Nov 24, 2020 | Confederate affiliation, Rockingham
SUBMITTED BY: James C. Riddle (submission edited by Cheri Todd Molter) According to his compiled military record, Rockingham County native James Hamilton Thomas was eighteen years old when he enlisted in the Confederate Army on July 31, 1864 at Camp Holmes, Raleigh,...
Nov 13, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Rockingham
SUBMITTED BY: William Snead “Mr. W.A. Snead passed away on Jan 6, 1919,at the home of Mr. M.F. Pratt. Pneumonia was the cause of his death. His sickness was of short duration. He left a family of six children- three sons and three daughters: R.L. Snead of...
Nov 7, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Rockingham
SUBMITTED BY: Linda Webb Franklin Alvis Cornelius Webb was born in 1836 in Wentworth, North Carolina, the son of John and Elizabeth. On July 25, 1857, he married Chaney Ann Victoria Carter. He enlisted in the Confederate Army on February 27, 1862 in Rockingham...
Sep 17, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Rockingham
AUTHOR: Unknown Edward Gray Southard (Edwin G.) was born in 1831 and was the son of James and Ruth Gilliam Southard. He was married to Pamela Billingsly on 23 November 1860. He was a private in the 45th North Carolina Regiment called the Madison Greys. He resided...
Sep 17, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Rockingham
AUTHOR: Unknown William “Billy” Pinkney Southard, my great-great-great grandfather, was born in 1826 and was the son of James and Ruth Gilliam Southard. He was married to Bertha Ruth Thomas on December 26, 1848. He was the father of 8 children, 5 sons...
Sep 17, 2018 | Confederate affiliation, Rockingham
AUTHOR: Unknown Macklin Southard was born 1824 and was the son of James and Ruth Gilliam Southard. He was a private in the 45th North Carolina Regiment called the Madison Greys. He resided in Rockingham County, NC. He was married to Jane Hutchinson on 2 February...
