Interviewer: Mary A. Hicks Person Interviewed: Alice Baugh Date of Interview: May 18, 1937 Location: North Carolina Age: 64 Plantation Times An Interview on May 18, 1937 with Baugh, 64, who remembers hearing her mother tell of slavery days. My mammy Ferbie, an’ her brother Darson belonged ter Mr. David Hinnant in Edgecombe County till …
Sergt., Artly., Batry. D, 9th Regt.; of Edgecombe County; son of Fenner and Mrs. Laney Gay. Husband of Mrs. Debora Gay. Entered service Aug. 26, 1918, at Rocky Mt. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Hill, Va. Mustered out at Camp Hill, Va., Feb. 1, 1919.
Private, Engineers, Co. C, 30th Div., 105th Regt.; of Edgecombe County; son of Exom and Mrs. Mattie Ellis. Husband of Mrs. Bessie (Goff) Ellis. Entered service March 23, 1918, at Rocky Mount, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for Calais, France, June 6, 1918. Was in all …
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.
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., Hdqrs. Co., 30th Div., 119th Regt. Born in Edgecombe County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pierce. Husband of Mrs. Vera L. Pierce. Entered the service June 18, 1916, at Rocky Mount, N.C. Was sent to Camp Glenn, N.C., and from there to Camp Stewart, Texas, then to Camp Royster, N.C. Transferred …
1st Lt., Co. H, Regt. 3, Pioneer Inf.; of Edgecombe County; son of D. and Mrs. Mary A. Gorham. Entered service May 14, 1917, at Rocky Mount. Sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Transferred to Camp Jackson, to Camp Wadsworth. Sailed for France Aug. 30, 1918. Promoted to rank July 25, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne, hauling …
Private, Musician, 30th Div., 105th Engineers Band; of Edgecombe County; son of Frank and Mrs. Ellena Bulluck. Entered service March 22, 1918, at Tarboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Then to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. J. Sailed for France June 21, 1918. Fought at Voormizelle, Belgium, Sept. 1, …
A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of the Mathews Cemetery in 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 …
Sergt., Base Hospital No. 65; from Edgecombe County, N.C.; son of L. V. and Annie C. Hart. Husband of Lillian Laurratta Hart. Entered the service at Atlanta, Ga., March 3, 1918, and sent to Ft. McPherson, Ga., and then transferred to Camp Upton. Sailed for France Aug. 30, 1918. Returned to the USA Aug. 14, …
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 …
1st Sergt., 81st Div., 317 F. A., Btry. F. Born in Edgecombe County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. B. Peed. Entered the service Oct. 16, 1917, at Rocky Mount, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Mills. Sailed for France Aug. 17, 1918. Promoted to rank of …
Private, 1st Class, Artly., Btry. F, 317th F. Artly., 81st Div.; from Edgecombe County, N.C.; son of G. W. and Nannie Hick Harell. Entered the service at Tarboro, N.C., May 6, 1918. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and then to Hoboken, N. J. Sailed for France, Aug. 9, 1918. Returned to the USA June …
Line Corpl., 321st Inf., Co. M, 81st Div.; of Edgecombe County; son of Frank and Mrs. Locklie Blythe. Entered service at Torboro, N.C., 1918. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, then to Camp Upton. Sailed for France. Fought at Vosges Front, Switzerland Border, Verdun Sector, Meuse-Argonne Drive. Gassed at Meuse-Argonne. Arrived …
Sergt. 1st Class, Q. M. C.; of Edgecombe County; son of D. E. and Mrs. Rosa A. Modlin. Husband of Mrs. Luna N. Modlin. Enlisted March 27, 1918, at Tarboro. Sent to Camp Lee. Served as Sergt. 1st Class in Q. M. C. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., March 20, 1919.
Private, 1st Class., Inf., 330th Regt., 83rd Div.; from Edgecombe County, N.C., and son of M. B. and Lizzie Pitt. Entered the service at Rocky Mount, N.C., May 28, 1918, and sent to Camp Lee, Va. Sailed for France July 29, 1918. Returned to the USA Aug. 11, 1919, and mustered out of the service …
A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of the Thigpen Cemetery in either Edgecombe or Pitt County, North Carolina.
1st Class Private, F. A., 1st Btry., Assigned to 42nd Div. Born in Edgecombe County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. O. Saied. Entered the service Aug. 26, 1918, at Tarboro, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Sailed for France Oct. 28, 1918. Returned to USA May 21, 1919. Mustered out …
Yeoman 2nd Class (Navy); of Edgecombe County; son of W. H. and Mrs. Lula Worsley. Entered service June 15, 1918, at Norfolk, Va. Sent to Hampton Roads, Va. Served on U. S. S. Susquehanna, doing transport duty. Made four trips across. Mustered out at Newport News, Va., Feb. 19, 1919.
