Hopkins CO. TX - Bussinesses in Sulphur Bluff From: June E. Tuck ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Research Files of June E. Tuck Sulphur Buff, Hopkins County, Texas (Spelled as was recorded - R. L. Polk Directories) Sulphur Bluff - 1884-46 - It contains a steam grist mill, 3 cotton gins, 3 churches and a school. Ships cotton and live stock. Population 250. Mail, semi-weekly L. W, Caldwell - physician A. R. Cunningham - carpenter Davis & Bro. - cotton gin D. A. Dawson - cotton gin J. H. Hargrave - general store R. G. Harrington - physician J. E. Hopkins - cotton gin Joseph Julson - blacksmith Reuben Miller - blacksmith W. S. Posey - physician W. S. Posey a & Son - General store Sulphur Lumber Co., Wm. Buchanan, Pres., J. H. Bemis, Vice-Pres., T. W. Buchanan, Sec. & Treas. (W. S. Posey was listed twice this way.) Sulphur Bluff - 1890 -91 - It contains 2 steam grist mills and cotton gins, 2 churches and a school. Population 500. Mail, tri-weekly, D. T. Lake, postmaster L. W. Caldwell - physician G. A. Hinnant - general store D. T. Lake - Stationery and Notions C. A. Posey & Bro. - general store W. S. Posey - physician Posey & Smith - grist mill and gin Staten & Hopkins - grist mill and gin Joseph Tolsen - blacksmith Sulphur Bluff - 1914-15 - Has a Baptist Church and two Methodist Churches, a bank, Telephone connection. J. W. St. Clair, postmaster. Population 350 Mrs. Ellen Brinton - hotel B. S. Colley - blacksmith First State Bank (Capital $20,000.) J. M. Fleming, Pres.; C. E. Mahaffey, Vice Pres.; O.H. Mahaffey, Cashier Wm. H. Gardner - physician John L. E. Gray - meats and restaurant Zelda Harris - notions Harris & Colley - farm implements D. B. Hedrick - men^Òs furnishings and grocer W. A. Hinnant - general store J. F. Long - cotton gin and grist mill L. L. Long - blacksmith Mrs. M. E. Moors - telephone exchange J. W. St. Clair - furniture and general store L. L. Shoffit & Co. - garage George Stephens - physician Stephens & Harris - drugs and grocers Sulphur Oil & Gas Co. Frank A. White - physician Postmaster of Sulphur Bluff Robert Hargrave - Est. May 12, 1849, office discontinued June 25, 1867, reestablished Aug. 1, 1867 Robert Hargrave - August 1, 1867 Eugene Potts - May 12, 1870 John H. Keith - June 27, 1870 John H. Hargrave - Sept. 25, 1871 George A. Hinnant - April 15, 1879 Charles A. Posey - April 5, 1880 Daniel T. Lake - July 18, 1881 George A. Hinnant - Jan. 13, 1892 Francis A. Shrode - Sept. 11, 1897 James W. St. Clair - Jan. 19, 1899 William B. Adams - Nov. 1, 1915 Benjamin W. Ellison - Aug. 24, 1920 Gorden S. Barker - Ap. 2, 1923 Post Office employees - Winnie Barker -Asst. Postmaster, Ward O. Barker, rural carrier, Rt. 1