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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.

New Bern North Carolina High School Yearbooks

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 Heritage Center. Yearbooks provide a window into student life. From sports teams to clubs, fashions to hairstyles, these volumes document the changing attitudes and culture of students year by year. The North Carolina Digital Heritage Center is a statewide digitization and digital publishing program housed … 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.

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

Bear River Tribe

Bear River Indians. A tribe mentioned by Lawson (Lawson, North Carolina, 383, 1860) as living in North Carolina in 1701, and having then a single village, Raudauquaquank, with 50 warriors. According to Hawks (Hawks, History of North Carolina, 1858-59) they lived in Craven County, probably on a branch of the Neuse.

Slave Narrative of Martha Allen

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’ my mammy wuz named Harriet. My brothers wuz John Franklin, Alfred, an’ Andrew. I ain’t had no sisters. I reckon dat we is what yo’ call a general mixture case I am part Injun, part white, an’ part nigger. My mammy belonged ter Tom Edward … Read more

Chapel Hill North Carolina High School Yearbooks

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 Heritage Center. Yearbooks provide a window into student life. From sports teams to clubs, fashions to hairstyles, these volumes document the changing attitudes and culture of students year by year. The North Carolina Digital Heritage Center is a statewide digitization and digital publishing program housed … Read more

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Slave Narrative of Mary Barbour

Interviewer: Mary A. Hicks Person Interviewed: Mary Barbour Location: 801 S. Bloodworth Street, Raleigh, North Carolina Place of Birth: McDowell County NC Age: 81 Ex-Slave Story An interview with Mary Barbour 81 of 801 S. Bloodworth Street, Raleigh, N. C. I reckon dat I wuz borned in McDowell County, case dat’s whar my mammy, Edith, lived. She ‘longed ter Mr. Jefferson Mitchel dar, an’ my pappy ‘longed ter er Mr. Jordan in Avery County, so he said. ‘Fore de war, I doan know nothin’ much ‘cept dat we lived on a big plantation an’ dat my mammy wucked hard, but … Read more

W. H. Moring

Wagoner, Hdqrs. Troop, 81st Div.; of Craven County; son of W. H. and Mrs. M. Moring. Entered service Sept. 5, 1917, at New Bern, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C., then to Camp Upton. Sailed for France Aug. 1, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne, St. Die, Vosges Mtns. Returned to USA July 11, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., July 24, 1919.

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.

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.

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.

H. E. Gaskin

Private, 1st Class, Artly., Batry. A, 30th Div., 113th Regt.; of Craven County; son of W. F. and Mrs. Ida Gaskin. Husband of Mrs. Leona Gaskin. Entered service July 25, 1917, at New Bern, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France. Fought at St. Mihiel drive and Argonne Forest. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., March 29, 1919.

Charlie L. Ipock

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 USA March, 1919. Mustered out of the service at Camp Jackson, S. C., March, 1919.

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