William C. Johnston, Jr.
Sergt., S. A. T. C.; of Iredell County; son of W. C. and Margaret L. Johnston. Entered service Sept 9, 1918, at Mooresville. Sent to Raleigh. Mustered out at Raleigh, Dec. 9, 1918.
Iredell County NC
Biography of Colonel Alexander Osborn
Alexander Osborn was born in New Jersey in 1709, and emigrated to the western part of Rowan county (now Iredell) about 1755. He was a Colonel in the Colonial government, and as such marched with a regiment of Rowan troops to Hillsboro in 1768 to assist Governor Tryon in suppressing the “Regulation” movement. He married Agnes McWhorter, a sister of Dr. Alexander McWhorter, president of Queen’s Museum College in Charlotte. His residence (called Belmont) was one of the earliest worshiping places of the Presbyterians of Rowan county before the present “Center Church” was erected, and became by compromise the “central” … Read more
Biographical Sketch of Captain Alexander Davidson
Captain Alexander Davidson was one of the earliest settlers of the western part of Rowan county (now Iredell.) He took an active part in the Revolutionary struggle for independence. When Cornwallis was moving from Charleston toward North Carolina, and General Gates was ordered to meet him, Governor Caswell, of North Carolina, ordered a draft of men to strengthen Gates’ army. In response to this order the people in that part of Iredell county bordering on the Catawba river below the Island Ford, assembled at a central point, afterward known as Brown’s Muster Ground, when a company was formed under the … Read more
Joseph R. Poston
Seaman, U. S. Navy. Son of W. J. and Mrs. Hoke Poston, of Iredell County. Entered service Sept. 3, 1918, at Statesville, N.C., and ordered to Newport News. Mustered out from there on Feb. 18, 1919.
Captain James Houston’s Muster Roll
Captain, James Houston Lieutenant, William Davidson David Evins David Byers Robert Byers, Nat. Ewing, Alexander Work William Creswell William Erwin John Hovis John Thompson John Beard John Poston Robert Poston Paul Cunningham John M. Connell Moses White Angus McCauley Robert Brevard Adam Torrence, Sr. Adam Torrence, Jr. Charles Quigley James Gulick Benjamin Brevard Thomas Templeton John Caldwell Joseph McCawn James Young James Gray Philip Logan (Irish) William Vint Daniel Bryson John Singleton
Marvin C. Brown
Private 1st Class, Inf., Co. D, 81st Div., 321st Reg.; son of W. H. and Minnie Bettie Brown of Iredell County. Husband of Bettie Robbenet Brown. Entered service May 16, 1917, at Statesville, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France Aug. 20, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne. Returned to USA July 1, 1919, Newport News, Va. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., Aug. 3, 1919.
Iredell 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 Iradell County, North Carolina Tombstone Transcription Project) Centre Presbyterian Church Cemetery Young Family Cemetery
Henry A. Mills
Phrcst. Mate, 2nd Class (Navy); of Iredell County; son of M. J. P. Mills. Entered service May 21, 1917, at Mooresville, N.C. Sent to Charleston, S. C., transferred to Marine Barracks, Philadelphia, Pa. Attached to 6th Marines and sailed with them to France Oct. 31, 1917. Served at Naval Base No. 1 at Brest, France. Served four months with Evacuation French Hospital No. 49. Returned to USA March 26, 1919. Mustered out at Norfolk, Va., May 12, 1919.
Charles L. Brown
Personnel Sergt., M. G. Btn., 115th Hdqrs., 30th Div.; son of W. H. and Minnie Brown, of Iredell County. Husband of Mrs. Margaret Brown. Entered service July 25, 1917, at Statesville, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France May 28, 1918. Promoted to Personnel Sergt. Sept. 1, 1918. Fought in all actions of the 30th Div. Returned to USA March 23, 1919, Newport News, Va. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 2, 1919.
Garland E. Plott
1st Class Private, 120th Inf., 30th Div., Co. M. Born in Iredell County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Plott. Entered the service May 28, 1917, at Durham, N.C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and from there to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for France May 17, 1918. Fought at Ypres, Belgium, at Bellicourt, Vaux Andigny, Bohain. Was gassed at Battle of Bohain Oct. 17, 1918, and sent to British South African Hospital, then to American Hospital at Toton, Eng. Returned to USA April 13, 1919, and mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 17, … Read more
Floyd B. Bost
Cook, Co. C, 17th Div., Inf.; of Iredell County; son of F. K. and Mrs. M. A. Bost. Entered service, July 22, 1917, at Knoxville, Tenn. Sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Transferred to Springfield, Mass., then to Camp Meade. Mustered out at Camp Meade. April 14, 1919.
