City directories offer fine-grained looks at a city’s residents at short intervals. The 1922 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., directory reveals the types of work available to African-Americans during the booming tobacco era. This post is the eighth in an alphabetical series listing all “colored” directory entries for whom an occupation was listed. The address is the resident’s home, unless a business address is noted.
- Hadley, Hattie, laundress, 607 East Nash
- Hagan, Cora, tobacco worker, 1205 Carolina
- Hagan, Dicey, domestic, 212 South East
- Hagan, Henry, laborer, 404 Spring Street Alley
- Hagan, Isaac, laborer, 409 Young’s Alley
- Hagan, John, farmer, 212 South East
- Hagan, Jonah, cook, 1205 Carolina
- Hagan, May, laundress, 409 Young’s Alley
- Hall, Bettie, tobacco worker, 901 Atlanta
- Hall, Chester, tobacco worker, 404 Spring Street Alley
- Hall, Jerre H., carpenter, 901 Atlanta [Atlantic]
- Hall, Luther, dairyman, 408 Whitley
- Hall, Purley, orderly — Wilson Sanatorium [see below]
- Hall, Rosa, laundress, 212 East Hines
- Hall, Victoria, maid, 125 Ashe
- Hanesworth, Charles, tobacco worker, 203 Stantonsburg Road
- Haney, Essie, tobacco worker, 313 Stantonsburg Road
- Haney, Minnie, tobacco worker, 313 Stantonsburg Road
- Haney, Rufus, tobacco worker, 313 Stantonsburg Road
- Haney, Sing, tobacco worker, 313 Stantonsburg Road
- Hardy, Carrie, laundress, 209 South Reid
- Hardy, Cornelius, tobacco worker, 209 South Reid
- Hargrave, Frank S., physician, 624 East Green
- Hargrave, Willie, domestic, 605 East Green
- Hargraves, Donald, barber, 1110 Carolina
- Hargraves, Duncan, carpenter, 1110 Carolina
- Hargrove, Elias S., Rev., 803 Viola
- Harper, Charles, carpenter, 1106 East Nash
- Harper, Luicinda, domestic, 1106 East Nash
- Harrell, Charles T., bricklayer, 503 Railroad
- Harrell, Grady, bellman, 411 East Green
- Harrell, Thomas, laborer, 802 South Lodge
- Harrington, Edward, section hand, 412 East Jones
- Harrington, Sarah, laundress, 514 East Nash
- Harris, Alus, grocer, 1009 Carolina, 1007 Carolina
- Harris, Bessie, laundress, 411 Young’s Alley
- Harris, David, laborer, 411 Young’s Alley
- Harris, Emma, tobacco worker, 208 East Hines
- Harris, George, laborer, 613 Stantonsburg Road
- Harris, Henry, bricklayer, 208 East Hines
- Harris, James, laborer, 208 East Hines
- Harris, James, tobacco worker, 407 East Walnut
- Harris, John, tobacco worker, 208 Manchester
- Harris, Pearl, cook, 703 East Nash
- Harrison, Lillie, cook, 531 Smith
- Harrison, Zeke, laborer, 117 Manchester
- Harvey, Love, barber, 114 East Barnes, 410 East Walnut
- Harvey, Roscoe L., barber – Love Harvey, 410 East Walnut
- Haskins, Annie, laundress, 404 South Daniel
- Haskins, Gertrude, laundress, 508 Warren
- Haskins, James, porter, 530 East Barnes
- Haskins, Lester, tobacco worker, 404 South Daniel
- Haskins, Martha, cook, 505 West Nash
- Haskins, Robert, bottler, 508 Warren
- Haskins, Sarah, laundress, 507 Hadley
- Hatcher, Thomas, bricklayer, 1002 Mercer
- Hawkins, George, laborer, 902 Viola
- Hawkins, Otha, bricklayer, 307 Elba
- Hawkins, Robert, factory hand, 215 East Spruce
- Hayes, Edward J., principal – Stantonsburg Street Public School 613 East Green
- Hayes, Ella, laundress, 505 Railroad
- Hedgepeth, Fannie, laundress, 310 East Walnut
- Hedgepeth, Jennie, cook, 104 Ashe
- Hennett, Henry, tobacco worker, 402 Spring Street Alley
- Henry, Daniel, laborer, 407 East Green
- Henry, Robert, bricklayer, 141 East Bank[s]
- Herring, Amos, laborer, 705 South Lodge
- Herring, Arthur, farmer, 616 Railroad
- Herring, Ella, laundress, 616 Railroad
- Herring, Jane, tobacco worker, 616 Railroad
- Herring, Jesse, laborer, 416 Whitley
- Herring, Mattie, domestic, 616 Railroad
