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Brownsville "Colored" Population in the 1872/1873 Directory

abstracted from: Brownsville City Directory 1872/1873

  Abbreviations  
ab = above al = alley agent= n.e. = northeast ag't = agent
ass't = assistant av = avenue bds = boards
clk = clerk col'd = colored com mer = commission
cor = corner e = east lab = laborer
mnfr =. manufacturer manf'g = manufacturing mer = merchant
n = north n.e. = northeast ag't = agent nr = near
n.w. = northwest pres't = president P.O. = postoffice
r = rear r = rear  
s = south sec = secretary s.e.= southeast
sq = square sup't = superintendent s.w. = southwest

treas = treasurer

w = west wid = widow

 

Bennett, Sam (col'd) drayman, r. Washington
Bond, M. (col'd) lab. r. Jefferson 7 doors e. M. &. O. R. R.
Bond, Ned (col'd) P. r. w. Main near s. College
Bond, George (col'd) lab. r. n. Main
Bond, Jeff. (col'd) drayman r. Margin
Bradford, Ned (col'd) lab. r. Wilson cor. Hatchie
Brather, Anderson (col'd) carpenter, r. Lafayette cor. College
Brown, Thomas (col'd) barber, 14 Depot up stairs
Burns, Nat (col'd) lab. r. n. Main
Byass, Wm (col'd) lab. r. Lafayette cor. Washington
Capel, euben, (col'd) barber, r. w. Main near R. R.
Chilton, John (col'd) lab. r. w. Main cor. R. R.
Clark., Allen (col'd) lab. r. Margin near Church
Claborne, Harriett (col'd) wid. r. Lafayette cor. College
Claborne, Thos. (col'd) mec. r. Lafayette cor. College
Claborne, Robt. (col'd) mec. r. Lafayette cor College
Clemons, Nute (col'd) lab. r. College cor Hatchie
Cooper, John (col'd) lab. r. Margin foot Hatchie
Coleman, W. (col'd) lab. at Bradford & Wilson's mill
Cox, Henry, (col'd) carpenter, r. Hatchie cor. College
Currie, W. (col'd) lab. r. Lafayette cor. Washington
Day, James, (col'd) wagonmaker, r. College near Lafayette
Davis, Wm. (col'd) lab. r. in al. bet. w. Court and Hatchie
Estes, Carey, (col'd) barber, r. Park av. cor. Cherry
 Farrington, Wm (col'd) r. w. Main cor. Thomas al
Faust, J. A. (col'd) restaurant at depot near N. O. R. R.
Ferrell, Aaron (col'd) porter for R. F. Louis, 11 s. Court
Freeman, Dick (col'd) cook for Head & Sherman
Freeman, Ed. (col'd) barber, r. 25 w. Court square
Gause, Jack, (col'd) lab. r. n. Main
Gracey, Jackson (col'd) drayman, r. Raidroad near College
Griggs, John (col'd) lab. r. Bradford av
Hamon, Lewis, (col'd) machinist, r. Bradford av
Hamon, Lewis, (col'd) blacksmith, Hatchie cor. w. Main
Howell, Walter, (col'd) hostler, r. Jackson cor. e. Main
Jones, Chess. (col'd) lab. r. Margin near Railroad
Jones, Page, (col'd) lab. r. w. Main cor. Railroad
Leigh, Wm. (col'd) lab. r. n. Main
Leigh, Wm. (col'd) lab. at Bradford & Wilson's mill
Longley, Robert, (col'd) barber shop under C. H. ( C.H. ? means courthouse?  bb)
Maclin, Tom (col'd) r. w. Main near s. College
Mann, P. (col'd) barber shop under C. H.
Mann, Pinch, (col'd) lab. r. rear Male College
Moore, H. (col'd) minister, Depot 4 doors s. depot
Nixon, (col'd) H. grocer, Depot near Jefferson
Odell, Sam (col'd) blacksmith, r. Hatchie cor. w. Main
Read, Wm (cold) (ic) lab. r. w. Main
Read, Jim (col'd) lab. r. w. Main cor. S. College
Read, Douglass, (col'd) mec. r. w. cor Railroad
Reaves, B. (col'd) carpenter, cor. Haywood and Sherman
Rhodes, F. (col'd) shoemaker, Jefferson 4 doors s. Jackson
Sanford, R. (cold) (sic) laborer, r. near Railroad
Scott, J. (col'd) school teacher, r. Monroe
Sevier, Wm. (col'd) laborer at depot
Smith, Green, (col'd) drayman, r. Margin near Railroad
Smith, H. (col'd) grocer, Hatchie av. near depot
Spruel, Oliver (cold) (sic) laborer, r. Railroad near Margin
Stynax, Thos. (cold) (sic) laborer at Bradford & wilson's mill
Taliaferro, Ed. (col'd) lab. r. Margin near R. R.
Taliaferro, Jos. (col'd) lab. r. Bradford av.
Taylor, Hark. - lab. (col'd) r. Washington cor. Lafayette
Taylor, B. - (col'd) lab. bds. on Railroad
Taylor, H. L. - (col'd) lab. Jackson cor. Washington
Taylor, D. - (col'd) steward Exchange Hotel
Taylor, J. - (col'd) waiter Exchange Hotel
Wade, Henry (col'd) porter Exchange Hotel
White, John (col'd) barber, r. Main nr. Hatchie
Williams, M. (col'd) mec. r. cor. Lafayette and Washington
Williams, James (col'd) lab. r. e. Margin nr. e. Main
Willis, Alfred, (col'd) carpenter, r. College near Church
Williams, M. (col'd) mec. r. cor. Lafayette and Washington
Williams, John (col'd) lab. r. e. Margin near e. Main
Wilks, R. (col'd) farmer, r. Haywood 1 door e. Sherman
winston, C. (col'd) restaurant, n. Main near Court
Wood, Miller (col'd) laborer r. Margin
Wood, Pat. (col'd) laborer, r. College near Depot
Woods, Sydney (col'd) wagonmaker, College near Lafayette
 

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6 Nov 2007