From the chapter concerning Wilson County in the 1890 edition of Branson’s North Carolina Business Directory:
- Bass, Joseph — in the 1880 census of Black Creek township, Wilson County: farmer Ruffus Bass, 48; wife Caroline, 35; and children Joseph, 16, Annie W., 14, Rufus, 12, Francis, 10, Simon, 7, Isadora, 5, James H., 3, and John W., 1.
- Battle, Ella
- Battle, Ada
- Clark, John H.
- Cooper, Carrie
- Cotton, James A.
- Dawson, A.D. — Alexander D. Dawson.
- Farmer, Ida M.
- Jones, A.W. — A. Wilson Jones.
- Jordan, Charlotte
- Joyner, Maggie — probably Maggie Joyner Foster.
- Moore, A.J.C. — Andrew J.C. Moore.
- Parker, Silas
- Pitt, Alsey — perhaps, in the 1880 census of Wilson, Wilson County: on Pettigrew Street, farmer William Pitts, 34; wife Violet, 25; and children Ailsey, 10, Martha, 5, Hattie, 3; and Laura, 10 months.
- Vick, Henry — W. Henry Vick.
- Winstead, B.R. — Braswell R. Winstead.