Unknown World War I Soldier
I believe I fought in the US Army during World War I ... can't remember. At one time someone loved me
and placed my portrait in an oval frame with convex glass. I know this because of the particular bend in my picture.
The size is approximately 19 ½ inches x 12 ½ inches. An artistic decoration surrounding
me depicts the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and World War I. Directly beneath my picture
is a shield with the words, 'Spirit of '76 & '18'. The artist has signed my portrait
with the initials, 'JK'. My descendant may have been a doctor in Hoke County sometime around 1923. You can't see my wire-rimmed glasses here, but you can click on my photo and see a 'computer-cleaned' close-up of me. Perhaps you will recognize me then. I hope so.
The 1930 Census of Raeford, Hoke County, NC shows there were four practicing Doctors and two Dentist in the area in 1930:
Dr. George W. Brown, 58 yrs.
Dr. Robert A. Matherson, 63 yrs.
Dr. Alexander C. Bethune, 58 yrs.
Dr. Robert L. Murry, 33 yrs.
Dentists:
Dr. Hector McDiarmid, 40
Dr. Henry R. Cromarty, 54
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