Near Hobgood in Halifax County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
James Hogun
Photographed by Michael Buckner, April 28, 2023
1. James Hogun Marker
Erected 1954 by Archives Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number E-57.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.
Location. 36° 2.406′ N, 77° 24.806′ W. Marker is near Hobgood, North Carolina, in Halifax County. It is on North Carolina Route 125 0.7 miles south of Weatherbee Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 33198 NC-125, Hobgood NC 27843, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hobgood Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Methodist Meeting House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Frank Armstrong (approx. 1.1 miles away); Kehukee Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); Prof. George Madison James (approx. 6.4 miles away); Gallberry (approx. 6.7 miles away); Claude Kitchin (approx. 6.9 miles away); W. W. Kitchin (approx. 7.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hobgood.
Also see . . . James Hogun.
James Hogun, politician and Revolutionary soldier, a native of Ireland, settled in Halifax County around 1751. He married Ruth Norfleet of a prominent North Carolina family. One son, Lemuel, survived him.(Submitted on May 2, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina.)
There are no records of his life during the next twenty-three years after his arrival, but the fact that in 1774 he became a member of the Halifax County Committee of Safety suggests that he had become a person of some prominence. Hogun represented Halifax County in the Provincial Congresses of 20 Aug. 1774, 4 Apr. 1776, and November 1776, where he demonstrated an interest in military affairs. On 22 Apr. 1776, he was appointed first major of the Halifax militia by the Provincial Congress. In the November 1776 Congress he served on a committee appointed to study the reorganization of the militia.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 921 times since then and 295 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 2, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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