Guilford County NC

Rollins, Ara – Obituary

Formerly of Union and Cove 1906-2001 Ara Lee Rollins, 94, of High Point, N.C., and formerly of Union and Cove, died May 9 at her home. A graveside service will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at the Cove Cemetery with the Rev. Mark Schlessman of the First Christian Church officiating. Viewing will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 Seventh St. Mrs. Rollins was born Sept. 12, 1906, to Jacob Lanier and Alice Doyle Lanius in Gatesville, Texas. She graduated from Union High School in 1926, and on Nov. 14, 1927, she married … Read more

Keyauwee Tribe

Keyauwee Indians. A small tribe formerly living in North Carolina, affiliated with the Tutelo, Saponi, and Occaneechi. Nothing retrains of their language, but they perhaps belonged to the Siouan family, from the fact of their intimate association with well known Siouan tribes of the east. In 1701 Lawson found them in a palisaded village about 30 miles north east of Yadkin River, near the present Highpoint, Guilford County, North Carolina. Around the village were large fields of corn. At that time they were about equal in number to the Saponi and had, as chief, Keyauwee Jack, who was by birth … Read more

M. H. Shipplett

Amb. Driver, Field Hospital, 30th Div., 117th Regt. Born in Guilford County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Shipplett. Entered the service April 22, 1916, at High Point, N.C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and from there to Camp Mills. Sailed for France June 4, 1918. Fought at Toul, Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel. Returned to USA April 7th and was mustered out April 14, 1919. Was on the Mexican border.

Gurney H. King

Private, Med. Corps, 306th San. Tr., 81st Div. Born in Guilford County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. T. King. Husband of S. McKinnon King. Entered the service May 29, 1918, at High Point, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred to Camp Mills, L. I. Sailed for France Aug. 7, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne and on St. Die Front. Returned to USA June 2, 1919, and was mustered out at Camp Mills, L. I., June 6, 1919.

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.

Herbert Phipps

Private 1st Class, Field Amb., Co. 120, 30th Div.; from Guilford County; son of J. H. and Mary Phipps. Entered the service at Greensboro, N.C., July 10, 1915, and sent to Camp Glenn, N.C. Transferred to Camp Stewart, Texas, and from there to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France February, 1918. Fought at Aisne-Marne. Served eleven months on the Mexican border at Fort Bliss, Texas. Returned to the USA April 3, 1919, and mustered out of the service at Camp Jackson, S. C., May 8, 1919.

Carl Thomas Waldon

Private, Inf., Co. A, 30th Div., 120th Regt.; of Guilford County; son of J. T. and Mrs. M. E. Waldon. Entered service Sept. 18, 1917, at High Point. Sent to Camp Jackson, transferred to Camp Sevier. Sailed for France April 11, 1918. Fought at Ypres-Lys offensive July 21st to Sept. 4th; Somme offensive Sept. 9th to Oct. 18th; Bellicourt, Premont, Bohain, Montbrehain, Busigny, St. Martins River. Returned to USA April 11, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 17, 1919.

Franklin E. White

Private 1st Class, 317th F. A. Co., Bty. E, 81st Div.; of Guilford Co.; son of R. F. and Mrs. Mollie B. White. Entered service March 30, 1918, at High Point, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson April 1, 1918. Sailed for Brest, France, Aug. 7, 1918. Was in Signal Corps. Landed in USA June 8, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., July 8, 1919.

Biography of G. W. Ozmont

G.W. OZMENT. – This gentleman is a veteran of the Indian wars, a survivor of many a bloody fight in Southern Oregon, and a pioneer of 1852. Born at Greensborough, North Carolina, in 1833, he became an orphan at the age of ten, and at fifteen went to Western Virginia with an uncle, and somewhat later was in Tennessee, working on his own account. The far West, however, was the land of his dreams; and he saved his earnings to go to Paducah, and from that point to St. Louis. Three months later he was on his way to St. … Read more

C. F. Suttenfield

1st Class Sergt., Q. M. C., Hdqrs. Co. Born in Guilford County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Suttenfield. Entered the service Sept. 21, 1917, at High Point, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France Aug. 30, 1918. Landed in the USA July 3rd at New York. Served with Graves Registration Service throughout service. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., July 10, 1919.

