June 6: Happy Birthday! Leon Cash
Leon Cash was born on this day in 1866, in Davie County, to Dr. Leon H. and Mrs. Sallie Holman Cash. He attended grade and high schools in Davie, Gaston and Lincoln Counties. He...
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June 5: Happy Birthday! Mary Sussdorf Prather
Mary Sussdorf Prather was born on this day in 1848, in Salem, to Christian Frederick and Louisa Sussdorf. She graduated from Salem Academy in 1866, and continued her studies at Moravian Seminary for Women...
June 4: Happy Birthday! William Allen Blair
William Allen Blair was born on this day in 1859, in High Point, to Solomon and Abigail Hunt Blair. His maternal grandfather was a prominent Quaker minister and a founder of Guilford College. His...
June 3: Happy Birthday! Marshall Kurfees
Marshall Clement Kurfees was born on this day in 1904, in Germanton, to John W. and Flora Petree Kurfees. Marshall attended Germanton High School and Mount Pleasant College and Military Institute. According to newspaper...
June 2: Happy Birthday! George William Coan Jr.
George William Coan Jr. was born on this day in 1892, in Virginia, to George W. and Loula Brown Coan Sr. George came to Winston-Salem in 1899 when his father accepted a position with...
June 1: Happy Birthday! William P. Winkler
William Parmania Winkler was born on this day in 1812, in Salem, to Christian and Elizabeth Danz Winkler. His father, Christian, was born in Switzerland, and was received into the Moravian community as a...
May 31: Happy Birthday! George William Flynt
George William Flynt was born on this day in 1875, in Old Town Township, to Romulus and Cynthia Flynt. He served as Forsyth County Sheriff from 1910 to 1922, a total of six consecutive...
May 30: Happy Birthday! Clemens Harold Sandresky
Clemens Harold Sandresky was born on this day in 1916, in Buffalo, New York. He was educated at Dartmouth College and earned his M. A. degree in Music from Harvard University. He served in...
May 29: Happy Birthday! Dr. Samuel Frederick Pfohl
Dr. Samuel Frederick Pfohl was born on this day in 1871, in Salem, to Christian Thomas and Margaret Siewers Pfohl. Dr. Pfohl was educated at Salem Boys School and graduated from the University of...
May 28: Happy Birthday! Mamie Braddy
Mamie Hegwood was born on this day in 1901, in Salem, to William and Mary Hegwood. She began writing for the Winston-Salem Journal when she was in high school, and was paid for her...