Where we worked, 1922 — M.

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 twelfth 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.

  • Mack, Luther, chauffeur, 912 Washington
  • Magette, Oscar, tobacco worker, 713 Stantonsburg Road
  • Malloy, Vance, fireman, 612 Darden Alley
  • Marable, Oliver, gardener, 707 Robinson [Roberson]
  • Marshall, Annie, cook, 507 West Hines
  • Martin, George, electrician, 112 South Reid
  • Martin, James H., porter, 112 South Reid
  • Mason, Melvin, tobacco worker, 110 Manchester
  • Mathay, Maggie, domestic, 406 Maury
  • Mayfield, Ella, tobacco worker, 518 East Nash
  • Mayfield, James, tobacco worker, 518 East Nash
  • Mayflower The, barbers, 109 East Nash, Levi Jones proprietor
  • Melton, Mollie, domestic, 900 Mercer
  • Mercer, Annie, domestic, 104 Manchester
  • Mercer, Caroline, tobacco worker, 300 Stantonsburg Road
  • Mercer, Delia, domestic, 104 Manchester
  • Mercer, Isaac, tobacco worker, 314 Hackney
  • Mercer, LeRoy, driver, 404 Reed [Reid]
  • Mercy, Sarah, tobacco worker, 601 South Spring
  • Merrick, Lee, painter, 527 Church
  • Merrick, Lula, domestic, 527 Church
  • Merritt, Lula, laundress, 201 Stantonsburg Road
  • Mincey, John, tobacco worker, 500 Stantonsburg Road
  • Mincey, Olivia, domestic, 500 Stantonsburg Road
  • Mincheau, Mattie, domestic, 650 Wiggins
  • Mincheau, William, laborer, 650 Wiggins
  • Mitchell, Albert, tobacco worker, 540 East Nash
  • Mitchell, David, mill hand, 408 Whitley
  • Mitchell, Ella, laundress, 310 Mercer
  • Mitchell, Ernest, chauffeur, 501 Warren
  • Mitchell, Eva, dressmaker, 540 East Nash
  • Mitchell, Floyd, butler, 511 Warren
  • Mitchell, Floyd, carpenter, 540 East Nash
  • Mitchell, Judge, laborer, 116 Manchester
  • Mitchell, Lester, student, 540 East Nash
  • Mitchell, Lizzie, laundress, 501 Warren
  • Mitchell, Lucy, laundress, 511 Warren
  • Mitchell, Severine, student, 540 East Nash
  • Mitchell, Walter, laborer, 602 East Green
  • Mitchner, William A., physician 557 East Nash (2nd floor), 533 East Nash
  • Monroe, C.H., barber Five Points Settlement, Pender
  • Moore, Aleck F., barber, 314 Stantonsburg Road
  • Moore, Andrew, porter, 520 Church
  • Moore, Andrew J.C., grocer, 713 South Goldsboro
  • Moore, Ellen, domestic, 610 South Lodge
  • Moore, Emma, domestic, 640 Wiggins
  • Moore, Henry, tobacco worker, 606 Railroad
  • Moore, James, porter, 520 Church
  • Moore, John, farmer, 520 Church
  • Moore, Lelia, tobacco worker, 306 Pender
  • Moore, Lee A., insurance, 803 East Nash
  • Moore, Mary, domestic, 204 West Lee
  • Moore, Mary, laundress, 314 Stantonsburg Road
  • Moore, Mattie, domestic, 520 Church
  • Moore, Mattie E., cook, 702 South Lodge
  • Moore, May, tobacco worker, 606 Railroad
  • Moore, Pearl, hair dresser, 709 Suggs
  • Moore, Samuel, porter, 640 Wiggins
  • Moore, Sidney, laborer, 606 Railroad
  • Moore, Thomas, laborer, 606 Railroad
  • Morning, Della, cook, 516 Banks
  • Morning, Fannie, domestic, 516 Banks
  • Morris, Archie, barber, 607 East Green
  • Morrison, Lula, domestic, 501 South Railroad
  • Moses, Alice, laundress, 105 Manchester
  • Moses, Frank, laborer, 614 Railroad
  • Moses, Minnie, cook, 614 Railroad
  • Moss, Gertrude, domestic, 614 East Green
  • Moss, Walter, carpenter, 614 East Green
  • Mount Zion Holiness Church, Lodge near Walnut, Rev. J.G. Branch pastor
  • Murphy, Bethel, laborer, 317 South Goldsboro
  • Murphy, George, laborer, 214 South East
  • Murphy, Lucinda, laundress, 214 South East
  • Murray, Ella, domestic, 604 Park

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