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Rebecca Winborne

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Rebecca Winborne

Birth
Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina, USA
Death
23 Jul 1918 (aged 86)
Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina, USA
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Folk Figure. Dubbed "The Betsy Ross of the Confederacy." She made her first flag out of flour sacks. The seven-star design, twelve by fifteen inches, was adopted by the Confederate Congress on March 4, 1861.
Folk Figure. Dubbed "The Betsy Ross of the Confederacy." She made her first flag out of flour sacks. The seven-star design, twelve by fifteen inches, was adopted by the Confederate Congress on March 4, 1861.

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  • Originally Created by: Laurie
  • Added: Apr 24, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8674307/rebecca-winborne: accessed ), memorial page for Rebecca Winborne (22 Nov 1831–23 Jul 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8674307, citing Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.