The 1908 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory listed six “colored” Baptist churches in the town of Wilson:

• First Baptist, whose pastor was Rev. Fred M. Davis, was one of the predecessors of today’s Jackson Chapel First Missionary Baptist Church. Its location was described as Barnes Street near Spruce, but these streets do not intersect, and “Spruce” was perhaps a misprint for Spring Street.
• Rev. H.H. Neil was pastor of a Free Will Baptist church at the corner of Manchester and Suggs Streets.
• The Free Will Baptist at the corner of Vance and Elba Streets was the original location of Piney Grove. Its pastor, Rev. Alfred Carmen, lived in Greenville, North Carolina.
• The Missionary Baptist church at the corner of Barnes and Grace Streets was the original Jackson Chapel. (Wilson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, founded in 1910, now stands at the site.) Its pastor is listed as Rev. Fred M. Rogers, but I strongly suspect this is an error, and the church’s pastor was Rev. Fred M. Davis.
• Pilgrims Rest Primitive Baptist Church stood on Green Street at Elba Street, led by Rev. Abram Wooten.
• Rev. James G. Coppedge was pastor of Second Missionary Baptist Church near Young Springs, which was