Herbert Manning, age 23, of Pitt Co., NC enlisted in the U.S. Army on 29 June 1895. Herbert B. Manning of Edgecombe Co., NC, age 26, enlisted in the U.S. Army on 22 Aug 1898. (U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914) Herbert B. Manning, age 45, died 25 Dec 1917 in Edgecombe Co. (NC Archives, North Carolina Deaths 1908-1967) It appears that Herbert Benjamin Manning enlisted in the Army after the death of his wife and moved to Edgecombe Co. I haven't been able to find him in 1900 or 19190 census records. Sammy Pierce