Charles Harry Whedbee (born May 13, 1911 in Greenville, North Carolina, and died there on September 21, 1990), was a noted lawyer, judge and author of local history and the lore, legends and ghost stories of the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
He and his wife, Rachel, and their dog, Chief Manteo of Roanoke, spent a large part of their summers at Nags Head, North Carolina, where Judge Whedbee had been a regular, if sometimes part-time, resident since infancy.
He began telling legends of the coastal area on WNCT-TV in Greenville, as a panelist or presenter on the "Carolina Today" program.
[2] "In 2004, the staff of John F. Blair, Publisher, collected 13 of Judge Whedbee's finest stories for the volume titled Pirates, Ghosts, and Coastal Lore.
[4] He died on September 21, 1990, and is buried at the Cherry Hill Cemetery in Greenville, NC.