Davidson County NC

C. J. Linthicum

Private 1st Class, 120th Inf., Co. L, 30th Div.; of Davidson County; son of D. L. and Mrs. Julia Linthicum. Husband of Mrs. Maude Beeson Linthicum. Entered service July 25, 1917, at Thomasville, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for Calais, France, Feb. 19, 1918. Fought at Ypres Front, Kimmel Hill, Cambrai Front. Enlisted in N. G., training at Thomasville. Sailed from St. Nazaire March 19th; arrived in USA April 1, Charleston, S. C. Mustered out at Camp Jackson April 8, 1919.

Ira G. Poston

Mech., Inf. Replacement, Co. No. 9. Born Oct. 1, 1896; son of D. M. and Julia A. Poston, of Davidson County. Entered service April, 1916, at Greensboro, N.C. Was sent to Camp Eagle Pass, Texas. Transferred to Camp Grant, Ill., Oct. 1, 1918. Served on the Mexican border and died at Camp Grant, Ill., Oct. 11, 1918. Buried at Lexington, N.C., Ebenezer Church.

Will C. Carlton

Corpl., Co. A, 30th Div., 120th Inf. Born May 20, 1895; son of W. L. and A. L. Carlton, of Davidson County. Husband of Mrs. Ethel Carlton. Entered service Aug. 12, 1917, at Lexington, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., Aug. 12, 1917. Transferred to Camp Merritt. Sailed May 12, 1918, for France, landing May 28, 1918. Fought at Ypres-Lys Offensive July 21, 1918, until September of the same year; Somme Offensive September 19th; Bellicourt, Premont, St. Martin’s River, Busigny. Arrived in the USA April 11, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, April 17, 1919.

Marvin J. Owen

Private, 1st Class, Co. C, 28th Div., Reg. 303, Field Artillery. Son of W. E. and Alice L. Owen, of Davidson County. Entered service June 25, 1918, at Lexington, N.C.; was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C.; transferred to camp at Hill, Va.; sailed for France August 22, 1918; fought at Toul sector in November, 1918, and in the same month was on the offensive at Marchville, Privetville, Butgneville, Bois de Hartville; arrived in United States latter part of April and was mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., May 15, 1919.

Slave Narrative of Bill Crump

Interviewer: Mary A. Hicks Person Interviewed: Bill Crump Location: Raleigh, North Carolina Age: 82 I reckon dat I wus borned in Davidson County on de plantation of Mr. Whitman Smith, my mammy’s marster. My daddy wus named Tom an’ he ‘longed ter Mr. Ben Murry fust an’ later ter Mr. Jimmy Crump. Daddy wus named atter his young marster. Dey lived in Randolph, de county next ter Davidson whar me mammy an’ de rest of de chilluns, Alt, George, Harriet, Sarah, Mary an’ de baby libed. Both of de marsters wus good ter us, an’ dar wus plenty ter eat … Read more

F. Lee Smith

Private 1st Class, Trench Artly., Btry. D, 6th Btry.; from Davidson County; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Smith. Entered the service at Lexington, N.C., July 15, 1918, and sent to Clemson College, S. C., and then transferred to Ft. Caswell and then to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for France Nov. 9, 1918. Trained at Clemson College, S. C., for mechanic. Mustered out of the service at Fortress Monroe, Va., Jan. 19, 1919.

John L. Rowe

1st Class Private, Co. A, 30th Div., 120th Inf. Born April 11, 1899; son of J. L. and Mollie Rowe, of Davidson County. Husband of Myrtle Rowe. Entered service July 26, 1917, at Lexington, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C.; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Went to France May 12, 1918. Fought at Ypres-Lys Offensive July 21, 1918, to Sept. 4, 1918; Somme Offensive Sept. 19, 1918, to Oct. 10, 1918; Bellicourt, Premont, Bohain, Montbrehain, Busigny, St. Martin’s River. Landed in the USA April 11, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 17, 1919.

C. R. Welch

Sergt., Inf., Co. A, 30th Div., 120th Regt.; of Davidson County; son of M. M. and Mrs. M. E. Welch. Entered service March 2, 1914, at Lexington, N.C. Sent to Camp Stewart, Tex. Sailed for Calais, France, May 24, 1918. Promoted to rank of Sergt. Nov. 27, 1916. Fought at Ypres. Wounded in both legs at the battle of Vaux-Andigny Oct. 10, 1918. Was sent to No. 21 Red Cross Hospital in Devon, Eng. Returned to USA March 19, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson April 9, 1919.

George O. Short

Mechanic, Inf. Replacement, Co. No. 9. Born Oct. 1, 1896; son of D. M. and Julia A. Short, of Davidson County. Entered service April, 1916, at Greensboro, N.C. Was sent to Camp Eagle Pass, Texas. Transferred to Camp Grant, Ill., Oct. 1, 1918. Served on the Mexican border and died at Camp Grant, Ill., Oct. 11, 1918. Buried at Lexington, N.C., Ebenezer Church.

