“Benjamin Patton” was one of the earliest settlers in the eastern part of Mecklenburg county (now Cabarrus). He was a man of iron firmness and of indomitable courage. Descended from the blood of the Covenanters, he inherited their tenacity of purpose, sagacity of action and purity of character. He was an early and devoted friend […]
Private. Enlisted April 15, 1917, 5th Co., C. A. C., Charlotte, N.C. Later transferred to 10th Anti-Aircraft Battery. Sailed for France July 8, 1918. Served in Argonne Forest and St. Mihiel drives. Returned to U. S. January 1, 1919. Discharged January 8, 1919. Home address, Charlotte, N.C.
Interviewer: W. W. Dixon Person Interviewed: Robert Toatley Location: Winnsboro, South Carolina Date of Birth: May 15, 1855 Age: 82 Robert Toatley lives with his daughter, his son, his son’s wife, and their six children, near White Oak, seven miles north of Winnsboro, S.C. Robert owns the four-room frame house and farm containing 235 acres.
Captain, Charles Polk 1st Lieut, William Ramsey 2nd Lieut., John Lemmond 1st Sergt, John Montgomery 2nd Sergt., William Galbraith (erased) Drummer, Hugh Lindsay John Smith John Polk, Sen. (erased) John Wylie John Findley John Galbraith James Hall John Stansill William —- (illegible) John Miller Humphrey Hunter Henry Carter James Maxwell John Maxwell Robert Galbraith John
Was called into limited service in the medical department at Rock Hill, S. C., Sept. 4, 1918, and sent to Camp Greenleaf, Ga. On Sept. 24, 1918, he was dispatched with a body of men to duty at USA General Hospital No. 16, New Haven, Conn. Private Hood served three months at duty in the
The two small tribes bearing the above designations are hardly known except in connection with the Catawba Indians, with whom they were afterward incorporated. They may be treated together. The tribes lived, respectively, about Waxhaw and Sugar (i. e., Sugeree) creeks, two small streams flowing into Catawba River from the northeast, within, what is now
Lillis Jack, the fifth and youngest daughter of Patrick Jack, married Joseph Nicholson. He left the State, and is reported as having a family of six children, but of their subsequent history little is known.
Thomas Polk is a name of historic distinction in North Carolina, as well as in our nation. He was the early, constant, and enduring friend of liberty, and the unfaltering opponent of arbitrary power and oppression. He was a member of the Colonial Assembly in 1771 and 1775, associated with Abraham Alexander from Mecklenburg. In
The wives and mothers of Mecklenburg county bore a large share of the trials and dangers of the Revolution. Among these, and as a fair type of many others that might be mentioned, was Eleanor, wife of Robert Wilson, of Steele Creek–a woman of singular energy of mind, and warmly devoted to the American cause.
Capt., Med. Corps, 318th Inf., 80th Div.; son of L. J. and Mary Fetner, of Mecklenburg County. Entered service June 14, 1917, at Charlotte, N.C. Sent to M. O. T. C. at Ft. Oglethorpe. Transferred to Camp Lee, Va., then to Hoboken. Sailed for France March 16, 1918. Commissioned 1st Lt. May, 1917. Promoted to
Son of Mrs. S. E. Albea, of Charlotte, N. C. Entered service Sept. 19, 1917, at Charlotte, N. C. Stationed at Camp Jackson, S. C., to Oct., 1917. Transferred to Co. D, 120th Inf., at Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France May 12, 1918. Two months active service in Belgium on Ypres Front. Was
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 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Tombstone Transcription Project) Arlington
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1st Sergt., Air Service, 497th Aero Squad.; son of D. H. and Mrs. Florence Burtner, of Mecklenburg County. Entered service Dec. 13, 1917, at Greensboro, N. C. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky., Dec. 13, 1917. Transferred to Camp Hancock Jan. 2, 1918, then to Camp Greene, N.C., March 24, 1918. Sailed for France July 30,
Capt., Inf., Machine Gun Co., 32nd Reg., 81st Div.; Son of E. T. and Lillie Scott Cansler, of Mecklenburg County. Entered service May 12, 1917, at Charlotte, N.C. Went to O. T. S. at Ft. Oglethorpe. Transferred to Camp Jackson and from there to Camp Sevier; then to Camp Upton, and sailed for France Aug.
Alexander, Thomas, 1st Class Musician, 105th Engineer Band, 30th Div. Enlisted Feb. 26, 1916, 1st N.C. Inf., Co. O. Transferred to 1st N.C. Band. Served on Mexican border June 19, 1916, to February, 1917. Called in service July 25, 1917. Transferred to 105th Engineers and served in France and Belgium. Took active part in battles
Phm., 2nd Class, U. S. N.; son of George W. and Mrs. Martha Kale; of Mecklenburg County. Entered service Aug. 5, 1918, at Norfolk, Va. Promoted to H. A. C., then to Phm., 3rd Class. Later to Phm., 2nd Class. Made nine trips on the U. S. Transport “Mercury.” Mustered out at Brooklyn, Oct. 4,
1st Class Sergt., Med. Corps. Born in Mecklenburg County. Entered the service April 3, 1916, at Charlotte, N.C. Was sent to Ft. Caswell, where he served with Base Hospital Unit, C. A. C., from July 25, 1917, to Feb. 8, 1919. Transferred to General Hospital No. 5, Ft. Ontario, N. Y. Mustered out at Ft.
Cynthia Jack, eldest child and only daughter of Capt. James Jack, married A.S. Cosby, and settled in Mississippi. After his death the widow and family settled in Louisiana, about 1814. Their descendants were: 1. Margaret. 2. Cynthia. 3. James; and 4. Dr. Charles Cosby. Patrick Jack, eldest son of Captain James Jack, was Colonel of
Samuel Jack, third son of Patrick Jack, of Charlotte, was also a soldier of the Revolution, and commanded an artillery company. He lived in the Sugar Creek neighborhood, and married, 1st. Miss Knight, of Mecklenburg county, by whom he had two children, 1. Eliza D. Jack, who married the Rev. Mr. Hodge, a Presbyterian minister,
1st Class Sergt., Co. F, 105th Engineers, 30th Div.; of Mecklenburg County. Entered service Sept. 12, 1917, at Charlotte, N.C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, from there to Camp Mills. Sailed for France May 27, 1918, on the Canadian Pacific S. S. “Melita.” Was in all engagements with his Company. Returned to USA April 18,
