Private, Field Artillery, 5th B’try. Born in Moore County, July 2, 1896; son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McDuffie. Entered the service August 27, 1918, at Carthage, N.C. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Stuart, Va. Sailed for France Nov. 9, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., May 12, 1919.
The sources from which the Early Records of Londonderry, Windham, and Derry, N.H. have been drawn are Volumes I and II of the old town books. These old town books include minutes, ear markings, surveyors and homestead records, tax lists, inventory lists, accounts, school records and other miscellaneous records.
M. W. McCarley and others applied for Chickasaw Nation enrollment in 1896, claiming descent from Nancy Frazier, a full-blood Chickasaw. Initially recognized by the Chickasaw Court of Claims, their enrollment was denied by the Chickasaw legislature and the Dawes Commission. A U.S. court ruling in 1898 granted them citizenship, but in 1902, the Citizenship Court overturned the decision. Later applications, including those for descendants, were denied due to lack of recognized tribal enrollment.