Military Legacy of Perry County, Kentucky And Beyond

Written And Compiled By Waukesha Lowe Sammons

Daughter of Daskum Combs (1917 - 2005) and Technical Sergeant, Albert Roy "Jake" Lowe (1917 - 1944),

who was awarded a Silver Star Medal for Action Taken on The Fourth of July in France,

and who was Killed In Action on September 16, 1944 in World War II.

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SPANISH - AMERICAN WAR (1898)

PERRY COUNTY, KENTUCKY SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AIRMEN, MARINES

REMEMBER AND NAME, A - Z

Battles occurred in Cuba and in the Philippine Islands.

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BOWLING

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BOWLING, JOEL L. (1876 – 1965), U. S. ARMY, SPANISH – AMERICAN WAR.
HOMETOWN: Bowlingtown, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
OTHER RESIDENCE: Lincoln County, Kentucky.
DATE OF BIRTH: 11 August 1876, Lincoln County, Kentucky.
PARENTS: Elizabeth Langdon and John B. Bowling.
GRANDPARENTS: Mary “Polly” Begley and Robert Bowling, Sr.
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Hannah and Justice T. Bowling, SR.
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: Mary E. Pennington and Jesse B. Bowling.
SPOUSE: Alafaire / Alaphaire B. Morris.
SON: Gilbert Morris Bowling (1920-2005), 35955269, Private, U. S. Army, World War II.
ENTERED SERVICE FROM: Kentucky.
ENLISTMENT DATE: 29 June 1898.
DISCHARGE DATE: 12 February 1899.
SERVICE NUMBER:
PENSION NUMBER: XC – 1186036.
RANK: Corporal.
BRANCH OF SERVICE: Infantry.
COMBAT ORGANIZATION: Corporal, Company H and M, Fourth Regiment, Kentucky Infantry, U. S. Army, Spanish – American War.
BATTLES, CAMPAIGNS, THEATRES: Spanish – American War.
DATE OF DEATH: 15 June 1965, Waynesburg, Lincoln County, Kentucky.
CEMETERY: Carb Orchard Cemetery, Crab Orchard, Kentucky.
HEADSTONE APPLICATION: Signed By Joe Bowling, his son, of R# 2, Waynesburg, Kentucky on June 17, 1965.
U. S. AWARDS, CERTIFICATES, MEDALS:
SOURCES: Census. Findagrave. Kentucky Death Record. U. S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970. U. S. Spanish American War Volunteers Index to Compiled Military Service Records, 1898. U. S. Veterans Administration Master Index.
NOTE: I placed Joel L. Bowling on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.

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CAUDILL

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CAUDILL, HENRY CLAY “SQUIRE” (1875 – 1958), U. S. ARMY, SPANISH – AMERICAN WAR.
HOMETOWN: Mason's Creek, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
OTHER RESIDENCE: Wooton, Letcher County, Kentucky. Viper, Perry County, Kentucky.
DATE OF BIRTH: 7 December 1875 in Letcher County, Kentucky.
PARENTS: Rhoda Caudill and Joshua Caudill.
MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Margaret Patsy Campbell and Henry C. Caudill (twin).
PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Elizabeth Mullins and James W. “Limber Jim” Caudill, Sr.
SPOUSE: Polly Ann Kilburn.
ENTERED SERVICE FROM: Kentucky.
ENLISTMENT DATE: 17 July 1898. Discharge Date: 12 February 1899.
RANK: Private.
BRANCH OF SERVICE: U. S. Army.
COMBAT ORGANIZATION: Company M, 4th Regiment, Kentucky Volunteers, Infantry.
BATTLES, CAMPAIGNS: SPANISH – AMERICAN WAR.
DATE OF DEATH: 5 November 1958.
PLACE OF DEATH: Viper, Perry County, Kentucky.
CEMETERY: W. H. Caudill Cemetery, Viper, Perry County, Kentucky. SOURCE: Appalachia Crossroads The Caudill Family, Volumes 2, 3 and 4 by Clayton R. Cox, 1993. Census. Findagrave. Kentucky Birth Records. Kentucky Death Records. U. S. Headstone Applications For Military Veterans, 1925-1963. U. S. Spanish American War Volunteers Index To Compiled Military Service Records, 1898.
NOTE: I placed my second-cousin-2-times- removed, Henry Clay "Squire" Caudill on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.

