June 13: Happy Birthday! William Asbury Whitaker
William Asbury Whitaker was born on this day in 1843, in Yadkin County, to John and Mary Vestal Whitaker. His parents died when William was young, so he lived with his uncle, John Long....
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May 15: Happy Birthday! Sihon Cicero Ogburn
Sihon Cicero Ogburn was born on this day in 1873, in Winston, to Sihon Alexander and Mary Jane Tise Ogburn. Sihon Cicero attended the local public schools and Oak Ridge Institute, and took a...
March 17: Happy Birthday! Sihon Alexander Ogburn
Sihon Alexander Ogburn was born in Stokes County (later became Forsyth County) in 1840 to James E. and Sarah Tatum Ogburn. He grew up on his father’s farm, and helped his father in raising...
January 20: Happy Birthday! Hamilton Scales
Major Hamilton Scales was a native of Rockingham County and was born in 1821. For his livelihood, he made plug tobacco in Rockingham County. At the beginning of the Civil War, he entered the...