Person Interviewed: Anthony Dawson Location: 1008 E. Owen St., Tulsa, Oklahoma Age: 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 […]
R. H. Worthington is an old Texan, and one of the good and worthy citizens of Fort Bend County. He was born in Pitt County, North Carolina, on June the 6th, 1826, but came from Alabama to Fort Bend County in 1849. During the great yellow fever epidemic of 1853 he nursed patients almost incessantly,
A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of the Taylor Cemetery in Pitt County, North Carolina.
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A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of Old Creek Road Cemetery in Pitt County, North Carolina.
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A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of the Jenkins Cemetery in Pitt County, North Carolina.
A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of the Gum Swamp Road Cemetery in Pitt County, North Carolina.
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Sergt. 1st Class, Med. Corps, Hdqrs. Co., Sanitary, 156th Depot. Born in Pitt County; son of D. C. Moore, Sr., and Mrs. Martha C. Moore. Entered service March 30, 1918, at Greenville, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, transferred to Camp Sevier, retransferred to Camp Jackson. Promoted to rank Sergt. August, 1918, and September, 1918, Sergt.
A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of an Unknown Cemetery in Bethel, Pitt County, North Carolina
1st Lt. Co. A, 79th Div., 310th Machine Gun Battalion; born in Pitt County; son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Hatem. Entered service October, 1917, at Greenville, N.C. Was sent to Camp Meade, Md. Sailed for France June 25, 1918. Promoted to rank of Lieutenant November, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne offensive. Received shrapnel
A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of Whichard Road Cemetery 2 in Pitt County, North Carolina.
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2nd Lt., 34th Inf., 7th Div., Co. M. Born in Pitt County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Kittrell. Entered the service August, 1917, at Greenville, S. C. Was sent to Ft. Oglethorpe and from there to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France July 2, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne, Toul Sector. Received machine gun
A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of Earl R. James Gravestone in Pitt County, North Carolina.
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A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of Hickory Grove FWB Church Cemetery in Pitt County, North Carolina.
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A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of a Cemetery in Pitt County, North Carolina.
A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of the Andrews Family Cemetery in Pitt County, North Carolina.
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A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of Penny Hill Cemetery in Pitt County, North Carolina.
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A transcription taken of black burials by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of Old Creek Road Cemetery in Pitt County, North Carolina.
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A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of the Ward Farm Cemetery in Pitt County, North Carolina.
A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of the Whitehurst Grave in Pitt County, North Carolina.
A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of the Smith Cemetery in Pitt County, North Carolina.