James A. Herndon

Private, 321st Inf., 81st Div.; of Guilford County; son of W. C. and Mrs. Laura E. Herndon. Entered service May 28, 1918, at High Point. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., May 28, 1918. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., then to Camp Upton, N. J. Sailed for Southampton, Eng. Fought near Verdun, France, three last battles. Set sail from Brest, March 5, 1919; landed in USA March 19, at New York. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., April 4, 1919.

John T. Burrus

Lt. Col., Medical Corps; of Guilford County; son of John G. Burrus. Entered service May 25, 1917, at High Point, N.C. Sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., then to Camp Wadsworth and transferred to Camp Beauregard. Promoted to rank of Major, April, 1917, Lt. Col. April, 1918. Mustered out at Beauregard, La., Jan. 1, 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

John Maxwell Hendrix

Sergt., 1st Class, Med. Corps, 81st Div., 321st Ambulance. Born in Guilford County; son of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Hendrix. Husband of Mrs. Lillie James Hendrix. Entered service June 26, 1917, at Greensboro, N.C. Was sent to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., and from there to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., and sailed for France August 25, 1918. Promoted to rank of 1st Class Sergeant January, 1918. Fought at St. Die Sector, Meuse-Argonne. Returned to USA April 15, 1919. Landed at Hoboken, N. J., and was mustered out at Camp Lee Va., April 25, 1919.

David S. Croker

Corpl., Co. E, 321st Inf., 81st Div.; son of A. L. and Jennie Areygail Croker; of Guilford County. Entered service May 28, 1918, at High Point, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., and to Camp Upton, N. Y. Landed at Cherobourgh, France, Aug. 14, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Returned to United States June 22, 1919, and was mustered out of service at Camp Lee, Va., June 27, 1919.

Ross H. Davis

Private, Light Artly.; of Guilford County; son of J. M. and Mrs. J. M. Davis. Entered service Aug. 26, 1918, at Greensboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Stuart, Va. Sailed for France Oct. 28, 1918. Returned to USA at Hoboken, July 19, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Mills, L. I. N. Y., July 29, 1919.

The Keyauwee Indians

The name of the Keyauwee has no connection with that of Kecowee town of the Cherokee on Keowee River, in western South Carolina, nor apparently with that of Kiawah Island, south of Charleston. Of their language nothing remains, but the evidence of alliance and history goes to show that they were Siouan. They were never prominent as a separate tribe. In 1701 Lawson found them in a palisaded village about 5 miles beyond “Heighwaree” (Uharie) river, and near another stream which was probably Deep river. The village was about 30 miles northeast of the Yadkin, and must have been about … Read more

Thomas F. Glenn

Sergt., Inf., Co. K, 81st Div., 322nd Regt.; son of Mr. L. E. and Mrs. Mary Glenn; of Guilford County. Husband of Mrs. Irene Glenn. Entered service Sept. 19, 1917, at Greensboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., then to Camp Upton. Sailed for France Aug., 1918. Promoted to Sergt. Nov. 27, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne, Verdun, St. Die Sector and La Forain Sector. Returned to USA July 18, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., July 19, 1919.

Cager Jones

Private 118th Inf., Co. E, 30th Div. Born in Guilford County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. J. Jones. Entered the service July 24, 1917, at High Point, N.C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and from there to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France May 23, 1918. Fought at Ypres Sector, Belgium, July 4 to Aug. 10, 1918. Returned to USA March 27, 1919. Was mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., March 31, 1919.

Lonnie B. Coble

Sergt. Q. M. C., Train, Corps No. 10. Born Sept. 25, 1890; son of H. M. and Isabelle Coble, of Guilford County. Entered service Dec. 21, 1917, at Greensboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Johnston, Fla. Transferred to Camp Hancock, Ga., June 24, 1918. Died Oct. 21, 1918, of influenza and paeumonia at Camp Hancock, Ga.