Charles Moses Thomas was born on this day in 1864, in Davidson County, to Newton and Sarah Waggoner Thomas. He spent his early life in Davidson County, and moved to Winston-Salem about 1890. Charles...
Archibel “Archie” Elledge was born in 1897, in Wilkes County, to Joseph A. and Margaret Elledge. Archie spent his early life in Wilkes County, and he was a graduate of Wake Forest College and...
Franklin Ray Shirley was born on this day in 1914, in Kentucky. Dr. Shirley earned his bachelor’s degree at Georgetown College, his master’s degree in speech from Columbia University, and his doctorate in speech...
James Gordon Hanes Sr., known as “Jim,” was born on this day in 1886, in Winston-Salem. He was one of eight children, six boys and two girls, born to John Wesley and Anna Hodgin...
George Dallas Lentz was born on this day in 1906, in Granite Quarry, to Adam Wiley and Maggie Lentz. He came to Winston-Salem as a young boy, and graduated from R. J. Reynolds High...
Madison Doughty Stockton was born in Kernersville on this day in 1861, and was the son of John and Martha Stockton. He moved to Winston with his family in 1869 and went to school...
Albert Burrow Gorrell was born in Guilford County in 1840. He graduated from the University of North Carolina, then enlisted as a private in the North Carolina Regiment Infantry, Company D. He worked in...
