March 18: Happy Birthday! Joseph O. White
Joseph Oliver White was born in Winston in 1860 to James Alexander and Louisa Marion Carmichael White. His father owned a buggy business, White’s Buggy Shop, and Joseph became a partner in the business...
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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...
March 16: Happy Birthday! William Henry Miller
William Henry Miller was born in 1830, and when he died in 1911, at the age of 84, he was one of the oldest citizens of Salem. Miller was a carpenter, and was considered...
March 15: Happy Birthday! Grady E. Stone Jr.
Speas Elementary School opened on West Polo Road in 1959. It was built on land where in earlier days, men mounted their horses and competed against other polo teams. Students from the surrounding neighborhood...
March 14: Happy Birthday! Samuel Mickey
Few people have a 7- foot-tall landmark to remind passersby of their life’s work. But that is not the case for Samuel T. Mickey. Samuel Timothy Mickey was born in Salem in 1839, and...
March 13: Happy Birthday! Cooper Donnie Cass
Cooper Donnie Cass was born in Yadkin County in 1903. He and his family moved to Winston-Salem when Cooper was 14, and he graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School in 1924. While he...
March 12: Happy Birthday! Edwina Lockett Abele
Edwina Lockett was born in Winston-Salem in 1890 to E. L. and Mary Everett Lockett. She grew up in an impressive house at 619 West Fifth Street. She was a graduate of Hollins College,...
March 11: Happy Birthday! Clyde Clifton Randolph Jr.
Clyde Clifton Randolph Jr. was born in Illinois in 1928. He graduated from the Wake Forest School of Law in 1951, and was admitted to practice law in North Carolina the same year. He...
March 10: Happy Birthday! Janet Carter Berkeley
Janet Carter Berkeley was born in Staunton, Virginia in 1882. She graduated from the Carnegie Library of Atlanta Library School in 1914. She was elected to the executive board of the Graduates Association in...
March 9: Happy Birthday! Dr. Louis D. Shaffner
Dr. Louis de Schweinitz Shaffner was born in 1916, in Winston-Salem. He was the son of Henry Fries and Agnes Gertrude Siewers Shaffner. Dr. Shaffner graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School, Asheville School,...