October 16: Happy Birthday! Jesse Gray Bowen Jr.
Jesse Gray Bowen Jr. was born on this day in 1913, in Forsyth County, to Jesse G. and Mabel Douglas Bowen. His father owned Jesse G. Bowen and Company, which he founded in 1918....
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October 15: Happy Birthday! Charles M. Jones
Charles M. Jones was born on this day in 1870, in Orange County, to Manly and Mary Jones. In his younger days, he played baseball and was the pitcher for a local team. In...
October 14: Happy Birthday! Kate Bitting Reynolds
Kate Bitting Reynolds was born on this day in 1867, in Yadkin County, to Joseph and Louisa Wilson Bitting. She came to Winston as a child with her family. She was married to William...
October 13: Happy Birthday! Jane Smith Hill
Jane Smith Hill was born on this day in 1931, in Rockingham County, to Albert Bynum and Fleta Field Smith. She grew up in Guilford County and married Robert Belton Hill Sr. Jane worked...
October 12: Happy Birthday! John Milton Gold
John Milton Gold was born on this day in 1908, in Cleveland County, to John M. and Mary Putnam Gold. He attended Shelby High School, where he was a star football player. He also...
October 11: Happy Birthday! Undine Futrell Johnson
Undine Futrell Johnson was born on this day in 1889, at Scotland Neck, to John P. and Nora Tillery Futrell. She attended Vine Hill Female Academy in Scotland Neck and Meredith College. She came...
October 10: Happy Birthday! Oscar Benjamin Eaton
Oscar Benjamin Eaton was born on this day in 1858, in Davie County, to Jacob and Mary Clement Eaton. He attended a school operated by his sister, Mattie, and he worked on the family...
October 9: Happy Birthday! Gabriel Ellis Ashburn Jr.
Gabriel Ellis Ashburn Jr. was born on this day in 1914, in Forsyth County, to Gabriel Ellis and Ollie Hastings Ashburn. He attended R. J. Reynolds High School and graduated in 1933. He served...
October 8: Happy Birthday! Blanche Thomas Sumner Hege
Hattie Blanche Thomas Sumner Hege was born on this day in 1873, in Salem, to H. Clay and Carrie Butner Thomas. Blanche and her family lived for a while in Thomasville. She was the...
October 7: Happy Birthday! Laurie Carolyn Pratt
Laurie Carolyn Pratt was born on this day in 1923, in Forsyth County, to Eugene C. and Sallie Pfaff Pratt. Laurie graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School and studied music at Atlantic Christian...