John David Pegram of Sanford, N.C., was superintendent of the Johnson County Department of Public Welfare, coordinator for the Lee County Council on Aging, disability determination specialist with the North Carolina Department of Welfare, and coordinator for the North Carolina Council on Mental Retardation. He and his wife, Mildred W. Pegram, were active in the Methodist Church and in various service and social clubs.
From the guide to the John D. Pegram Papers, 1880s-1970s, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)