Branson Country Directory for the year 1867-1868 - Columbus County, NC - Misc. Submitted by Martina Simmons , July 1999 North Carolina, Columbus County, NC All rights reserved, 1999. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To Search: Ctrl + F Columbus County per Branson Country Directory for the year 1867-1868. Population in 1860: 8, 567 County Officers: Clerk Superior Court..........Isaac Jackson Coroner................................Murdock Frazier Commissioners...................Haynes Lennon, Ch; James High, Josiah Maultsby, Dempsey Coleman, D D Campbell Register of Deeds...............B W Smith Surveyor................................C C Gore Sheriff....................................V V Richardson Standard Keeper..................W J Taylor Solicitor 4th district...............John A Richardson Treasurer................................Francis Lennon Churches and Pastors Bolton (Meth); Duncan's (Meth); Fair Bluff (Meth), Flemington (Meth); Liberty (Meth); Pine Log (Meth); Piraway (Meth); Shiloh (Meth); Swindal's (Meth); Whiteville (Meth); Beaver Dam, Joshua Sowls (Bapt); Cherry Grove, Joshua Sowls (Bapt); Cross Road, Haynes Lennon (Bapt); Iron Hill, CrossRoads (Bapt); Mount Sinai, Joshua Sowls (Bapt); Mount Moriah, John P Lennon (Bapt); Mount Tabor, Joshua Sowls (Bapt); Macedonia, J W Gore (Bapt); Pleasant Hill, D N Gore (Bapt); Pleasant Plains, G W Hill (Bapt); Porter Swamp, G W Hill (Bapt); Sweet Home, D J Ray (Bapt); Seven Creeks, N Millican (Bapt); Whiteville, Haynes Lennon (Bapt); Western Prong, G W Hill (Bapt); Waccamaw, Mission Station (Bapt) Hotels and Boarding Houses Whitevile Hotel, Whiteville, Mills Howell Flemington Hotel, Flemington, Mrs. M A Brother Lawyers Wllis, J W, Whiteville George, F, Whiteville Maultsby, J A, Whiteville Price, Mouzan, Whiteville Stanly, W J, Whiteville Manufacturers Wines, Whiteville, D P High & Co Wines, Whiteville, A J Banter Wines, Whiteville, J B Stanley Wines, Whiteville, Maxwell & Co Wines, Bogue, Edwards & Hall Spirit Barrels, Whiteville, H C Rockwell Spirit Barrels, Fair Blluff, Smith & Toon Wagons and Buggies, Whiteville, M J Young Wagons and Buggies, Whiteville, W J Taylor Shingles, Flemington, D L Leeds Shingles, Flemington, D D Barber Turpentine Dis, Flemington, W H Chancy & Bro Turp Dis, Bogue, Jackson & Brooks Turp Dis, Bogue, Edwards and Hall Turp Dis, Horse Shoe, T M Smith Turp Dis, Whiteville, Thompson, Hughes and Co Turp Dis, Whiteville, J F Butler & Co Turp Dis, Whiteville, Rockwell & Spivey Turp Dis, Whiteville, Haynes & Co Turp Dis, Whiteville, J H Summersett Turp Dis, Whiteville, Maxwell & Co Turp Dis, Whiteville, Owen Smith & Co Turp Dis, Whiteville, H C Rockwell Turp Dis, Peacock's Store, W H Toon Turp Dis, Peacock's Store, Lennon & Collier Turpentine Distilery, Peacock's Store, Jennings & Co Turp Dis, Grist's, M M Walker Turp Dis, Grist's, A F & J M Powell Turp Dis, Cerro Gordo, J E Buill & Co Turp Dis, Cerro Gordo, B T Barden Turp Dis, Fair Bluff, Smith & Toon Turp Dis, Fair Bluff, D Coleman Merchants Butler, J T & Co, Whiteville - GS Barden, J J & Bro, Cerro Gorda -GS Buie, J E & Co, Cerro Gorda, GS Barden, B F, Cerro Gorda, GS Brewer & Brenton, Fair Bluff -Liq Chancy, W H & Bro, Flemington -GS Coleman & Williamson, Cerro Gordo -Liq Coleman (D) & Co, Fair Bluff -GS Edwards & Hall, Bogue -GS Flinn, G W, Bogue -GS Faulk, Issac, Fair Bluff -Liq Haynes & Co, Whiteville -GS Howell Mills, Whiteville - Liq Hinson, J L & Bro, Whiteville -GS Harrell, David J, Whiteville - Liq Joyner, R T, Whiteville - GS & Liq Jackson & Brooks, Bogue - GS Jennings & Co, Peacock's Store - GS Lennon & Colyer, Peacock's Store - GS Memory, T S, Whiteville - GS Maxwell & Co, Whiteville - GS Powell, J W & AF, Grist's - GS Pate, G G, Cerro Gorda -Liq Powell, R M, Fairbluff -GS Rockwell, H C, Whiteville - GS Rockwell & Spivey, Whiteville - GS Register, John, Whiteville - GS & Liq Summersett, J H, Whiteville, - GS Smith, T M, Horse Shoe -GS Smith & Toon, Fair Bluff -GS Thompson, Hughes & Co, Whiteville - GS Toon, H H, Peacock's Store - GS Wooten, E W, Whiteville - GS Williamson, (J & A D) & Co - GS Ministers Gore, D N, Peacock's Store (Bapt) Gore, J W, Cerro Gorda (Bapt) Haynes Lennon, Cerro Gorda (Bapt) Hill, G W, Whiteville (Bapt) Lennon, J P, Green Swamp (Bapt) Millican, N, Whiteville (Bapt) Ray, D J, Whiteville (Bapt) Sowls, Joshua, Fair Bluff (Bapt) Physicians Campbell, S J, Cerro Gorda Jackson, Isaac, Whiteville Morrison, M R, Whiteville McGougan, J M, Fair Bluff McPhail, T D, Cerro Gorda Wyche, C G, Whiteville Post offices and Post Masters Bogue, Mrs. J J Edwards Cerro Gorda, John Campbell Fair Bluff, Joshua Waddell Flemington, Charnes Chancy Grist's, Mrs. M M Walker Peacock's Store, Enoch Hannon Whiteville, H C Moffitt Schools Whiteville Acad, Whiteville, A J Butner Prominent Farmers W M Bladwin, 3,737 acres; Samuel Bright 2,076; F George 3,196; L. George 679; David George 422; G Pridgen, 1,320; J C Powee, 850; W R Richardson 272; James High 640; Wm Ward, 5, 050; T.S. Memory 1,662; R M McRackan, 2,695; F Lennon 1,121; Wright Lennon, 810; A J Troy, 950, J H Gore 6,000; H C Smith, 1,570; J.S. Cox, 2,520; John Meares, 1,300; and S W Smith 800. (all of the above are in Whiteville) A F Powell, 1,718 in Grist's D F Williamson, 2,887; W W Brown 554; both in Cerro Gorda J M McGougan 657; D Coleman 1,630; both in Fair Bluff O H Powell 1, 186 in Bogue Surface: Level, Sandy, and in places swampy; soil good Staples: Cotton, Corn, Lumber and Naval Stores ©1999 Jerome Smith, Columbus County Coordinator Columbus County, North Carolina, USA All rights reserved. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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