
Kodey Talbott wins Ploughboys Merit Scholarship
Kodey Talbott, graduate of Pinecrest High School, is the winner of the 2016 Cumberland Ploughboys Merit Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded in the amount of $500 and may be renewed 3 additional years with satisfactory academic progress.
Kodey is the Grandson of Ploughboy member Allen Sykes and is the 5th great Grandson of Private Lovett James Ezzell of the 3rd North Carolina Regiment, Co B.
Kodey will be attending Campbell University, where he plans to major in Pre-Pharmacy.

Commander Kenny Bell, Kodey Talbott, Allen Sykes (Grandfather), Reggie Talbott (Father)
Lovett James Ezzell
June 2, 1826 – December 23, 1904
Alternate Spelling: Lovett J. Ezzell
1860 Residence: Duplin County, NC
3rd Great Grandfather of Allen Sykes
Military Record
June 17, 1861 – Enlisted at Duplin County, NC
3rd North Carolina Regiment, Company B
Rank: Private
March 10, 1863 – Detailed for Hospital Duty
Remained on Hospital Duty until Discharged
April 20, 1864 – Discharged by reason of “chronic enlargement of the right leg”
Parents
Cullen Ezzell 1803-1870
Atha Ellen Merit 1813-1870
Siblings
William Wright Ezzell 1829 51st NC Co B
Nancy E. Ezzell 1832
Morning Ann Ezzell 1833
Lewis W. Ezzell 1834 51st NC Co B
Mary J. Ezzell 1837
Tabitha Ezzell 1838
Margaret Ezzell 1840
Joseph Cullen Ezzell 1842-1915 51st NC Co B
Curtis Hooks Ezzell 1843-1911 51st NC Co B
Zachariah Ezzell 1846-1911 51st NC Co B
Asha Ellen Ezzell 1848
Silas Monroe Ezzell 1850-1915
Wife
Ellen Strickland 1830-1909
Children
Julius James Ezzell 1848-1918
Daniel Newton Ezzell 1851-1915
Christopher W. Ezzell 1856-1939
Buchanan Ezzell 1860
Sidney Amos Ezzell 1863-1933
Claudius B. Ezzell 1871-1897
Burial
Magnolia Cemetery
Magnolia, NC

Lovett James Ezzell Grave