Names

Born March 18, 1872, in North Carolina. Macon, a dentist by training, held the rank of major general and oversaw the pay department of the North Carolina National Guard during the World War I era.

Born November 3, 1873, in Wake County, North Carolina. Turner served as executive aide to seven state governors during the period 1916 to 1940: Locke Craig, Thomas W. Bickett, Cameron Morrison, Angus W. McLean, O. Max Gardner, J. C. B. Ehringhaus, and Clyde R. Hoey.

Born December 27, 1864, in Easton, Pennsylvania. March was a West Point graduate and career military officer. During World War I, he served as acting Army Chief of Staff (March to May 1918) before being appointed as Army Chief of Staff (May 19, 1918 to June 30, 1921).

Born March 10, 1868, in Shawboro, North Carolina. White was a widow in Currituck County when she appealed to draft officials and politicians to garner an exemption from service for her son Ross L. White.

Born June 9, 1896, in Orange County, North Carolina. Fowler enlisted in the National Army for service during World War I, on May 15, 1918 and was later commissioned a 2nd lieutenant and assigned to the 141st Infantry. He served overseas with the 141st from September 1918 to June 1919. In the fall of 1919, Fowler headed up recruitment organization efforts for a new machine gun company of the state militia in Durham, North Carolina. Serving as the company's commanding officer, he directed the machine gunners' actions during an attempted lynching in Alamance County in July 1920. The affair caught state-wide media attention and, due to the death of a citizen, resulted in a widely publicized investigation.

He served as an assistant justice in North Carolina appointed by the governor in May 1760.

Born December 20, 1858, in Henderson County, North Carolina. Fletcher was a physician and surgeon who served on the Committee of American Physicians and guided the state's mobilization of medical resources during World War I.

Born September 12, 1882, in Guilford County, North Carolina. Wright was an educator who served as superintendent of the graded schools in Edenton, North Carolina, and the Carteret County Public Schools.

Born March 18, 1892, in Bethel, North Carolina. Blount was a lawyer and farmer in Greenville when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917.

Born February 10, 1891, in North Carolina. Dunn, nee Holton, married Elbert McDonald Dunn in December 1914.

Born February 6, 1871, in Granville County, North Carolina. A longtime resident of Louisburg, North Carolina, Beasley was the wife of Joseph Ophelius Beasley.

President of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage

Mary S. Logan, of Uree, N.C.

Born September 6, 1895, in Bixby, North Carolina. Massey was a farmer in Bixby when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was subsequently inducted into the service in December 1918 and served with a headquarters company of infantry at Camp Greene, North Carolina, until honorably discharged in March 1919.

Captain and Commanding Officer of the Triton 1749-1755.

Born August 19, 1876, in North Carolina. McBee was an attorney in Bakersville, North Carolina, who served as chairman of the Mitchell County Exemption Board.

Born June 8, 1863, in Moore County, North Carolina. McDonald was a merchant in the community of West End.

Born June 3, 1865, in North Carolina. McKay represented Harnett County in the state legislature and later served as postmaster of Erwin, North Carolina. During World War I, he was chairman of the Harnett County Exemption Board.

McVicker Monroe Coleman, born in Gibsland, Louisiana, on July 15, 1896. Coleman served with the 164th Depot Brigade and the 806th Pioneer Infantry during World War I. He saw overseas from September 8, 1918 to July 3, 1919 and was honorably discharged on July 9, 1919 with the rank of corporal.

Born June 8, 1857, in Kentucky. White came to North Carolina in 1882, where he served as a school teacher for 45 years. He was well known as a prolific editorial contributor to state newspapers, publishing his thoughts under the pen name of "Corn Cracker."

He served as a captain in the North Carolina militia for Orange County. He left the county and Alexander Mebane petitioned Arthur Dobbs for his replacement after he refused to act.

He signed a petition on behalf of the residents of Anson County requesting Arthur Dobbs create and appoint a patrol group to provide protection against Native Americans who were raiding their homes and farms.