This volume is “Abstractions from Huron County Ohio, Will Book A.” These will abstractions cover the years from 1828 to 1852. They have been taken out of order as they appeared in the original volume and sorted by name. This abstraction was done by Henry Timman of Norwalk, Ohio, in 1960.
Capt., Co. A, 30th Div., 115th Reg, M. G.; of Gaston County; son of C. L. and Hattie E. Cherry. Entered service June 25, 1917, at Gastonia, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C., Sept. 3, 1917. Sailed for Brest, France, May 8, 1918 Promoted to rank July 5, 1917. Fought at Ypres, Belgium, July 15, 1918, to Sept. 5, 1918; Bellicourt and Hindenburg Line, Sept. 29, 1918, to Oct. 12, 1918; Premont-Vaux, Andigny, Oct. 7, 1918, to Oct. 12, 1918; Molain, St. Souplet, St. Martins Rivers, Oct. 17, 1918, to Oct. 21, 1918. Recommended for promotion to Major. … Read more
Corpl., Arty., 7th Baty, 10th Sector, 1st Army. Born May 20, 1892; son of Sol and Elizabeth Cherry, of Bertie County. Entered service May 4, 1917, at Windsor, N.C. Sent to Ft. Caswell, N.C., July 25, 1917. Sailed for France June 9, 1918. Promoted on Dec. 18, 1917, to Corpl. Fought at Lorraine, Toul Sector, St. Mihiel offensive and Meuse-Argonne offensive. Returned to USA March 8, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee March 24, 1919.
A transcription taken by Annette Ginn Roebuck in 2004 of the Cherry Cemetery in Pitt County, North Carolina.
Henry Cherry. A complete picture of rural efficiency and beauty is furnished in the Cherry homestead of Ogden Township. Its proprietor is Mr. Henry Cherry, who in his early years did not find life a round of pleasure or luxury, and has had to make his own way in the world by hard work and unceasing efforts. Mr. Cherry was born in Boone County, Indiana, and is the adopted son of William Cherry. That family was pioneers in Indiana and at an early day came to Illinois and settled on a farm in Ogden Township. Henry Cherry received his education … Read more
Free: Genealogy of the Lewis family in America, from the middle of the seventeenth century down to the present time. Download the full manuscript. About the middle of the seventeenth century four brothers of the Lewis family left Wales, viz.: Samuel, went to Portugal; nothing more is known of him; William, married a Miss McClelland, and died in Ireland, leaving only one son, Andrew; General Robert, died in Gloucester county, Va. ; and John, died in Hanover county, Va. It is Andrews descendants who are featured in the manuscript.
Private 1st Class, Anti-Aircraft Bty., C. A. C., 7th Reg.; of Bertie County; son of Sol and Mrs. E. W. Cherry. Husband of Mrs. Annie May Sutton Cherry. Entered service May 5, 1917, at Windsor, N.C. Sent to Ft. Caswell, N.C. Sailed for France June 19, 1918. Promoted to Private 1st Class July, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel, Argonne, Toul Sector, Verdun. Landed in USA March 7, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., March 25, 1919.
Compiled military service records for 1,235 Rough Riders, including Teddy Roosevelt have been digitized. The records include individual jackets which give the name, organization, and rank of each soldier. They contain cards on which information from original records relating to the military service of the individual has been copied. Included in the main jacket are carded medical records, other documents which give personal information, and the description of the record from which the information was obtained.