Wilson Times, 11 September 1896.
This, presumably, is a different William Hilliard than this one.
drayman
He yelled at her to stop.
In which a warrant is sworn out for the arrest of an African-American man who yelled at and frightened a white child standing in the path of his wagon. I have not found further reference to this “crime.”
Kinston Daily Free Press, 20 January 1903.
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- Will Farmer — probably, in the 1900 census of Wilson township, Wilson County: teamster George Farmer, 51; wife Bettie, 46; and children George N., 21, teamster; Miner, 19; Aulander, 18, drayman; Willie, 17; Johney, 15; and Emma, 12.
- Finch Mill Road
Anything that needs moving.
Wilson Daily Times, 16 January 1920.
Early in January 1920, John S. Stewart advertised the breadth of his services as a drayman. In addition to ordinary hauling, Stewart specialized in removing animal carcasses.
Hill’s Wilson, N.C., City Directory (1922).
Crushed by freight car.
Wilson Advance, 8 May 1890.
Wootten & Stevens was a furniture and undertaking firm in Wilson. William Hinnant drove a dray — a low, flat-bed wagon without sides, pulled generally by horses or mules — for the company.
George Farmer, old landmark, is dead.
Wilson Times, 9 April 1918.
The accommodating and faithful transfer man.
Wilson Daily Times, 14 March 1919.
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In the 1910 census of Wilson, Wilson County: Walter S. Mitchel, 42, mason; wife Elizabeth, 36, laundress; and children Ada, 14, and Esther, 18; plus, wagon factory laborer Oleone Brooks, 18, and laborer Henry Tart, 18.
Henry Tart registered for the World War I draft on 18 September 1918. He recorded his address as the corner of Green and Reid Streets, his birth date as 11 April 1884, and his occupation as self-employed in the transfer business. His wife Julia C[lark] Tart was his next-of-kin, and he signed his card in a neat, well-spaced hand.
Upon Henry’s death, Tart’s wife applied for Letters of Administration for her husband’s estate. She listed four surviving daughters, all minors — indeed, young children — Olivia, Julia, Josephine, and Miriam Tart.
North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [database online], http://www.ancestry.com.