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The death of Pettigrew Gaston, who was almost 13.

Wilson Daily Times, 29 October 1946.

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Pettigrew Gaston died 28 October 1946 in Wilson. Per his death certificate, he was born 5 November 1933 in Wilson to Charley Gaston of Craven County, N.C., and Narcissus Pate of Wake County; lived at 111 Manchester Street; and was a schoolboy. His death was ruled an accident, and he was buried in Zebulon, N.C.

In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: carpenter Henry Dudley, 42; wife Della, 38; and children Carl, 17, James, 14, Minnie, 12, and Robert, 9.

In the 1950 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 109 Manchester, construction contractor Henry Dudley, 51; wife Della, 46; children James, 24, and Minnie B., 22; grandson Robert L., 20; and [Robert’s?] son Bernard, 2.

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