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EVANS

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EVANS, LOGAN GENERAL (1882-1970), U. S. ARMY, SPANISH – AMERICAN WAR.
HOMETOWN: Mason's Creek and Bowling in Perry County, Kentucky.
OTHER RESIDENCE: Clay County and Laurel County, Kentucky.
DATE OF BIRTH: Born 21 March 1882 on Military Registration Card. Born 21 February 1879 on Cemetery Headstone. Born 21 February 1882 on Social Security Death Index.
ENTERED SERVICE FROM: Kentucky.
PARENTS: Armelda Sizemore and William Henry Evans.
SPOUSE: Mary Collins, daughter of Margaret Elkins and Andrew Jackson Collins.
SON: Ernest Goodall Evans, who married Adlene Lena Combs, daughter of Clarinda Collins Combs and Taylor C. Combs.
ENLISTMENT DATE: 1898. 1901. 1906.
BRANCH OF SERVICE: U. S. Army.
COMBAT ORGANIZATION:
~ 1898: U. S. Soldier in the Spanish American War of 1898 per 1930 Census and Family Interview.
~ 16 September 1901, Philippine – American War (1899 – 1902): enlisted in the Army at Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, Coast Artillery, 110th Regiment; Discharged on 20 September 1904 at Fort Adams, Rhode Island.
~ 18 July 1906: enlisted in the army at Manchester, Kentucky in C? 12? Regiment; Discharged 12 September 1906 at Columbus Barracks, Ohio. Marked as a Second Enlistment (for this unit?).
DATE OF DEATH: 1970.
PLACE OF DEATH: Laurel County, Kentucky.
CEMETERY: Cumberland Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, Lily, Laurel County, Kentucky.
SOURCE: Census. Findagrave. Kentucky Death Index. U. S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914. U. S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
NOTE: I placed the father-in-law-of-my-great-aunt, Logan G. Evans on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.

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RIDDLE

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RIDDLE, JAMES (1877 – 1966), U. S. CAVALRY, SPANISH – AMERICAN WAR AND PHILIPPINE – AMERICAN WAR.
HOMETOWN: Hombre, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
OTHER RESIDENCE: Rockhouse, Letcher County, Kentucky. Cornettsville and Viper, Perry County, Kentucky. Hombre, Perry County, Kentucky. Falls Road, Laurel County, Kentucky.
DATE OF BIRTH: 30 September 1877 in Kentucky.
PARENTS: Susannah Wilson and Isom Riddle.
BROTHER: John Riddle, Spanish – American War and Philippine – American War.
SPOUSE: Diannah “Dinah” McIntyre. ENTERED SERVICE FROM: Kentucky. COMBAT ORGANIZATION: ~ SPANISH – AMERICAN WAR, 1898: Private, Casualty Detachment, Third Regiment, Cavalry. Source: 1930 Census and Reclining Military Headstone.
~ PHILIPPINE – AMERICAN WAR: 1899 – 1902.
ENTERED SERVICE FROM: Perry County, Kentucky.
ENLISTMENT DATE: February 1899 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.
DISCHARGE DATE: July 1902 at Angel Island, California.
RANK: Private.
BRANCH OF SERVICE: Cavalry.
COMBAT ORGANIZATION: Troop F, Third Regiment, Cavalry, U. S. Army, Philippine-American War.
12 SEPTEMBER 1918, WORLD WAR I: James Riddle signed a WWI Draft Registration Card in Hombre, Perry County, Kentucky.
DATE OF DEATH: 29 April 1966.
PLACE OF DEATH: Laurel County, Kentucky.
CEMETERY: Brays – West London Cemetery, Laurel County, Kentucky. SOURCES: Census. Findagrave. Kentucky Death Index. U. S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914.
NOTE: I placed James Riddle on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.

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RIDDLE, JOHN (1875 – 1964), U. S. CAVALRY, SPANISH – AMERICAN WAR AND PHILIPPINE – AMERICAN WAR.
HOMETOWN: Mason's Creek, Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
OTHER RESIDENCE: Rockhouse, Letcher County, Kentucky. Masons Creek, Perry County, Kentucky. Hedges, Clark County, Kentucky. Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky. Leatherwood, Perry County, Kentucky. Laurel County, Kentucky. Clermont County, Ohio.
DATE OF BIRTH: 24 March 1875 in Kentucky.
PARENTS: Susannah Wilson and Isom Riddle.
BROTHER: James Riddle, Spanish – American War and Philippine – American War.
SPOUSE: Martha Sumner, daughter of Elizabeth Jane Combs and Elijah Sumner, Sr. ENTERED SERVICE FROM: Kentucky COMBAT ORGANIZATION:
~ SPANISH – AMERICAN WAR, 1898: Private, Casualty Detachment, Third Regiment, Cavalry. Source: 1930 Census and Reclining Military Headstone.
~ PHILIPPINE – AMERICAN WAR: 1899 – 1902.
ENTERED SERVICE FROM: Perry County, Kentucky.
ENLISTMENT DATE: February 1899 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.
DISCHARGE DATE: July 1902 at Angel Island, California.
RANK: Private.
BRANCH OF SERVICE: Cavalry.
COMBAT ORGANIZATION: Troop F, Third Regiment, Cavalry, U. S. Army, Philippine-American War.
~ 12 SEPTEMBER 1918, WORLD WAR I: John Riddle signed a WWI Draft Registration Card in Hedges, Clark County, Kentucky.
DATE OF DEATH: 7 October 1964.
PLACE OF DEATH: Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.
CEMETERY: Brays – West London Cemetery, London, Laurel County, Kentucky. SOURCE: Census. Findagrave. U. S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914.
NOTE: I placed John Riddle on my ~ Combs Collins Sumner Adams Holbrook Caudill Kelley Mullins; Brashear Young Campbell Cornett Woods Dorton Asher Bowling Sizemore ~ Maternal Family Tree, that I created on Ancestry.

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MILITARY LEGACY OF PERRY COUNTY, KENTUCKY AND BEYOND

GENEALOGY ~ PHOTOGRAPHS ~ LETTERS ~ HISTORY