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.
——
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).
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.
Wilson Times, 9 April 1918.
Wilson Daily Times, 14 March 1919.
——
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.
