Two passengers aboard the ill–fated Titanic had connections to Person County. One survived the disaster.

Oscar Woody, son of J. Frank Woody of Roxboro, was one of five mail clerks on the ship. In their valiant efforts to save the mail by moving the sacks to upper levels out of the ever–rising waters, all were drowned.

A Mr. Cassen was also on the Titanic, returning from Lebanon to his home in Fredericksburg, Virginia.. He helped save a mother and three children as well as a lone boy. After seeing that all were lowered to and secured in a lifeboat, he floated with a life vest until being rescued. Two years later, Mr. Cassen moved to Roxboro to work with Toufielk Ammen's father in his diner, the forerunner of the Eatwell Cafe.

Visit the Titanic Room and see fascinating artifacts.