Halifax County NC

Louis Hux

Private, 1st Class, Co. C, 30th Div., 120th Inf. Regt.; of Halifax County; son of L. H. and Amy Hux. Husband of Grace Hux. Entered service June 20, 1917, at Weldon, N.C. Sent to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred to Camp Merritt. Sailing for France May 12, 1918. Wounded at the Hindenburg Line Sept. 29th, slight hip wound. Wounded by shell. Fought at South of Zillebek Lake Aug. 29th, Hindenburg, Bellicourt, Brancourt, Oct. 9th, Martins River, Oct. 18th. Returned to USA April 11th. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 17, 1919.

C. N. Woolard

Machinist 2nd Class, U. S. N. R. F.; of Halifax County; son of J. E. and Mrs. Myrtie Woolard. Entered service June 25, 1918, at Norfolk, Va. Served on Submarine Chaser S. C. No. 197 and Submarine Chaser S. C. No. 22. Convoy duty from Norfolk, Va., to sea and back. On Mine Sweeper U. S. S. Bellows and U. S. S. Chillowee.

Elliott B. Clark

1st Lt., Inf., Co. E, 59th Reg., 4th Div.; of Halifax County; son of E. and Eunice Clark. Entered service Aug. 27, 1917, at Weldon, N.C. Sent to Ft. Oglethorps, Ga., then to Camp Greene, N.C. Transferred to Ft. Sill, Okla. Sailed for France May 5, 1918. Promoted to rank of 2nd Lt. Nov. 27, 1917; 1st Lt. July 29, 1918. Fought at 2nd Aisne Marne offensive. Wounded at Aisne Marne July 19, 1918, by high explosive shell. Returned to USA Nov. 9, 1918. Mustered out at Gen’l. Hospital No. 6, Ft. McPherson, Feb. 1, 1919.

Hubert H. Reddick

Private, 38th Inf., 3rd Div., Co. M. Born in Halifax County; son of Mr. and Mrs. Preston Reddick. Entered service at Washington, D. C., Jan. 18, 1918. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky., then to Camp Hancock, Ga. Transferred to Camp Merritt. Sailed for France April 29, 1918. Fought at Chateau Thierry, Marne. Gassed Aug. 10, 1918, at Fisnie. Sent to Hospital No. 1 and to Base No. 166 and Base No. 114. Mustered out at Camp Meade Jan. 20, 1919.

O. B. Hardy

Private, 1st Class, Inf., Co. H, 30th Div., 120th Regt.; of Halifax County; son of Benj. and Mrs. Martha Hardy. Husband of Mrs. Pear (Seagrave) Hardy. Entered service Oct. 3, 1917, at Littleton, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for Calais, France, May 28, 1918. Promoted to 1st Class Private Nov. 3, 1917. Arrived in USA from St. Nazaire, France, April 13, 1919, at Charlesleston, S. C. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 19, 1919.

Charlie M. Rice

Private 1st Class, Artly., Bat. F, 81st Div., 318th F. A. Born in Halifax County; son of Nelson and Mrs. Edith Bell Rice. Entered service May 28, 1918, at Weldon, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson May 27, 1918. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y., July 23, 1918. Sailed for France. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 20, 1919.

Dr. Charles Wesley Eure

Private 1st Class, Anti-Aircraft, 8th Bty.; of Halifax County; son of W. T. and Mrs. Mollie Eure. Entered service April 6, 1917, at Raleigh, N.C. Sent to Ft. Caswell, N.C. Transferred to Camp Mills, L. I. Sailed for France May 16, 1918. Was in service on Swiss border, defense of Paris, Colomley La’Belle, France. Returned to USA June 1, 1919, at Hoboken, N. J. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 10, 1918.

John Rives Manning

2nd Lt., Inf., Co. E, 11th Replacement, Camp McArthur, Texas, 81st Div.; of Halifax County; son of Thad. R. and Mrs. Frances Lewis Manning. Entered service May 13, 1917, at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. Transferred to Camp Sevier, S. C., to Camp Pike, Ark., to Camp McArthur, Texas, to Camp Perry, Okla. Promoted to rank of Corpl. Oct. 1, 1917; Corpl. to Sergt. Nov. 1, 1917; Sergt. to 2nd Lt. June 1, 1918. Was first assigned to 81st Div. Mustered out at Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas, Dec. 18, 1918.

Herbert Graham Rowe

2nd Class Q. M., Navy, U. S. S. Iowa. Born in Halifax County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Rowe. Entered the service Aug. 14, 1918, at Operating Base, Norfolk, Va. Sailed for overseas service on U. S. S. Wilhelmina. Made four trips across. One to St. Nazaire, two to Brest, and one to Bordeaux. Mustered out at Hampton Roads, Va., Aug. 28, 1919.

