Born to Jason Thomas Coley and Celia Cook Coley (Cook being the maiden name) in 1892 and married to Mitt Humphrey on March 18, 1918 in Craven County, North Carolina. He was killed in action in France on November 9 or 10, 1918, while the armistice to end World War I was signed on November 11, 1918. The exact death date varies on records.
The information about birth and death dates come from a memorial plaque that a relative had in her possession. The exact burial location for Thomas Coley is unknown. It is also possible that he may have been known as Jason Thomas Coley Jr, named for his father. The 1900 Census for his father's household has a Jason T that is listed as being eight years old.
Post-war records indicate he was buried in Europe after the war and that his father had Thomas' body disinterred and brought back to North Carolina. As such, it is likely Thomas is buried in the Coley family cemetery in Wayne County along with his parents and other relatives. That cemetery's location is tragically unknown and likely lost to time.
On September 16, 2019, Thomas Coley was one of the soldiers honored in a monument rededication ceremony at the Craven County Courthouse in New Bern. That monument listed the names of men from Craven County who died in the two World Wars, and it was originally dedicated in 1944.
Thomas lived in the town of Dover in Craven County at the time of his enlistment, but his name was not included on the monument in 1944. Whatever the reason may have been for this exclusion, his name was one of sixteen added to the monument in 2019 as part of a project involving American Legion Post 539, the New Bern Historical Society, and other sponsors.
Through his service and ultimate sacrifice in the war, Thomas earned the World War I Victory Medal and a Purple Heart Medal.
The information about birth and death dates come from a memorial plaque that a relative had in her possession. The exact burial location for Thomas Coley is unknown. It is also possible that he may have been known as Jason Thomas Coley Jr, named for his father. The 1900 Census for his father's household has a Jason T that is listed as being eight years old.
Post-war records indicate he was buried in Europe after the war and that his father had Thomas' body disinterred and brought back to North Carolina. As such, it is likely Thomas is buried in the Coley family cemetery in Wayne County along with his parents and other relatives. That cemetery's location is tragically unknown and likely lost to time.
On September 16, 2019, Thomas Coley was one of the soldiers honored in a monument rededication ceremony at the Craven County Courthouse in New Bern. That monument listed the names of men from Craven County who died in the two World Wars, and it was originally dedicated in 1944.
Thomas lived in the town of Dover in Craven County at the time of his enlistment, but his name was not included on the monument in 1944. Whatever the reason may have been for this exclusion, his name was one of sixteen added to the monument in 2019 as part of a project involving American Legion Post 539, the New Bern Historical Society, and other sponsors.
Through his service and ultimate sacrifice in the war, Thomas earned the World War I Victory Medal and a Purple Heart Medal.
Born to Jason Thomas Coley and Celia Cook Coley (Cook being the maiden name) in 1892 and married to Mitt Humphrey on March 18, 1918 in Craven County, North Carolina. He was killed in action in France on November 9 or 10, 1918, while the armistice to end World War I was signed on November 11, 1918. The exact death date varies on records.
The information about birth and death dates come from a memorial plaque that a relative had in her possession. The exact burial location for Thomas Coley is unknown. It is also possible that he may have been known as Jason Thomas Coley Jr, named for his father. The 1900 Census for his father's household has a Jason T that is listed as being eight years old.
Post-war records indicate he was buried in Europe after the war and that his father had Thomas' body disinterred and brought back to North Carolina. As such, it is likely Thomas is buried in the Coley family cemetery in Wayne County along with his parents and other relatives. That cemetery's location is tragically unknown and likely lost to time.
On September 16, 2019, Thomas Coley was one of the soldiers honored in a monument rededication ceremony at the Craven County Courthouse in New Bern. That monument listed the names of men from Craven County who died in the two World Wars, and it was originally dedicated in 1944.
Thomas lived in the town of Dover in Craven County at the time of his enlistment, but his name was not included on the monument in 1944. Whatever the reason may have been for this exclusion, his name was one of sixteen added to the monument in 2019 as part of a project involving American Legion Post 539, the New Bern Historical Society, and other sponsors.
Through his service and ultimate sacrifice in the war, Thomas earned the World War I Victory Medal and a Purple Heart Medal.
The information about birth and death dates come from a memorial plaque that a relative had in her possession. The exact burial location for Thomas Coley is unknown. It is also possible that he may have been known as Jason Thomas Coley Jr, named for his father. The 1900 Census for his father's household has a Jason T that is listed as being eight years old.
Post-war records indicate he was buried in Europe after the war and that his father had Thomas' body disinterred and brought back to North Carolina. As such, it is likely Thomas is buried in the Coley family cemetery in Wayne County along with his parents and other relatives. That cemetery's location is tragically unknown and likely lost to time.
On September 16, 2019, Thomas Coley was one of the soldiers honored in a monument rededication ceremony at the Craven County Courthouse in New Bern. That monument listed the names of men from Craven County who died in the two World Wars, and it was originally dedicated in 1944.
Thomas lived in the town of Dover in Craven County at the time of his enlistment, but his name was not included on the monument in 1944. Whatever the reason may have been for this exclusion, his name was one of sixteen added to the monument in 2019 as part of a project involving American Legion Post 539, the New Bern Historical Society, and other sponsors.
Through his service and ultimate sacrifice in the war, Thomas earned the World War I Victory Medal and a Purple Heart Medal.
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