- Hicks, Dolly, attendant – Dr. M.E. DuBrisette [DuBissette], East Green extended
- Higgins, Martha, laundress, 910 East Nash
- Highsmith, Neal, barber – The Mayflower, 717 Viola
- Highsmith, William J., barber – W.M. Hines, 802 East Vance
- Hill, Anna, cook, 306 Pender
- Hill, Edward, plasterer, 308 North Reid
- Hill, Henrietta, maid, 205 Pender
- Hill, James A., laborer, 610 Railroad
- Hill, John, tobacco worker, 610 Railroad
- Hill, Joseph, carpenter, 117 Ashe
- Hill, Lillie, tobacco worker, 610 Railroad
- Hill, Lula, domestic, 631 Wiggins
- Hill, Maude, laundress, 117 Ashe
- Hines, Allie, laundress, 631 Suggs
- Hines, Amos, fish [market?], 609 Stantonsburg Road
- Hines, Amos, fish, 631 Suggs
- Hines, Charles, grocer E Nash extended, 643 Wiggins
- Hines, George, porter, 631 Suggs
- Hines, Harvey, laborer, 631 Suggs
- Hines, Henry, laborer, 404 South Goldsboro
- Hines, John, laborer, 502 South Daniel
- Hines, Mary, tobacco worker, 504 Grace
- Hines, Robert, helper, 546 East Nash
- Hines, Sarah, laundress, 631 Suggs
- Hines, Sylvester, machinist, 409 Viola
- Hines, Walter S., barber 215 East Nash, 617 East Green
- Hines, William M., barber 113 South Tarboro, 615 East Green
- Hinnant, Annie, domestic, 903 Stantonsburg Road
- Hinnant, Arthur, laborer, 903 Stantonsburg Road
- Hinnant, Cora, domestic, 903 Stantonsburg Road
- Hinnant, Edward, soft drinks 825 Stantonsburg Road, 903 Stantonsburg Road
- Hinnant, Frank, porter — Dildy & Agnew, Pender corner Viola
- Hinton, Hardy, cooper, 817 Mercer
- Hinton, Maggie, maid, 107 South Carroll
- Hinton, Massie, cook, 107 South Carroll
- Hinton, Matthew, plasterer, 603 South Lodge
- Hinton, Moses, laborer 516 Smith
- Hinton, Ola, laundress, 516 Smith
- Hocutt, Ella, domestic, 616 Darden Alley
- Hodge, Frank, driver, 520 Carroll
- Hodge, Harriet, laundress, 520 Carroll
- Hodge, Isaac, tobacco worker, 407 East Green
- Hodge, Rena, domestic, 109 North East
- Horn, Arthur, laborer, 406 Spring Street Alley
- Horne, Missouri, laundress — Wilson Sanatorium, 214 Manchester
- Hoskin, Joseph, tobacco worker, 524 East Barnes
- Hotel Lynnhaven, 537 East Nash, Gertrude Adams proprietor
- Howard, Ada, domestic, 402 Whitley
- Howard, Charles, tobacco worker, Bank near Goldsboro
- Howard, John, fireman, 701 South Spring
- Howard, Lula, domestic, 906 Atlanta
- Howard, Walter, laborer, 902 East Nash
- Howell, Annie, domestic, 304 North East
- Howell, Howard, laborer, 304 North East
- Howell, William, laborer, 525 Stemmery
- Huggins, Mary, tobacco worker, 611 Gay
- Humphrey, Edward D., cooper, 707 South Goldsboro
- Hunt, Linn, helper, 510 Railroad
- Hunter, Annie, tobacco worker, 402 South Bruton
- Hunter, Edward, bottler, 1201 Washington Avenue
- Hunter, Lossie, maid, 1201 Washington Avenue
- Hurst, William M., cook – A.M. Lewis, 908 Atlantic
- Hussey, Florence, laundress, 707 East Nash
- Hutchins, Levi, tobacco worker, 513 Warren
- Hutchins, Tillie, domestic, 513 Warren
- Hyman, Bessie, domestic, 600 South Daniel
- Hyman, James, tobacco worker, 905 Robinson
- Hyman, Lea, domestic, 414 Whitley
- Hyman, Louvenia, domestic, 600 South Daniel
- Hyman, Samuel, butler, 600 South Daniel
- Ideal Pharmacy, 557 East Nash, D.C. Yancey proprietor
- Ingram, Edward, laborer 505 South Mercer
- Ingram, Jessie, cook, 111 North Rountree
- Isam, Roy, laborer, 604 South Daniel
Notes:
- Asterisk notwithstanding, Edwin Hinnant was certainly not “colored,” and was likely deeply unhappy to find himself so designated in the city directory.
- The Hotel Lynnhaven was located where Artis’ Barbershop later stood for several decades.
At right, the old Wilson Sanatorium Annex in October 2018. Its marquee is just visible above the roof of the adjacent building.
