September 27:Happy Birthday! George Elias Nissen
George Elias Nissen was born on this day in 1839, in Waughtown, to J. Phillip and Mary Vawter Nissen. His father was the founder of the Nissen Wagon Works, established in 1832. After his...
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June 13: Happy Birthday! William Asbury Whitaker
William Asbury Whitaker was born on this day in 1843, in Yadkin County, to John and Mary Vestal Whitaker. His parents died when William was young, so he lived with his uncle, John Long....
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 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...
February 7: Happy Birthday! Sylvester E. Hough
Photographs showing Sylvester E. Hough are elusive, but as a professional photographer, his name appeared on many cabinet cards (such as the one featured here) of people that he photographed. The photograph shows the...