Pitt County NC

Slave Narrative of Anthony Dawson

Person Interviewed: Anthony DawsonLocation: 1008 E. Owen St., Tulsa, OklahomaAge: 105 “Run nigger, run,De Patteroll git you!Run nigger, run,De Patteroll come! “Watch nigger, Watch-De Patteroll trick you!Watch nigger, watch,He got a big gun!” Dat one of the songs de slaves all knowed, and de children down on de “twenty acres” used to sing it when dey playing in de moonlight ’round de cabins in de quarters. Sometime I wonder iffen de white folks didn’t make dat song up so us niggers would keep in line. None of my old Master’s boys tried to git away ‘cepting two. and dey met … Read more

George R. Smith

Private 1st Class, F. A., Ordnance Dept., 30th Div., 114th Regt.; of Pitt County; son of Robert W. and Mrs. Mayme Smith. Entered service Sept. 20, 1917, at Farmville, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., then to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France May 26, 1918. Fought at Argonne Forest, St. Mihiel. Returned to USA March 23, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., April 9, 1919.

Thigpen Cemetery, North Carolina

A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of the Thigpen Cemetery in either Edgecombe or Pitt County, North Carolina.

David L. Hardee

Mechanic, F. Artly., Batry. B, 113th Regt., 30th Div.; from Pitt County, N.C.; son of D. W. and Henrietta Pitt. Entered the service at Greenville, N.C., April, 1917, and sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and transferred to Camp Mills, Long Island. Sailed for France May, 1918. Promoted Mechanic Nov., 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Verdun and Toul Sector. Mustered out of the service at Camp Jackson, S. C., March, 1919.

Thaddeus L. Cox

Chauffeur, 4th Corps Artly. Park; of Pitt County; son of J. H. and Emma Cox. Husband of Mrs. Lila Cox. Entered service Aug. 8th, at Greenville, N.C. Sent to Camp Wadsworth, S. C. Transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for France Aug. 22, 1918. Was at Meuse-Argonne, Toul Sector. Was with U. S. Army of Occupation Dec. 1, 1918, to May 28, 1919. Returned to USA June 28, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Dix, July 3, 1919.

James Hicks Corey, Jr.

Corpl., Co. 3, 81st Div., 306th Supply Train; of Pitt County; son of J. H. and S. D. Corey. Husband of Mrs. Laura Gertrude Corey. Entered service May 25, 1918, at Greenville, N.C. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France Aug. 5, 1918. Fought at Verdun Sector, Meuse-Argonne, St. Die. Returned to USA June 24, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., July 9, 1919.