African American Veterans, Surnames: G - W
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
- From the Collection: Walters, Dinah, 1963-2024 (Person)
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
Norfolk Public Library
235 East Plume Street
2nd Floor
Norfolk VA 23510 US
757-431-7429
localhistory@norfolk.gov
