- Charles Darden
Charles H. Darden, a blacksmith turned undertaker, was Wilson’s leading African-American businessman in turn-of-the-century Wilson.
- Sylvester Seabury
- Mike Taylor
Mike Taylor was the son of Abi Taylor, above.
- Jesse Jones
- Hilliard Ellis
- James Artist
- George Artice
- Fred Davis
Fred M. Davis was a Missionary Baptist minister.
- Daniel Battle
- Henry Newsom
- Ben Bell
- Austin Linsey
- Anthony Gay
- Louisa Everett
- Dempsy Speight
- Mittie Smith
- Dudly Smith
- Richard Knight
- Charles Darden
- Patrick Williamson
- Small Blount
- Caesar Wooten
Caesar Wooten murdered Mittie Strickland during an argument on Vance Street near the railroad track, launching a four-year manhunt.
- Charles Bynum
- Bettie Privett
- Alice Privett
In November 1888, Charles Bynum was tried and convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of Henry Privett, brother of his girlfriend Bettie Privett.
Mack Bynum was the father of Charles Bynum, above.
Wilson Mirror, 26 December 1888.