Wilson Times, 12 May 1911.
As noted here, when Rev. Fred M. Davis, long-time pastor of First and other black Missionary Baptist churches, wasn’t in the pulpit, he ran a business selling and hanging wallpaper.
wallpaper hanger
Papered or painted, cheap and quick.
In the early years of his ministry, Rev. Fred M. Davis continued to ply his trade as a wallpaper hanger, sign painter, and interior decorator.
Wilson Advance, 8 February 1894.
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In the 1900 census of Wilson, Wilson County: Fred M. Davis, 33, paper hanger; wife Diannon, 31; children Eva M., 6, Bertha E., 5, and Fred M., 17 months; plus mother Judith Davis, 50, laundress.