Moore County NC

Slave Narrative of Reverend Squire Dowd

Interviewer: T. Pat Matthews Person Interviewed: Rev. Squire Dowd Location: 202 Battle Street, Raleigh, North Carolina Date of Birth: April 3, 1855 [HW: language not negro, very senternous & interesting.] [TR: The above comment is crossed out.] Reverend Squire Dowd 202 Battle Street Raleigh, N. C. My name is Squire Dowd, and I was born April 3, 1855. My mother’s name was Jennie Dowd. My father’s name was Elias Kennedy. My mother died in Georgia at the age of 70, and my father died in Moore County at the age of 82. I attended his funeral. My sister and her … Read more

Lauchlin Deaton Monroe

Private, Inf. 54th Co. Born in Moore County, July 29, 1895; son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Monroe. Entered the service July 22, 1918, at Carthage, N.C. Was sent to Camp Hancock, Ga., July 22, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Hancock, Ga., Dec. 18, 1918.

George C. Brown

1st Cl. Private Inf., Co. K, 30th Div., 120th Inf. Born in Moore County; son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Brown. Entered the service July 25, 1917, at Asheboro, N.C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and from there to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France May 24, 1918. Fought at Hindenburg Line, Ypres Front. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 14, 1919.

John M. McCaskill

1st Class Sergt., Med. Corps, 20th Div. Born in Moore County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. McCaskill. Entered the service March 30, 1918, at Carthage, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Sevier, S. C. Promoted from Private to Sergt. Aug. 1, 1918, and from Sergt. to 1st Class Sergt. Dec. 15, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Sevier, S. C., Feb. 27, 1919.

Moore County, North Carolina Cemetery Transcriptions

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. Hosted at Moore County, North Carolina Tombstone Transcription Project Bensalem Cemetery Bensalem Cemetery Bethesda Church Cemetery Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery Cross Hill Cemetery Cypress Presbyterian Church Cemetery Cross Hill Cemetery Murchinson Cemetery Union Presbyterian Church Cemetery Warner Family Cemetery West End Presbyterian Church Cemetery Hosted at The Hudson Family Site Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery    

Claude P. Tyson

Sergt., 1st Class, Ord. Dept., 106th Ord. Depot Co. Born in Moore County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Tyson. Entered the service Feb. 28, 1918, at Ft. Slocum, N. Y. Was sent to Columbia University Ordnance Training School, New York City. Transferred to Augusta Arsenal, then sent to Camp Hancock. Transferred to Camp Jackson, S. C. Promoted to rank of Sergt. Ord Dept. Aug. 1, 1918, and to rank of 1st Class Sergt. Nov. 1, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., March 21, 1919.

Biography of Hon. Benjamin F. Williamson

HON. BENJAMIN F. WILLIAMSON. A man’s life-work is the measure of his success, and he is truly the most successful man who, turning his powers into the channel of an honorable purpose, accomplishes the object of his endeavor. In the study of every man’s life we find some main-spring of action, something that he lives for, and in Benjamin F. Williamson it seems to have been an ambition to make the best use of his native and acquired powers and develop in himself a true manhood. He was born in Moore County, N. C., near Carthage, in 1856, to William … Read more

Willie C. Money

Private 1st Class, Co. F, 56th Pioneer Inf.; of Moore County; son of Marshall and Mrs. Nancy Money. Husband of Mardie Money. Entered service Aug. 8, 1918, at Carthage, N.C. Sent to Camp Wadsworth, S. C. Transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for France Sept. 13, 1918. Fought at Argonne Forest under shell fire. Landed in USA June 22, 1919, at Hoboken, N. J. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., July 6, 1919.

Thomas C. Block

Seaman, Merchant Marine Service, Ship, “Lake Annie.” Born in Moore County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Block. Entered the service June 7, 1918, Newport News, Va. Was sent to Boston, Mass., and from there to Montreal, Canada. Transferred to Nova Scotia. Coastwise Service. Transferred back to Boston, thence to Cuba. Made four trips. Mustered out at New York City, May 27, 1919.

