Joseph J. Kidd
Son of Daniel J. and Ella Belle Durham Kidd. Army. Died 1918 in Europe. Also listed on the courthouse monument.
World War I
Lincoln County Courthouse Monument
Lincoln Countians who died in World War I, as listed on the monument in front of the Lincoln County Courthouse, Stanford. Transcribed by Gene Martin. Twenty-five names.
| Name on monument |
|---|
| Jasper E. Bennett |
| Jaceal Blake |
| Ed Broner |
| Jessie D. Carter |
| Jessie Cummins |
| Simmie L. Davis |
| Vernice W. Griffin |
| Willie R. Griffin |
| Charlie Hocker |
| Joseph Kidd |
| Walter Manning |
| John W. Martin |
| Isaac McCormack |
| Geo. W. McKinney |
| Charlie Measel |
| Lindsay Retherford |
| Ransom Roberts |
| Aden Sims |
| William H. Sims |
| Foster Smith |
| Carlos Snodgrass |
| Samuel Southerland |
| James T. Thornton |
| Alexander Williams |
| John Wilson |
Soldiers of the Great War
Lincoln County names printed in Haulsee, Howe, and Doyle, Soldiers of the Great War (Washington, D.C., 1920), Kentucky section.
Transcribed on the KY USGenWeb Archives, “Fallen Kentucky Soldiers in WWI — Lincoln County” (usgwarchives.org ; archived 25 October 2012). Status codes and page numbers are those of the printed volumes. This list is not the same as the courthouse monument; spellings and who is included differ.
D.W. died of wounds · D.A. died of accident · D.D. died of disease · K.A. killed in action · W.A. wounded in action
| Rank | Surname | Given name | Town | Status | Index page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ass’t Chap. | Ball | Basil | Arabia | D.W. | 375 |
| Pvt. | Ball | Basil | Arabia | D.W. | 407 |
| Pvt. | Bennett | Jasper E. | Waynesburg | D.W. | 407 |
| Pvt. | Carter | Jesse D. | Moreland | D.W. | 407 |
| Pvt. | Cummings | Jesse | Crab Orchard | D.D. | 405 |
| Pvt. | Davis | Simmie L. | Stanford | K.A. | 403 |
| Pvt. | Greer | Willie | Waynesburg | K.A. | 404 |
| Pvt. | Roberts | Ranson | Waynesburg | D.W. | 407 |
| Pvt. | Sims | Aden | Waynesburg | D.W. | 407 |
| Pvt. | Sims | William H. | Kings Mountain | D.W. | 407 |
| Pvt. | Smith | Foster | Stanford | D.D. | 395 |
| Pvt. | Southerland | Samuel | Moreland | D.W. | 407 |
| Pvt. | Thornton | James T. | Moreland | D.D. | 406 |
| Cpl. | Tucker | James | Stanford | W.A. | 398 |
| Pvt. | Wilson | John | Crab Orchard | K.A. | 405 |
W. Haulsee, F. G. Howe, and A. C. Doyle, comps., Soldiers of the Great War, 3 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Soldiers Record Publishing Association, 1920). Basil Ball appears twice in the Archives table (assistant chaplain, p. 375, and private, p. 407). James Tucker is listed as wounded, not dead.
Family submissions
Additional notes sent to the former Lincoln County RootsWeb site. These are not a complete county roster. Spellings and facts are those of the submitter.
Charles I. Metzer
First sergeant, Quartermaster Corps. The submitter states that he enlisted under an assumed name and age. Born Coleman Metzgear Traylor, 3 April 1893; later legally Charles Metzgear Traylor. Married Beulah Lee Daniel. Died 3 October 1942 of tuberculosis contracted in the war.
Samuel C. Pence
Son of John T. and Julia James Pence. Husband of Rosa Oaks. Army.
John Hardin Rector
Son of Thomas and Mary Frances Crane Rector. Married (1) Grace Parker, (2) Lela Francis. Army.
Joseph J. Routin
Highland, Kentucky. Army.
James Fred Singleton
1895–1970. Born in Lincoln County, Kentucky. Army. Served in France.
John Robert Smith
Draft registration card was attached on the old site (PDF not copied here).
Monument list transcribed by Gene Martin from the stone at the Lincoln County Courthouse. Family sketches from the former RootsWeb military pages. This is not an official complete roster of every Lincoln County man who served.