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Appendix: Roster of Selected National Negro Business League Members in Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, Texas, and Florida from  to 

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Appendix: Roster of Selected National Negro Business League Members in Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, Texas, and Florida from  to  Appendix: Roster of Selected National Negro Business League Members in Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, Texas, and Florida from to Mississippi Name City Occupation S. J. Alford Mound Bayou Druggist/Surgeon/ Physician W. A. Attaway Greenville Physician Charles Banks Mound Bayou Banker J. B. Banks Natchez Physician Mrs. Charles [Trenna] Banks Mound Bayou — Richard Barnett O’Reilly Planter Wallace N. Battle Okolona — Augustus G. Bell Brookhaven — Eugene P. Booze Mound Bayou Merchant Theodore H. Black Mound Bayou General Merchandise Mary C. Booze Mound Bayou Postmistress J. F. Brook Mound Bayou General Merchandise E. P. Brown Greenville Physician G. H. Brown Vicksburg School Principal W. Burns Leland Merchant G. W. Burt Mound Bayou Photographer Book Agent Continued Continued Name City Occupation J. P. Cain — Merchant John C. Chapple Greenville Publisher Editor Orange Christmas, Jr. Mound Bayou Farmer J. B. Combs Corinth Teacher Auger A. Cosey Mound Bayou Minister Elias Cottrell Holly Springs Bishop Wayne W. Cox Indianaola Postmistress Reverend M. [N] E. Davis Natchez State Business League A. Dixon Mound Bayou General Merchandise Mrs. E. P. G. Frances Mound Bayou General Merchandise John W. Frances Mound Bayou Banker/Merchant D. J. Foreman Vicksburg Real Estate James B. Garrett Mound Bayou Secretary D. W. Gary Mayersmith Farmer C. W. Gilliam Okolona Merchant H. A. Godbold Mound Bayou General Merchandise G. S. Goodman Holly Springs Teacher F. A. Gray Greenwood — E. W. Green Fayette Farmer L. O. Hargrove Mound Bayou Hardware Blacksmith Joseph T. Harris Michigan Farmer S. H. Highland New Gerry Farmer William H. Holtzclaw Utica Principal/Utica Institute Perry W. Howard Jackson Lawyer R. W. Hood Mound Bayou Blacksmith O. V. Jarmen Grannitt — W. H. Jefferson Vicksburg Funeral Director Mrs. L. C. Jefferson Vicksburg Funeral Director E. P. Jones Vicksburg — G. B. Jones Mound Bayou General Merchandise Laurence C. Jones Braxton School Work Continued Name City Occupation Dan Jordan, Jr. Mound Bayou General Merchandise Thomas I. Keys Ocean Springs Stationary Merchant/ Real Estate W. J. Latham Jackson State Business League/ Lawyer M. A. Lee Mound Bayou Drugs/Physician Rev. W. W. Lucas Meridian Minister Mrs. W. W. Lucas Meridian — P. R. McCarty Mound Bayou General Merchandise Richard M. McCarty Mound Bayou Farmer P. McIntosh, Sr. Okolona Merchant E. H. McKissack Holly Springs — L. W. W. Mannaway Jackson Minister J. M. Marr Mound Bayou Tonsorial Artist Rev. Eugene G. Mason Shaw Minister/Banking George H. Mays, Jr. Mound Bayou Cotton Oil Mill Miss J. B. Mazique Natchez — Mrs. Emma Miller Yazoo City — Willis E. Mollison Vicksburg Lawyer/Banker Isaiah T. Montgomery Mound Bayou Real Estate Mrs. Martha R. Mound Bayou General Merchandise Montgomery W. A. J. Morgan Shelby — Alexander Myers Mound Bayou Blacksmith George H. Oliver Clarksdale Principal L. K. Otund [sic]Jackson Lawyer Mrs. S. J. Owen Natchez — S. H. C. Owen Natchez — C. P. Parnell Mound Bayou Farmer W. W. Phillips Kosciusko Educator J. H. Powell Alcorn — Continued Continued Name City Occupation Elizabeth Richards Mound Bayou Restaurant/Butcher W. A. Scott Jackson — J. Beverley F. Shaw Meridian Educator/Meridian Academy D. W. Sherrod Meridian Physician C. C. Sims Jackson Contractor J. W. Smith Meridian Grocer Jerry M. Smith Boyle Planter John W. Strauther Greenville Funeral Director/Banker W. L. Smith Mound Bayou Order of Twelve Columbus R. Stringer Mound Bayou General Merchandise A. L. Swanger Mound Bayou Farmer Rev. E. B. Tapp Jackson Editor/Minister N. S. Taylor Greenville Lawyer A. L. Thompson Mound Bayou — J. E. Walker Garrison — J. C. Wall Okolona — C. B. Wallis Rosedale Cotton Buyer John L. Webb Yazoo City — C. L. Webster Mound Bayou General Merchandise L. J. Wieston Greenville Lawyer Mrs. L. M. Young Edwards Masonic Benefit Association Tennessee Name City Occupation P. Adams Nashville Lawyer C. W. Anderson Jackson Farmer I. H. Anderson Jackson Merchant Joseph Anderson Jackson Farmer W. M. Anthony Jackson Farmer Continued Name City Occupation J. M. Barnett Jackson Farmer Sam Bivens Jackson Farmer John B. Bosley Nashville Real Estate Lewis Bond Jackson Farmer Henry A. Boyd Nashville Newspaper Editor Robert F. Boyd Nashville Banker/Physician/ Businessman Miss Mamie E. Braden Nashville Dean of Music Department Walden University S. S. Brown Memphis Banker Ira T. Bryant Nashville Publisher James Bumpas Nashville Real Estate A. C. Cain Jackson Merchant Allen A. Carter Nashville R. R. Mail Service John W. Christmas Trenton Agent R. E. Clay Bristol Coal Dealer/Barber George Crawford Memphis — I. S. Cunningham Springfield Physician Thomas Davis Jackson Merchant S. M. Diggs Jackson Farmer J. N. Ervin Johnson City Teacher Jackson Estes Jackson Farmer George W. Franklin, Jr. Chattanooga Undertaker D. W. Featherston Jackson Minister Leland Forest Jackson Farmer George A. Gates Nashville Doctor Harrison Golden Jackson Farmer J. B. Goodrich Jackson Porter J. C. Grant Jackson Farmer Green P. Hamilton Memphis Principal George Harper Jackson Farmer Thomas H. Hayes Memphis — Continued Continued Name City Occupation R. G. Hayes Jackson Farmer George Henning Jackson Farmer E. M. Higgins Bristol — Dick Hirsch Jackson Farmer W. H. Hodgkins Nashville Lawyer Robert Horton Jackson Farmer W. H. Hurt Jackson Farmer A. S. Ingram Jackson Farmer E. B. Jefferson Nashville — Andrew N. Johnson Nashville Undertaker Thomas A. Johnson Nashville Real Estate Jesse Jones Memphis — Hightower T. Kealing Nashville Editor Edward R. Kirk Memphis Real Estate H. R. Ladder Memphis Lawyer C. N. Langston Nashville Cashier J. A. Lester Nashville Physician Williams M. McGavock Nashville Undertaker Moses McKissack Nashville Architect E. N. Martin Nashville Tailor Hubbard May Jackson Farmer M. D. Meachem Jackson Farmer E. M. Merriwether Jackson Farmer George W. Moore Nashville Minister T. Clay Moore Nashville Real Estate James C. Napier Nashville One Cent Savings Bank J. J. Pace Bristol Grocer William M. Payne Jackson Farmer J. P. Rhines Nashville Lawyer Jeff Robinson Jackson Stock Dealer V. M. Roddy Memphis Banker Continued Name City Occupation Alfred Rogers Jackson Farmer Allen Rogers Jackson Farmer Mrs. J. J. Scott Memphis Undertaker Josiah T. Settle Memphis Banker/Lawyer H. C. Sheyshood