Ernest A. Davis

3rd Class M., Hdqrs. Co., 30th Div., 120th Regt.; of Davidson County; son of R. and Mrs. T. E. Davis. Entered service July 25th, 1918, at Thomasville, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, Greenville, Sept. 1, 1917. Transferred to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 17, 1918. Fought at Ypres Lys Offensive. Somme Offensive. Returned to USA April 11th, served on Mexican border six months. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, April 15, 1919.

Spurgeon T. Ayers

Sergt., C. A. C., Battery E, 61st Reg. Born in Davidson County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ayers. Entered the service at Statesville, N.C., July 26, 1911. Was sent to camp in Columbus, Ohio, and from there to Ft. Varrancas, Fla. Transferred to Camp Eustis, Va. Sailed for France September, 1918. Returned to USA March 8, 1919. Served on the Mexican border, 1916, at Del Rio, Texas. Mustered into the Reserves.

Ray Johnson

1st Class Private, 318th Artly., Co. E, 81st Div. Born in Davidson County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Johnson. Entered the service May 29, 1917, at Lexington, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., June 25, 1919.

Leslie W. Stone

Cook, Med. Dept., 636th Amb. Co. Born in Davidson County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Stone. Entered the service March 8, 1918, at Thomasville, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Sailed for France June 8, 1918. Was on the Marne Front while in France. Returned to USA April 23, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., May 5, 1919.

Clay Teague

Private, Med. Corps, General Hospital No. 5; of Davidson County; son of J. C. and Mrs. Betty Teague. Entered service July 6, 1918, at High Point, N.C. Sent to Camp Greenleaf, Ga., transferred to Ft. Ontario, N. Y. Also in Med. Motor Corps. Mustered out at Ft. Ontario, N. Y., Sept. 5, 1918.

Carrol Finley Martin

Private 1st Class, 2nd Regt., F. A. R. D., Aty. Son of N.C. and Mrs. E. C. Martin, of Davidson County. Husband of Eunice Perry Martin. Entered service Sept. 3, 1918, at Greenville, S. C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C.,; and on Dec. 11, 1918, was mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C.

Ray Williams

Musician, Inf., Co. A, 30th Div., 120th Regt.; of Davidson County; son of M. F. and Mrs. L. D. Williams. Husband of Mrs. Callie McNeill Williams. Entered service May 1, 1916, at Lexington, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C. Sailed for France May 12, 1918. Gassed at Vaux-Andigny, Oct. 10, 1918. Fought at Ypres-Lys offensive July 2nd to 4th; Somme offensive Sept. 9th to Oct. 18th; Bellicourt, Premont, Bohain, Montbrehain, Busigny, St. Martin’s River. Returned to USA April 11, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson April 17, 1919.

Biography of Charles L. Heitman

The influence of culture and broad professional and worldly experience upon a new community is visible in Idaho as the result of the work and the example of high-minded men like Charles L. Heitman of Rathdrum, Kootenai county, a lawyer who does honor to the law, to the courts, to himself and to the people among whom he lives and whose interests it devolves upon him to serve from day to day. Charles L. Heitman comes of an old North Carolina family, and is a son of Henry N. and Eve (McCrary) Heitman. His father was for sixty years a … Read more

George H. Coggins

1st Class Private. Born in Davidson County; son of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Coggins. Entered the service at Clemson College July 15, 1918. Was sent to Ft. Moultrie, S. C., and from there to Ft. Sumter, S. C. Transferred to Ft. Caswell, N.C., and sailed for France Nov. 2, 1918. Promoted to 1st Class Private Oct. 27, 1918. Sailed from Brest, France, Dec. 26, 1918; landed at Newport News, Va., Jan. 8, 1919. Mustered out at Ft. Monroe, Va., Jan. 19, 1919.

William A. Smith

Private, Inf., Co. I, 30th Div., 120th Regt.; of Davidson County; son of J. W. and Mrs. M. E. Smith. Entered service Jan. 15, 1915, at Lexington, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France May 17, 1918. Fought at Hindenburg Line, Bellicourt and Nauroy from Sept. 9, 1918, to Oct. 1, 1918; Premont, Brancourt, Oct. 8, 1918; Busigny, Oct. 9, 1918; Becquigny Bohain, L. Hale, Mendress, Oct. 10, 1918, to Oct. 11, 1918; St. Martin River, Mazinghein Heights of Catillon, Oct. 17, 1918, to Oct. 19, 1918. Returned to USA April 13, 1919. Mustered out at Camp … Read more

Charles E. Tomlinson

Private, Hdqrs. Co., 30th Div., 120th Inf. Born January 21, 1899; son of E. I. and Jennie Tomlinson, of Davidson County. Enlisted for service Oct. 22, 1917, at Greensboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Overseas to Calais, France, June 5, 1918. Fought at Ypres, Belgium, Bellicourt and other engagements with 30th. Landed in the USA April 10, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 14, 1919.