Biography of Captain William Sharpe
Captain William Sharpe was born on the 13th of December, 1742, and was the eldest son of Thomas Sharpe, of Cecil county, Maryland. At the age of twenty-one he came to North Carolina and settled in Mecklenburg county, where he married a daughter of David Reese, one of the signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. He was a lawyer by profession and had a large practice. Soon after his marriage he moved to the western part of Rowan county (now Iredell) and took an active and decided stand for liberty. The Journal of the “Committee of Safety” for Rowan … Read more
J. L. Harrison
Seaman, 1st Class, U. S. Navy D. O. W. Born in Iredell County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Harrison. Entered service May 15, 1918, at Raleigh, N.C. Was sent to Newport, R. I. Transferred to U. S. S. “Agansemnon.” Overseas to Brest, France, Sept., 1918. Returned to USA Feb. 6, 1919, landing at Hoboken, N. J. Made three trips across. Mustered out at Norfolk, Va., Feb. 12, 1919.
Biographical Sketch of James T. Edson
James T. Edson, Oakland, purchasing agent for Illinois of Win. B. Dickson & Co., Indianapolis, Ind.; born in Iredell Co., N. C., Jan. 15, 1841; his parents removed to Ohio when he was quite young, where he attended school during the winter, and worked upon the farm during the summer, until 1861, when he enlisted in the 14th Ohio V. L for three months, after which he enlisted for three years in the 38th Ohio V. I., where he served nearly three years, when he re-enlisted in the 38th Ohio Veteran Regiment, in which he served during the war; he … Read more
J. P. Bennett
Private 1st Class, Co. E, 322nd Reg., 81st Div., Inf. Son of H. C. and Baxie Bennett, of Iredell County. Entered service April 25, 1917, at Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., and from there to Camp Upton, N. Y. Sailed for France Aug. 1, 1917. Promoted to Regimental Runner Sept. 25, 1918. Fought at St. Die Sector Sept. 18, 1918, to Oct. 17, 1918; from Nov. 5, 1918, to Nov. 11, 1918, Meuse-Argonne Drive. Returned to USA June 18, 1919. Mustered out of service at Camp Lee, Va., June 25, 1919.
Biography of Rufus McLelland
This worthy citizen has made his home in south Missouri and this county since 1851, and by his upright, honorable career has won the respect and confidence of all. He was born May 17, 1822, in North Carolina, of which State his parents, William R. and Clarissa (Crawford) McLelland, were also natives. The father was a prominent business man and a large slave owner although he prayed for the day to come that would set the slaves free. That day he was not destined to see, for he died before the war. He passed away in North Carolina, as did … Read more
Biography of Rev. James Hall, D. D.
Rev. James Hall, a distinguished soldier of the Revolution–the Captain of a company and Chaplain of a Regiment at the same time–was born at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on the 22d of August, 1744. When he was about eight years old his parents, who were Scotch-Irish, removed to North Carolina and settled in the upper part of Rowan county, (now Iredell), in the bounds of the congregation to which he afterward gave thirty-eight years of his ministerial life. Secluded in the forests of Rowan, and removed to a great extent from the follies of the great world, James Hall grew up under … Read more
Cyrus C. Johnston
1st Sergt., 111th Co., 3rd Air Service; of Iredell County; son of W. C. and Margaret L. Johnston. Entered service Dec. 16, 1917, at Mooresville, Sent to Ft. Thomas. Transferred to Camp Hancock, from there to Camp Greene. Sailed for France from Upton June 9, 1918. Promoted to rank of Sergt. Feb., 1918. Mustered out at Camp Mills, L. I., July 11, 1919.
Biography of Captain James Houston
Captain James Houston was born in 1747, and was an early and devoted friend of liberty. In the battle of Ramsour’s Mill, near the present town of Lincolnton, he took an active part, and by his undaunted courage greatly contributed to the defeat of the Tories on that occasion. During the engagement Captain Houston was severely wounded in the thigh, from the effects of which he never fully recovered. Seeing the man who inflicted the severe and painful wound he shot him in the back and killed him as he ran. When it was ascertained that Cornwallis had crossed the … Read more
L. S. Kerr
Private, C. A. C., 110th Co., 81st Div. Born in Iredell County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kerr. Entered the service at Statesville, N.C., Oct. 1, 1918. Was sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky., and from there to Ft. Totton, N. Y. Mustered out at Ft. Totton, N. Y., Jan. 19, 1919.