Seaman, Navy; son of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Hamer; of Robeson County. Entered the service May 7, 1918, at Maxton, N.C. Was sent to Camp at Norfolk, Va. Transferred to Hampton Roads then to Camp in Minnesota, then to Ohio. Later engaged in convoying troops from France over Transport “Nor. Pacific and Callas.” Mustered out at Norfolk, Va., Sept. 18, 1919.
Private, Med. Corps. Born in Robeson County; son of A. D. and Mrs. Louina McPhaul. Entered service June, 1918. at Red Springs, N.C., and sent to Washington, D. C. Mustered out at Camp Meiggs March 14, 1919.
Corpl., Ord. Co., A. O. D. 303; of Robeson County; son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Williams. Entered service May 6, 1918, at Maxton, N.C. Sent to Camp Hancock, Ga., transferred to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France Sept. 31, 1918. Returned to USA July 27, 1919. Seven months with Army of Occupation in Germany. Mustered out at Mitchell Field July 31, 1919.
Corpl., Hdqrs. Co., 29th Div., 111th F. A. Regt.; of Robeson County; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Townsend. Entered service June 2, 1917, at Lumberton, N.C. Sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., transferred to Camp McClellan, Ala., then to Camp Mills. Sailed for France June 26, 1918. Returned to USA May 25, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 2, 1919.
2nd Lt., U. S. R., Inf., Co. L, 119th Regt., 30th Div. Born in Robeson County; son of D. Z. and Alice McGougan. Entered the service June 19, 1916, at Lumber Bridge, N.C., and sent to Camp Glenn, N.C. Transferred to Camp Sevier and from there to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 28, 1918. Promoted 2nd Lt. Jan. 1, 1919. Fought in all the engagements of the 30th Div. Had nine months’ service on the Mexican border. Returned to the USA April 2, 1919, landing at Charleston, S. C. Mustered out of the service at Camp Jackson, S. C., … Read more
Private, Btry. C, 1st Heavy Artly. From Robeson County; son of W. W. and Mrs. Laura Thompson. Entered the service at Rowland, N.C., Aug. 27, 1918, and sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Mustered out of the service at Camp Jackson, S. C., Dec. 14, 1918.
1st Lt., Inf., Batt. Adjt.’s Staff, 30th Div., 119th Reg.; of Robeson County; son of J. A. and Ida Addia Clifton. Entered service Aug. 4, 1917, at Maxton, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier. Transferred to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 12, 1918. Promoted to rank 1st Sergt. June, 1916 of 2nd Lt. August, 1917; 1st Lt. Aug. 22, 1917. Fought at Ypres, Cambrai, St. Quentin, Bellicourt, Hindenburg Line. On Mexican border from October, 1916, to March, 1917. Returned to USA April 3, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson May 8, 1919.
Sergt., A. S. C.; of Robeson County; son of D. McC. and Mrs. C. Smith. Entered service July 21, 1915, at Red Springs, N.C. Sent to Camp Glenn, N.C., transferred to Ft. Bliss, then to Camp Stewart, Texas, to Winston-Salem bridge duty, transferred to Camp Greene, N.C., then to Camp Sevier, then to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 8, 1918. Returned to USA June 27, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., July 2, 1919.
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 Robeson County, North Carolina Tombstone Transcription Project) Allen Cemetery Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery Ashley Cemetery Atkinson Family Cemetery Prentice Reid Barker Cemetery Bell Cemetery Biggs-Harrell Cemetery Meredith Bullock Cemetery Burnett Family Cemetery Henry Flowers Cemetery Jackson Swamp Cemetery Kinlaw Family Cemetery Jesse Lee Cemetery Musselwhite Family Cemetery Phillips Cemetery #1 Phillips Cemetery #2 … Read more
Private, C. O. T. S., 29th Co. Born in Robeson County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. D. P. McLeod. Entered the service Oct. 14, 1918, at Red Springs, N.C. Was sent to Camp Gordon. Mustered out at Camp Gordon Dec. 11, 1919.