Earl Monroe

Private, Engineers, Co. E, 306th Reg., 81st Div. Born in Moore County, N.C., Dec. 7, 1895; son of A. R. and Mary C. Monroe. Entered the service at Carthage, N.C., May 28, 1918, and sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., and then to Camp Upton, N. Y. Sailed for France Aug. 1, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne. Received decorations as marksman. Mustered out of the service at Camp Jackson, S. C., June 20, 1919.

Henry Lewis Graves

2nd Lt. Air Service, Pilot 278th Aero Squad. Born in Moore County; son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Graves. Entered the service Aug. 15, 1917, at Atlanta, Ga. Was sent to Georgia Tech and from there to Park Field, Tenn., and from there to Dick, Texas. Transferred to Ft. Sill, Okla., and from there to Taliaferro Field, Ft. Worth, Texas. Sailed for France Sept. 15, 1918. Promoted to rank of 2nd Lt. April 1, 1918. Overseas 13 months. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., Oct. 15, 1919.

Edward H. Hurley

Corpl., F. A. R. D., Btry. D, 7th Regt.; of Moore County; the son of W. S. and L. F. Hurley. Entered service May 28, 1918, at Aberdeen, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, Dec. 11, 1919.

John W. Monroe

Private, Inf., Hdqrs. Co., 81st Div., 321st Inf. Born in Moore County, Feb. 22, 1887; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Monroe. Entered the service May 28, 1918, at Carthage, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Savier, S. C. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France, Aug. 5, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., June 25, 1919.

Duncan C. Ritter

Wagoner, Medical Corps, 320th Amb. Co., 80th Div., 305th San. Tr. Born in Moore County; son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Ritter. Entered the service March 21, 1918, at Raleigh, N.C. Was sent to Camp Lee, Va. Sailed for France May 25, 1918. Promoted from Private to 1st Class Wagoner. Fought at Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel-Artois. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 12, 1919.

Archie T. Jones

Sergt., 1st Class, Med. Dept.; of Moore County; son of T. A. and Barbara Alice Jones. Entered service Sept. 13, 1916, at Addor, N.C. Sent to Columbus Barracks, Ohio. Transferred to Ft. Sam, Houston, Texas. Transferred from there to Ft. McIntosh, Texas. Promoted to Sergt. Feb. 7, 1917. On July 1, 1919, to Sergt., 1st Class. Ft. Scrivens, Ga., to Ft. Ontario, N. Y., to Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., was with American Expeditionary Forces in Mexico one month. With the 14th U. S. Cavalry. Mustered out at Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1920.

J. D. Wicker

Private, Inf., Co. C, 119th Regt., 30th Div. Born in Moore County, N.C., Oct. 22, 1893; son of John and Mrs. Margaret Wicker. Entered the service at Carthage, N.C., Oct. 2, 1917, and sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Mustered out of the service at Camp Sevier, S. C., May 16, 1919.

Kenneth Monroe

Private, Inf., 54th Co. Born in Moore County March 2, 1893; son of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Monroe. Entered the service July 22, 1918, at Carthage, N.C. Was sent to Camp Hancock, Ga., July 22, 1918. Was Mustered out at Camp Hancock, Ga., Feb. 18, 1919.

Robert S. Blue

Corpl., Heavy Artly., B’try A, 81st Div., 316th Reg. Born in Moore County, the son of Mr. and Mrs. N.C. Blue. Entered the service Sept. 18, 1917, at Carthage, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., Sept. 18, 1917. Sailed for Liverpool, England, Aug. 12, 1918. Was mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 20, 1919.

John D. McLeod

2nd Lt., F. A., Btry. F, 316th Regt., 81st Div. Born in Moore County Dec. 2, 1889; son of J. A. and Margaret McLeod. Entered the service at Carthage, N.C., Sept. 8, 1917, and sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Taylor, Ky., then to Camp Jackson, S. C., then to Fort Sill, Okla., then to Camp Jackson, S. C., then to Camp Taylor, Ky., then to San Antonio, Texas, and then to Marfa, Texas. Mustered out of the service at Marfa, Texas, Jan. 15, 1920.

Jessie B. Bailey

Private, 323rd Inf., Co. B, 81st Div. Born in Moore County, Aug. 3, 1885; the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bailey. Entered the service May 28, 1918, at Carthage, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for Liverpool, Eng., Aug. 11, 1918. Sent to Field Base Hospital No. 22. Mustered out at Camp Mills, N. Y., April 8, 1919.