Monday, March 28, 2016

Roberdel Man Who Couldn't Serve in Civil War Because of Heart and High Blood Pressure, Turns 86 This Year, 1922

From the March 2, 1922 issue of the Rockingham Post-Dispatch
Mr. G.M. Rainwaters of Roberdel is another citizen upon whom age sits lightly. He will be 86 July 28th but from his appearance and movements one would not think he was even three score and ten. In the Civil War he was turned down on account of his heart and high blood pressure—and folks who now be uneasy about their blood pressure might take reassurance from the age of this octogenarian.


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