Over the years as I conducted genealogical and historical research at the Bertie County Office of the Register of Deeds, I reviewed a couple of volumes of records that contained limited information on some of Bertie County’s servicemen during World War I. The two volumes – one prepared by the Bertie County chapter of the Red Cross and the other by the Office of the Register of Deeds – contain sundry information and were not specifically generated as rosters of the county’s servicemen. The below table presents my notes and transcriptions relative to information derived from the volumes regarding the military service of county men. The table does not represent a complete “roster” of Bertie County’s World War I servicemen. Further, I have not attempted to validate and verify the information, nor expand upon it. I have defined most of the abbreviations transcribed from the volumes and contained in the table.
* Legend for sources of information.
RC – “Red Cross volume” (untitled), Bertie County Office of the Register of Deeds, Windsor, NC. This volume is not paginated – the numbers in parentheses represent numbers assigned by the compiler to the entries for tracking and reference purposes.
SR – Special Reports, 1914, Bertie County, Bertie County Office of the Register of Deeds. Pages 138 through 148 contain very limited information regarding military service of Bertie County men. The numbers in parentheses (following page numbers) represent numbers assigned by the compiler to the entries for tracking and reference purposes.
Abbreviations A.A. – Anti-aircraft Bat. – Battery Bn. - Battalion C.A.C. – Coast Artillery Corps Co. – Company Detach. - Detachment Div. – Division Engrs. - Engineers F. A. – Field Artillery H.G. – [undetermined] Hq. – Headquarters Hqrs. - Headquarters Inf. - Infantry M.G. – Machine Gun M.G. Bn. – Machine Gun Battalion Mch Gun – Machine Gun Mil. – Military M.O.R.S. – [undetermined] Pion. - Pioneer Reg./Regt. – Regiment U.S.N. – United States Navy U.S.S. – United States Ship Vet. – Veteran NAME INFORMATION RELATIVE TO MILITARY SERVICE SOURCE* Asbell, Luther Co. B, 47 M.G. Bn RC (14) Askew, Andrew J. 111th F.A. RC (29) Askew, T. D. Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 141 (98) Baggett, J. A. Battery B, 2 Reg. [page torn] RC (46) Baggett, J. A. Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (1) Baker, Hyram White’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (206) Bazemore, Lonnie Snakebite Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 145 (173) Bazemore, Raymond Sankebite Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (179) Bazemore, Starkey Woodville Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 144 (149) Beacher, Henry White’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (218) Beaseley, J. C. Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (64) Beaseley, L. J. Colerain Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 141(93) Bembary, Rhoden Merry Hill Township, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (198) Bennett, Starling Woodville Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 144 (150) Bennett, William Woodville Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 145 (162) Bond, Frank Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (29) Bond, J. E. Snakebite Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 45 (176) Bond, Philip Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (28) Bond, Stewart Indian Woods Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (182) Bond, Thomas Jr. Indian Woods Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (183) Bond, Will Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (30) Bond, Willie Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (27) Bond, Willie T. Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (31) Bracy, A. T. Roxobel Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 143 (125) Brinkley, R. M. Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (66) Brown, L. E. White’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (205) Brown, P. H. Mars Hill, in Army. SR, pg. 142 (107) Brown, P. H. Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (65) Bunch, Fred Jr. Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (32) Bunch, Paul Woodville Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 144 (151) Burden, Henry Vernon U.S.N. RC (30) Burden, McKinley Snakebite Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 145 (175) Butler, Curtis F.A. RC (62) Butler, J. A. Battery D, 316 F.A. RC (43) Butler, J. K. 316th M.G. Bn. RC (61) Byrd, C. J. Roxobel Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 143 (118) Byrd, Joseph L. Battery F, 316 F.A. RC (8) Canady, Everett H. 5th Regiment, Co. [?] RC (20) Cherry, Benjamin Woodville Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 144 (152) Cherry, Edward G. 7th A.A. Bat. C.A.C. RC (2, 21) Cherry, Essie Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (34) Cherry, Sol 4th A.A. Battery, C.A.C. RC (3) Cherry, W. L. Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (35) Cherry, William Woodville Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 145 (163) Cherry, Willie Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (33) Clark, John Roxobel Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 143 (127) Clark, Swinnie Woodville Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 144 (153) Cleaton, John T. Co. A, 317 Inf. RC (34) Cobb, Charlie Merry Hill Township, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (187) Cobb, F. B. Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (67) Cobb, F. B. Exter, in Army. SR, pg. 142 (113) Cofield, Claude Merry Hill Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (203) Coguac, Mesius. Leo 5 R. C. Div. RC (22) Collins, Alfred Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (37) Collins, Charlie Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 139 (38) Collins, William Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (36) Conner, McKinley Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (2) Cooper, Tommie Roxobel Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 143 (119) Corey, Samuel L. Mitchell’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 148 (241) Cowan, Alsie Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (3) Cox, W. L. Mitchell’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (228) Cullipher, Moody Merry Hill Township, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (189) Daniels, E. N. White’s Township, Mt. Gould, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (221) Davidson, J. William Mitchell’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (229) Davis, A. B. Merry Hill Township, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (188) Davis, Charles Colerain Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 141 (94) Davis, Percy Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (4) Davis, W. T. Merry Hill Township, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (190) Deans, Clarence Vet. Detach. 315 Reservist Station RC (10) Deans, Kelley Mitchell’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 148 (244) Deans, Will Mitchell’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 148 (243) Deberry, J. R. Mitchell’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (230) Dunning, Garfield Co. K., 28 Inf. 1st Div. RC (32) Earley, J. M. Mitchell’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 148 (232) Earley, Scarboro Mitchell’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 148 (231) Early, Joseph M. Bat. C, 307 F.A. RC (35) Eaton, Charlie Woodville Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 144 (154) Evans, C. S. White’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (207) Evans, James T. Exter, in Army. SR, pg. 142 (111) Farless, W. H. White’s Township, Mt. Gould, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (224) Farless, William H. 314 F.A., 81 Div. RC (57) Felton, L. P. Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (69) Fore, S. J. Roxobel Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 143 (126) Freeman, Henry Woodville Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 144 (155) Freeman, Herbert Woodville Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 144 (156) Freeman, R. N. Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (68) Freeman, R. N. White’s Township, Perrytown, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (226) Gatling, John M. Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 139 (52) Gregory, Grover 475th Inf., Co. A RC (4) Haight, W. Co. B., 116 Inf. RC (26) Hall, J. E. Roxobel Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 143 (120) Harden, Frank Indian Woods Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (180) Harden, Frank H. Co. H, 330 Inf. RC (38) Harden, M. L. Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (5) Hardy, W. Less Mitchell’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 148 (245) Harmon, J. R. Snakebite Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 145 (167) Harmon, Joseph W. Mitchell’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 148 (233) Harrell, C. H. Roxobel Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 143 (121) Harrell, D. R. Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 139 (40) Harrell, Dallis W. Co. E, 54th Inf Regt. RC (6) Harrell, J. T. Hqrs Co., 345 F.A. RC(44) Harrell, L. P. Hq., 82nd Div. RC (27) Hayes, L. P. 53 Personnel Supply Co. RC (23) Hayes, L. P. Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (6) Heckstall, Julian Windsor Township, white, in Navy. SR, pg. 138 (7) Heritage, G. R. Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 139 (59) Heritage, R.T. Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 139 (39) Hoggard, A. D. Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (72) Hoggard, A. D. Exter, in Army. SR, pg. 142 (115) Hoggard, Arthur B. 6th Ordnance Guard Co. RC (13) Hoggard, J. E. 316 F.A., 81 Div., Bat. B RC (53) Hoggard, J. F. Merry Hill Township, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (191) Hoggard, James F. 11 Co., 3rd Bn. RC (7, 15) Hoggard, Joseph R. Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (8) Hoggard, Joseph R. 331st M.G. Co., 83 Div. RC (16) Holder, Ira White’s Township, Mt. Gould, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (222) Holder, John E. School for Bakers & Cooks RC (56) Holder, Joe White’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (211) Holder, J. H. White’s Township, Mt. Gould, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (223) Holder, Joseph H. 316 F.A., 81st Div., Bat. B RC (55) Holley, Clarence Colerain Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 141 (95) Holley, Clarence Merry Hill Township, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (200) Holley, Gov. White’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (219) Hughes, G. P. Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (71) Hughes, G. P. Exter, in Army. SR, pg. 142 (114) Hughes, Whittie White’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (212) Hughes, Z. O. Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (70) James, Joe Merry Hill Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (204) Jenkins, A. J. Mitchell’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 148 (234) Jernigan, G. L. Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (73) Jernigan, George L. Co. H, 20th Inf. RC (12) Johnson, Archie Roxobel Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 143 (128) Johnson, Gilbert Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (9) Jones, Leander Colerain Township, colored, killed in war. SR, pg. 141 (96) Jordan, Earnest Colerain Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (87) Kennedy, Alfred F. (or T.) Jr. F.A. Bat. C RC (5) King, Charles Mitchell’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 148 (242) Langdale, Ed Merry Hill Township, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (192) Lassiter, A. G. Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (74) Lassiter, J. Will Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (10) Lawrence, Frank Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (11) Lawrence, L. C. Exter, in Army. SR, pg. 142 (112) Lawrence, L. C. White’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (213) Lee, Ira Snakebite Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (177) Lee, N. B. White’s Township, Perrytown, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (225) Lowell, Johnnie Woodville Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 144 (157) Mardre, George Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 139 (42) Marsh, Alex B. Mitchell’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 148 (246) Marsh, C. C.A.C. RC (37) Miller, H. F. Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (75) Miller, McKinley Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 139 (43) Miller, St. Leon Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (76) Miller, St. Leon Mars Hill, in Army. SR, pg. 142 (108) Minton, Pat W. 104 M.O.R.S. RC (33) Mizell, D. R. Merry Hill Township, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (193) Mizell, Thomas F. Co. K, 137th Inf. RC (11) Mizell, W. A., Jr. Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (13) Mizell, W. W. Co F, 55th Pion. Inf. RC (24) Mizell, W. W. Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (12) Morris, L. R. Roxobel Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 143 (122) Mountain, James T. Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 139 (41) Myers, R. L. Merry Hill Township, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (194) Newsom, J. M. Evac. Hosp. #36 RC (58, 60) Newsome, Jim Roxobel Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 143 (129) Newsome, M. A. Colerain Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 141 (88) Norfleet, W. S. Roxobel Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 143 (123) Outlaw, James Colerain Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 141 (105) Outlaw, Walter Colerain Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 141 (89) Parker, Charles Lee. Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 139 (44) Parker, John B. Snakebite Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 145 (168) Peele, Roy Roxobel Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 143 (131) Peele, Thomas N. Co. B, 53[page torn] RC (52) Perry, A. D. White’s Township, Perrytown, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (227) Perry, J. R. Wakeland [Wakelon], in Army. SR, pg. 142 (106) Perry, J. R. Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (80) Perry, Johnnie Colerain Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 141 (90) Perry, R. W. Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, Pg. 140 (78) Perry, Robert Snakebite Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 145 (174) Perry, W. J. Mch Gun Co #119 RC (25) Perry, W. L. Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (14) Peterson, Archie Roxobel Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 143 (130) Peterson, Arthur Roxobel Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 144 (147) Phelps, N. H. White’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (215) Phelps, Norman Merry Hill Township, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (195) Phelps, W. G. Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, Pg. 140 (79) Phelps, Percy Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, Pg. 138 (15) Pierce, Norman Co. A, 306 Engrs. RC (41) Pierce, S. P. Mars Hill, in Army. SR, pg. 142 (109) Pierce, S. W. Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (77) Powell, J. E. Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (86) Pritchard, Earnest Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (16) Pritchard, Lloyd Ernest Headquarters Co., 309th Field Artillery RC (17) Pruden, C. R. Snakebite Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 145 (169) Pruden, Charles Ray 7th Reg. Mil. I RC (9) Pruden, E. J. Snakebite Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 145 (170) Pruden, E. J. Battery D, 316 F.A. RC (40) Pruden, Ray U.S. Naval [page torn] RC (45) Pruden, W. G. U.S.S. Fanning RC (39) Pugh, Edward G. Co. G, 321 Inf. RC (48) Rascoe, Lewis Windsor Township, white, in Navy. SR, pg. 138 (17) Rawls, Clarence [no service information recorded] RC (31) Rawls,Clarence Roxobel Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 143 (124) Ray, James Merry Hill Township, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (202) Rayner, J. D. Colerain Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 141 (91) Rayner, K. T. U.S.N. RC (28) Raayner, Sam Colerain Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 141 (97) Robertson, W. J. Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (81) Robertsosn, W. J. Mars Hill, in Army. SR, pg. 142 (110) Rogerson, Jesse W. Mitchell’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 148 (235) Roulhac, Ned Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 139 (45) Ruffin, Joe Roxobel Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 143 (132) Sanderlin, Asa Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 139 (46) Sanders, D. E. U.S. Naval Aviation. RC (54) Sessoms, Samuel Colerain Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 141 (92) Sevier, Willie Indian Woods Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (185) Shoulders, Walter Roxobel Township, colored, in Army SR, pg. 143 (134) Skiles, Stark C. 54th Regt. C.A.C. RC (1) Smithwick, J. E. Merry Hill Township, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (196) Speller, Herbert Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 139 (47) Spivey, H. G. Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (26) Spivey, H. G. 81 Div., 322 Inf. RC (63) Spivey, Joseph Bryan 8th A.A. Battery C.A.C. RC (18) Spruill, Martie Co. E, C H[page torn] RC (49) Spruilll, Willie Roxobel Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 143 (133) Stephenson, Arthur Roxobel Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 143 (135) Stevenson, Archies Roxobel Township, colored, in Army.. SR, pg. 144 (145) Stewart, John Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 139 (48) Sutton, W. M. Jr. Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (18) Tarkenton, E. L. Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (19) Tarkenton, E. L. Woodward Township, white, in Army SR, pg. 140 (63) Tarkenton, J. R. 208[page torn] RC (51) Taylor, David Powellsville, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 142 (117) Thomas, Fred W. 306 Engrs. RC (42) Thompson, William Mitchell’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 148 (236) Thompson, William H. Co. M., 322 Inf. RC (36) Todd, Frank C. Snakebite Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 145 (171) Todd, Frank C. 309 F. A. Battery C RC (19) Todd, J. R. Mitchell’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 148 (238) Todd, W. A. Mitchell’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 148 (237) Tyner, Lumer White’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (220) Veal, Ben Woodville Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 145 (158) Walk, W. C. Merry Hill Township, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (197) Walker, Philip Indian Woods Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (184) Ward, J. Raleigh Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (21) Ward, Joseph G. Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (20) Wadsworth, J. B. 85 Div. RC (59) Wadsworth, J. B. Woodville Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 144 (148) Walton, William W. Woodville Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 145 (159) Wesson, Archie Snakebite Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (178) White, Asa Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (83) White, E. B. White’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (216) White, Cansey Mitchell’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 148 (247) White, Edgar Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (85) White, Edgar Exter, in Army. SR, pg. 142 (116) White, George B. Snakebite Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 145 (172) White, Jesse E. Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (22) White, Jesse W. Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (25) White, McKinley H.G., Co. B[page torn] RC (47) White, Patrick Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (24) White, R. E. Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (82) White, Turner White’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 147 (217) White, W. E. Colerain Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 140 (84) White, William Jr. Windsor Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 138 (23) Williams, E. M. M G Co, 3[page torn] RC (50) Williams, E. M. Mitchell’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 148 (239) Williams, Frank Woodville Township, colored, killed in war. SR, pg. 145 (160) Williford, G. C. Mitchell’s Township, in Army. SR, pg. 148 (240) Wilson, Joe Merry Hill Township, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (186) Winborne, Robert Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 139 (49) Winborne, W. C. Indian Woods Township, white, in Army. SR, pg. 146 (181) Winston, Moses Windsor Township, colored, in Army. SR, pg. 139 (50)