Franklin County NC

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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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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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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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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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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Shakori Indians

Shakori Tribe: A native name but its significance unknown, though perhaps the same as Sugari, “stingy or spoiled people,” or “of the river whose-water-cannot-be drunk.” Also called: Cacores, a misprint. Shakori Connections. The Shakori belonged to the Siouan linguistic family, their closest connections being evidently with the southern division of the Siouan tribes of the

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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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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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James B. King

Sergt., Med. Corps; of Franklin County; son of J. W. and Mary Gray King. Entered service June 1, 1918, at Louisburg, N.C. Sent to Ft. McPherson, Ga. Transferred to Camp Upton, N. Y. Sailed for France Aug. 30, 1918. Promoted to Corpl. 1919; to Sergt. 1919. Landed in USA July 12, 1919. Mustered out at

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Walter W. Cooke

Private, Med. Corps, Amb. 317, 80th Div., 305th Sanitary Train; of Franklin County; son of B. F. and S. F. Cooke. Entered service March 3, 1918, at Franklinton, N.C. Sent to Camp Lee, Va. Sailed for France May 25, 1918. Fought at Meuse-Argonne. Landed in USA May 30, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va.,

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