Guilford County NC

Keyauwee Indians

Keyauwee Tribe: Meaning unknown. Keyauwee Connections. From the historical affiliations of Keyauwee, they are presumed to have been of the Siouan linguistic family. Keyauwee Location. About the points of meeting of the present Guilford, Davidson, and Randolph Counties. (See also South Carolina.) Keyauwee Villages. No separately named villages are known. Keyauwee History. The Keyauwee do not appear to have been noted by white men before 1701 when Lawson (1860) found them in a palisaded village about 30 miles northeast of Yadkin River near the present Highpoint, Guilford County. At that time they were preparing to join the Saponi and Tutelo … Read more

Lyn Meredith

Corpl., Co. E. 30th Div., 2nd Inf. Regt.; of Guilford County; son of A. S. and Mrs. Cornie Meredith. Husband of Mrs. Ruby Meredith. Entered service July 17, 1917, at High Point. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France; landed August, 1918. Was engaged in all battles with 2nd Inf., Co. E. Citation from Gen. Pershing for bravery on Sept. 29, 1918. Landed in USA March 21, 1919, at Hoboken, N. J. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., March 27, 1919.

W. E. Hayworth

Cook, M. T. D., Co. 29, Group 5. Born Jan. 28, 1887; son of J. H. and L. E. Hayworth; of Guilford County. Husband of Mrs. Emma Hayworth. Entered the service at High Point, N.C., July 25, 1918. Sent to Camp Hancock, Ga. Mustered out of the service at Camp Hancock, Ga., Dec. 20, 1918.

Henry S. Clapp

Med. Corps. Born in Guilford County July 15, 1893; son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Clapp. Entered the service May 29, 1918, at High Point, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there was transferred to Camp Sevier. Was in the Med. Dept., San. Tr. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., June 10, 1919.

Biography of Leonard S. Weast

LEONARD S. WEAST. For over forty years this gentleman has been an honored resident of Marion County, Arkansas He was born in Guilford County, N. C., October 26, 1845, a son of Adam and Sophia (Fortune) Weast, who were born and reared in North Carolina and Virginia, respectively. The latter went with her parents to North Carolina, and there she met married Mr. Weast, with whom she moved to Arkansas in 1850, entering land where Yellville is now situated, purchasing also an eighty-acre tract in the valley of Crooked Creek, on which he built a log house which is still … Read more

Jason E. Kidd

1st Class Private, 120th Inf., 30th Div., Co. K. Born in Guilford County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Kidd. Husband of Mrs. Jennie Kidd. Entered the service July 19, 1916, at High Point, N.C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France Aug. 11, 1918. Fought on the Hindenburg Line. Was mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 17, 1919. Served on the Mexican border four months.

J. R. Boyst

Private, 1st class, U. S. Marines, Btn. R, 385th Co.; son of C. H. and Lizzie Boyst, of Guilford County. Entered service at Greensboro, N.C., Oct. 10, 1918. Sent to Paris Island, S. C. Made two trips to Cuba on special detail. Mustered out at Paris Island, April 1, 1919.

J. Luther King

Private, 58th F. A., Btry. F. Born in Guilford County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. John King. Entered the service Sept. 6, 1918, at High Point, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Hill, Va. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., Jan. 23, 1919.

Worth J. Ivey

Sergt., 1st Corps, Artlry. Park Co. No. 2. 3rd Corps Regt.; of Guilford County; son of W. F. and Mrs. Mollie Ivey. Entered service March 7, 1918, at High Point, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for Brest, France, May 30, 1918. Fought at Chatteau-Thierry, Meuse-Argonne. Landed in USA Aug. 3, 1919, at Newport News, Va. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., Aug. 11, 1919.

Earl A. Smith

Sergt., Inf., Co. I, 120th Regt., 30th Div. Born in Guilford County; son of J. J. and Mrs. Jos. Scott Smith. Entered the service May, 1917, at Burlington, N.C., and sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., transferred to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 11, 1918. Promoted to Sergt. September, 1917. Fought at Ypres, Meuse-Argonne and Canal Sector. Wounded at Argonne Oct. 10th by shrapnel and sent to hospital at Rouen, France, Oct. 12th. Returned to the USA April 13, 1919, and mustered out of the service at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 18, 1919.

James Carl Kaneer

Seaman 2nd Class (Navy). Born in Guilford County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kaneer. Entered the service Feb. 15, 1918, at Great Lakes. Was sent from there to Brunswick, Ga. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., Feb. 15, 1919.

