Jonesboro City

Founded: 1859
Land Area: 80.0 square miles
Township: Jonesboro

1900 Population: 4508
1900 Occupations: Abstractor, Accountant, Actor, Assistant Bank Cashier, Assistant Postmaster, Baker, Barber, Blacksmith, Bookkeeper, Book Salesman, Bricklayer, Brickmason, Broker, Butcher, Car Builder, Carpenter, Cigarmaker, Circuit Judge, City Recorder, Clothing Salesman, Coal Contractor, Compositor, Confectionary Salesman, Confectioner, Constable, Convent Mother, Cook, Cooper, County Assessor, County Judge, County Surveyor, Day Laborer, Dentist, Deputy County Clerk, Drayman, Druggist, Dry Goods Store Cashier, Dry Goods Store Salesman, Electrical Light Engineer, Electrician, Engineer, Express Agent, Express Office Clerk, Factory Engineer, Factory Superintendant, Farmer, Farm Laborer, Fire Dept. Chief, Fish Dealer, Fruit Tree Agent, Furniture Dealer, Gardener, Grocer, Grocery Store Cashier, Grocery Store Salesman, Hardware Salesman, Harnessmaker, Hospital Superintendant, Hotel Clerk, Hotel Keeper, Hotel Porter, Hotel Waitress, House Girl, House Painter, Insurance Agent, Jailor, Jeweler, Justice of Peace, Lawyer, Laundryman, Laundress, Liveryman, Lumber Dealer, Lumber Inspector, Machinist, Mayor, Merchant, Milliner, Minister, Music Teacher, Notions Saleswoman, Nurse, Oil Company Agent, Photographer, Physician, Plasterer, Police Chief, Policeman, Postmaster, Publisher, Railroad Auditor, Railroad Brakeman, Railroad Car Inspector, Railroad Clerk, Railroad Conductor, Railroad Engineer, Railroad Fireman, Railroad Laborer, Real Estate Dealer, River Engineer, Saw Mill Foreman, Seamstress, Servant, Sheriff, Shoemaker, Soda Water Manufacturer, Stable Boy, Stable Man, Steam Boat Mate, Stenographer, Stock Dealer, Stockman, Stone Cutter, Tailor, Teacher, Teamster, Telegraph Operator, Telephone Operator, Timber Dealer, Traveling Salesman, Undertaker, Upholsterer, Watchmaker, Yardman.

