The Historical Society of North Carolina
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By Dr. H.G. Jones Willard Badgett Gatewood Jr., the son of Willard B. and Bessie Pryor Gatewood, was born on February 23, 1931, on a tobacco farm in the community of Blackwell on the Park Springs Road in Caswell County, Continue reading Willard B. Gatewood, Jr. (1931-2011)
Dr. Joseph Flake Steelman died at the age of 92 on January 21, 2015, after a distinguished career as a historian and teacher. He was born in Moravian Falls in Wilkes County, the son of Joseph and Gertrude Edmisten Steelman. Continue reading Joseph Flake Steelman, 1922-2015