Negro Soldiers Certified

Submitted by: Elaine Walton Lewis

From: Conroe Courier ‑ October 4, 1917

 

The following Negro soldiers have been certified back to the local board by the district board and will compose the quota of colored troops taken from this county when the cantonments for training of them have been completed.

 

Order No.    Serial No.    Name                                       Address

 

1                      258                   John Wilborn,                                        Willis.

11                     676                   Alex Warren,                                        Conroe.

13                     509                   Eugene Allen,                                        Montgomery

16                     945                   Wilber Perkins,                                      Conroe.

17                     596                   Rias Jackson,                                        Dobbin.

19                     536                   Jesse Brown,                                        Montgomery.

21                     518                   John C. Evans,                                      Montgomery.

23                     1237                 Leslie Booker,                                       Richards.

27                     1516                 Charlie Johnson,                                    Tamina.

29                     616                   Earnest McDowell,                                Montgomery.

31                     1266                 Cliff Clay Shannon,                                Bobville.

35                     600                   Richard Kindle,                                     Montgomery.

42                     604                   Carter Lancaster,                                  Montgomery.

44                     1548                 Leon Wiley,                                          Tamina.

47                     724                   Lee Johnson,                                         Waukegan.

51                     514                   William Allen,                                        Montgomery.

62                     140                   Arnold Blair,                                         Willis.

64                     1236                 Jesse Bay,                                            Richards.

67                     67                     Charlie Stewart,                                                Montgomery.

68                     927                   George Lewis,                                       Waukegan.

74                     1103                 Will Ward,                                            Fostoria.

77                     182                   Willie Johnson,                                      Willis.

78                     513                   Johnie Allen,                                         Montgomery.

81                     1099                 Frank Williams,                                     Fostoria.

82                     223                   Sam Reece,                                          Willis.

85                     602                   William Lancaster,                                 Montgomery.

91                     1419                 Jeff Worsham,                                      Keenan.

97                     972                   Morley Thomas,                                    Conroe.

98                     983                   Henry West,                                         Conroe.

100                   966                   Albert Sanders,                                     Conroe.

102                   332                   Zeak Rollin,                                           Tomball.

106                   874                   Lee Carrigan,                                        Conroe.

107                   552                   Tony Ford,                                            Montgomery.

108                   1300                 Hampton Smith,                         Dobbin.

111                   1294                 Ranold Lockhart,                                   Bobville.

115                   982                   Willie Williams,                          Conroe.

Order No.    Serial No.    Name                                       Address

 

118                   905                   Will Hudson,                                         Conroe.

119                   933                   Ben Campbell Mins,                              Waukegan.

121                   1288                 Ernest Ford,                                          Bobville.

124                   530                   Abe Brown,                                          Montgomery.

128                   645                   Toney Simonton,                                    Montgomery.

129                   218                   Hamilton Phillips,                                   New Waverly.

130                   620                   Jake Osaw,                                           Conroe.

133                   574                   Daniel Hearne,                                      Montgomery.

136                   981                   Ruben Williams,                                    Conroe.

138                   882                   Wesley Dennis,                                     Waukegan.

144                   1417                 Elbert Sadler,                                        Keenan.

146                   183                   Ned Jackson,                                        Willis.

148                   1276                 Randle Butler,                                       Bobville.

151                   350                   Rufus Dean,                                          Tomball.

153                   870                   Abe Crawford,                                      Conroe.

154                   649                   Willie Favors,                                        Conroe.

160                   1275                 Bryon Brown,                                       Bobville.

164                   638                   Richard Rice,                                        Montgomery.

166                   623                   Walker Page,                                        Montgomery.

175                   1358                 Cal Curles,                                            Jackson.

176                   923                   Frank Johnson,                                      Conroe.

177                   1305                 Will Washam,                                        Dobbin.

182                   352                   Porter Gillespie,                         Pinehurst.

185                   360                   Will Sims,                                              Tomball.

187                   571                   Claud Hamilton,                         Montgomery.

192                   356                   Silas Mayo,                                           Pinehurst.

199                   900                   John Golden,                                         Waukegan.

200                   363                   Guss Thomas,                                       Pinehurst.

205                   664                   Searcy Womack,                                   Montgomery.

208                   957                   George Scrogins,                                   Conroe.

212                   103                   Lanier Sullivan Ross                              Willis.

214                   1102                 Bennie Walker,                                     Fostoria.

216                   154                   Alex Foote,                                           Willis.

217                   1281                 Prince Bates,                                        Bobville.

220                   1057                 Samuel Hearne,                                     Fostoria.

222                   1073                 Henry Moore,                                       Fostoria.

224                   1919                 Clarence Miles,                                     Willis.

226                   1423                 Roger Williams,                         Montgomery.

228                   608                   Curtis Moses,                                        Conroe.

230                   519                   Sidney Brandon,                                    Montgomery.

235                   1166                 Samuel Davis,                                       New Caney.

237                   856                   Nathan Brown,                                      Conroe.

240                   576                   Coleman Hawkins,                                Montgomery.

241                   944                   Nathan Parker,                                      Conroe.

244                   939                   Eddie McBride,                                     Waukegan.

245                   222                   Willie Reece,                                         Willis.

246                   906                   Bennie Hager Howard,                          Conroe.

260                   974                   Albert James Turner,                             Waukegan.

Order No.    Serial No.    Name                                       Address

 

262                   950                   Early Ross,                                           Conroe.

263                   926                   John Lewis,                                           Conroe.

265                   919                   Brady Johnson,                                      Conroe.

270                   1070                 Thomas Jenkins,                                    Fostoria.

272                   1167                 Shepherd P. Peyton,                              New Caney.

273                   1097                 Harrell Wilkins,                                     Fostoria.

277                   484                   Lee Harrison Barnaby,                          Waukegan.

283                   1414                 Matthew Haynes,                                  Montgomery.

287                   1064                 Ike Harris,                                            Fostoria.

290                   1091                 Edwin Simmons,                                    Fostoria.

296                   191                   Oran Luke,                                           Willis.

298                   1187                 Zollin Wilkerson,                                    New Caney.

299                   1179                 Fred Sullivan,                                        New Caney.

302                   858                   Mark Bird,                                            Conroe.

303                   168                   Albert Hightower,                                  New Waverly.

310                   657                   Charley Taylor                                      Montgomery.

311                   175                   Will Jackson,                                         Willis.

314                   1240                 Jimmie Spivy,                                        Richards.

316                   911                   Edgar Harrel,                                        Conroe.

318                   532                   Rusaw Burks,                                       Montgomery.

323                   212                   Henry Pruet,                                         Willis.

331                   557                   John Givens,                                          Camp Letcher.

347                   1303                 Charlie Thomas,                                    Montgomery.

356                   1173                 Guy Handy,                                           New Caney.

364                   1049                 Calvin Ellis,                                           Fostoria.

367                   961                   George Shephard,                                  Conroe.

369                   349                   George J. Collins,                                  Haltom.

380                   1291                 Robert Johnson,


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