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 Davidson County, North Carolina Tombstone Transcription Project) Emmanuel Church Cemetery Grubb Family Cemetery Oak Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
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.
Private, Supply Co., F. A., 81st Div., 317th F. A. Born in Davidson County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ayers. Entered the service at Statesville, N.C., April 1, 1918. Was sent to Camp Jackson, and sailed for France June, 1918. Returned to USA Oct. 1, 1918, and died at Lakewood, N. J., May 9, 1919. Buried at Lexington at Ebenezer Cemetery.
For many years Winfield Scott Pope was rated as one of the most highly respected residents and most prominent attorneys of Jefferson City. As lawyer and lawmaker he left the impress of his individuality upon the history of city and state when he was called to his final rest at the age of seventy-four years. He always held to the highest standards and ethics of the profession, his success being attributable at all times to his marked capability and merit. The story of his professional rise and progress is an interesting one. He was born in Davidson county, North Carolina, … Read more
Private, Bureau of Aircraft Production of 80th Squadron, 4th Provisional Regt.; of Davidson County; son of Harvey L. and Mrs. Gertrude Beck. Entered service July 29, 1918, at Lexington, N.C. Sent to Vancouver Barracks, July, 1918. Transferred to Camp Gordon. Jan. 23, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Gordon, Feb. 1, 1919.
1st Class Private, 9th F. A. Born Dec. 14, 1898; son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Conrad, of Davidson County. Entered service Aug. 26, 1918, at Lexington, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Newport News, Va. Sailed for France Nov. 9, 1918. Landed in USA May 20, 1919, at Newport News, Va. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., May 29, 1919.
1st Class Private, Med. Dept.; of Davidson County; son of B. B. and Mrs. Lula P. Wagner. Entered service June 22, 1918, at Kansas City, Mo. Sent to Camp Pike, Ark., transferred to Ft. Oglehtorpe, Ga., then to Ft. McPherson, Ga. Mustered out at Camp Pike, Ark., Oct. 16, 1919.
Private 1st Class, Co. H, 108th Inf., 27th Div. Son of J. D. and Mary Needham, of Davidson County. Entered service July 21, 1917, at Buffalo, N. Y. Sent to Camp Wadsworth, S. C. Transferred to Camp Stuart, Va. Sailed for France May 30, 1918. Fought at Hindenburg Line, Versailles, E. Poperingue and Dickerbusch Sector. Was gassed at Hindenburg Line Sept. 29, 1918; then went to 73rd General Trouville Hospital, France. Returned to USA March 6, 1919, and was mustered out of service at Camp Upton, N. Y., March 31, 1919.
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.
Mess Sergt., Motor Transport Corps, unassigned; of Davidson County; son of W. S. and Mrs. Elizabeth Rathrock May. Entered service May 29, 1918. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., Jessup, Ga., to Camp Hollabird, Md. Served with Motor Transport Corps throughout. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., March 7, 1919.
Corpl., 119th Inf., 30th Div., Co. H. Born in Davidson County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Smith. Entered the service at Lexington, N.C., Sept. 21, 1917. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 28, 1918. Fought at Ypres Front. Gassed at Cambrai Hill Aug. 25, 1918. Sent to American Hospital. Landed in the USA April 2nd and was mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 9, 1919.
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
Pvt., Co. A, 30th Div., 120th Regt. Born June 20, 1900. Son of J. C. and N. M. Goins, of Davidson County. Entered service Aug. 12, 1917, at Lexington, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C.; transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Landed in France May 28, 1918. Fought at Ypres-Lys Offensive, Somme Offensive, Bellicourt, Premont, Bohain. Wounded at Bellicourt, France; shell wound and gassed. Gassed at Vaux Andigny Oct. 10, 1918. Arrived in the USA April 11, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, April 17, 1919. Re-enlisted in the U. S. Navy.
2nd Lt., Co. L, 30th Div., 120th Inf.; son of D. C. and Jennie K. Culbreth, of Davidson County. Entered service April, 1916, at Thomasville, N.C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sent overseas May 17, 1918. Promoted to the rank of 2nd Lt. Nov. 13, 1917. Killed at Ypres Sector, Aug. 31, 1918. Buried in Belgium, British Cemetery. Entitled to wear a silver star on the Victory Cross ribbon, for gallantry in action in the Ypres Sector, Belgium, Aug. 31, 1918, while leading daylight patrol. Was on the Mexican border from June, 1916, to March, 1917.
Private, Co. F, 53rd Pioneer Inf. Son of E. C. and L. Shaw. Husband of Mrs. Nannie Shaw, of Davidson County. Entered service May 29, 1918, at Lexington, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C.; transferred to Camp Wadsworth, S. C.; transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Sent to France, landed Aug. 18, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne. Landed in the USA May 4, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., May 12, 1919.
Sup. Sergt., Co. L, 30th Div., 120th Regt. Son of R. L. and Mrs. M. D. Talbert, of Davidson County. Entered service June 16, 1916, at Thomasville, N.C. Sent to Camp Glenn, N.C., later to Mexican border from Oct. 2, 1916, to March 15, 1917. Transferred to Camp Sevier, then to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed from Boston harbor May 17, 1918, for Calais, France; landed June 5th. Was in all engagements with 120th Inf., 30th Div. Landed in the USA April 13, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 17, 1919.