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 ammunition to fighting lines. Returned to USA July 30, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., Aug. 15, 1919.
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 April 14, 1919; landed at Hoboken, N. J. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., July 23, 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.
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, 1919, and mustered out of the service at Camp Lee, Va., Aug. 18, 1919.
Private; from Edgecombe County, N.C.; son of L. V. and Annie C. Hart. Entered the service at Tarboro, N.C., Sept., 1918, and sent to Trinity College, Durham, N.C. Mustered out of the service at Trinity College, Durham, N.C., Dec. 7, 1918.
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
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 pappy wus Louis. I had one sister, Mary, an’ one bruder, Louis. We ‘longed ter Mr. Jake Mordecai, an’ we lived on his six hundert acres plantation ’bout a mile from Millbrook. Right atter de war he sold dis lan’ ter Doctor Miller an’ bought … Read more
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.
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
C. M. 2nd class, Naval Aviation; of Edgecombe County; son of B. B. and Mrs. Susan Bryant. Entered service Dec. 15, 1917, at Raleigh, N.C. Sent to Pensacola, Fla., Dec. 20, 1917. Transferred to Philadelphia, Pa. Sailed to Pauillac, France, April 2, 1918. Did duty west coast in France eleven months. Arrived in USA March 6, 1919. Hoboken, N. J. Mustered out Air Service Station, Hampton Roads, Va., Aug. 11, 1919.
Engine Man 2nd Class, Navy, Engrs. Div. Born in Edgecombe County Sept. 5, 1895; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ruffin. Entered the service at Norfolk, Va., April 25, 1917. Was sent to St. Helena Tr. Station, from there to Atlantic Fleet May 5, 1917. On transport service from July 1, 1917, until Oct. 2, 1919. Chased by submarine on July trip, 1918. Mustered out at Naval Base, Norfolk, Va., Oct. 2, 1919.
A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of an Unknown Cemetery in Conotoe, Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of the Grimes Cemetery in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
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.
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.
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 to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France May 11, 1918. Fought at Kemmel Hill, Hindenburg Drive. Received five machine gun wounds Sept. 29, 1918, at Hindenburg Line. Sent to hospitals in England to recuperate. Returned to USA Dec. 11, 1918. Mustered out in Atlanta, … Read more
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 at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 15, 1919. Served in N.C. N. G. three years.
A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of the Thigpen Cemetery in either Edgecombe or Pitt County, North Carolina.
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.
1st Class Electrician, U. S. N. Born in Edgecombe County Aug. 27, 1896; son of R. W. and Annie Thomas. Entered the service at Richmond, Va., May 7, 1917. Promoted to the rank of 1st Electrician in 1919. On the U. S. S. Bulgaria three months, then transferred to U. S. S. Antigone, transport service. Made 13 trips to France and was with U. S. S. President Lincoln when it was sunk. Mustered out of the service at Newport News, Va., April 30, 1919.