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Vernon Ferdinand Dahmer, Sr.
 
By Cosmos Mariner, June 20, 2025
Vernon Ferdinand Dahmer, Sr. Memorial
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1 ► Mississippi, Forrest County, Hattiesburg — Vernon Ferdinand Dahmer, Sr. — March 10, 1908 — January 10, 1966 —
On Main Street at Batson Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Native of Kelly Settlement community, Forrest County. Landowner, farmer, grocer, saw and plane mill operator, employer, church music director, and father of eight. Multi-term President of the Forrest County Branch of the National Association for . . . — — Map (db m292900) HM
2 ► Mississippi, Forrest County, Hattiesburg — Vernon F. Dahmer, Sr. —
On Monroe Road 0.2 miles south of Bay Springs Road when traveling south.
Vernon Dahmer (1908-1966), a farmer, businessman, and Civil Rights leader widley known for his belief that "if you don't vote, you don't count" was killed here defending his home and family from a gunfire and firebomb attack on January 10, 1966. . . . — — Map (db m176297) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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