Memphis Banker H. Springfield Jackson Farmer G. B. Taylor Nashville School Preston Taylor Nashville Undertaker J. Hamilton Trimble Jackson Druggist J. Thomas Turner Nashville — Charles Varner Memphis Vegetable Producer A. B. Warton Jackson Farmer Washington Weddle Jackson Farmer I. H. Welch Chattanooga Minister Sam Whorton Jackson Farmer W. J. Whorton Jackson Farmer P. T. Williamson Jackson Farmer L. V. Willis Jackson Farmer M. D. Willis Jackson Farmer S. M. Willis Jackson Farmer Mrs. C. Woods Jackson Farmer Dawn Woods Jackson Farmer North Carolina Name City Occupation B. A. Adkins Greensboro Real Estate S. G. Atkins Winston-Salem Real Estate J. M. Avery Durham Insurance J. H. Benford Greensboro — George W. Clinton Charlotte Bishop Continued Continued Name City Occupation Warren Coleman Concord Coleman Manufacturing Company James B. Dudley Greensboro A&M College John S. Fitts Winston — J. R. Hawkins Kittrell Fire Insurance J. R. Hemphill Charlotte Tailor E. A. Johnson Raleigh — John Merrick Durham Insurance/Barber G. H. Mitchell Greensboro Lawyer Aaron M. Moore Durham Insurance/Physician Charles H. Moore Greensboro Organizer Local Business League G. W. Powell Durham Insurance J. K. Scott Goldsboro House Mover Isaac H. Smith New Bern Real Estate C. C. Spaulding Durham Banking/Insurance Thaddeus L. Tate Charlotte Real Estate S. H. Vick Wilson — A. L. E. Weeks New Bern Principal/Minister Texas Name City Occupation E. W. D. Abner Austin — S. P. Allen Fort Worth Banker L. C. Anderson Austin Austin Negro Business League R. T. Andrews Houston Grocer George Ash Galveston Painter Mrs. J. W. Ballew Galveston Restaurant J. T. Barnes Willis Grocer John B. Bell Houston Real Estate Continued Name City Occupation E. L. Blackshear Prairie View Principal/Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College S. W. Broome Tyler Education James T. Bush Houston Education William M. Calvin Fordyce Merchandise L. L. Campbell Austin Austin Negro Business League R. Carter Galveston Wood Dealer H. Clay Galveston Saloon/Show House Keeper William Conoway Galveston Barber John Covington Houston General Merchandising Mr. [sic] Cox Galveston Barber J. H. Crawford Prairie View Teacher O. C. Crook Fort Worth Messenger J. Cuney Galveston Barber J. P. Diggs Waxahachie Grocer F. L. Etter Paris Physician S. Fieffer Galveston Wood Dealer L. H. Flenegan Paris Teacher J. M. Frierson Houston Undertaker O. A. Fuller Marshall Teacher J. V. Gibson Galveston Teacher Warren E. Glenn — — E. M. Griggs Palestine Banker George M. Guest Paris Undertaker Mrs. R. T. Hamilton Dallas Teacher Amos Harper Galveston Barber L. Harper Galveston Artist Wheeler Haywood Texarkana — Continued Continued Name City Occupation W. R. Hill Galveston Barber J. H. Hines Waco Banker J. W. Hoffman Prairie View Professor Mrs. D. V. Hooper Dallas Druggist R. C. Houston, Jr. Fort Worth Undertaker R. C. Houston Houston or Fort Worth Undertaker G. I. Jackson Dallas Penny Savings Bank G. W. Jamerson Texarkana Physician H. C. Johnson Waco — James P. Jones Houston Grocer Josh Jones Galveston Wood Dealer R. Jones Galveston Contractor W. T. King Dallas Publisher E. Laurance Galveston Barber William Lane Galveston Saloon Show House Keeper D. N. Leathers Corpus Christi Grocery Merchant C. A. Lewis Galveston Contractor J.
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