2nd Class Boatswain U. S. N. R. F.; of Wayne County; son of A. J. and Mrs. Elizabeth Davis. Entered service June 18, 1918, at Wilmington, N.C. Sent to Charleston, S. C. Transferred to receiving ship “Hartford.” Transferred to Sub. Chaser No. 79, then to Destroyer No. 25. Did patrol duty off coast. Served on rifle range, Mt. Pleasant, S. C., two months. Mustered out at Charleston, S. C., July 3, 1919.
1st Class Private, Inf., Unassigned. Born in Wayne County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Smith. Entered the service July 31, 1918, at Syracuse, N. Y. Was transferred to Washington, D. C., Sept. 12, 1918, for clerical work, operating division, general staff, U. S. Army. Mustered out at Camp Meiggs, D. C., Dec. 18, 1918.
1st Class Private, Inf., Co. E, 30th Div., 119th Regt.; of Wayne County; son of Jon. and Mrs. Rachel Edwards. Husband of Mrs. Etta Butts Edwards. Entered service April, 1918, at Goldsboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier. Transferred to Philadelphia, Pa. Sailed for France. Fought at Ypres, St. Mihiel, and all other engagements. Returned to USA April 2nd. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 8, 1919.
Corpl., Co. B, 30th Div., 119th Inf.; of Wayne County; born Nov. 24, 1897; son of J. M. and Laura M. Smith Harris. Entered service May 25, 1917, at Kinston, N.C. Sent to Camp Wadsworth. Transferred to Camp Sevier. Sailed for France May 11, 1918. Was in all engagements until killed at Hindenburg Line, Sept. 29, 1919. Buried in American Cemetery, Bony Aisne, France.
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 Class Private, Inf., Co. D, 30th Div., 119th Regt. Born in Wayne County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Dewey. Entered the service April 27, 1915, at Goldsboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Glenn and then transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France May 27, 1918. Fought in all actions of 30th Div., up to the time of receiving shrapnel wound at Cambrai and St. Quentin Front, Oct. 17, 1918. Sent to Base Hospital 33, English Fosett Roads. Enlisted in N.C. N. G. was in actual duty June 19, 1916, to Jan. 26, 1919. Served on … Read more
Lt. Col., J. A. G. Dept.; of Wayne County; son of George D. and Mrs. Sallie Langston. Husband of Mrs. Mary W. Langston. Entered service Dec. 4, 1917, at Goldsboro, N.C. Sent to Raleigh, N.C. Appointed member of Dist. Board for Eastern District of N.C. July 27, 1917. Elected chairman of board. Was commissioned as major, Officers Reserve Corps, Dec. 4, 1917, and ordered to report to the Governor of N.C. as special aide in the administration of the draft. Took active charge of the State Draft and served in that capacity until Sept. 5, 1918. Was transferred to the … Read more
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 1st Lt. Jan. 1, 1918. Mustered out at Park Place, Houston, Texas, Jan. 2, 1919.
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.
Woccon Tribe: Significance unknown. Woccon Connections. The Woccon belonged to the Siouan linguistic stock, their closest relations being the Catawba. Woccon Location. Between Neuse River and one of its affluents, perhaps about the present Goldsboro, Wayne County. Woccon Villages Tooptatmeer, supposed to have been in Greene County. Yupwauremau, supposed to have been in Greene County. Woccon History.-The first mention of the Woccon appears to be by Lawson writing about 1701, who recorded 150 words of their language. These show that it was nearer Catawba than any other known variety of speech. Lack of any earlier mention of such a large tribe … Read more
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 my shoe string. There wuz more religion then than they is now. Praying and prayer meeting for a month. Everybody tend meeting. “I been with the Yankee. I kin tell you bout the Yankee. They come home there to Rock Creek when the war wuz … Read more
1st Sergt., Inf., Co. D, 322nd Regt., 81st Div.; of Wayne County; son of George and Elizabeth Crone. Husband of Bertha Crone. Entered the service at Goldsboro, N.C., Sept. 20, 1917, and sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier and from there to Camp Upton. Sailed for France July 31, 1918. Promoted to 1st Sergt. Oct. 15, 1918. Fought at St. Die, Meuse-Argonne, Vosges Mt. and all other sectors in which the 322nd took part. Returned to USA May, 1919. Mustered out of service at Camp Lee, Va., June 6, 1919.
