Henry Dortress “Dickie” Marrow Jr. (1947-1970)

Henry Dortress “Dickie” Marrow Jr. Veteran

Birth

7 Jan 1947

Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina, USA

Death

12 May 1970 (aged 23)

Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina, USA

Burial

Plummer Cheatham Memorial Park

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Henry "Dickie" Marrow, Jr. was 23 when he was murdered in Oxford, North Carolina. A victim of racial violence, Marrow's life and death were the subject of historian Tim Tyson's book "Blood Done Sign My Name".

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HENRY D MARROW JR
NORTH CAROLINA
PVT US ARMY
VIETNAM
JAN 7 1947 MAY 12 1970

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Leon "Snapper Jack" Thornton

1952–2016

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Joseph Ellis Thornton Sr

1964–2017

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PFC Henry Dortress Marrow Sr

Estelle Thornton

Leon "Snapper Jack" Thornton

Joseph Ellis Thornton Sr

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