McNAIRY COUNTY, TN - MISCELLANEOUS - 1860-1861 Business Directory ============================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping, with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic Pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Edward R. Harrell edharrell3@aol.com ================================================================ A Gazetteer and Business Directory consists of information pertaining to some of the communities in the state. Some have the population of the community along with the year it was established, the geographical direction and distance from another city or community, along with the name of its business people and their occupation. Others may include the date the post office was established, but not the community. Some communities though, have submitted very little information. The information contained herein, on the counties of McNairy, Chester and Hardeman has been extracted from The Tennessee Gazetteer and Business Directory for the years indicated from each section. We hope you find it useful in learning more about each community, its people and their occupation. And from this new information we can learn more about county history. Masseyville and Montezuma are included since they were once a part of McNairy County but later became part of Chester County when it was established in 1875. "Wild Goose" or Enville (as it is known today) is included because it is on the county line of both Chester and McNairy countlies Pocahontas is included because of its proximity to McNairy County, even though it is in Hardeman County. Edward Harrell 1860-1861 Adamsville A post village of McNairy County, situated east from Purdy, the capital of the county, and near its eastern line. Anderson's Store A post office of McNairy County, in the south-western part of the state. Monterey A post village in McNairy County, in the south-western part of the state, about 180 miles south-west from Nashville. Montezuma A post village in McNairy County, in the south-western part of the state, situated at the junction of Sugar and Turkey creeks, and on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, north-west from Purdy, the capital of the county. Population, 220. Post Office established in 1836. A. B. McKinnon, postmaster. There is a Cumberland Presbyterian and Methodist church, one academy and a library association, one masonic lodge, five general stores and two groceries, three flouring mills and two saw mills, two hotels, one lumber yard, several resident planters and various trades and professions. Business directory: Wm. Barnett, carriage and wagon maker; E. S. Burkhead, carriage and wagon maker; A. M. Burton, general merchant; Wm. Cason, planter; James N. Conner, school teacher; J. W. Estes, sewing machine agent; Randolph Estes & Co., general merchants; E. Q. Ferrell, hotel proprietor; James A. and S. M. Fry, flouring and saw mill and lumber yard; S. M. Fry, physician and planter; J. C. Hollis, justice of pea-ce; Hollis & Cason, general merchants; Richard Jackson, chair manufacturer; S. J. Jackson, blacksmith; W. R. James, grocer; J. J. Johnson, planter; John M. Johnson, planter and surveyor; Joseph Johnson, planter; Ra-nsom Lee, stone and brick mason; Thomas W. Luther, cabinet maker; R. T. McIntire, flouring mill; A. H. McKinnon, general merchant, sewing machine agent and justice of the peace; Montezuma Lodge No. 83. I. O. O. F.; Montezuma Lodge No. 222, Masonic; J. D. Ozment, blacksmith; A. B. Patterson, grocer; J. W. Perkins, druggist and physician; J. Phillips, cabinet maker; J. I. Rodgers, bookseller, saddle and harness maker; Wm. Russell, brick mason and proprietor brick yard; A. Q. Simmons, boot and shoe maker; J. S. Smithson, saddle and harness maker; D. M. Spencer, physician; W. E. Stewart & Co., general merchants; John Tillmon, flouring and saw mill; W. T. Wade, daguerre-typist; S. D. Wamble, carpenter and dealer in stoves and tin ware; W. T. Weaver, boot and shoe maker. Purdy A post village and capital of McNairy County in the south-western part of the state, situated at the head of a branch of Hatchie River and on the dividing ridge between the tributaries of the Tennessee and Mississippi rivers, 4 miles east from the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, 150 miles south-west from Nashville, 100 miles east from Memphis, and is connected by stage line with Corinth and Waynesboro. Population, 500. Seventh District, 1500. Post Office established at organization of county. S. D. Pace, post-master. In addition to the public buildings of the county, it contains a Baptist, Methodist and Cumberland Presbyterian church, one collegiate institute and a female seminary projected and incorporated, one masonic lodge, one weekly newspaper, The Whig Banner, published by Isaac Nash, nine stores of various kinds, several steam flouring and saw mills in the vicinity, one hotel and a variety of trades and professions. County Officers Sheriff, Wm. D Joplin; County Court Clerk, Joseph Walker; circuit Clerk, Milton H. Johnson; Register, Benj. Wright; Ranger, S. D. Pace; Coroner, Wm. Rulman. Business directory: Daniel Barry, physician; John Bell, carpenter; P. H. Braden, grocer; P. H. Braden & Son, hotel proprietors; J. J. Badley, blacksmith; A. G. Camp, jewelry, watches, clocks, &c; S. J. Chaney, druggist and physician; E. T. Dodd & Son, blacksmiths; Webster Gill, physician; Miss M. Gullett, milliner and dress maker; Miss R. H. Halpin , principal female school; R. B. Harris, physician; J. S. Holman, blacksmith; A. Houston, attorney at law; I. F. Huddleston, attorney at law; E. C. Hunt, justice of the peace; F. Hunt, attorney at law; M. H. Johnson, livery stable; Wm. C. Kendal, druggist and physician; C. C. Luter, planter; James F. Mahoney, attorney at law; Isaac W. Nash, publisher, Whig Banner; Issac W. Nash, book and job printer; Mrs. __Rains, baker and confectioner; Mrs.__ Riddle, milliner and dress maker; C. Shull, livery stable; J. R. Straton, cabinet maker; Patty Swan, baker and confectioner; Walker & Warren, grocers; S. L. Warner, editor, Whig Banner, Wilkerson & Bro., fa-ncy goods, Yankee notions, etc; W. S. Wisdom, broker; Whig Banner, Isaac Nash, publisher, D. M. Wisdom and S. L. Warner, editors; D. M. Wisdom; editor, Whig Banner. Ridgeway A post village of McNairy County, in the south-western part of the state, about 140 miles from Nashville. Rose Creek A post village of McNairy County, in the south-western part of the state, about 140 miles south-west from Nashville. Stantonville A small post village of McNairy County, in the south- western part of the state, situated on Clear Creek. Population, 50. District 800. Post Office established in 1848. Thomas R. Beck, postmaster. In the vicinity is a Christian church and select school, one general store, one tannery, and several resident planters. Business directory: T. R. Beck, planter; I. H. Brackin, planter; M. Brooks, planter; John Cobb, saddle and harness maker; D. Codgell, planter; G. Cowin, boot and shoe maker; B. G. East, planter and justice of peace; A. H. Farnsworth, principal of select school; R. W. Jones, carriage and wagon maker; Jones & Austin, blacksmiths and plow makers; J. C. McConnell, physician; A. McKenzie, justice of peace; Rev. R. W. Meeks(Christian); S. M. Perkins, planter; M. V. Roberts, constable; John W. Veal, tanner; S. Winningham, general store. Tatesville A post office of McNairy County, in the south-western part of the state, about 130 miles west-south-west from Nashville.