1st Class Private, 305th F. Artly., Hdqrs. Co., 77th Div. Born in Edgecombe County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Jackson. Entered the service May 29th, at Tarboro, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson and from there to Hoboken, N. J. Sailed for France July 21, 1918. Fought at Chateau-Thierry, Argonne Forest, Hindenburg …
A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of the Manning-Simons Cemetery in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
Private, 1st class, Inf., Co. I, 81st Div., 321st Reg.; of Edgecombe County; son of J. L. and Margaret Braswell. Entered service May 29, 1918, at Rocky Mount, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., then to Camp Upton, N. Y. Sailed from Philadelphia, Pa., July 31, 1918. Landed …
1st Class Private, Marines, Co. No. 67, 2nd Div., 5th Reg. Born in Edgecombe County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Campbell. Entered the service April 10, 1917, at Boston, Mass. Was sent to Paris Island, S. C. Sailed for France June 12, 1917. Fought at Verdun, Chateau Thierry, Mt. Blanc, St. Mihiel. …
A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of an Unknown Cemetery in Conotoe, Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
Seaman, Navy. Born in Edgecombe County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. N. Constantine. Entered the service at Norfolk, Va., July 26, 1917. Was sent to Navy Rifle Range, Virginia Beach. Transferred to Philadelphia, Pa. Sailed to France May 14, 1918. Fought at Verdun and Argonne. Returned to USA Jan. 5, 1919. Mustered out at …
Private, Pioneer Inf., 42nd Div., Co. F. Born in Edgecombe County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sherrod. Entered the service Aug. 5, 1918, at Tarboro, N.C. Was sent to Camp Wadsworth, S. C., and from there to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for France Sept. 13, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne. Returned to USA …
Seaman, Navy; of Edgecombe County; son of D. and Mrs. Mary A. Gorham. Entered service Oct. 11, 1917, at Norfolk, Va. Sent to Cape Charles. Served on Sub. Chaser 121. Mustered out at Norfolk, Va., March 18, 1919.
Sergt., Co. D, 30th Div., 115th M. G.; of Edgecombe County; son of C. T. and N. H. Marrow. Entered service May 7, 1917, at Tarboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for France May 11, 1918. Fought at Ypres, Bellicourt, Premont, Escaufort, Haie Menneressa. Returned to …
Capt., Btry. E, 29th Div., 111th Regt.; of Edgecombe County; son of C. T., Sr., and Mrs. Nannie H. Marrow. Entered service April, 1917, at Danville, Va. Sent to Camp McClellan. Sailed for France June, 1918. Promoted to rank of 1st Lt. June 4, 1917; to Capt. February, 1919. Fought at Verdun. Returned to USA …
C. M. Peacock, farmer, is the son of Michael and Martha (Applewhite) Peacock. The father was born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. October 11, 1799, and the mother in the same county and State, August 12, 1804. They were married in 1823 and to them were born four sons and three daughters; three sons are …
Private, 9th Anti-Aircraft Btry., Div. G. H. Q.; of Edgecombe County; son of George and Mrs. Elizabeth Rawls. Entered service May 6, 1918, at Tarboro, N.C. Sent to Ft. Caswell. Sailed for France July 10, 1918. Fought at Toul Sector. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., March 24, 1919.
A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of the Doughtie Cemetery in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
Acting Sergt., C. O. T. School. Born in Edgecombe County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Pyle. Husband of Mrs. Louise Pyle. Entered the service July 23, 1918, at Rocky Mount, N.C. Was sent to the University of Virginia. Was sent to Officers’ Training Camp at Camp Lee, Va. Mustered out at Camp …
Sergt., Med. Corps, 317th Amb. Co., 80th Div. Born in Edgecombe County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Tucker. Entered the service Aug. 6, 1917, at Whitakers, N.C. Was sent to Camp Lee, Va., Sept. 17, 1917. Sailed for France May 25, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne and in all other engagements …
3rd Class Musician, 323rd Inf., Hdqrs. Co., 81st Div. Born in Edgecombe County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Stallings. Entered the service May 28, 1918, at Tarboro, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France Aug. 16, 1918. Fought at Alsace-Lorraine, …
Interviewer: Mary A. Hicks Person Interviewed: Essex Henry Location: 713 S. East Street, Raleigh, North Carolina Age: 83 Ex-Slave Story An interview with Essex Henry 83 of 713 S. East Street, Raleigh, N. C. I wus borned five miles north of Raleigh on de Wendell Road, 83 years ago. My mammy wus Nancy an’ my …
Engineers Force, Navy; of Edgecombe County; son of A. H. and Mrs. Martha Huff. Entered service Nov. 5, 1917, at Rocky Mount, N.C. Sent to St. Helena, Va. Transferred to U. S. S. “Alabama,” for 18 months. Patrol Coast Panama and trained men. Mustered out at Operating Base, Hampton Roads, Va., Sept. 10, 1919.
Private Amb. Corps, 317th Co., 80th Div. Born in Edgecombe County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Stancill. Entered the service Aug. 4, 1917, at Raleigh, N.C. Was sent to Camp Lee, Va. Sailed to France May 25, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 12, 1919.
Private, 105th Supply Train, Co. A, 30th Div. Born in Edgecombe County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Copeland. Husband of Mrs. Murphy Copeland. Entered the service at Goldsboro, N.C., June 4, 1917. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France June, 1918. Arrived in USA April 10, 1919. Mustered out …
