Birthright Directory

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From the historical files of June E. Tuck

Birthright, Hopkins County, Texas, 1884/85

Polk Directory
Birthright, a small village in Hopkins County, 10 miles north of Sulphur Springs. It contains 4 steam grist mills and cotton gen, 3 churchs and a school. Ships cotton and wool. Population 150. Mail, semi-weekly. Dr. W. Bradford, postmaster.

Archer, P. F. - physician
Birthright, C. E. - gin, grist mill and general store
Birthright, D. B. - banker
Bradford, H. C., physician
Bradford, Willie - physician
Cannon, John L. - grocer
Chapman, Mrs. Elmira - horse gin mill
Chapman, James - gin and grist mill
Crawford, George W. - painter
Davis, Wilber & Bro. - gin and grist mill
Garrison, Wm. - blacksmith
Greenhill Bros. - tel. & railroad agents
Hargrove, Glen - steam gin mill
Helmus, Robert & Co. - grocers
McBridge, T. - express agent
Moore, Miss Lucy - teacher
Reed, Wm. - blacksmith
Smith, John - painter
Suris, Thomas - carpenter
Wilson, ___ - physician