Craven County NC

Neusiok Indians

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, on the site of Newbern, and Rouconk, exact location unknown. Neusiok History. In 1584 Amadas and Barlowe heard of the Neusiok as at war with the tribes farther north. The later settlers speak to of them as Neuse Indians. They dwindled away rapidly and perhaps … Read more

Curtis John Bagg

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 of Sergt. Oct., 1917. Fought at St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Verdun. Returned to USA June 1, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 10, 1919.

R. B. Fulford

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 “Alabama” to the U. S. S. “Henly” from the “Henly” back to the Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa., in charge of submarine installation. Was taken sick Oct. 27, 1917, was stationed at Navy Yards at Philadelphia, Pa.; detached June, 1918, to U. S. S. “Iowa” as … Read more

Samuel J. Needleman

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, 1918. Promoted Sergt. Nov. 2, 1918. Fought in all engagements of the 30th Div. from July 15th to Nov. 11th. Served on the Mexican border about six months and did guard duty at Camp Greene, N.C. Returned to the USA April 2, 1919, and mustered … Read more

Floyd M. Chadwick, Jr.

Corpl. F. A., Baty. A, 30th Div., 113th Reg.; of Craven County; son of F. M. and Mrs. Mary James Chadwick. Husband of Mrs. Hazel-Hawkins Chadwick. Entered service June, 1917. Transferred to Camp Mills. Sailed for France June 13, 1918. Promoted to Corpl. July, 1917. Fought at Toul defensive, St. Mihiel drive, Argonne, Woevre defensive and offensive. Returned to USA March 18, 1919, at Newport News, Va. Mustered out at Camp Jackson March 28, 1919.

Albert Lyon Hibbard

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., 1918. Fought at Bellicourt Sector, Ypres. Wounded at Battle of Bellicourt Sept. 29, 1918. Gun shot in the left thigh. Sent to Hospital Trouville No. 72. Returned to USA April 2, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, April 7, 1919.

Troy L. Arnold

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 Sector. Returned to USA March, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, April 5, 1919.

Coree Tribe

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 another place calls them Connamox, and gives them two villages in 1701–Coranine and Raruta–with about 125 souls. They engaged in the Tuscarora war of 1711, and in 1715 the remnants of the Coree and Machapunga were assigned a tract on Mattamuskeet Lake, Hyde County, North … Read more

Slave Narrative of John C. Bectom

Interviewer: T. Pat Matthews Person Interviewed: John C. Bectom Location: North Carolina Date of Birth: Oct. 7, 1862 My name is John C. Bectom. I was born Oct. 7, 1862, near Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. My father’s name was Simon Bectom. He was 86 years of age when he died. He died in 1910 at Fayetteville, N. C. My mother’s name was Harriet Bectom. She died in 1907, May 23, when she was seventy years old. My brother’s were named Ed, Kato and Willie. I was third of the boys. My sisters were Lucy, Anne and Alice. My father … Read more

Christ Stekas

Private 1st Class, 399th Baker Co. Compound. Son of Thomas and Caliope Stekas, of Craven County. Entered service March 29, 1918, New Bern, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson and transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Mustered out at Camp Sevier Dec. 13, 1918.

Edwin G. Hill

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 to Supply Dept., Navy Yard, Charleston, S. C., June 2, 1919, and served until discharged. Member 1st Co., C. A. C., N.C. N. G. Served a period of enlistment three years. Company organized at New Bern, N.C. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., August 7, … Read more

North A. Gaskin

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 at Opr. Base, Va., Sept 3, 1919.

Craven 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 Craven County, North Carolina Tombstone Transcription Project) Charlton-White Cemetery Cox Cemetery Free Union Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery Greene Cemetery Paris Cemetery White Cemetery Following Cemeteries (hosted at Interment) Arnold (Avery) Prescott Cemetery Asbury Cemetery Braxton/Ormond Family Cemetery Cedar Grove Cemetery Daly Family Cemetery French Cemetery Greenleaf Memorial Park Cemetery Hardison Cemetery Hill … Read more

F. A. Williams

Seaman; of Craven County; son of A. M. and Mrs. Fanny Williams. Entered service May 22, 1918, at Vanceboro. Sent to St. Helena, Va., then to U. S. S. Geanette, then to U. S. S. Skiner. One trip overseas. Mustered out at Baltimore, Md., Dec. 15, 1918.

Biography of Adam Hance

Adam Hance was born in Coblin, a French province of Alsace, and, as usual with the people of that country, spoke both German and English. He came to America and settled near Germantown, Pa., in 1722, where he married a German lady, and raised a large family. His younger son, also named Adam, married a Miss Stoebuck, of Pennsylvania, in 1768, and settled in Montgomery County, Va. When the revolutionary war began, fired by the prevailing patriotic feelings of the day, he joined the American army under Washington, and served during the entire war. He was in the battles of … Read more

Harry Lipman

Private 1st Class, Engr. Corps, Co. I, Attached to English Army Div., 56th Regt. Born in Craven County; son of Sam and Mrs. Jennie Lipman. Entered service May 10, 1918, at New Bern, N.C. Sent to A. & E. College, N.C., May 10, 1918. Transferred to Washington Barracks, D. C. Sailed for France Sept., 1918. Fought at Metz. Returned to USA Jan. 18, 1919, Newport News, Va. Mustered out at Camp Humphreys, Va., Feb. 14, 1919.

Dewey P. Dixon

Private, 1st Class, Air Service, Btry. B, Casual Detachment; of Craven County; son of J. B. and Mrs. Mary F. Dixon. Entered service June 22, 1916, at New Bern, N.C. Sent to Camp Glenn. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. J. Sailed to British Islands April 27, 1917. Entitled to wear war chevron, one gold foreign chevron and Mexican service badge. Served on Mexican border Oct. 1, 1916, to March 22, 1917. Transferred as Mechanic in the Aviation Corps. Returned to USA Dec. 11, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., Dec. 23, 1918.

Thomas Doe Street

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 USA April 11, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson April 14, 1919.

Neusiok Tribe

Neusiok Indians, Neuse Indians, Neuse Tribe.  An unclassified tribe, perhaps of Iroquoian stock, found in 1584 occupying the country on the south side of lower Neuse river, within the present Craven and Carteret Counties, North Carolina.  They were at war with the more southerly coast tribes.  In the later colonial period the Indians of the same region were commonly known as Neuse Indians and had dwindled by the year 1700 to 15 warriors in two towns, Chattooka and Rouconk.  They probably disappeared by incorporation with the Tuscarora.

Slave Narrative of Alex Huggins

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 was a carpenter and ship builder an’ the first things I remember was down on Myrtle Grove Sound, where Mr. Huggins had a place. I was a sort of bad boy an’ liked to roam ’round. When I was about twelve years old I ran … Read more