October 28: Happy Birthday! George William Coan Sr.
George William Coan Sr. was born on this day in 1867, in Virginia, to John O. and Mary Jones Coan. George graduated from Poughkeepsie Business School in New York at the age of 16...
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September 22:Happy Birthday! Robert March Hanes
Robert March Hanes was born on this day in 1890, in Winston-Salem, to John Wesley and Anna Hodgin Hanes. He attended Woodberry Forest School, and graduated from the University of North Carolina. He earned...
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...