Cleveland County NC

Samuel M. Poston

Last Updated on November 15, 2011 by 1st Class Private, Co. F, 30th Div., 119th Inf. Regt.; of Cleveland County; son of P. B. and Mrs. Eugenia Poston. Husband of Isabel Poston. Entered service Sept. 8, 1917, at Shelby, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., then to Camp […]

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Cleveland County, North Carolina Cemetery Transcriptions

Last Updated on May 2, 2013 by Dennis 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

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Ernest S. Putman

Last Updated on November 15, 2011 by Private 1st Class, Engrs., Hdqrs. Co., 30th Div., 105th Regt.; of Cleveland County; son of Eli and Julie Putman. Entered service Sept. 1, 1917, at Shelby, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier. Transferred to Camp Mills. Sailed for France April, 1918. Fought at St. Quentin, Meuse-Argonne, Cambrai, Ypres. Gassed

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John Lowery

Last Updated on November 9, 2011 by Corpl., Co. I, 28th Inf., 1st Div. Born in Cleveland County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lowery. Was sent to Ft. Scriven, Ga., from there was sent to Ft. Ringo, Texas. Sailed for France June 14, 1917. Fought in all battles with 1st Div. Arrived

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Palmer D. Fulton

Last Updated on November 2, 2011 by Private, 144th Machine Gun; son of J. D. and Margaret Fulton; of Cleveland County. Husband of Emma Fulton. Entered service July 22, 1918, at Kings Mountain, N.C. Sent to Camp Hancock, Ga. Transferred to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France Nov. 10, 1918. Returned to USA April 17, 1919.

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Cleveland County North Carolina Colored Apprentices

Last Updated on March 3, 2023 by Dennis A list of Colored Apprentices that have been indentured in the County Court of Cleveland County since May 1866 Underage children who were not or could not be supported by their parents or were orphans were apprenticed by Freedmen’s Bureau officials to persons who would be responsible

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