May 27: Happy Birthday! Alfred Horatio Belo
Alfred Horatio Belo was born on this day in 1839, in Salem. He was the son of Edward Frederick and Caroline Amanda Fries Belo. Alfred was educated at Salem Boys’ School, the Masonic Institute...
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May 26: Happy Birthday! Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf
Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf was born on this day in 1700, at Dresden. He was of noble birth, and his father died when he was six weeks old. He was raised by his...
May 25: Happy Birthday! William Thomas Brown
William Thomas Brown was born on this day in 1866, in Mocksville, to Dr. and Mrs. William L. Brown. His father was one of the pioneers in the tobacco industry, and was in business...
May 24: Happy Birthday! Rosa Mickey Fries
Rosa Mickey was born on this day in 1860, in Salem, to Julius Edward and Lavinia Vogler Mickey. She attended Salem Female Academy from 1873-1877. Rosa married Henry E. Fries in 1881. They had...
May 23: Happy Birthday! Hazel Boyles Grubbs
Hazel Boyles was born in Winston-Salem in 1919 to Harry O. and Vallie Forrest Boyles. She graduated from Mineral Springs High School in 1936, and from King’s Business College in Charlotte. She was...
May 22: Happy Birthday! Miriam Efird Hoyt
Miriam Katherine Efird was born on this day in 1901, in Winston-Salem. Her parents were Jason Adam and Mary Stafford Efird. Since her father managed the Phoenix Hotel, and that is where her family...
May 21: Happy Birthday! Clarence “Bighouse” Gaines
Clarence Edward “Big House” Gaines was born on this day in 1924 in Kentucky. He attended Morgan State on a football scholarship, and he also played basketball. He graduated from Morgan State in 1945,...
May 20: Happy Birthday! Abner Alexander
Abner Alexander was born on this day in 1929, in Winston-Salem. He graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School, Guilford College, and Wake Forest Law School. He served in the Army during the Korean...
May 19: Happy 100th Birthday! Josephine Davis Grogan
Josephine Davis was born on this date in 1914, in Winston-Salem, to Richard Thomas and Jeanettie Shermer Davis. Josephine was born into a large and influential family. Her father, Richard, owned land on Reynolda...
May 18: Happy Birthday! Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Watkins Conrad
Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Watkins was born on this day in 1865, near Clemmons, to Henry and Sara Watkins. Mollie moved with her family to Salem as a young girl. She attended Salem Academy and...