Yancey County, North Carolina

1868 Branson's Directory

Population in 1860: 8,635
County Seat: Burnsville

County Officers

Attorney: J.S. McElroy
Clerk County Court: D. M. Cowles
Clerk Superior Court: W. M. Horton
Chairman Co. Court: David Profitt
Clerk & M. in Equity: _______
Coroner _______
Register: J. L. Hyatt
Sheriff: W. E. Percy
Surveyor _________
Standard Keeper ________
Trustee ________

School

Academy, Burnsville, M. Lewis, Pres't.

Churches and Pastors

Crabtree Bap., Jacob & Thomas Silver
Pensacola, Bap.,John Wheeler
South Tar River, Bap., N. Harrison John and Antony
Jack's Creek, Meth., J. R. Patterson
Waynesville, Meth., W. H. Stevens
Cane Run, Free Will Bap., Leroy Sums and John Ammond
Egypt Free Will Bapt., Samuel Wilson and Howell Briggs
Price's Creek, Free Will Bapt., Wm. Briggs and R. Pinner
Price's Creek, Free Will Bapt., J. W. Hooker

Hotels and Boarding House

Boarding House, Burnsville, Greenwood & Williams
Hotel, Burnsville, Fenly Laws
Hotel, Burnsville, S. D. Poor

Lawyer

Wilson, R. D., Burnsville

Manufactories & Mechanics

Boon (Jeremiah) & Sons, blacksmiths, Burnsville
Marsh, J., tailor, Burnsville
Moore, W. M., tailor, Burnsville
McInturff, Robert, boot and shoe maker, Burnsville
Robertson, John, Tanner, Burnsville
Parrott, G. B., cabinet maker and house carpenter,Burnsville
Ramsay, R., cabinet maker and house carpenter, Burnsville
Williams, J., tanner, Burnsville

Merchants

Hyatt, J. L., grocer, Burnsville
Penland, M. P., dry goods, Burnsville
Roberts, A. J., dry goods, Burnsville
Yancey (John) & Son, dry goods, Burnsville
Young, T, dry goods, Burnsville

Ministers

Antony, John, Bapt., Burnsville
Ammon, Johm, f.w.bap, _______
Briggs, Howell, f.w.Bap. _______
Hooker, Wm., f. w. Bap. _______
Pinner, _____ , f. w. Bap., Burnsville
Sums, Leroy, f. w. Bapt, Burnsville
Wilson, Samuel, f.w., Bap., Burnsville
Harrison, N., bap., Burnsville
Silver, Thomas, bap., Burnsville
Silver, Jacob, bap., Burnsville
Wheeler, John, Bap. Burnsville
Stevens, W. H., meth., Burnsville
Hampton, Ezekiel, Meth. (Local) Day Book
Houston, Dr., ____ , Meth (Local), Burnsville
Patterson, J. R., Meth. (Local) Day Book

Mines

Gold Found near Egypt
Iron on Caney River and on South Toe River
Iron oar [sic], Coperas & Black Lead on South Toe River

Mills and Owners

Hampton's, Jack's Creek, Wade Hampton
Higgins', Egypt, Jas. Higgins
Hinsley's, Egypt, F. Hinsley
Hutchins', Crabtree, Wm. Hutchins
McMahan's, Pensacola, Arch. McMahan
Peterson's, Jack's Creek, Mr. Peterson
Peck, Egypt, J. W. Peck
Ray's, Pensacola, Jesse Ray
Ray's, Caney River, Wm. Ray
Whittington's, Caney River, B. B. Whittington
Wilson's, Caney River, Wm. Wilson
Young's, Crabtree, C. F. Young

Physicians

Horton, Mc. Wm., Burnsville
Houston, Thomas, Burnsville
Lewis, O. M., Burnsville
Whittington, B. B., Burnsville

Post Offices & Post Masters

Burnsville, Joshua Williams
Ball Creek, David Profitt
Day Book, S. S. Peterson

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