December 9: Happy Birthday! Shelton “Cosmo” Penn
Shelton “Cosmo” Penn was born on this day in 1925, in Forsyth County, to James and Flavella Penn. Shelton graduated from Atkins High School in 1942. He enrolled in Morehouse College in Atlanta, and...
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November 9: Happy Birthday! Joseph C. Grogan Sr.
Joseph Cherry Grogan Sr. was born on this date in 1918, in Winston-Salem, to Irvin Washington and Eva Bell Cherry Grogan. Joe was the fifth child in a family of eight children. His father...
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...