Last Updated on November 20, 2011 by 1st Class Private, M. G. Btn., Co. A, 30th Div., 115th Regt. Born in Gaston County; the son of J. F. and Mrs. S. Warren. Entered the service July 4, 1917. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Went to France May […]
Last Updated on November 20, 2011 by Corpl., M. G. Brig., Co. A, 30th Div., 115th Regt.; of Gaston County; son of J. H. and Margaret Walters. Husband of Hattie Noles Walters. Entered service June 25, 1917, at Gastonia, N.C. Promoted to rank of Corpl. July 1, 1918. Fought at Nauroy, Premont, Vaux-Andigny, Selle River,
Last Updated on October 29, 2011 by Capt., Co. A, 30th Div., 115th Reg, M. G.; of Gaston County; son of C. L. and Hattie E. Cherry. Entered service June 25, 1917, at Gastonia, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C., Sept. 3, 1917. Sailed for Brest, France, May 8, 1918 Promoted to rank
Last Updated on November 2, 2011 by Sergt., Base Hospital No. 208; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Dagenhart, of Mt. Holly, N.C. Entered service Feb. 20, 1918, at Gastonia, N.C. Sent to Camp jackson, S. C. Transferred to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., for medical training. Transferred to camp of embarkment at Allentown, Pa. Sailed
Last Updated on November 14, 2011 by Corpl., Co. A, 115th M. G. Btn., 30th Div.; of Gaston County. Sailed for France May 8, 1918. Fought at Ypres, Belgium, Bellicourt and Hindenburg Line, where he was mustard gassed on Sept. 29th; was sent to hospital at Rouen, France, then to Brighton, Eng., then to Winchester,
Last Updated on November 7, 2011 by 2nd Lt., Inf., Co. M. G., 3rd Div.; son of J. A. and Ella Gullick; of Gaston County. Husband of Ruth Lineberger. Entered service Oct. 23, 1917. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Hancock, then to Camp Upton. Sailed to France July 31, 1918. Promoted
Last Updated on November 19, 2011 by Private, Co. E, 81st Div., 324th Regt., Inf.; of Gaston County; son of J. A. and Mrs. L. E. Stroup. Entered service May 28, 1918, at Cherryville, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., transferred to Camp Sevier, then to Camp Mills. Sailed for France Aug. 5, 1918.
Last Updated on August 4, 2012 by General John Moore was born in Lincoln county, when a part of Anson, in 1759. His father, William Moore, of Scotch-Irish descent, was one of the first settlers of the county and a prominent member of society. He had four sons, James, William, John and Alexander, who, inheriting
Last Updated on August 4, 2012 by Dr. William McLean was born in Rowan county, N.C., on the 2nd day of April, 1757. His father, Alexander McLean, was a native of Ireland, who emigrated to America, landinuy (now Gaston) about 175 . His mother was first married to a Mr. McKee in Pennsylvania, who afterwards
Last Updated on November 19, 2011 by Private, Btry. E, 89th Div., 340th F. A.; of Gaston County; son of J. A. and L. E. Stroup. Husband of Annie May Stroup. Entered service June 26, 1918, at Cherryville, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, transferred to Camp Stuart, Va. Sailed for France Sept. 6, 1918. Returned
Last Updated on August 4, 2012 by Elisha Withers was born in Stafford county, Va., on the 10th of August, 1762. His first service in the Revolutionary war was in 1780, acting for twelve months as Commissary in furnishing provisions for the soldiers stationed at Captain Robert Alexander’s, near the Tuckaseege Ford on the Catawba
Last Updated on October 31, 2011 by Sergt. Was born in Gaston County, N.C., Nov. 7, 1892, his family being one of the oldest in the Piedmont section of the Carolinas. Several of his lineal ancestors participated in the American cause during the Revolutionary War. Henry Craig was wounded in a skirmish with the British
Last Updated on August 4, 2012 by Captain John Mattocks was one of the brave soldiers who fell at King’s Mountain. He belonged to a family who resided a few miles below Armstrong’s Ford, on the south fork of the Catawba river, at what is now known as the “Alison old place.” There were three
Last Updated on October 26, 2011 by Private 1st Class, Inf., Q. M. C. Born in Gaston County Aug. 24, 1896; son of W. P. and Julia A. Upton. Entered the service at Gastonia, N.C., July 18, 1918, and sent to Syracuse Recruiting Camp and then transferred to Q. M. C. Depot, Harrisburg, Pa. Promoted
Last Updated on November 1, 2011 by Corpl. M. G., Co., A, 40th Div., 144th Reg. County of Gaston; son of R. A. and Margaret Cloniger. Entered service July 5, 1918, at Dallas, N.C. Sent to Camp Hancock. Transferred to Camp Sevier, then to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France Sept. 11, 1918. Promoted to Corpl.
Last Updated on May 2, 2013 by Dennis 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
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Last Updated on August 4, 2012 by Samuel Caldwell was born in Orange County, N.C., on the 10th of February, 1759, and moved to Tryon county, afterward Lincoln, in 1772. He first entered the service in Captain Gowen’s company in 1776, and marched against the Cherokee Indians beyond the mountains. In 1779, he volunteered (in
Last Updated on October 26, 2011 by Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Underwood, of Mt. Holly, N.C., Gaston County. Entered service July 7, 1918. Sent to Camp Greenleaf and placed in the medical department. Mustered out Jan. 25, 1919.
Last Updated on August 4, 2012 by Rev. Humphrey Hunter was born in Ireland, near Londonderry, on the 14th of May, 1775. His paternal grandfather was from Glasgow, in Scotland. His maternal grandfather was from Brest, in France. His descent is thus traced to the Scotch-Irish, and Huguenots of France, forming a race of people
Last Updated on August 4, 2012 by William Rankin was born in Pennsylvania, on the 10th of January, 1761, and at an early age joined the tide of emigration to the Southern States, and settled in “Tryon,” afterward Lincoln county, N.C. He first entered the service as a private in Captain Robert Alexander’s company, Colonel
