BRANSON'S
NORTH CAROLINA
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
FOR 1867-8
(Contributed by Ellen
A. Williams, Swan Quarter, N.C.)
CONTAINING FACTS, FIGURES,
NAMES AND LOCATIONS,
REVISED AND CORRECTED
ANNUALLY
A Directory is on the
principle of a Railroad.
It shortens Time and
Space, and greatly facilitates Business Transactions.
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RALEIGH: BRANSON & JONES, PUBLISHERS
(SUCCESSORS TO BRANSON,
FARRAR &CO.)
NO. 15, Fayetteville Street
HYDE COUNTY
Population in 1860 . . . . . . 7,732
County Seat - Swan Quarter
COUNTY OFFICERS
Attorney, -------- Clerk County Court, Geo. L. Swindell Clerk Superior Court, W. G. Jarvis Chairman County Court, -------- Clerk and M. in Eq., -------- Coroner, John Bateman Register, -------- Sheriff, George Credell Surveyor, -------- Standard Keeper, -------- Trustee, George V. Credell
HOTELS & BOARDING HOUSES
Balance, J.S.C., Swan Quarter Lewis, John D., Swan Quarter
CHURCHES AND PASTORS
Christian, Bap., Sladesville, Sam'l. Davis Episcopalian, Lake Land., S.S. Barbour Hard Shell Baptist, Fairfield, Albert Cartwright Methodist, Sladesville, W. H. Moore Lake Landing, Meth., W. H. Moore
MERCHANTS
Benson, Reuben, Lake Comfort Blackwell, Edward L., Fairfield Ballance & Credle, Swan Quarter Hoover, Fdward, Sladesville Gibbs, Henry L., Middleton Midyett, John S., General Agent Gibbs, James, Middleton Mayhew, B. F., Lake Landing Midyett, B. J., Lake Landing Nathan, John L., Middleton Rowe, Bryan, Fairfield Robinson, J. D., Lake Landing Watson, James M., Swan Quarter Wabab, Henry W., Sladesville Wahab & Warren, Sladesville Watson & Davis, Sladesville
LAWYERS
Beckwith, Nat., Lake Landing Carter, D. M., Fairfield
MILLS AND MILL OWNERS
Grist, Burgess, proprietor Grist, Clark, proprietor Steam Saw, Sladesville, A. J. Smith Steam Saw, Fairfield, B.M. Carter Steam Saw, Fairfield, John Mann
MINISTERS
Barbour, S. S., Lake Landing, Epis. Cartwright, Fairfield, Prim. Bap. Davis, Saml., Sladesville, Chris. Bap. Farrow, Hesekiah, Sladesville, Meth. Hill, T. H., Sladesville, Meth. Meekins, Zion F., Sladesville, Meth. Moore, W. H., Lake Landing, Meth.
PHYSICIANS
Bonner, W. N., Middleton Haughton, --------, Fairfield Hodges, George W., Sladesville Murray, M. M., Lake Landing Ross, Henry, Sladesville Shanklin, Wm., Middleton Winkley, Sam'l., Lake Landing
POST OFFICES & POST MASTERS
Fairfield, -------- Lake Landing, D. M. Watson Middleton, Susan Midgett Sladesville, Mrs. Caroline B. Tooley Swan Quarter, --------
Source: Branson's North Carolina Business Directory for 1867-8, Raleigh: Branson & Jones, Publishers
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