November 22: Happy Birthday! Meade Homer Willis Sr.
Meade Homer Willis Sr. was born on this day in 1878, in South Carolina, to James Perry and Canton Mehaffy Willis. He grew up on a farm and attended the country schools. He also...
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November 21: Happy Birthday! Mary Worth Walker Ferguson
Mary Worth Walker Ferguson was born on this day in 1921, in Forsyth County, to W. Worth and Rosa Yokely Walker. She attended the local schools and graduated from Salem College. She earned her...
November 21,1940: First Forsyth County Draft Board Volunteer
Charles Edward Waddell, Jr. became the first volunteer to be qualified for military service from Forsyth County Draft Board Number One on this day in 1940. Waddell was a 32-year-old unmarried man who worked...