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African American Veterans, Surnames: G - W

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

Folder 3 contains research of African American sailors, soldiers, and veterans during the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, and other historic eras. Records include miitary service records, headstone applications, and death certificates. Entries with the designation "records index" are an indexed view of service records without one person solely identified for which the index pertains to. Individuals listed below may likely have records cross references in Series 2 of this same collection. Records are organized alphabetically by surname:

Gaskins, Jacob

Goodwyn, Edward Leon

Gordon, Willie Oscar

Gray, George

Hall, Isaac

Harris (records index)

Harrison, Harrity, Harrod (records index)

Herling, George M.

Hines, John

Holland, Richd (Richard)

Hopper (records index)

Hurse, Ernest Leonard

Ivory, Charlie

Jackson, Andrew

Jackson, Howard

Jones, Joshua Joe Henry

Jones, Moses

Jorman, Cornelious

Kelley, Alexander

Kenney, James

Miller, Richard J.

Minesinger, Minew, Minger, Mingle, Mingles, Mingo, Mingus, Minica, Minich (records index)

Morris, Samuel

Nichols, Fletcher Henry

Nichols, Linwood

Nicholson, Andrew

Paynes (records index)

Reddick, Thomas

Reid, Willie (William)

Riddick, Walter R., Jr.

Rooks, Levi C.

Sanford, Abraham

Sanford, John

Savage, Alfred

Scott, Charles

Sessoms, Nathaniel

Shepperd, Moses

Simpson, Henry

Smalls and Smallwood (records index)

Smith, Charlie

Smith Charles H.

Smith, George W.

Smith, Washington

Spencer, Edward

Staves, Robert L.

Strosnider, Strotha, Strother, Strotman, Strotz, Strouble (records index)

Troy, Robert Edward

Tynes, George W.

Tynes, Jeremiah

Walden, Walter L.

Watkins, Levi

Watkins, Regenis

White, Charles Alexander

Wilkins, Moses Herod

Williams, James W.

Williams, William Henry, Jr.

Willey, Benjamin

Wilson, Benjamin F.

Wise, Raymond

Wright, William M.

This is folder 2 of 2.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found in 1990s-2010s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to all researchers.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 2.50 Linear Feet (Processed Extent) : 6 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Sargeant Memorial Collection Repository

Contact:
Norfolk Public Library
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Norfolk VA 23510 US
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