Durham County NC

James L. Hessee

Corpl., Inf., 120th, Co. M, 30th Div.; of Durham County; born Feb. 22, 1897; son of J. H. and Mrs. Lena Neese Hessee. Entered service May 26, 1917, at Durham, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., July 25, 1917. Sailed for France May 28, 1918. Fought at Ypres, Bethune, St. Quentin, Bellicourt. Made supreme sacrifice at Bellicourt, Sept. 29, 1918. Was buried at American Cemetery, Bony-Aisne, in Grave 188, Plot H, Row 8. He enlisted in National guard and was drilled in Durham two months before going to camp.

M. Thomas Burnette

Inf., Co. F, 81st Div., 322nd Reg.; of Durham County; son of O. D. and Mrs. W. I. Burnette Entered service Sept. 4, 1917, at Durham, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Sevier, then to Camp Upton, N. Y. Sailed for France July 31, 1918. Promoted to rank of Sergt. June 28, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne, St. Die Sector, Sept. 19 to 23, St. Die Sector Oct. 2 to 16, Somme Sector, Nov. 4 to 9 Meuse-Argonne, Nov. 9 to 11. Was with U. S. Military Mission. At Altclamm, Germany, from Feb. 8 to Aug. 17, 1919. Returned … Read more

Slave Narrative of Ida Adkins

Interviewer: Travis Jordan Person Interviewed: Ida Adkins Location: Durham, North Carolina Age: 79 Ex-slave 79 years. [TR note: Numerous hand written notations and additions in the following interview (i.e. wuz to was; er to a; adding t to the contractions.) Made changes where obvious without comment. Additions and comments were left as notation, in order to preserve the flow of the dialect.] I wuz bawn befo’ de war. I wuz about eight years ole when de Yankee mens come through. My mammy an’ pappy, Hattie an’ Jim Jeffries belonged to Marse Frank Jeffries. Marse Frank come from Mississippi, but when … Read more

Marion B. Fowler

2nd Lt., 141st Inf., 36th Div., Co. I. Born in Durham County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Fowler. Entered the service May 15, 1918, at Chapel Hill, N.C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and from there to Camp Gordon, Ga. Sailed for France Sept. 26, 1918. Promoted to rank of 2nd Lt., Aug. 28, 1918. Returned to USA June 8, 1919, and was mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 12, 1919.

Adshusheer Tribe

Adshusheer Indians. There is but a single mention of the Adshusheer. Lawson tells of “the Shoccorie Indians, mixed with the Enoe and those of the nation of the Adshusheer, ruled by Enoe Will, a Shocorrie,”

Charles D. Crabtree

1st Class Private, 56th Pioneer Inf., Co. M. Born in Durham County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Crabtree. Entered the service Aug. 3, 1918, at Durham, N.C. Was sent to Camp Wadsworth, S. C. Transferred to Camp Merritt and sailed to France Sept. 4, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne offensive; with Army of Occupation in Germany six months. Returned to USA June 22, 1919, and was mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., July 6, 1919.

A. W. Ray

Private 1st Class, 2nd Co., 1st Corps, Artillery Park. Born in Durham County; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Ray. Entered service Feb. 25, 1918, at Durham, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for France May 22, 1918. Fought at Champagne, Marne defensive, Aisne-Marne offensive, Oise-Aisne offensive, Verdun, Chateau Thierry Sector, Meuse-Argonne offensive. Was with army of occupation in Germany seven months. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., Aug. 10, 1919.

Slave Narrative of Milly Henry

Interviewer: Mary A. Hicks Person Interviewed: Milly Henry Location: 713 South East Street, Raleigh, North Carolina Location of Birth: Yazoo City, Mississippi Age: 82 Ex-Slave Story An interview with Milly Henry 82 of 713 South East Street, Raleigh, N. C. I wus borned a slave ter Mr. Buck Boylan in Yazoo City, Mississippi. I doan know nothin’ ’bout my family ‘cept my gran’maw an’ she died in Mississippi durin’ de war. Marster Buck owned three plantations dar, de Mosley place, Middle place, an’ de Hill place. Me an’ gran’maw lived at de Mosley place. One day Marster Buck comes in, … Read more

Charlie V. Wilkins

Mechanic, Co. M, 30th Div., 120th Regt.; of Durham County; son of C. B. and Mrs. D. Wilkins. Entered service in 1917 at Durham, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France May 17, 1918. Killed at Battle of Hindenburg Line Sept. 29, 1918. Buried at Bony Aisne, No. 636, American Cemetery.

Claiborne Lee Andrews

2nd Class Boatswain’s Mate, U. S. N. R. Born in Durham County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Andrews. Entered the service at Durham, N.C., April 13, 1917. Was sent to Hampton Roads, Va., and from there to Boston. Transferred to Philadelphia, Pa. Made two trips across on the U. S. S. Navada, convoy duty. Mustered out at Berkley, Va., Nov. 20, 1918.

