Braswell R. Winstead once owned the lot at the southeast corner of Green and Pender Streets on which J.D. and Eleanor P. Reid later built their two-story house. In May 1897, Winstead sold a 15 by 64 1/2 strip of land at the rear of the property to George D. Green. A note at the bottom of the deed of sale states “The Piece of land deeded hereby is now enclosed in lot held by the Brinkley family.”

Deed book 45, page 62, Wilson County Register of Deeds, Wilson, N.C.

The Brinkley family was probably: in the 1900 census of Wilson, Wilson County: Dick Brinkley, 65; wife Charolott, 49, cook; son Hilliard, 29; and daughters Nancy, 27, school teacher, and Bettie, 23, nurse.