Duplin County NC

James E. Faison

Capt., Inf., Co. F, 30th Div., 119th Reg. Born in Duplin County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Faison. Entered service June 20, 1916, at Faison, N.C. Sent to Camp Glenn, N.C., from there to Camp Sevier, S. C., then to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 10, 1918. Promoted to rank of 2nd Lt. Dec. 4, 1917; 1st Lt. June 6, 1918; to Capt. Feb. 20, 1919. Fought at Hindenburg Line. Gassed at Ypres Sept. 1, 1918. Wounded at Ypres Sept. 29, 1918, machine gun and shrapnel. Served on Mexican border six months and on railroad guard … Read more

Robert Lee Price

Private, Inf., Co. F, 81st Div., 321st Regt.; of Duplin County; son of W. F. and Mrs. Josephine Price. Entered service May 26, 1918, at Warsaw, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, to Camp Upton. Sailed for Liverpool, Eng., Aug. 11, 1918. Fought at St. Die Sector, Verdun, Meuse-Argonne offensive. Decorations, Victory Ribbon and one star. Returned to USA June 20, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 28, 1919.

Rev. Arthur O. Moore

Chaplain, 1st Lt., 39th Div.; of Duplin County; son of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Moore. Husband of Mrs. Katherine Futrell Moore. Entered service July 18, 1918, at Warsaw, N.C. Sent to Ft. Caswell, N.C. Sailed for France Aug. 18, 1918. Promoted to rank of 1st Lt.-Chaplain Aug. 10, 1918. A native of Mississippi. Came to N.C. in 1911, to Warsaw, N.C. For 12 months prior to commission was Baptist Camp Pastor at Ft. Caswell, N.C. On Baptist Home Mission Board, Atlanta, Ga. Mustered out at Camp Greene, N.C., Feb. 14, 1919.

Biography of Wade Hampton Kornegay

For three decades Wade Hampton Kornegay has been a representative of the Vinita bar and with the passing years his clientele has steadily increased in volume and importance. as he has demonstrated his ability to cope with the intricate problems of the law, while he is also recognized as one of the most progressive agriculturists and stock raisers of Craig county. He was born in Duplin county, North Carolina, April 17, 1865, and was named for General Wade Hampton, the noted Confederate leader. His parents were Henry and Jeannette (Williams) Kornegay, who were also natives of North Carolina, the former … Read more

Floyd F. Jackson

Private, Artly., Btry. A, 113th Regt., 30th Div. Born in Duplin County, N.C., Dec., 1887; son of A. and Susan Jackson. Entered the service July 22, 1917. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and transferred to Camp Mills, L. I. Sailed for France June 15, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel, Argonne and Woevre Sector. Mustered out of the service at Camp Jackson, S. C., March 28, 1919.

Paul E. Rogers

Private, Ordnance Corps, Attached to 30th Div., 120th Inf. Born in Duplin County; son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Rogers. Entered the service May 27, 1917, at Durham, N.C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., Aug. 10, 1917. Sailed for France May 27, 1918. Promoted to Corpl. Oct. 11, 1917. Fought at Ypres, Bellicourt, Hindenburg. Returned to USA April 10, 1919; landed at Charleston, S. C. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 18, 1919.

J. S. Price

Corporal, Machine Gun Training Center, 50th Co., 5th Group. Born in Duplin County, Nov. 15, 1892; son of W. F. and Jasephine Price. Entered the service at Warsaw, N.C., July 21, 1918, and sent to Camp Hancock, Ga. Promoted Corporal Aug. 15, 1918. Instructor in Machine Gun Training Center at Camp Hancock, Ga., for four months. Mustered out of the service at Camp Hancock, Ga., Dec. 21, 1918.

Walter Albert Vann

1st Class Private, Co. C, 83rd Div., 331st Inf.; of Duplin County; son of J. T. and Mrs. K. J. Vann. Entered service May 26, 1918, at Warsaw, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, transferred to Camp Wadsworth, then to Newport News, Va. Sailed for France Sept. 23, 1918. Returned to USA March 8, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson March 29, 1919.

Slave Narrative of Lizzie Baker

Interviewer: T. Pat Matthews Person Interviewed: Lizzie Baker Location: 424 Smith Street, Raleigh, North Carolina I was born de las’ year o’ de surrender an’course I don’t remember seein’ any Yankee soldiers, but I knows a plenty my mother and father tole me. I have neuritis, an’ have been unable to work any fer a year and fer seven years I couldn’t do much. My mother wus named Teeny McIntire and my father William McIntire. Mammy belonged to Bryant Newkirk in Duplin County. Pap belonged to someone else, I don’t know who. Dey said dey worked from light till dark, … Read more

Edwin S. Woodward

2nd Lt., Inf., Co. B, 81st Div., 317th M. G. Btn.; of Duplin County; son of J. F. and Mrs. F. C. Woodward. Husband of Kathleen Sutton Woodward. Entered service June 19, 1916, at Clinton, N.C. Sent to Camp Glenn, transferred to Camp Stuart, then to Camp Warden McLean. Promoted to rank of 2nd Lt. Aug. 15, 1917. On Mexican border six months. Expert rifleman and McL. Gunner. Mustered out at Camp Jackson Feb. 26, 1919.

L. M. Tucker

Private, Inf., Co. H, 321st Regt., 81st Div. Born in Duplin County Feb. 15, 1897; son of Kilby and Mattie Tucker. Entered the service at Warsaw, N.C., May 26, 1917, and sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and then transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France July, 1918. Fought in all engagements of the 321st Inf. Returned to the USA July 2, 1919, and mustered out of the service at Camp Lee, Va., July 12, 1919.

L. L. Byrd

Private, Inf., Co. A, 81st Div., 322nd Reg. Born Jan. 20, 1895. Son of T. J. and Etta Byrd, of Duplin County. Entered service May 20, 1918, at Faison, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Lee, Va., June 1st, 1918. Sailed for France July 31, 1918. Fought at Verdun. Returned to USA June 20, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 26, 1919.

Duplin 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 Duplin County, North Carolina Tombstone Transcription Project) Batts Cemetery Batts Cemetery #2 Blizzard Cemetery Duplin County Cemetery Hall Cemetery Hardy Cemetery Hunter Cemetery Jones Cemetery Lanier Cemetery #1 Lanier Cemetery #2 Amos Lanier Cemetery Mallard Cemetery Sloan Family Cemetery Sullivan Cemetery Thompson Cemetery    

L. H. Bell

Private, Machine Gun, 50th Co., 5th Div. Born July 16, 1895; son of J. H. and Mary L. Bell; of Duplin County. Husband of Mrs. May Byrd. Entered service July 21, 1918, at Faison, N.C. Sent to Camp Hancock, Ga. Transferred to Camp Logan, Tex., Nov. 7, 1918. In 43rd Bn .of Machine Gun, at Camp Logan, Tex., 4 months. Mustered out at Camp Wadsworth, S. C., Feb. 11, 1919.

R. M. Winders

Cook, Med. Corps, 35th Div.; of Duplin County; son of A. B. and Mrs. Comma Winders. Entered service April 2, 1918, at Warsaw, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., transferred to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., then to West Baden, Ind. Promoted to Cook June, 1918. Night Ward Master in Hospital in West Baden, Ind. Mustered out at West Baden, Ind., Jan. 21, 1919.