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 at Ypres, Voormizelle, Bellicourt, Premont, Busigny, Montbrehain, Hindenburg Line. Was on front duty with the 1st Btry. 119th. Returned to USA April 2, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 7, 1919.
Wagoner, 317th Co., 305th Sanitary Train, 80th Div. Born in Wayne County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Cook. Husband of Mrs. Pauline Cook. Volunteered for the service Aug. 5, 1917, at Raleigh, N.C. Was sent to Camp Lee. Sailed for France May 25, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne. Returned to USA June 1, 1919, and was mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 13, 1919.
1st Lt., Inf., Mach. Gunnery, M. G. Co., 119th Inf., 30th Div.; of Wayne County; son of Thomas A. and Mrs. Mary G. Whitfield. Husband of Mrs. Mary Pope Whitfield. Entered service June 19, 1916, at Camp Glenn, N.C., transferred to Ft. Bliss, then to Camp Sevier. Sailed for Calais, France, May 29, 1917. Promoted to rank of 2nd Lt. Nov. 13, 1917; 1st Lt. April 15, 1918. Fought at Voormizelle, Bel. Busigny, France, Premont, Bellicourt, St. Souplet, Haie Menneresse, Molain, Vaux-Andigny, Mazinghein. Gassed at Bellicourt Sept. 29, 1918. Sent to hospital at Aminens, Rouen. Transferred from 30th Div. to … Read more
2nd Lt., Veterinary Reserve Corps; of Wayne County; son of Wm. and Mrs. Willie Potts. Entered service May 27, 1917, at Mt. Olive, N.C. Sent to Ft. Sam Houston, Tex., then to Douglas, Ariz., from there to Camp Globe, Ariz. Sailed for Honolulu, Hawaii, March 1917. Was veterinarian with 17th Cavalry in Honolulu. Returned to USA June, 1919. Mustered out at San Francisco June 16, 1919.
1st Class Private, 116th Reg., 42nd Div., Co. M. Born in Wayne County; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Short. Entered the service July 1, 1917, at Freemont, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Sevier, S. C. Was sent to France July 1, 1918. Wounded in battle Oct. 13, 1918. Died Oct. 17, 1918. Buried in France.
2nd Lt., Inf., E. Co., 1st Corps, 53rd Pioneers; son of A. G. and G. Y. Cox; of Wayne County. Entered service June 20, 1916, at Mt. Olive, N.C. Sent to Camp Greene, N.C. Transferred to Ft. Oglethorpe May 22, 1917, then to Camp Jackson, S. C., Aug. 29, 1917. Sailed for France Aug. 6, 1918. Promoted to 2nd Lt., Aug. 15, 1917. Fought at St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne. On Mexican border six months. Was in Camp Wadsworth six months. Returned to USA May 6, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., May 12, 1919.
Of the North Carolina tribes bearing the foregoing names almost nothing is known, and of the last two even the proper names have not been recorded. The Woccon were Siouan; the Saxapahaw and Cape Fear Indians presumably were Siouan, as indicated from their associations and alliances with known Siouan tribes, while the Warren-nuncock were probably some people better known under another name, though they cannot be identified. The region between the Yadkin and the Neuse, extending down to the coast, was probably occupied by still other tribes whose very names are forgotten. They were virtually exterminated by smallpox and other … Read more
Corpl., Field Sig. Corps., Co. 306, Attached to 81st Div.; of Wayne County; son of J. J. and Mrs. Sarah Sasser. Entered service May, 1918, at Goldsboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, transferred to Camp Sevier, then to Camp Mills. Sailed for France July 31, 1918. Promoted to Corpl. April, 1919. Fought at Vosges Mtns., Meuse-Argonne and other engagements. Returned to USA June 29, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson July, 1919.