Julius F. Garrett

Private, 9th Batry., F. Artly. Born in Guilford County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Garrett. Entered the service Aug. 26, 1918, at Jamestown, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Stuart, Va. Sailed for France Oct. 28, 1918. Returned to USA May 20th. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., May 26, 1919.

William Wood Raper

Yeoman 1st Class, Navy; of Guilford County; son of Austin O. Raper. Entered service May 2, 1915, at Richmond. Sent to St. Helena May 3, 1915. Held rating App. Sea; O. Sea.; Sea., 2nd Class; Sea. 1st Class; Yeo. 3rd Class; Yeo. 2nd Class; Yeo. 1st Class. Transferred from Naval Station to Louisiana Jan. 6, 1916. Transferred to “Vermont” May, 1916. Served Seaman Guard on “Cumberland.” Has received active service discharge. Received one gold chevron for three months sea duty. Mustered out at Rec. Ship at Norfolk, Va., Feb. 14, 1919.

J. A. Goodman

1st Class Private, Chem. Warfare Service; of Guilford County. Entered service at Fayetteville, N.C., July 4, 1918. Went to Camp Wadsworth, S. C., later transferred to Camp Edgewood, Md., where he was mustered out of the service Dec. 20, 1918. Home address Greensboro, N.C.

Orlando M. Barnes

Mess Sgt. Inf., M. G. Co., 30th Div., 120th Reg. Son of O. B. and Sallie Barnes, of Guilford County. Entered service June 21, 1916, at Greensboro, N.C. Fought at Ypres, Belgium July 12 to Sept. 16, 1918; Cambrai, St. Quentin offensive; Bellicourt from Sept. 29, 1918, to Oct. 19, 1918. Decorations G. O. No. 2, Hdq., 30th Div., A. E. F., Jan. 10, 1919, for valor during Cambrai and St. Quentin offensive. Did duty on Mexican border. Arrived in USA April 11, 1919, at Charleston, S. C. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, April 17, 1919.

Leon L. Stout

Private 1st Class, Inf., Hdqrs. Co. 89, 30th Div.; of Guilford County; son of E. N. and Mattie Stout. Entered service April 10, 1917, at Greensboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Mustered out at Camp Sevier, S. C., March 18, 1919.

Louis P. McFarland

1st Class Private, Medical Department, Medical Hospital No. 5; of Guilford County; son of L. W. and Mrs. Pearl McFarland. Entered service April 22, 1917, at Fort Thomas, Ky. Sent to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Transferred to Camp Crane, Pa. Sailed for Brest. Landed May 10, 1918. Landed back in USA Feb. 17, 1919. Served as surgical dresser on all fronts in France. Was serving in Belgium when armistice was signed. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., March 15, 1919.

John Leroy Kaneer

1st Class Q. M., Air Service, Naval Reserve, 1100 Co. Born in Guilford County; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kaneer. Entered the service Feb. 7, 1918, at Raleigh, N.C. Was sent to Hampton Roads, Va., where he was detailed as instructor in Quartermaster’s School. Was mustered out at Hampton Roads, Va., Dec. 22, 1918.

Marvin Reid Floyd

Pvt., Med. Corps, 118th Field Hospital, 30th Div., 105th Reg. San. Tr.; of Guilford County; son of G. C. Floyd and Mrs. Ada Floyd. Husband of Mrs. Thelma Laura Floyd. Entered service March 8, 1918, at High Point, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier. Sailed for France June 22, 1918. Fought at St. Quentin Front, Ypres Front. Wounded at St. Quentin by shrapnel, Sept. 27, 1918; wound in left leg. Gassed at St. Quentin Front, Sept. 27, 1918. Sent to Base Hospital No. 12, General, St. Louis. Sailed from Brest, France, Jan. 23, 1919; landed … Read more

Pinkney B. Stokes

Sergt., Ambulance Co., 321st Co., 306th San. Tr., 81st Div. Born in Guilford County; son of C. H. and Florence Stokes. Entered service June 25, 1917, at Greensboro, N.C. Sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Transferred to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France from Camp Mills, August 8, 1918. Promoted to Sergt. July, 1918. Fought at Vosges Mt., Meuse and Argonne. Returned to the USA June 16, 1919, and mustered out of the service at Camp Lee, Va., June 26, 1919.