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Judge Oscar Ogburn Efird

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Judge Oscar Ogburn Efird

Birth
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Death
13 Mar 1974 (aged 82)
Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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The Honorable Oscar O. Efird was a native of Winston, North Carolina. He graduated with honors from Roanoke College in 1912. After receiving his master's degree from Princeton University, he worked briefly with his father in Winston. A decision to enter the legal profession prompted him to enter Harvard Law School, where her received his LL.B. in 1919.

Judge Efird joined the law faculty of the University of North Carolina where he taught for two years before beginning his law practice in Winston-Salem. At age 35, he was named judge of Forsyth County court and received seven two-years commissions from subsequent governors of North Carolina. He was the youngest judge of comparable jurisdiction in the state.

Judge Efird was a lifelong member of the Lutheran Church. In his retirement years he compiled and published a definitive family genealogy. He was a generous and loyal supporter of his alma mater, and was president of the Isaak Walton league and the North Carolina Skeet Shooting Association. He was a charter member of the Forsyth county junior bar association, the Forsyth country bar associate, and the North Carolina, North Carolina State, and American Bar Associations. Judge Efird also belonged to the Sons of the American Revolution and was an active Rotarian.

The Honorable Oscar O. Efird received the Roanoke College Medal on May 9, 1970 for his life of productiveness and significance, as well as his distinctive service and professional achievements. He married Frances Kathrina Susan Koiner on September 9, 1920.

[from the Roanoke College website, and submitted by Frank Greenbaum]

For more about the Efird family see the book "The History and Genealogy of the Efird Family" by Oscar Ogburn Efird, 1964.

[Submitted by Stokes, #49424831]
The Honorable Oscar O. Efird was a native of Winston, North Carolina. He graduated with honors from Roanoke College in 1912. After receiving his master's degree from Princeton University, he worked briefly with his father in Winston. A decision to enter the legal profession prompted him to enter Harvard Law School, where her received his LL.B. in 1919.

Judge Efird joined the law faculty of the University of North Carolina where he taught for two years before beginning his law practice in Winston-Salem. At age 35, he was named judge of Forsyth County court and received seven two-years commissions from subsequent governors of North Carolina. He was the youngest judge of comparable jurisdiction in the state.

Judge Efird was a lifelong member of the Lutheran Church. In his retirement years he compiled and published a definitive family genealogy. He was a generous and loyal supporter of his alma mater, and was president of the Isaak Walton league and the North Carolina Skeet Shooting Association. He was a charter member of the Forsyth county junior bar association, the Forsyth country bar associate, and the North Carolina, North Carolina State, and American Bar Associations. Judge Efird also belonged to the Sons of the American Revolution and was an active Rotarian.

The Honorable Oscar O. Efird received the Roanoke College Medal on May 9, 1970 for his life of productiveness and significance, as well as his distinctive service and professional achievements. He married Frances Kathrina Susan Koiner on September 9, 1920.

[from the Roanoke College website, and submitted by Frank Greenbaum]

For more about the Efird family see the book "The History and Genealogy of the Efird Family" by Oscar Ogburn Efird, 1964.

[Submitted by Stokes, #49424831]


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  • Added: Sep 9, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76260712/oscar_ogburn-efird: accessed ), memorial page for Judge Oscar Ogburn Efird (12 Jan 1892–13 Mar 1974), Find a Grave Memorial ID 76260712, citing Salem Cemetery, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by isabel (contributor 46810993).