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On the Move: Front Street Residents and their Addresses

Most residents on Front Street soon moved on, either to another house on that street or elsewhere in the city. It is not clear why they moved so often. Though some moves may have coincided with job changes, many did not. Perhaps the high turnover was driven by the company's needs. Through census data and other information, we were able to track the movement of several Front Street mill families to the streets highlighted on this map. The list below provides further information about the householders, their place of work, spouse, and other occupants of the house.

We also compiled a more extensive list of Front Street residents from city directories. If you are looking for information about a particular individual on these pages, simply use your browser’s search command (Ctrl-F) and type in the desired name.

James C. McQueen

1902-03: 107 Front St., weaver
1904-05: 101 Front St., weaver
1906-7: 101 Front St., weaver
1908: 103 Front St., loom fixer, wife Fannie
1919: 210 Henry St., machinist, wife Fannie
1921: 210 Henry St., machinist, Riverside, wife Fannie

 

George W. Gore

1902-03: 405 Henry St., dyer
1904-05: 405 Henry St., dyer
1906-07: 405 Claiborne St., dyer
1919: 111 Front St., mill worker, wife Fannie
1921: 111 Front St., dyer, Riverside, wife Fannie
1923-4 100 Front St. dyer, Riverside wife Fannie
1925: 100 Front St., dyer, Riverside wife Fannie
1927: 100 Front St., wife Fannie
1929: 100 Front St., wife Fannie

 

Dewey E. Isom

1923-24: 607 Lee St. doffer, Riverside
1926: 654 Lee St. spinner wife Willie
1929: 623 Monument St. employed by Riverside wife Willie
1930: 654 Lee St. doffer wife Willie
1935: 106 Front St., textile worker wife Willie
1937: 112 Front St. textile worker wife Willie 1 minor
1941: 431 Front St., employed by R&DRC wife Willie 2 minors
1943: 431 Front St., textile worker, R&DRC wife Willie 2 minors
1945-6: 420 Henry St., foreman, Dan River Mills wife Willie
1947-8: 420 Henry St., office secretary, Dan River Mills wife Willie
1950: 564 Henry St., repairman, Dan River Mills wife Willie
1952: 564 Henry St., employed by Dan River Mills wife Willie

 

Ernest H. Yeatts

1925: 209 Pickett (boards) employed by Riverside
1927: 109 Pickett textile worker
1929: 102 Front St., wife Amie
1931: 231 Henry St.,, apt. D wife Amie
1937: 415 Keen St., textile worker wife Amie 4 minors
1947-48: 610 Sunnyside St., fixer, Dan River Mills wife Amie

 

John G. Brown

1925: 101 Front St., carder, Riverside wife Letha
1927: 116 Front St., employed by Riverside wife Letha
1930: 240 Henry St., wife Letha

 

Moseley Family

Henry E. Moseley
1925: 102 Front St., wife Zelvia

Mrs. Zelvia Moseley
1927: 218 Henry St.,, spooler, Dan River Mills
1929 228 Henry St.,, employed by Dan River Mills

 

Foster Allen

1925: 312 Rodenhizer (boards), doffer, Riverside Mill No. 6, wife Cannie
1927: 102 Front St.,, employed by Riverside, wife Cannie
1929: 502 1/2 N. Main (boards), employed by Riverside, wife Cannie

 

Dooley Family

Mrs. Bertha Dooley
1925: 118 Front St., employed by Riverside

William Dooley
1927: 102 Front St., employed by Riverside, wife Bertha

Mrs. Bertha Dooley
1929: 215 Henry, employed by Riverside
1930: 103 Front St., spinner, Riverside

 

Maggie Morrison

1927: 102 Front St., (rooms) widow
1930: 103 Front St., widow
1931 1123 Washington St., widow

 

William G. Fackler

1927: Union Hill, RD 3 employed by Riverside
1930: 100 Front St., mill worker wife Ollie
1935: 338 Halifax (rooms) textile worker wife Ollie

 

Snead Family

Sparrell S. Snead
1931: 102 Front St., doffer wife Ella
1935-9: 103 Front St., textile worker wife Ella 4 minors
1941-3: 103 Front St., employed by R&DRC wife Ella 3 minors

Ella Snead
1947-8: 103 Front St., spinner, Dan River Mills
1950: 103 Front St., employed by Dan River Mills

 

Ernest O. Eanes

1937: 100 Front St., textile worker wife Ruth 1 minor
1939: 100 Front St., textile worker wife Ruth 1 minor
1941: 100 Front St., employed by R&DRC wife Ruth 1 minor
1947-8: 64 Jackson Ave. employed by Dan River Mills wife Ruth

 

Virgil Harris

1930: 403 Henry St., (boards) mill worker
1931: 403 Henry St., textile worker wife Chattie
1935: 403 Bryant Ave. textile worker wife Chattie
1937: 425 Overby St., textile worker wife Chattie 1 minor
1941: 106 Front St., cardgrinder, R&DRC wife Chattie 0 minors
1943: 414 Wagner St., textile worker wife Chattie
1947-48: 414 Wagner St., grinder, Dan River Mills wife Chattie

 

Robert P. Niday

1932: 817 Cole St., textile operator wife Julia
1937: 341 Church St., (rooms) textile worker wife Julia 1 minor
1939: 303 Pickett St., (rooms) wife Julia 1 minor
1941: 104 Front St., employed by R&DRC wife Julia 2 minors
1943: 104 Front St., textile worker, R&DRC wife Julia 3 minors
1945-6: 104 Front St., doffer, Dan River Mills wife Julia
1947-8: 104 Front St., doffer, Dan River Mills wife Julia
1950: 104 Front St., repairman, Morrow Radio Service wife Julia
1952: 648 Worsham St., technician, Jones Radio Service wife Julia