Jefferson in Ashe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Ashe County War Memorial

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 24, 2023

1. Old Ashe County War Memorial Marker

Inscription.

Old Ashe County War Memorial. . Honor Roll. In memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice while serving in wars in which the United States participated prior to World War One , Honor Roll Ashe County World War One. Ashley, Charlie C. . Bare, Cecil . Barker, John . Brooks, Chester A. . Cockerham, Marcus W. . Cox, Fred N. . Ham, Lester . Lewis, Brant . Lyalls, Corbitt . Mahala, Luke P. . Parsons, Edgar . Perry, Harrison . Porter, Frank C. . Price, Eula . Roark, Hedrick . Sheets, William L. . Thompson, Roscoe . Tucker, Osco . Wallace, William M. . Yates, John E. Colored Hardin, Samuel C. , Honor Roll Ashe County World War Two. Arnold, Marvin J. . Baker, Orville . Bare, Clell C. . Black, Richard J. . Brown, Lida A. . Burkett, Lawrence P. . Burkett, Thomas E. . Church, Burley G. . Church, Lloyd J. . Colvard, George Todd . Cornett, William A. . Cox, John . Crepps, Duane F. . Crepps, Francis H. . Davis, Gale M. . Deboard, Frank M. . Dixon, Blan D. . Eller, Blanco . Farrington, Bruce . Gambill, Scott J. . Gentry, Herbert . Gentry, Ray A. . Goodman, Raymond E. . Greer, Earl W. . Greer, Ford E. . Grogan, Ellis D. . Grubb, Francis E. . Hart, Charles H. . Holman, George C. . Hopkins, James G. . Houck, Bowie M. . Houck, Wallace G. . Howell, Robert L. . James, Vance . Johnson, Charles R. . Kemp, Ellis H. . Krider, J.C. . Lewis, Albert F. . Miller, Arline . Miller, Cecil M. . Miller, Robert F. . Miller, Roger F. , Miller, Wade . Moretz, Alonzo L. . Mullis, Ernest D. . Oliver, Carl E. . Oliver, Charles B. . Oliver, Earl . Osborne, Fred J. . Osborne, Grover C. . Osborne, Howard . Osborne, James H. . Osborne, Junior A. . Osborne, Robert H. . Parsons, Howard O. . Phillips, Richard B. . Phipps, William H. . Powers, Rexie . Rash, Paul W. . Richardson, Cecil W. . Roberts, Herman C. . Roberts, James M. . Roten, James C. . Russ, James G. . Severt, Claud R. . Sexton, Glenn D. . Shepherd, Verna R. . Stansbury, William L. . Taylor, Shuba W. . Testerman, David H. . Trivett, Walter A. . Vaught, Thomas E. . Viers, Rex . Wagoner, Amon D. . Walters, Charles H. . Witherspoon, Larkin L. . Wood, Charles H. . Wyatt, Lester . Wyatt, Thomas N. . Yates, James V. . Yearick, John H. . Younce, James R. . Young, Edwin B. . Johnson, Claude W.

Honor Roll In memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice while serving in wars in which the United States participated prior to World War One

Honor Roll
Ashe County World War One Ashley, Charlie C. • Bare, Cecil • Barker, John • Brooks, Chester A. • Cockerham, Marcus W. • Cox, Fred N. • Ham, Lester • Lewis, Brant • Lyalls, Corbitt • Mahala, Luke P. • Parsons, Edgar • Perry, Harrison • Porter, Frank C. • Price, Eula • Roark, Hedrick • Sheets, William L. • Thompson, Roscoe • Tucker, Osco • Wallace, William M. • Yates, John E.
Colored
Hardin, Samuel C.

Honor Roll
Ashe County World War Two Arnold, Marvin J. • Baker, Orville • Bare, Clell C. • Black, Richard J. • Brown, Lida A. • Burkett, Lawrence P. • Burkett, Thomas E. • Church, Burley G. • Church, Lloyd J. • Colvard, George Todd • Cornett, William A. • Cox, John • Crepps, Duane F. • Crepps, Francis H. • Davis, Gale M. • Deboard, Frank M. • Dixon, Blan D. • Eller, Blanco • Farrington, Bruce • Gambill, Scott J. • Gentry, Herbert • Gentry, Ray A. • Goodman, Raymond E. • Greer, Earl W. • Greer, Ford E. • Grogan, Ellis D. • Grubb, Francis E. • Hart, Charles H.

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• Holman, George C. • Hopkins, James G. • Houck, Bowie M. • Houck, Wallace G. • Howell, Robert L. • James, Vance • Johnson, Charles R. • Kemp, Ellis H. • Krider, J.C. • Lewis, Albert F. • Miller, Arline • Miller, Cecil M. • Miller, Robert F. • Miller, Roger F.

Miller, Wade • Moretz, Alonzo L. • Mullis, Ernest D. • Oliver, Carl E. • Oliver, Charles B. • Oliver, Earl • Osborne, Fred J. • Osborne, Grover C. • Osborne, Howard • Osborne, James H. • Osborne, Junior A. • Osborne, Robert H. • Parsons, Howard O. • Phillips, Richard B. • Phipps, William H. • Powers, Rexie • Rash, Paul W. • Richardson, Cecil W. • Roberts, Herman C. • Roberts, James M. • Roten, James C. • Russ, James G. • Severt, Claud R. • Sexton, Glenn D. • Shepherd, Verna R. • Stansbury, William L. • Taylor, Shuba W. • Testerman, David H. • Trivett, Walter A. • Vaught, Thomas E. • Viers, Rex • Wagoner, Amon D. • Walters, Charles H. • Witherspoon, Larkin L. • Wood, Charles H. • Wyatt, Lester • Wyatt, Thomas N. • Yates, James V. • Yearick, John H. • Younce, James R. • Young, Edwin B. • Johnson, Claude W.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 36° 25.258′ N,

Old Ashe County War Memorial (Pre-WWI) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 24, 2023

2. Old Ashe County War Memorial (Pre-WWI)

81° 28.229′ W. Memorial is in Jefferson, North Carolina, in Ashe County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (Business U.S. 221) and Academy Street, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street. Memorial is in front of the Museum of Ashe County History. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 301 E Main St, Jefferson NC 28640, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the High Country. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Life in Old Jefferson (a few steps from this marker);

Old Ashe County War Memorial (World War I) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 24, 2023

3. Old Ashe County War Memorial (World War I)

Ashe County Victory Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Asa Gray (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Charters of Freedom (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ashe County War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Virginia Creeper in Ashe County (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Virginia Creeper in West Jefferson (approx. 1.9 miles away); Lansing School (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jefferson.

Old Ashe County War Memorial (World War II) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 23, 2023

4. Old Ashe County War Memorial (World War II)

Old Ashe County War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 24, 2023

5. Old Ashe County War Memorial

The memorial is in front of the former Ashe County Courthouse, built in 1904 and now home of the Museum of Ashe County History.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 328 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 20, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.