1910 Jonesboro City, Ward 1 Population: 1765
1910 Jonesboro City, Ward 1 Occupations: Abstract Office Clerk, Bakery Shop Proprietor, Ball Team Left Field, Ball Team First Base, Ball Team Cathers Base, Ball Team Outfielder, Ball Team Pitcher, Baptist Minister, Barber, Barber Shop Owner, Basket Factory Laborer, Basket Factory Manager, Basket Factory Stenographer, Basket Factory Yard Overseer, Blacksmith, Boarding House Proprietor, Boilermaker Shop Owner, Book Agent, Box Factory Manager, Buggies & Harness Merchant, Butcher Shop Meat Cutter, Butcher Shop Owner, Cafe Proprietor, Cleaning Shop Laborer, Clothing Store Proprietor, Clothing Store Salesman, Concrete Contractor, Confectionary Stand Owner, Confectionary Store Owner, Cotton Oil Mill Foreman, Craighead County Circuit Court Clerk, Craighead County Circuit Court Deputy Clerk, Craighead County Courthouse Stenographer, Craighead County Plumber & Electrician, Craighead County Surveyor, Craighead County Jailor, Department Store Bundle Wrapper, Department Store Cashier, Department Store Salesman, Depot Station Master, Dray Wagon Horse Driver, Drug Store Salesman, Druggist, Dry Goods Store Milliner, Dry Goods Store Saleslady, Egg Case Factory Manager, Express Wagon Driver, Farm Laborer, Fire Department Chief, Fire Department Engineer, Florist@ Home, Flour Mill Shipping Clerk, Freight Depot Laborer, Freight Office Cashier, Furniture Store Salesman, Furniture Store Upholsterer, Grist Mill Fireman, Grocery Store Owner, Grocery Wagondriver, Gunsmith Shop Owner, Handle Factory Finisher, Handle Factory Laborer, Handle Factory President, Hardware Company Commercial Traveler, Hardware Store Saleman, Headwig Factory Bookkeeper, Headwig Factory Fireman, Headwig Factory Jointer, Headwig Factory Laborer, Headwig Factory President, Hotel Baker, Hotel Cashier, Hotel Chambermaid, Hotel Cook, Hotel Night Clerk, Hotel Proprietor, Hotel Servant, Hotel Waitress, House Carpenter, House Latheman, House Painter, Iron Foundry Laborer, Iron Moulder, Jewelry Store Watch Repairer, Laundress @ Home, Lawyer, Lawyer Office Stenographer, Life Insurance Agent, Livery Stable Laborer, Livery Stable Owner, Lumber Commercial Traveler, Lumber Mill Carpenter, Lumber Mill Laborer, Lumber Mill Millwright, Lumber Mill President, Lunch Counter Owner, Machinist Shop Owner, Methodist Minister, Milliner Store Apprentice, Musician @ Picture Show, Newspaper Office Pressman, Newspaper Office Printer, Nurse/Pvt Family, Odd Jobs Laborer, Oil Mill Laborer, Oil Mill Nightwatchman, Oil Wagon Driver, Photographer, Physician, Planing Mill Bookkeeper, Planing Mill Laborer, Planing Mill Shipping Clerk, Plow Factory Manager, Plumbing Shop Office Girl, Pool Room Manager, Postal Clerk, Postman/U.S. Govt, Post Office Clerk, Postmaster Assistant, Presbyterian Minister, Printing Office Typesetter, Railroad Blacksmith, Railroad Bridge Laborer, Railroad Call Boy, Railroad Car Repairer, Railroad Conductor, Railroad Engine Inspector, Railroad Foreman, Railroad Hotel Manager, Railroad Locomotive Brakeman, Railroad Locomotive Engineer, Railroad Locomotive Fireman, Railroad Office Clerk, Railroad Office Ticket Agent, Railroad Pile Driver, Railroad Pump Repairer, Railroad Section Hand, Railroad Shop Machinist, Railroad Switch Engineer Fireman, Railroad Switchhand Engineer, Railroad Yard Foreman, Real Estate Agent, Restaurant Cook, Restaurant Owner, Restaurant Waiter, Retail Grocery Merchant, Retail Grocery Salesman, Retail Medicine General Agent, Retail Men's Clothing Store Manager, Saddler & Harness Manager, Saloon Bookkeeper, Salvation Army Envoy, Saw Mill Filer, Saw Mill Foreman, Saw Mill Owner, Seamstress @ Home, Servant/Pvt Family, Sewing Machine Company Salesman, Shoemaker Shop Owner, Spoke Factory Spoke Turner, Stave Factory Nightwatchman, Stave Factory Saw Filer, Stave Factory Overseer, Stave Factory Sawyer, Stave Factory Stenographer, Stave Factory Superintendant, Steam Laundry Laundress, Store Manager@ 5&10 Store, Store Merchant@ 5&10 Store, Sugar Refinery Foreman, Tailor Shop Coatmaker, Teamster, Telegraph Lineman, Telegraph Office Operator, Telephone Company Cashier, Telephone Office Bookkeeper, Telephone Office Operator, Theater Musician, Tie Factory Shipping Clerk, Timber Contractor, Timber Laborer, Tinner Shop Owner, Transfer Stable Bookkeeper, U.S. Government Clerk, Undertaker Shop Apprentice, Vaudeville Actor, Vaudeville Manager, Veterinary Surgeon, Water & Light Company Assistant Bookkeeper, Wholesale Grocery Bookkeeper, Wholesale Grocery Stockkeeper, Wholesale Produce Shipping Clerk, Window Cleaner, Woodmen of the World State Organizer

Blacksmiths: John Abernathy, John A.L. Beaty, John Bell, George M. Bitner, Lee Boyd, Bert C. Cooper, Robert L. Gillin, Granville O. Halm, George Huffman, Eugene Kirk, Charles W. Maloney, John Maloney, George W. Stell, James Tippin, James Williams, Oscar Williams
Dentists: James E. Gachet
Druggist: Frank J. Pittman
Lawyers: John F. Gantney, Horace M. Mayer, Ed L. Westbrook
Mayor: Harry W. Applegate
Photographer: Charles Barrick, Benjamin Granville, Samuel W. Spangler
Physicians: James T. Altman, James Baker, Oscar Briscoe, Luther W. Copeland, William Haltom, Rodney Joyner, Henry J. Lile, Charles M. Lutt, William McCool, Joseph Merk, John C. Mobley, Daniel A. Pelton, James W. Ramsey, Scott Self
Postmaster: Henry Houghton
Teachers: Claude D. Adams, Frank Alexander, Alexis Armstrong, E. Barritt, A. Boesch, Fred Brown, Emma Carson, Estella Colter, Julia Herring, Henry Hulet, Jennie Knox, Belle McHugh, Robert Montgomery, Myrtle Robertson, Maggie Stoddard, Homer Strong, Mollie Thompson, Clara Thornton, Cora Westbrook, Henry Williams, R. Wurst, Leonard Wyatt


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