Monday, September 28, 2026

7-Year-Old Dies in Fire While Parents go to Church, Sept. 27, 1926

Child Left Locked in Home Burned to Death

Gastonia—Left locked in their home by their parents, Sam Love and wife, negro couple who live on the farm of B. J. Brison, east of Clover, one negro child aged 7 was burned to death and another, aged 5 is expected to live. The house was burned to the ground while the parents attended a church meeting in another section.

From page 4 of the Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Sept. 27, 1926

newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn84026483/1926-09-27/ed-1/seq-4/

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