Corpl., Motor Am. Tr., Co. F, 4th C. A. P. Regt. Born in Durham County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Teague. Husband of Mrs. Gertrude Lenoir Teague. Entered the service June 25, 1918, at Durham, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Wadsworth, S. C. Transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Overseas to France Sept. 2, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne. Returned to USA June 24, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., July 13, 1919.
1st Class Private, 119th Inf., 30th Div., Co. H. Born in Durham County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Pulley. Husband of Mrs. Mable Pulley. Entered the service at Durham. N.C., March 30, 1918. 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 Ypres from July to September; Hindenburg Line September to October. Fought at Ypres July to August 26th and at Voormizelle August 31st to September 2nd; Bellicourt September 27th to October 1st; Premont and Busigny October 9th. Returned … Read more
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
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
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.
The Eno tribe, likely of Siouan linguistic stock, was historically situated along the Eno River in present-day Orange and Durham Counties, North Carolina. Their exact origins remain unclear, with some doubts raised about their classification due to unique characteristics. Closely associated with the Shakori tribe, the Eno shared a village named Adshusheer, located near modern-day Hillsboro. First mentioned in 1645, they were noted for resisting Spanish advances and later appeared in colonial records as part of a confederation with other tribes like the Saponi and Occaneechi. By 1714, they began migrating toward Virginia, eventually settling in South Carolina, where they likely merged with the Catawba. The tribe’s name endures in several geographic features, including the Eno River and Enoree River, reflecting their historical presence in the region.
1st Class Private, 147th Inf., 37th Div., Co. C. Born in Durham County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. James. Entered the service Aug. 3, 1918, at Durham, N.C. Was sent to Camp Wadsworth, S. C., and from there to Camp Stuart, Va. Sailed for France Sept.. 15, 1918. Returned to the USA March 19, 1919, and was mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., April 3, 1919.
Wagoner, 120th Supply Co., 30th Div. Born in Durham County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Porter. Husband of Ruth Daugherty Porter. Entered the service at Durham, N.C., Aug. 15, 1916. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and from there to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for France May 12, 1918. Fought at Ypres, Belgium, St. Quentin, Hindenburg Line. Returned to USA March 11, 1919; landed at Charleston, S. C. Was mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., March 18, 1919. Served on the Mexican border five months.
Sergt., 119th Inf., Co. M, 30th Div. Born in Durham County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Stephenson. Husband of Mrs. Lizzie Stephenson. Entered the service at Durham, N.C., June 19, 1916. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and from there to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 2, 1918. Fought on the Hindenburg Line. Gassed at Bellicourt Oct. 3rd. Fought at Ypres Aug. 4th to 10th and Aug. 17th to Sept. 2nd; Bellicourt from Sept. 29th to Oct. 3rd; at St. Souplet Oct. 9th to 11th and Oct. 17th to 20th. Returned to USA April 1, … Read more
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,”
Private, F. A., Btry. C, 30th Div., 113th Regt. Born in Durham County; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Conway. Entered the service July 25, 1917, at Durham, N.C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and from there to Camp Mills, L. I., N. Y. Sailed for France May 27, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel, Argonne, Meuse, Woevre Plain. Returned to USA March 15, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., March 27, 1919.
Sergt., Inf., Co. M, 30th Div., 120th Regt.; of Durham County; son of S. H. and Mrs. E. E. Wright. Husband of Mrs. R. L. Wright. Entered service Aug. 6, 1917, at Durham, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C., transferred to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 17, 1918. Fought at Hindenburg Line and St. Quentin. Gassed at Hindenburg Line Oct. 17, 1918. Sent to British Hospital Base No. 16. Returned to USA April 13, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 19, 1919.
Corpl. Co. C, 117th Regt. 30th Div.; son of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Bane, of Durham County, N.C. Entered service Sept. 6, 1917, from Durham. Sent to Camp Sevier. Transferred to Camp Mills. Overseas to France May 11, 1918. Was in all engagements with his company until wounded by shell fire, Oct. 9, 1918. Awarded D. S. Cross for extraordinary heroism in battle of Busigny, France, Oct. 9, 1918, by Gen. Pershing. Also Croix De Gurre with Gold Star from French Govt. Returned to USA March 28, 1919. Mustered out at Oglethorpe, April 13, 1919.
Private, 1st class, Transport Corps, Co. B, 52nd Reg.; of Durham County; son of J. H. and Mrs. Francis Buchanan. Entered service March 30, 1918, at Durham, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Sailed for France June 7, 1918. With Army in Germany for four months. Returned to USA July 4, at Newport News, Va. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., July 17, 1919.
Interviewer: Daisy Whaley Person Interviewed: Cy Hart Location: Durham, North Carolina Age: 78 Ephram Hart was my pappy and my mammy’s name was Nellie. He belonged to Marse Ephram Hart. One day Marse Hart took some of his niggers to de slave market an’ my pappy was took along too. When he was put on de block an’ sold Marse Paul Cameron bought him. Den Marse Hart felt so sorry to think he done let my pappy be sold dat he tried to buy him back from Marse Paul, an’ offered him more den Marse Paul paid for him. But … Read more
Private, 120th Inf., Co. M, 30th Div. Born in Durham County; son of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Casey. Entered the service Nov. 1, 1915, at Durham, N.C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and from there to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for France May 17, 1918. Fought at Ypres, Belgium, Bellicourt, Vaux Andigny, Bohain. Served on the Mexican border five months. Returned from France April 13, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 17, 1919.
1st Lt., Infantry, Co. C, 1st Prov. Reg. Born in Durham County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Angier. Entered the service April 14, 1917, at Durham, N.C. Was sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., and from there to Camp Jackson, S. C., then to Camp Sevier, S. C. Commissioned as 2nd Lt. July 14, 1917 and promoted to 1st Lt. March, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Sevier, S. C., March 1, 1919.
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.
1st Class Private, Engrs., 117th Inf., 42nd Div., Co. B. Born in Durham County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Stone. Entered the service at Durham, N.C., Aug. 4, 1917. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and from there to Camp Mills. Sailed for France Oct. 18, 1917. Fought at St. Mihiel, Champagne, Alsace-Lorraine, Chateau Thierry, Marne, Meuse-Argonne. Returned to the USA April 29, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., May 10, 1919.
1st Class Private, 113th F. A., Btry C, 30th Div. Born in Durham County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Suitt. Entered the service Aug. 20, 1917, at Durham, N.C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and from there to Camp Mills, L. I., N. Y. Sailed for France. Fought at St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Woevre Sector. Returned to USA March 19, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson March 28, 1919.