Charity Wiggins Dies in Birmingham at 102
Wiggins, mother of Blind Tom, the renowned Black musician, died Monday night in Birmingham of heart failure. Her body was taken by her daughter to Columbus, Georgia, for burial. She was 102 years old.
27 Nov 1902
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Newspaper
Watauga Democrat
Location
Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1902
Page
1
Wiggins, mother of Blind Tom, the renowned Black musician, died Monday night in Birmingham of heart failure. Her body was taken by her daughter to Columbus, Georgia, for burial. She was 102 years old.
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