Chatham County NC

Chatham County, North Carolina Cemetery Transcriptions

North Carolina Cemetery records are listed by county then name of cemetery within the North Carolina county. Most of these are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Following Cemeteries (hosted at Chatham County, North Carolina Tombstone Transcription Project) Antioch Christian Church Cemetery Barber Family Cemetery Council-Beckwith Family Cemetery Dowdy Family Cemetery Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery Fearrinton Village Cemetery Haywood Cemetery Hickory Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery Mays Chapel Cemetery Merry Oaks Cemetery New Elam Christian Church Cemetery Old McMath-Perry Grove Cemetery Beckwith Cemetery (hosted … Read more

Slave Narrative of Ora M. Flagg

Interviewer: T. Pat Matthews Person Interviewed: Ora M. Flagg Location: 811 Oberlin Road, Raleigh, North Carolina Place of Birth: Raleigh, North Carolina Date of Birth: October 16, 1860 My name is Ora M. Flagg. I wus born in Raleigh near the Professional Building, in the year 1860, October 16. My mother wus named Jane Busbee. Her marster wus Quent Busbee, a lawyer. Her missus wus Julia Busbee. She wus a Taylor before she married Mr. Busbee. Now I tell you, I can’t tell you exactly, but the old heads died. The old heads were the Scurlocks who lived in Chatham County. … Read more

J. G. Goldston

Sergt., Batry, 316, Q. M., 27th Div.; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Goldston; of Chatham County. Entered service April 1, 1918, at Greensboro, N.C. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky. Transferred to Johnson, Fla., then to Camp Stuart, Va. Overseas to France June 29, 1918. Served six months with the Army of Occupation. Returned to United States Sept. 20, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Dix, N. J., Sept. 25, 1919.