Names

Born February 15, 1853, in New Bern, North Carolina. Manly was an attorney who practiced law with Furnifold M. Simmons in New Bern until relocating to Winston-Salem in 1890 where he practiced with future governor Robert B. Glenn.

Born December 29, 1873, in Swannanoa, North Carolina. Coggins was a farmer in the Bee Tree community who served as chairman of the Buncombe County Exemption Board, No. 1, during World War I.

Born October 25, 1855, in Webster, North Carolina. Cole was sheriff of Jackson County from 1916 to 1920.

Born October 24, 1891, in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Corbett was a merchant in Macclesfield, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was subsequently inducted into the service in March 1918 and served with Truck Company #5. He saw overseas service from May 1918 to May 1919 and was honorably discharged in June 1919.

Johnston County residents petitioned Arthur Dobbs on his behalf to grant Heath a Captain's commission, giving him the ability to lead troops. It is unclear if the petition was granted.

Born June 9, 1900, in Scotland County, North Carolina. During World War I, Covington served as the chief clerk of the Scotland County Exemption Board before resigning his position to voluntarily enlist in the army in July 1918. He served with the 22nd Recruit Company at Fort Thomas, Kentucky, until he was honorably discharged in July 1919.

Born July 16, 1875, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Cowles was the editor of the Wilkes Patriot newspaper when he registered for the draft (World War I) in September 1918. During the war, he served as a member of the Wilkes County Council of Defense. He additionally held several public offices throughout his career, including state legislator (elected 1906, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1928, and 1932) and United States Congressman (seated 1909-1911).

Born February 24, 1864, in Gastonia, North Carolina. Craig was a merchant and banker who served as the chairman of the Gaston County Exemption Board during World War I.

Crispus Attucks was a black man, a freedom seeker who had escaped slavery to become a sailor and ropemaker in Boston, Massachusetts. He was killed by British soldiers on March 5, 1770, in a confrontation that became known as the Boston Massacre. He is widely recognized as the first casualty of the American Revolution.

Born August 19, 1846, in Craven County, North Carolina. During the Civil War, Rhem had served the Confederacy for four years and was twice wounded. He was hired into the state prison system in 1888, eventually being promoted up to superintendent of one of the two prison farms in Halifax County. In 1922, Rhem replaced C. N. Christian as superintendent of the prison farm at Raleigh.

He was captain the Statesville Home Guard, which unit was called out to Charlotte in August 1919 to assist in enforcing order during a labor uprising.

Professor at A & T in August 1917

He signed a letter of petition to Arthur Dobbs on behalf of William Strother and Oliver Wallace who were accused of horse stealing and sentenced to death.

He was a colonial town commissioner in Wilmington.

Born October 6, 1857, in North Carolina. Hollowell was a farmer in Gates County, North Carolina.

He signed a petition with other men from Johnston County to Arthur Dobbs requesting the governor appoint new captains for the company in Johnston County.

He was an owner of the vessel Sloop Jove.

He signed a letter of petition to Arthur Dobbs on behalf of William Strother ca. 1763.

Born January 21, 1863, in Poplar Branch, North Carolina. Woodhouse was a merchant in Poplar Branch who served as the chairman of the Currituck County Exemption Board during World War I.

Born August 25, 1865, in Lincoln County, North Carolina. For sixteen years Troutman served as county commissioner for Lincoln, occupying the chairmanship for part of that time. For thirty-five years, he was depot agent at the Seaboard Air Line's Iron Station.

Born April 4, 1889, near Benson, North Carolina. Hardee was a machinist for T. G. Matthews when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was inducted into the service in April 1918 and served in the 313th Field Artillery and the 149th Field Artillery. Hardee saw overseas service with these units from May 1918 to April 1919. He was honorably discharged on May 13, 1919.

Born on October 26, 1879, in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Foote was forced to give up Vicksburg as his home in 1918 when he was, in his words, "exiled" from the town by a KKK-like group known as the "Vigilantes." As a result, Foote settled in Chicago, Illinois, where he ran his own dental practice for forty-nine years. He was a lifelong member of the NAACP. For the particulars of his encounter in Vicksburg, see "Mississippi: Then As Now," in The Crisis, March 1965, page 187.