The old saying, that North Carolina is a good place to start from, is the key-note to the greatness of her people, as well as a term of reproach as accepted by them. All great men must seek the large centers of civilization in order to give to the world their message, but the great […]
These are Chapel Hill North Carolina High School yearbooks for Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina. If your ancestor attended high school during the years of 1921-1961 then the following yearbooks may have a photograph of them. This is part of a collection of free yearbooks being scanned and placed online by the North Carolina Digital
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Sergt., F. A., Battery A, 30th Div., 113th Reg.; of Craven County; son of C. P. and Mrs. Elizabeth Arnold. Husband of Mrs. Bessie B. Arnold. Entered service June 25, 1917, at New Bern, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France May 18, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel offensive, Argonne Forest, Woevre
Sergt., Inf., Co. K, 30th Div., 119th Regt.; of Craven County; the son of A. E. and Mamie Hibbard. Entered service June 27, 1916, at New Bern, N.C. Sent to Camp Glenn. Transferred to Camp Stewart, Texas, from there to Camp Merritt, and then to France. Promoted to rank of Corpl. July, 1917. Sergt. Sept.,
Interviewer: Mrs. Edith S. Hibbs Person Interviewed: Alex Huggins Location: 920 Dawson St., Wilmington, North Carolina Date of Birth: July 9, 1850 Location of Birth: New Bern North Carolina Story Of Alex Huggins, Ex-Slave I was born in New Bern on July 9, 1850. My father and mother belonged to Mr. L. B. Huggins. My father
M. M., 1st Class, U. S. N. R. F. Born in Craven County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Gaskin. Entered the service June 4, 1918, at Wilmington, N.C., and sent to Charleston, S. C., then transferred to U. S. S. “Owl,” and then to Opr. Base, Va. Mustered out of the service
Sergt. Medical Corps Hdqrs. Co., 80th Div., 305th Sanitary Train; of Craven County; son of A. S. and Mrs. Catherine Bagg. Husband of Mrs. Sophie J. Hollister Bagg. Entered service Aug. 4, 1917, at New Bern, N.C. Sent to Camp Lee, Va. Transferred to Norfolk, Va. Sailed for France May 26, 1918. Promoted to rank
Neusiok Tribe: Probably a place name. Neusiok Connections. The form of this name suggests that the Neusiok were of the Algonquian stock, but they may have been Iroquoian like their neighbors the Tuscarora and Coree (?). Neusiok Location. On lower Neuse River particularly on the south side, in Craven and Cartaret Counties. Neusiok Village. Chattooka,
Private, F. A., Bty. A, 30th Div., 113th Reg. Born in Craven County; son of A. T. and Virginia Wetherington. Entered service July 7, 1917, at New Bern, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier. Transferred to Camp Merritt. Went to France May, 1918. Fought at Ypres, Bellicourt, Argonne, St. Die, and all other engagements. Mustered out
Yeoman 1st Class, U. S. N. R. F.; of Craven County; son of Charles B. and Clare Hill. Entered service May 22, 1918, at Wilmington, N.C. Sent to Charleston, S. C., July 25, 1918. Served in U. S. Naval Clothing Factory, Navy Yard, Charleston, S. C., from July 26, 1918, to June 2, 1919. Transferred
Private, M. P., 30th Div.; of Craven County; son of S. R. and Mrs. Kate D. Street. Husband of Mrs. Julia Henry Street. Entered service July 25, 1917, at Lincolnton, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., transferred to Camp Mills. Sailed for France May 11, 1918. Fought at Ypres, St. Quentin, Cambrai. Returned to
These are New Bern NC High School yearbooks for New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. If your ancestor attended high school during the years of 1921-1960 then the following yearbooks may have a photograph of them. This is part of a collection of free yearbooks being scanned and placed online by the North Carolina Digital
Coree Indians. A tribe, possibly Algonquian, formerly occupying the peninsulas of Neuse river, in Carteret and Craven counties, North Carolina. They had been greatly reduced in a war with another tribe before 1696, and were described by Archdale as having been a bloody and barbarous people. Lawson refers to them as Coranine Indians, but in
Mechanic, Btry. A, 113th F. Artly., 30th Div.; from Craven County, N.C.; son of George and Susan Ipock. Husband of Poss Willis Ipock. Entered the service at New Bern, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and transferred to Camp Mills. Sailed for France, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Woevre Sector. Returned to the
Sergt., Inf., Co. I, 119th Regt., 30th Div.; from Craven County, N.C.; son of A. and Mary Needleman. Husband of Mollie Needleman. Entered the service at Wilmington, N.C., Sept. 15, 1916, and sent to Camp Glenn, N.C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., and then to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for France May 28,
Interviewer: T. Pat Matthews Person Interviewed: George W. Harris Location: 604 E Cabarrus Street, Raleigh, North Carolina Date of Birth: November 25, 1855 Age: 82 Hey, don’t go ‘roun’ dat post gitting it ‘tween you and me, it’s bad luck. Don’t you know it’s bad luck? Don’t want no more bad luck den what I’se
Interviewer: Mary A. Hicks Person Interviewed: Martha Allen Location: 1318 South Person Street, Raleigh, North Carolina Place of Birth: Craven County NC Age: 78 Ex-Slave Story An interview with Martha Allen, 78, of 1318 South Person Street, Raleigh. I wuz borned in Craven County seventy eight years ago. My pappa wuz named Andrew Bryant an’
1st Lt., M. G. Co. F, 157th Div., French Regt., 371st Inf. Born in Craven County; son of E. C. and Mrs. Sudie Ross. Husband of Mrs. Maie Ross. Entered service May 15, 1917, at New Bern, N.C. Sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., transferred to Camp Jackson, S. C. Sailed for St. Nazaire, France, April
1st Lt., Inf., Co. C, 5th Div., 6th Regt.; of Craven County; son of Thomas and Mary Daniels. Husband of Mrs. Josie Smith Daniels. Entered service Aug. 15, 1917, at New Bern, N.C. Sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Transferred to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France Feb. 27, 1918. Fought at Chateau-Thierry, St. Die, Naumont. He
Lt., U. S. N. R. F.; of Craven County; son of Walter and Mrs. Florence Fulford. Husband of Mrs. Miriam Fulford. Entered service July 4, 1917, at New Bern, N.C. Sent to St. Helena, Va. Transferred to U. S. S. “Alabama,” then to U. S. S. “Wyoming.” Sailed for St. Nazaire, France. Detached from the
