Edgecombe County NC

Veston F. Bulluck

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, 1918; Bellicourt, France, Sept. 29, to Oct. 1, 1918; Montbrehain, Brancourt, Premont, Busigny, France, Oct. 8, to Oct. 11, 1918; La Selle River, Andigny, Oct. 17 to 20, 1918. Mazinhein. Served with Provost Guard Co. No. 10, St. Nazairre, France. Arrived in USA Oct. 29, … Read more

Callie B. Braswell

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 in France. Promoted to 1st class Private Sept. 19, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne and St. Die. Wounded at Meuse-Argonne Nov. 11, 1918, by shrapnel and machine gun. Sent to Base Hospital No. 114 at Bordeaux, France. Arrived in USA From St. Nazairre, France. Mustered out … Read more

Edgecombe 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 Access Free Genealogy) Bud Parker Road Cemetery Dawson Cemetery, West Conetoe, Edgecombe County, North Carolina Doughtie Cemetery, Edgecombe County, North Carolina Grimes Cemetery, Edgecombe County, North Carolina Grimes Farm Cemetery, Edgecombe County, North Carolina Manning-Simons Cemetery, Edgewood County, North Carolina Mathews Cemetery, Edgecomb County, North Carolina Mayo Cemetery, Edgecomb County, North Carolina Moore … Read more

F. P. Bulluck

Cook, Engineers, Co. M, 19th Div,; of Edgecombe County; son of H. B. and Mrs. Clara Bulluck. Husband of Mrs. Mamie Bulluck. Entered service June 20, 1916, at Rocky Mount, N.C. Sent to Camp Glenn. Transferred to Camp Sevier. Sailed for Brest, France, March, 1918. Arrived in USA March 14, 1919, New York. Served on Mexican border six months. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., April 14, 1919.

Thigpen Cemetery, North Carolina

A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of the Thigpen Cemetery in either Edgecombe or Pitt County, North Carolina.

B. G. Jackson

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 Line, Meuse Sector. Was in all battles with his Company. Returned to USA April 29, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., May 8, 1919.

Bernard Shaw Spragins

Sergt., 9th F. A., 11th Btry. Born in Edgecombe County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Lee Spragins. Husband of Sadie Bagley Spragins. Entered the service Aug. 26, 1918, at Tarboro, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and then to Camp Hill, Va. Character excellent and services very satisfactory. Highly commended by commanding officer, Lt. Frederick A. Pope. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., March 3, 1919.

Harvey H. Hardy

Sergt., Regt. Hdqrd. Co., 30th Div., 120th Regt.; of Edgecombe County; son of R. L. and Mrs. Sallie Hardy. Husband of Mrs. Jamie Olivia Hardy. Entered service Oct. 3, 1917, at Tarboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., then to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 12, 1918. He was with Co. B, at Cambrai Hill, Lankoff Farm. Was transferred from Co. B, to Regimental Hdqrs., 120th Inf. Returned to USA April 10, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 17, 1919.

Clifton Henry Rawles

Private, Co. F, 30th Div., 120th Reg. Born in Edgecombe County; son of G. W. and Mrs. E. T. Rawles. Entered service July 1, 1917, at Tarboro, N.C. Sent to camp at Greenville. Sailed for France, May 12, 1918, Fought in all battles in France and Belgium with his regiment. Killed in France. Buried near Mont Bohean. Killed Oct. 9th, about 1:00 P. M., while making an advance, was caught in a machine gun barrage, hit in breast by machine gun bullets and killed instantly.

George L. Harell

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 8, 1919. Mustered out of the service at Camp Lee, Va., June 20, 1919.

N. Constantine, Jr.

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 Bay Ridge Barracks, N. Y., Jan. 14, 1919.

George F. Tucker

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 of the 80th Div. Arrived in the USA May 30, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 12, 1919.

C. E. Pitt

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 at Camp Lee, Va., Aug. 16, 1919.

Robert H. Edwards

Sergt., Light Artly., Hdqrs. 30th Div., 113th Regt.; of Edgecombe County; son of J. H. and Mrs. Emma Edwards. Entered service July 27, 1917, at Raleigh, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., Aug. 1, 1917. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France June, 1918. Promoted to rank of Sergt. May, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel Sector, Sept. 12th, to Sept. 19th. Argonne Forest Sept. 19th to Oct. 8th, Woevre Sector. Arrived in USA March 17, 1919. Enlisted in 1st N.C. F. A., 113th F. A. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., March 29, 1919.

James A. Marrow

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 USA March 22, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 2, 1919.