Gus J. Pappas

Corpl., Co. D, 322nd Inf., 81st Div.; of Halifax County; the son of John S. and Elizabeth Pappas. Entered the service at Weldon, N.C., May 28, 1918. Was sent to Camp Jackson, S. C., and from there to Camp Sevier, S. C. Transferred to Camp Upton. Overseas to France July 31, 1918. Fought at Vosges, Verdun, Meuse-Argonne. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 26, 1919.

M. T. Morris

Private 1st Class, 318th F. A., Btry. E, 81st Div., 318th Regt.; of Halifax County; son of R. E. and Mrs. Annie Morris. Entered service May 28, 1918, at Weldon, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson. Sailed for France Aug. 24, 1918. Arrived in USA June 3, 1919, Newport News, Va. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 23, 1919.

David Walter Seifert

Btn. Sup. Sergt., Trench Artly., Hdqrs. Co. Born in Halifax County; son of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Seifert. Entered the service July 13, 1918, at Weldon, N.C. Was sent to Clemson College and from there to Ft. Caswell. Sailed for Brest, France, Nov. 2, 1918. Promoted to rank of Corpl. Sept. 20, 1918, and to rank of Btn. Sup. Sergt. Oct. 28, 1918. Returned to the USA and was mustered out at Fortress Monroe Jan. 19, 1919.

Fred J. Bound, Jr.

Sergt., A. S. M. T. C., Co. D; of Halifax County; son of F. J. and M. E. Bound. Husband of Mrs. Marjorie H. Bound. Entered service Aug. 8, 1918, at Weldon, N.C. Sent to Camp Wadsworth. Transferred to Camp Upton. Sailed for France Sept. 21, 1918. Fought at Argonne Forest. Returned to USA March 22, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Gordon, Ga., April 11, 1919.

William K. Gray

Chief Yeoman, Navy; of Halifax County; son of B. P. and H. E. Gray. Husband of Anna B. Gray. Entered service Nov., 1917, at Little Rock, Ark. Sent to St. Helena, Va., then to the U. S. S. “Cape May.” Made six trips across on transport duty. Mustered out at Newport News, Va., Aug. 23, 1919.

Rufus Thomason

Private, Inf., Co. H, 30th Div., 120th Regt.; of Halifax County; son of A. J. and Mrs. A. J. Thomason. Husband of Mrs. Dora (Clay) Thomason. Entered service July 10, 1916, at Roanoke Rapids, N.C. Sent to Camp Glenn, N.C. Transferred to Camp Stewart, Texas, Sept. 29, 1916. Sailed for Liverpool and Calais May 29, 1918. Fought at Bellicourt and in all engagements with his company. On Mexican border six and three-fourths months. Arrived in USA from St. Nazaire, April 13, 1919. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., April 18, 1919.

James E. Boyd

Cook, Inf., Co. D, 81st Div., 322nd Reg.; of Halifax County; son of Oliver and Mrs. Bet Hodges Boyd. Entered service Sept. 4, at Scotland Neck. Sent to Camp Jackson. Transferred to Camp Sevier, then to Camp Upton. Sailed for France Aug. 11, 1918. Promoted to rank of Corpl. Nov. 12, 1918. Fought at Alsace-Lorraine Sector and Verdun. Mustered out at Camp Lee, Va., June 25, 1919.

Sidney W. Holdford

Private, Med. Corps, Base Hospital Detachment; of Halifax County; son of Wm. and Mrs. Virginia A. Holdford. Entered service Aug. 27, 1918, at Weldon, N.C. Sent to Camp Jackson, S. C. On duty at Base Hospital at Camp Jackson. Mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., March 18, 1919.

George D. Batton

Private, 1st Class Artly, Btry. F, 73rd Reg.; of Halifax County; son of W. S. and Marion Batton. Entered service May 7, 1918, at Raleigh, N.C. Sent to Ft. Thomas, Ky. Transferred to Ft. Adams, R. I. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Sailed for France Oct. 13, 1918. Mustered out at Camp Greene, N.C., Jan. 9, 1919.

Biography of Sidney Thorne Able

(Sketch written by Judge Nelson E. Lurton, Commissioner of the United States Court, at Shanghai, China, who served in Mr. Able’s law office as his assistant from 1912 to 1916.) It is so unusual to find read merit displayed in a man until he has been put through some of the trying experiences of life that it is a pleasure to find such in one born and reared as Sidney Thorne Able was, surrounded with all the comforts of life, the son of a southern banker and cotton planter. In order to know a man well we must know something … Read more

Genealogy of George Allen Family of Halifax NC

Q149 GEORGE ALLEN: b. in Halifax, N. C. in 1745 and d. in 1836. His father was a native of England. The date of his arrival in America is not known. George fought in the Revolutionary War under General Nathaniel Green and was in the battle of Eutaw Springs, S. C. He m. Susannah Rievis, dau. of a French Hugenot. They had: (1) George: b. 1774. Settled in Tennessee. (2) Benjamin: b. 1776. (3) William: settled in Alabama. (4) Eli Rievis: b. 1793; m. Catherine Smith. Had the folowing ch.: (A) Clark: d. 1910. (B) O. Lee: d. 1911. (C) … Read more