Private 1st Class, Inf., S. A. T. C., Co. B. Born in Robeson County Dec. 15, 1900; son of Abner and Mrs. Roberta Nash. Entered service Oct. 1, 1918, at Chapel Hill, N.C. Mustered out at Chapel Hill, N.C., Dec. 11, 1918.
Private, S. A. T. C.; of Robeson County; son of D. McNeil Graham and Mrs. Margaret Graham. Entered service Sept., 1918, at Red Springs, N.C. Sent to Davidson College, N.C. Mustered out at Davidson, N.C., Dec. 20, 1918.
Fireman 2nd Class (Navy). Son of T. C. and E. B. Carrowon, of Robeson County. Entered service Aug. 1, 1918, at Maxton, N.C. Sent to Great Lakes, Ill. Transferred to Receiving Ship at Hampton Roads. Transferred to U. S. S. Alabama, then to St. Helena, Va., then to U. S. S. Owl, Mine Sweeper, 3rd Naval District, N. Y. Mustered out at Hampton Roads Aug. 29, 1919.
Croatan Tribe – The legal designation in North Carolina for a people evidently of mixed Indian and white blood, found in various eastern sections of the state, but chiefly in Robeson County, and numbering approximately 5,000. For many years they were classed with the free Negroes, but steadily refused to accept such classification or to attend the Negro schools or churches, claiming to be the descendants of the early native tribes and of white settlers who had intermarried with them. In the 1880’s their claim was officially recognized and they were given separate legal existence under the title of “Croatan … Read more
Yeoman 3rd Class, Navy. Born in Robeson County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Thomas. Husband of Mrs. Bertha Thomas. Entered service May 18, 1917. Was sent to Newport, R. I. Transferred to Boston, Mass., from there was sent to Hinghan, Mass. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., June 16, 1919.
Private, Q. M. C.; of Robeson County; son of D. McNeil and Margaret Graham. Husband of Carrie Belle McNeil Graham. Entered service June 5, 1918, at Red Springs, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Greene, N.C. Mustered out at Camp Greene, N.C., Dec. 13, 1918.
Sergt., Transport Corps, 72nd Co., Motor Trans. Son of P. J. and Mrs. N. M. Caudell, of Robeson County. Entered service March 15, 1918, at St. Paul, N.C. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Camp Upton, Camp Grant, Ill., and Ft. Benj. Harrison, Ind. Sailed for France July 13, 1918. Returned to USA June 28, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Humphrey, Va., July 9, 1919.
Yeoman 2nd Class, U. S. N. R. F. Born in Robeson County; son of John and Mary McArthur. Entered the service Oct. 1, 1918, at St. Paul, N.C., and sent to Camp Glenn, N.C. Promoted Yeoman 2nd Class March 1, 1919. Served at Morehead City, N.C., in naval air service in construction camp. Mustered out at Camp Glenn June 23, 1919.
Private Signal Corps, Co. C, 81st Div. Born in Robeson County; the son of E. D. and Mrs. Josephine McNeill. Husband of Mrs. Eula O’Neal McNeill. Entered service May 20, 1918, at Lumberton, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Sevier. Sailed for France Aug. 16, 1918. Fought at St. Die Sector, Verdun, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne. Returned to USA April 4, 1919, Hoboken, N. J. Mustered out at Camp Mills April 8, 1919.
Machinist 1st Class, C. A. C., Hdqrs. Co., 75th C. A. C. From Robeson County; son of J. B. and Rebecca Walters. Husband of Mrs. Lulu May Walters. Entered the service at Lumberton, N.C., July 15, 1918, and sent to Clemson College, S. C., transferred to Charleston, S. C., and from there to Camp Merritt. Taken from boat to embarkation hospital at Hoboken, N. J. Mustered out of the service at Camp Lee, Va., Dec. 15, 1918.