Capt. Infantry, Co. E, 30th Div., 119th Reg.; of Wayne County; son of Theo H. and Mrs. Susan E. Bain. Husband of Mrs. Louisa Hobbs Bain. Entered service June, 1916, at Goldsboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier. Transferred to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 11, 1918. Fought at Ypres, St. Mihiel, and all other […]
Interviewer: T. Pat Matthews Person Interviewed: John C. Bectom Location: North Carolina Date of Birth: Oct. 7, 1862 My name is John C. Bectom. I was born Oct. 7, 1862, near Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. My father’s name was Simon Bectom. He was 86 years of age when he died. He died in 1910
Person Interviewed: David A. Hall Location: Canton, Ohio Place of Birth: Goldsboro, NC Date of Birth: July 25, 1847 Place of Residence: 1225 High Ave., S.W., Canton, Ohio Ohio Guide, Special Ex-Slave Stories August 16, 1937 DAVID A. HALL “I was born at Goldsboro, N.C., July 25, 1847. I never knew who owned my father,
Private, Inf., Supply Co., 30th Div., 119th Regt.; of Wayne County; son of J. A. and Mrs. S. A. Daniel. Husband of Mrs. Carrie Sauls Daniel. Entered service Sept. 28, 1917, at Goldsboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, then to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 11, 1918. Fought
Corpl., Co. D, 30th Div., 119th Regt.; of Wayne County; son of W. R. and Mrs. Elizabeth Whitley. Entered service April 23, 1917, at Fremont. Sent to Camp Royster, when on bridge duty at Haw River. Transferred to Camp Wadsworth, Camp Sevier, Camp Merritt, then to Boston, Mass. Sailed for France May 12, 1918. Fought
1st Lt., F. A., Btry. E, 81st Div., 317th Regt. Born in Wayne County; son of George A. and Mrs. Louise H. Norwood. Husband of Helen A. Norwood. Entered service May 15, 1917, at Chapel Hill, N.C. Sent to Ft. Oglethorpe. Transferred to Camp Jackson, then to Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Promoted to rank of
Sergt., Q. M. C.; of Wayne County; son of Thomas H. and Mrs. Ophelia Mitchell. Entered service May 26, 1918, at Goldsboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Johnston, Fla., to Camp Stuart, Va. Sailed for France July 27, 1918. Promoted to rank of Sergt. June, 1919. Fought at Meuse-Argonne. With the Army
Sergt., 30th Div., 105th San. Tr., F. H., 120th Co.; of Wayne County; son of W. R. and Mrs. Elizabeth Whitley. Husband of Mrs. Ruth Sutton Whitley. Entered service Sept. 4, 1917, at Burlington, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, transferred to Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C., then to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France
Corpl., Co. B, 30th Div., 119th Reg.; of Wayne County; son of W. H. and Mrs. Emma McDonald; husband of Mrs. Virginia May Wilkins. Entered service June 25, 1916, at Goldsboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Glenn. Transferred to Camp Wadsworth, S. C.; then to Camp Sevier and Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May 12, 1918.
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 Wayne County, North Carolina GenWeb Archives) Anderson Cemetery
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S. A. T. C., Private. Born in Wayne County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Short. Entered service Oct. 1, 1918, at Fremont, N.C. Was sent to Chapel Hill, N.C. Mustered out at Chapel Hill, N.C., Dec. 12, 1919.
1st Lt., F. A., Btry. E, 81st Div., 317th Regt. Born in Wayne County; son of George A. and Mrs. Louise H. Norwood. Husband of Helen A. Norwood. Entered service May 15, 1917, at Chapel Hill, N.C. Sent to Ft. Oglethorpe. Transferred to Camp Jackson, then to Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Promoted to rank of
Reg. Sergt. Major, Inf., Co. Hdqrs., 30th Div., 119th Reg.; of Wayne County; son of W. G. and Barbara Britt. Entered service June, 1916, at Goldsboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier. Transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for France May 11, 1918. Promoted to rank of R. S. M. July, 1917. Fought at Ypres-Somme
Interviewer: Genevieve W. Chandler Person Interviewed: Willis Williams Location: Conway, South Carolina “When wuz I born? Born in August. When I wuz born been August. I wuz a man grown pulling boxes, (turpentine boxes) when the shake wuz. I know the very night the shake come——on a Wednesday night. I wuz on door step loosing
Private, 1st Class, 306th Engineers, Co. D, 81st Div.; of Wayne County; son of T. J. and Malinda Hood. Husband of Mrs. Minnie G. Hood. Entered service May 26, 1918, at Goldsboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Sevier. Mustered out at Camp Sevier, S. C., Dec. 11, 1919.
1st Class Private, 317th Amb. Co., 305th San. Tr., 80th Div. Born in Wayne County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Smith. Volunteered for service at Raleigh, N.C., from Fremont, N.C., Sept. 17, 1917. Sent to Camp Lee, Va. Sailed for France May 25, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne. Returned to USA June 1,
Two volumes of Cox family genealogy combined as one. The first volume contains information about the various early Cox families across America. The second volume deals specifically with the descendants of James and Sarah Cock of Killingworth upon Matinecock, in the township of Oysterbay, Long Island, New York.
Private, Co. C, 30th Div., 119th Inf. Born in Wayne County; son of M. M. Suggs and Mrs. Ella Suggs. Husband of Mrs. Annie C. Suggs. Entered service July 9, 1916, at Selma, N.C. Sent to Camp Glenn, transferred to Camp Sevier, from there to Camp Royster, from there to Camp Merritt and then to
Wagoner, 119th Amb., 30th Div., 105th Sanitary Train; of Wayne County; son of J. W. and Mrs. V. Hooks. Entered service Sept. 24, 1917, at Fremont, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, transferred to Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C. Then to Camp Mills. Sailed for France June 4, 1918. Fought at Bohain-Premont, Ypres, Cambrai Hill, Bellicourt,
1st Lt., Inf., Co. B, 30th Div., 119th Reg.; of Wayne County; born Feb. 19, 1893; son of Wm. T. and Elizabeth Lewis Dortch. Volunteered for service July 15, 1917, at Goldsboro, N.C. Sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., July, 1917. Transferred to Camp Sevier, Dec. 1917, then to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France May, 1918.
