Military

  • Military

    Vietnam War Casualties – Gates Co., NC

    Contributed by Jo Branch – March 27, 2011 Name Service / Rate Rank Birthdate Home City Incident or Death Date Remains Recovered BOONE, Randolph Ernell ARMY SP4 16 Nov 1947 Roduco 31 Jan 1968 Y BUNCH, Ivor Ecarol ARMY PFC 14 May 1945 Hobbsville 26 Jun 1966 Y PARKER Lewis Jeffery MARINE CORPS CPL 21 Jun 1946 Unk 13 Jan 1968 Y RICE Frank Latimer Jr. ARMY 1st LT 20 Apr 1945 Sunbury 02 May 1970 Y

  • Military

    Jesse & John Porter – Civil War Veterans

    Originally published under My Two Ancestors That Fought in the Civil War by S.J. Porter1 Contributed by Jo Branch Jesse Porter was born on the 4 of July 1840 in Gates County, North Carolina [see Porter Bible]. Now Jesse Porter had a wife named Margaret Evira Mathias . They had fourteen children.  Jesse died in 1909.  Their oldest son’s name was John Benjamin Porter. He was born 28 Feb 1869 in Corapeake, Gates County, NC. John died on 29 Apr 1923 and was buried in Jackson,  Clarke County, Alabama. They were my great-grandparents.  Jesse’s parents were James [born ca 1817 – VA] and Martha Benet Knight Porter. They had 3 sons and…

  • Census,  Military,  Uncategorized

    1890 Veterans Census

    Contributed by Elizabeth Ross in 2000 Gatesville Township Lassiter, Pennerich, widow Savage, Mike Slaughter, Fannie, widow Slaughter, George, deceased Hall Township Askew, John E. Harrell, Patrick H. Umphelett, Lewis, deceased Umphelett, Mary, widow Wright, Jane, widow Hasletts Township Burke, William H. Chandler, William Marriner, Eli H. Holly Grove Township Eure, Mills Reed, William Hunter Mill Township Lacey, George H. Wright, Benjamin Mintonsville District Boyce, Martin Hall, Joel Roscoe, William Stallings, George