J. L. Lockhart

Sergt., Inf., 33rd Officers’ T. S., Camp Gordon, Ga. Born in Durham County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Y. Lockhart. Entered the service at Durham, N.C., April 25, 1918. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred to Camp Gordon, Ga. Promoted to rank of Sergt. Sept. 10, 1918. Was in the Officers’ Training School at time armistice was signed. Mustered out at Camp Gordon Dec. 7, 1918.

James S. Manning

Capt., Inf., Hdqrs. Co., 322nd Reg., 81st Div. Born in Durham County Sept. 22, 1891; son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. S. Manning. Entered the service in 1916 at Durham, N.C., and sent to Ft. Oglethorpe May, 1917. Transferred to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Upton. Sailed for France July, 1918. Promoted Capt. October, 1918. Fought at Vosges Mtn., Verdun and Metz Sector. Commissioned 1st Lt. and transferred to Camp Jackson, S. C., August, 1917. Served on the Mexican border. Returned to the USA June 18, 1919. Mustered out of service at Camp Lee, Va., July, … Read more

Franklin Samuel Pearce

Sergt., Med. Dept., Base Hospital No. 67, Office Chief Surgeon; of Durham County; son of W. T. and Mrs. Carrie Pearce. Entered service June 3, 1917, at White Plains, N. Y. Sent to Camp Crane, Allentown, Pa., June 3, 1917. Sailed for France July 6, 1917. Promoted to rank of 1st Class Private July 1, 1917; Corpl. Sept. 1, 1917; Sergt. Feb. 1, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Dix Sept. 19, 1918.

John L. Sink

1st Class Private, 30th Div., 119th Inf., Co. H. Born in Durham County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Sink; husband of Mrs. Maud Sink. Entered the service at Durham, N.C., Sept. 18, 1917. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 11, 1918. Fought at the Hindenburg Line, Kimmel Hill, Belgium. Received shell wound in back and right leg. Was sent to 317 U. S. Base Hospital, Dartford, England. Returned to USA April 2, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson April 9, … Read more

Wallace R. Pulley

1st Class Private, 120th Inf., Co. M, 30th Div. Born in Durham County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Pulley. Husband of Mrs. Lela May Pulley. Entered the service May 30, 1917, at Durham, N.C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and from there to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 12, 1918. Fought at Ypres, Belgium, Bellicourt, France, Vaux Andigny. Wounded at Bohain. Returned to the USA April 14, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 17, 1919.

Walter J. Barbee

Sergt., Air Service, 483rd Aero Co.; of Durham County; son of W. A. and Mrs. P. E. Barbee. Husband of Mrs. V. I. Barbee. Entered service Dec. 14, 1917, at Durham, N.C. Sent to Camp Meade, Md. Transferred to Morrison, Va. Sailed for France March. 4, 1918. Promoted to rank of Sergt. April 1, 1918. Returned to U. S. Feb. 8, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., Feb. 26, 1919.

Fred Kerr

Private, 120th Inf., Co. M, 30th Div. Born in Durham County, Sept. 15, 1897; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Kerr. Entered the service at Durham, N.C., June 1, 1917. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France, May 28, 1918. Fought at Ypres, Bethune, St. Quentin, Bellicourt. Killed at Bellicourt Sept. 29, 1918. Buried in American Cemetery, Bony, Aisne, France. Enlisted for service on Mexican border. Was discharged and re-enlisted for World War.

Slave Narrative of Viney Baker

Interviewer: Mary A. Hicks Person Interviewed: Viney Baker Location: S. Harrington Street, Raleigh, North Carolina Age: 78 An interview with Viney Baker 78 of S. Harrington Street, Raleigh. My mammy wuz Hannah Murry an’ so fur as I know I ain’t got no father, do’ I reckon dat he wuz de plantation stock nigger. I wuz borned in Virginia as yo’ mought say ter my marster Mr. S. L. Allen. We moved when I wuz little ter Durham County whar we fared bad. We ain’t had nothin’ much ter eat an’ ter w’ar. He had a hundert slaves an’ I … Read more

Wayland L. Chappell

1st Class Private, Co. M, 120th Inf., 30th Div. Born in Durham County; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Chappell. Entered the service July 25, 1917, at Durham, N.C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and from there to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 17, 1918. Fought at Ypres, St. Quentin, Hindenburg Line, Sept. 29th to Oct. 10th. Received shell wound in battle of St. Quentin. Returned to USA Dec. 16, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Wadsworth, S. C., Feb. 5, 1919.

Slave Narrative of Fanny Cannady

Interviewer: Travis Jordan Person Interviewed: Fanny Cannady Location: Durham County, North Carolina Age: 79 I don’ ‘member much ’bout de sojers an’ de fightin’ in de war kaze I wuzn’ much more den six years ole at de surrender, but I do ‘member how Marse Jordan Moss shot Leonard Allen, one of his slaves. I ain’t never forgot dat. My mammy an’ pappy, Silo an’ Fanny Moss belonged to Marse Jordan an’ Mis’ Sally Moss. Dey had ’bout three hundred niggahs an’ mos’ of dem worked in de cotton fields. Marse Jordan wuz hard on his niggahs. He worked dem … Read more