Mooring

Samuel David Mooring

Private 1st Class, 321st Inf., Co. M, 81st Div. Born in Lenoir County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Mooring. Entered the service in June, 1916, at LaGrange, N.C. Was sent to Camp Greene, from there to Camp Sevier, S. C., and from there to Camp Royster. Sailed for France Aug. 11, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne and St. Die. Returned to the USA June 20, 1919, and mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 27, 1919. Served with 30th Div. on the Mexican border for 12 months, Co. I, 119th Inf., and was transferred to the 81st Div. … Read more

Barney V. Mooring

Private 1st Class, Btry F, 14th F. A.; of Lenoir County; son of Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Mooring. Husband of Mrs. Julia May Mooring. Entered service Sept. 15, 1917, at LaGrange. Sent to Camp Jackson. Mustered out at Camp Jackson Dec. 10, 1918.

Biographical Sketch of Wyatt Mooring

Wyatt Mooring, a farmer and stock raiser, has been a resident of Lake County for thirty years, and he is the son of Wyatt and Martha (Needham) Mooring, who were both natives of North Carolina; their families moved to Madison County, Tennessee where they first met and afterward married. In 1856 they moved to what is now Lake County, and lived until their death; they had nine children, six still living. In 1870 Mrs. Mooring died, and he married Kate S. Craig by whom he had one child. Mr. Mooring and both of his wives were Methodists; he was a … Read more