Ashe County, North Carolina
1868 Branson's Directory
Population in 1860...... 7,956
County Seat: Jefferson
County Officers
Attorney, ______
Clerk County Court: R. T. Hardin
Clerk Superior Court: J. B. Parsons
Chairman County Court:______
Clerk and Master in Equity: ______
Register: ______
Sheriff: Wm. Latham
Surveyor: ________
Standard Keeper: _____
Trustee: Wm. Latham
Colleges and Schools
Jefferson Academy, Jefferson
Hotels & Boarding Houses
Jefferson Hotel, Jas. M. Gentry, Prop'r
Lawyers
Neal, Q. F., Jefferson
Todd, J. W., Jefferson
Merchants
Brown & Brown, Helton
Hamilton (G. H.) & Thomas (W. P.), Jefferson
Neal, Benjamin, Jefferson
Needham, Jessie, Horse Creek
Trivell, S. Jefferson
Waugh, S. C. & N. H., Jefferson
Wilbar, J. R., Jefferson
Worth, David, North Fork
Cattle Dealers
Hamilton (G. H.) & Thomas (W. P.), Jefferson
Ministers
Miller, C. R., Methodist, Jefferson
Wagg, James, Methodist, Jefferson
Baldwin,, W. N., Baptist, Jefferson
Mills and Mill Owners
Bower's Mill, Jefferson, S. C. Bower, Proprietor
Hamilton's Mill, Jefferson, Geo. H. Hamilton, Proprietor
Perkins' Mill, Helton, Johnson Perkins, Proprietor
Worth's Mill, North Fork, Daniel Worth, Prop.
Physicians
Foster, E. F., Jefferson
Gentry, L. C. Jefferson
Rhea, R. C., Helton
Wagg, James, Jefferson
Wilcox, J. O., North Fork
Post Offices & Post Masters
Jefferson, E. C., Bartlett
Helton, A. C. Jones
Gap Creek, Wm. Laws
North Fork, David Worth