a charter member of the Mecklenburg Medical Society. Dr. McManaway was born in Bedford County, Virginia.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: In the 1920 census, the family lived in Charleston, West Virginia. While he was a junior high student in Charlotte, his father worked as a manager for Whitney & Kemmerer Inc. His family lived at 1007 Central Ave. in 1932. Lt.
Harriet Abigail Morrison Irwin (1828-1897) was the first woman architect to patent an architectural plan for a house. The patent, entered in 1869, was a design for a hexagonal house. She used her plan to design and build her house which was located at 912 W.
Well-liked as a newspaper writer and editor, J.P. Caldwell (1853-1911) was born near Statesville. He worked at the first newspaper in Iredell County before coming to Charlotte in 1872.
In 1755, surveyor Thomas Polk (1732-1794) built his home where two Indian trading paths met. Many years later this crossroads would become the Square, the intersection of Charlotte's busy Trade and Tryon streets.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died in a plane crash. The funeral was held on May 20, 1944 in Savannah and he was buried at Hillcrest memorial Park.
Age at Death: 25
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 5-18-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: The World War II Honor List for Mecklenburg County states that he died in service, non-battle.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: The file notes that he and his brother, Charles, were probably Marines and were both killed in action.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Died in an explosion in Germany, according to May 9, 1945 news article. Memorial marker in the Netherlands.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 5-9-1945
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in France while securing a road junction. He had been stationed at Schofield Barracks on Oahu when Pearl Harbor was attacked.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 8-9-1944
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed at sea by Japanese submarine. Memorial service at Glenwood ARP Church on Jan. 13, 1946. Memorial marker in Fort McKinley, Manila, PI.
Age at Death: 19
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 8/12/45
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Listed on the 1946 YMCA Honor Roll for Mecklenburg County.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 10-3-1943
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Missing in action over China and presumed dead. This was their fourth mission from Kunming to Hong Kong. Grew up in Charlotte.
Age at Death: 21
Image Source: CO 3-19-46
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action on Nov 24 1944. Burial and memorial marker at US military cemetery in Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library