HAYES, William Homer, b. 11 Oct 1896, d. 28 May 1965, buried Mt. Hope Cemetery, Wayne Co., TN. Served as PFC, USA during World War I. He was son of John W. “Jack” and M. J. JOHNSON HAYES. No other information available.
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Hayes, Benjamin
HAYES, Benjamin, b. July 1895, Wayne Co., TN, son of Wallace and Sarah Jane HEARD HAYES. No other information available.
Hassell, Amos T.
HASSELL, Amos T., Serial Number 4430823, Pvt. 4th Co., 1st Forestry Repl. BN. Inducted 30 Aug 1918 Waynesboro, Tennessee. Soldier was married. Honorably discharged 24 Dec 1918 at Camp Forest, Georgia. Soldier was 21½ years old at enlistment , by occupation a farm manager. He had blue, eyes, brown hair, fair complexion and was 5’9″ in height. Soldier was born at Camden, Tennessee. Copy of discharge on file, Register’s Office, Waynesboro, Tennessee.
Haddock, Ardell
HADDOCK, Ardell, b. Oct 1895, d. 20 June 1946, son of Sherman and Leathy BREWER HADDOCK, buried at McGlamery Cemetery, Collinwood, TN. No other information.
Grimes, Claude Wilson
GRIMES, Claude Wilson, was born 24 February 1894 at Forty-Eight Creek, Wayne County, Tennessee. He was the son of Wilson I. GRIMES ( born Nov 1860 and died 16 Oct 1923, buried Tolle Cemetery) and Sarah BARNETT( b. June 1861, d. 12 April 1923, buried Tolle Cemetery.)
Claude Wilson GRIMES married Gradys CREWS on 16 June 1918. Their children were Margaret GRIMES GALLAHER, C. W. GRIMES (died at age 3 months), Walter “Bud” GRIMES, Louise GRIMES OSWALT, William James “Jim” GRIMES, Ralph Eugene GRIMES, Frances GRIMES KELLY, Glenn GRIMES, Annette GRIMES TRIMBLE, and Bruce GRIMES.
Claude’s siblings were Jasper M. GRIMES, b. Oct 1881, William Edgar GRIMES, b. March 1887, d. 22 Jan 1933, Mattie E. GRIMES, b. Oct 1890; Lizza B. GRIMES, b. Feb 1892; and Tennie GRIMES, b. June 1896.
Claude was inducted on 8 July 1918 at Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. He was discharged on 15 February 1919, the same day his brother, William Edgar GRIMES, was discharged.
Claude was living with his parents on Forty-Eight Creek and was farming the family farm. He had registered at Lawrenceburg when his parents lived at Ethridge. He was inducted three weeks after he and Gladys were married. He left on the train at Lawrenceburg with a group of other inductees at 4 O’clock on 8 July 1918. They went to Camp Sheridan in Montgomery, Alabama. They were assigned to the 46th Infantry
Claude and his buddies remained for a while; he stayed there all the time he was in the Army.
The 46th Infantry was ready to go overseas when the Armistice was signed on 11 November 1918. He was in Company K, 46th Infantry. His serial number was 3,238,398.
He was surprised to find his brother, William Edgar, at Camp Sheridan. William had been working in St. Louis and was inducted there. Claude returned to the farm and we went to house keeping. After his parents died and seven children were born, we moved to Waynesboro, to a little farm on Hog Creek so that school would be closer for the children. Two more children were born on Hog Creek.
In 1936, Claude worked for the Wayne County Highway Department, then later on for the State of Tennessee Highway Department, where he worked until his retirement. He died 12 Sep 1978 and is buried in Waynesboro Memorial Gardens, Waynesboro, Tennessee. He was a member of the Waynesboro Church of Christ, and a member of the American Legion, first in Lawrence County and then as a charter member of Post 130.
Written by his wife, Gladys CREWS GRIMES
Five of Claude’s children have served their country a total of almost 100 years. Walter GRIMES served in the US Navy for 30 years; James “Jim” GRIMES served in the Navy for 20 years, Ralph GRIMES served in the Navy also for 20 years and Glen, served in the Army for 26 years and is also a Vietnam Veteran. His daughter Gladys Annette, served in the Navy for 4 years.
Gilchrist, William
GILCHRIST, William. born in Wayne County, Tennessee about 1893, the son of James and Elizabeth REEVES GILCHRIST, brother to Charlie GILCHRIST above. He married Addie HOLT on 22 Dec 1922, in Wayne Co., TN. She was the daughter of Will and
Jennie DARBY HOLT.
Their children were J. W. GILCHRIST who lived in Florence, AL and served in the US Navy during WWII. Lois GILCHRIST who married Hill WRIGHT; Mrs. Opal GILCHRIST ALMAN; Keelvel GILCHRIST; Douglas GILCHRIST who married Jean ARNETT and had one son, Steve; Leon GILCHRIST who married a daughter of Avery WRIGHT.
The picture of William GILCHRIST was made in France. Perhaps the mount reminded him of home and his friend, Nora BERRY who rode her mule down to bid him adieu when he left for the Army.
Charlie, Luther and William GILCHRIST were the grandsons of John and Mary “Polly” HELTON GILCHRIST. Their great-grandfather Duncan GILCHRIST was the son of Malcolm GILCHRIST who came from Scotland in 1770 to Moore Co., North Carolina. He married Catherine BUIE. They came to Maury Co.,TN in 1809 and are buried in the Hunter Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee. On his tombstone is the following: born in Kinters Scotland 1740, son of Angus GILCHRIST, came to USA 1770.
Gilchrist, Luther
GILCHRIST, Luther, born Feb 1894, son of Andrew and Emma A. LITTLE GILCHRIST. Died in service of pneumonia. No other information available.
Gilchrist, Charlie
GILCHRIST, Charlie, born about 1886, Wayne County, Tennessee, the son of James
and Elizabeth REEVES GILCHRIST. His siblings were Elijah, b. 1880; Fannie, b. 1884; Josie, b. 1885; Anna, b. 1891; William, b. 1893; Mary Jane, b. 1897; Jessie, b. 1897, and Elihu, b. 1900.
Charlie married Annie CHRISTIAN. They had no children and lived until 1930 in Lauderdale Co., AL. In 1930 they moved back to Wayne County, Tennessee. Charlie was a farmer. No service information available.
Griggs, Carmel Clarence
GRIGGS, Carmel Clarence, service no. 3587893, Private First Class, Medical Department, Camp Wheeler, GA. Enlisted 6 Sep 1918, Waynesboro, TN. At enlistment was a farmer, described as 5″8½”, with brown eyes, dark brown hair and a ruddy complexion. Discharged at USA Base Hospital, Camp Wheeler, GA 3 Feb 1919. Soldier was born 25 Dec 1895 in Wayne Co., TN the son of Cicero and Belle NOWLIN GRIGGS. He married on 5 Sep 1918 to Lillian Elizabeth LAY, (6 Nov 1902 – 1 Sep 1988) the daughter of William Noah and Alice JORDON LAY. They had one daughter, Mary Eva GRIGGS, b. 21 Feb 1920, who married Hundley KIMBEL , They had two daughters: Julia Annette and Sarah Alice.
Carmel GRIGGS died 2 May 1991 in Waynesboro, Tennessee. Funeral services were held at the First Christian Church, Waynesboro, TN with interment at Memorial Gardens, Waynesboro, TN.
Goodman, Clarence H.
GOODMAN, Clarence H. Private, 108 MG Bn, 28th Div. Soldier died 25 June 1925 and buried at the Copeland Cemetery, Highland Community, Wayne County, Tennessee. No other information available.