Interviewer: Mary A. Hicks Person Interviewed: Bill Crump Location: Raleigh, North Carolina Age: 82 I reckon dat I wus borned in Davidson County on de plantation of Mr. Whitman Smith, my mammy’s marster. My daddy wus named Tom an’ he ‘longed ter Mr. Ben Murry fust an’ later ter Mr. Jimmy Crump. Daddy wus named […]
Private, Inf., 48th Co. Born in Randolph County, Nov. 28, 1890; son of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Rush. Entered the service Sept. 26, 1917, at Asheboro, N.C. Was sent to Camp Hancock, Ga., Sept. 26, 1917. Mustered out at Camp Hancock, Ga., Dec. 18, 1917.
Very few American families can trace their ancestry beyond three or four generations. This is due to the lack of a historical spirit among the early settlers of a country. They make no records, and only vague traditions carry their histories down to other generations. When the Branson family came to America cannot be accurately
Jeremiah C. Cooper, farmer; P. O. Hutton; was born in Franklin Co., N. C., April 25, 1786, being now 93 years of age, hale and hearty; he remained with his parents up to the age of 21, working upon farms in the neighborhood, when he purchased a farm in Randolph Co., N. C., and lived
Cook, Inf., Co. K, 30th Div., 120th Reg.; of Randolph County; son of H. C. and Martha Chisholm. Entered service July 27, 1916, at Asheboro. Sent to Camp Stewart, Texas. Transferred to Camp Sevier. Sailed for France June 8, 1918. Promoted to rank of Cook Jan. 1, 1917. In all actions of the 120th Reg.
Private, Base Hospital No. 65. Born in Randolph County; son of Z. A. and Mrs. Sarah Lane Lewallen. Husband of Lilly Richardson. Entered service June 5, 1918, at Ashebroo, N.C. Sent to Ft. McPherson. Transferred to Camp Upton. Sailed for France Aug. 30, 1918. Stationed at Base Hospital, Brest, France. “Carry On.” Mustered out at
Private, Engrs., Co. F, 147th Regt.; of Randolph County; son of William R. and Mrs. Ella Richardson. Entered service August 27, 1918, at Carthage, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, then to Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Mustered out at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind., Dec. 11, 1918.
Private, 1st Class, 6th Co., 2nd Train Btn., Inf.; son of A. H. and Mrs. M. M. Cranford; of Randolph County. Entered service July, 1918, at Asheboro, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C. Served with same company until mustered out of service at Camp Jackson, S. C.,
David Alan Russell, 61, a former Baker City resident, died Aug. 26, 2005, at his mother’s home in Vale after a sudden illness. There will be no funeral. Disposition was by cremation. His cremains will be scattered at the same site as those of his brother, Fuller. Dave was born on Jan. 13, 1944, at
The following sketches represents for the most part work done by the students in the upper classes of Trinity College. It has not been thought wise to be to stringent in reforming the style of these pieces, but pains have been taken to ensure the reliability of the facts presented. The work of collecting them was begun with some hesitation, but it is now an assured fact that they will appear regularly in the future. They are the outgrowth of the devotion of young men to the neglected field of Southern history.
1st Class Private, 120th Inf., Co. A, 30th Div. Born in Randolph County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Kearns. Entered the service May 26, 1917, at Lexington, S. C. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C., and from there to Camp Merritt, N. J. Sailed for France June 5, 1918. Fought at
Saddler, Hdqrs. Co., 105th Engineers, 30th Div. Born in Randolph County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Jackson. Husband of Mrs. Emma Wilborn Jackson. Entered the service at Camp Glenn, N.C., July 9, 1916. Was sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France June 9, 1918. Fought at Voormizelle, Belgium, 1918 and Bellicourt,
Private, Inf., Co. E, 30th Div.; of Randolph County; son of Frank and Mrs. Louzna Lewallen. Entered service July 25, 1917, at High Point, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for Calais, France, May 25, 1918. Fought at Hindenburg Line, Mount Bohain, Ypres Sector. Wounded slightly by
Pvt., Inf., Co. A, 81st Div., 322nd Regt.; of Randolph County; son of J. S. and Lula Lewis. Husband of Fleta Spencer Lewis. Entered service August, 1918, at Asheboro. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Sevier. Sailed for France Aug. 18, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel, Verdun, Meuse-Argonne. Returned to USA July 4, 1919.
A. H. Prevo, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Charleston; was born in Randolph Co., N. C., Jan. 5, 1833; he is the only son of Alson H. and Pheriba (Phelps) Prevo, both natives of that State, the former of whom died when the subject of this sketch was a child, and the latter of whom
Interviewer: Mary A. Hicks Person Interviewed: Martha Allen Location: 1318 South Person Street, Raleigh, North Carolina Place of Birth: Craven County NC Age: 78 Ex-Slave Story An interview with Martha Allen, 78, of 1318 South Person Street, Raleigh. I wuz borned in Craven County seventy eight years ago. My pappa wuz named Andrew Bryant an’
Charles A. Hill for thirty-seven years had been closely identified with the progress and development of Eudora and its vicinity. His had been a life worth remembering, and in the community in which his labors have been most productive and his influence most widespread that memory will not cease for a long time to come.
Sergt., Utility Co. No. 1, Const. Div.; son of Eli and Mrs. W. A. Hussey; of Randolph County. Entered service Dec. 24, 1916, at Greensboro, N.C. Sent to Columbus, Ohio. Transferred to San Francisco, and from there to Honolulu, and then to Kerney, Cal. Served in Second Inf., 32nd Inf., and 82nd Inf., and last
Henry Bell, farmer; P. O. Hutton; was born in Randolph Co., N. C., in the year 1819; his parents Pierce and Rebecca moved to Preble Co., Ohio., in the year 1820, and after remaining about fifteen years, moved to Rush Co., Ind., where they lived for about fifteen or twenty years; in 1850, they came
Keyauwee Tribe: Meaning unknown. Keyauwee Connections. From the historical affiliations of Keyauwee, they are presumed to have been of the Siouan linguistic family. Keyauwee Location. About the points of meeting of the present Guilford, Davidson, and Randolph Counties. (See also South Carolina.) Keyauwee Villages. No separately named villages are known. Keyauwee History. The Keyauwee do
