Franklin County NC

George L. Cooke

Capt., Inf., Field Staff, 30th Div., 120th Regt.; of Franklin County; son of B. F. and S. F. Cooke. Husband of Mrs. Alice Tull. Entered service July 27, 1917. Sent to Camp Bickett, N.C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., July 29, 1917. Sailed for France May 12, 1918. Promoted to rank of First Lt. […]

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Ollie G. Holmes

Sergt., Inf., Co. F, 30th Div., 120th Regt.; of Franklin County; son of S. R. and Edith Mitchell Holmes. Entered service May 20, 1910. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailing for France May 12, 1918. Promoted to rank as Corpl. July, 1916, Mess Sergt. July, 1917. Fought at Ypres-Bellicourt, Hindenburg Drive. Wounded at Battle

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Troy E. Carter

Mechanic, Inf., Co. I, 2nd Div., 9th Reg. Born July 16, 1898; son of George W. and Mary Carter, of Franklin County. Entered service Aug. 28, 1916, at Wakefield, N.C. Sent to Columbus Barracks, Ohio. Transferred to Syracuse, N. Y., April, 1917. Transferred to Newport News, Va., September, 1917. On Mexican border and in Mexico

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Slave Narrative of Ida Adkins

Interviewer: Travis Jordan Person Interviewed: Ida Adkins Location: Durham, North Carolina Age: 79 Ex-slave 79 years. [TR note: Numerous hand written notations and additions in the following interview (i.e. wuz to was; er to a; adding t to the contractions.) Made changes where obvious without comment. Additions and comments were left as notation, in order

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Franklin County, North Carolina Cemetery Transcriptions

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 Franklin County, North Carolina Tombstone Transcription Project) B.

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Edgar G. Bowden

Private, 1st class, Co. G, 81st Div., 322nd Inf. Reg.; of Franklin County; son of W. A. and Mrs. T. Bowden. Husband of Mrs. Eula Bowden. Entered service May 25, 1918, at Louisburg, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C., then to Camp Upton, N. Y. Sailed for France July

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Robert R. Speed

2nd Lt., M. G. Co., 30th Div., 120th Regt. Born in Franklin County June 27, 1896; son of J. W. Speed and Maggie Speed. Entered service Sept. 27, 1916, at Franklinton. Sent to Camp Stewart Oct. 2, 1916, transferred from there to Camp Sevier Aug. 1st, transferred to Camp Leon Springs Jan. 1, 1918. Sailed

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Samuel P. Boddie

Major, Inf. 3rd Btn., 120th Inf., 30th Div., 120th Reg.; of Franklin County; son of Willis and George T. Boddie. Husband of Lucie B. (Clifton) Boddie. Entered service July 25, 1917, at Louisburg, N.C. Remained until Aug. 30, 1917, at Louisburg, N.C., then to Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C., Aug. 30, 1917. Sailed for France

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A. E. Henderson

Supply Sergt., Artly., 81st Div., 306th Trench Mortar; of Franklin County; son of R. B. and Lilla Henderson. Entered service Oct. 22, 1917, at Franklinton, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Sailed for France Aug. 31, 1918. Promoted to rank of Supply Sergt. May, 1918. Landed in USA March 20, 1919. Mustered out at

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Hugh S. Daniel

Sergt., 1st class, Inf., Med. Det., 30th Div., 120th Reg.; of Franklin County; son of J. W. and Mary Daniel. Husband of Mrs. Gordon Daniel. Entered service June, 1916, at Franklinton, N.C. Sent to Camp Glenn, N.C. Transferred to Camp Stewart, Texas, then to Fr. Oglethorpe, Go., then to Camp Sevier. Sailed for France May

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