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Jersey County Page Jersey County History
Jersey County Businesses, 1879
There may be errors. The transcription may not be complete. From Marty Crull.
| Allen, Mrs. A. B. | Clothing maker (modiste) |
| Argust & Keating | Lawyers |
| Armstrong | Bee Supplies |
| Bell, Horace | Lightening Rods |
| Belt, Horatio | Miller |
| Bertman & Sons | Clothing |
| Block, Philip | Merchant Tailor |
| Bowman, S. H. & G. W. Ware | Bankers |
| Boynton, John | Clocks & Watches |
| Bradish, N. P. | Furniture / New and used |
| Busby, C. C. | Grain Mill |
| Callender, Will H. | Artist |
| Carroll, John | Gardening & lawn care |
| Carroll. A. J. | Organs, sewing machines sales |
| Casavan, Mrs. L. J. | Jewlery |
| Clark, Robert | Carpenter |
| Daniels, J. S. | Cook Stoves & Ect. |
| Davenport, Fred S. | Patent solicitor |
| Delzell | Shoes & Boots only |
| Dempsy, Wm. | Hotel |
| Dunn, Susie | Trimmer in clothing shop |
| Edgar & Co. | Drug store and miscellaneous |
| Eglehoff, George | Carriages ect |
| Ely, George | Livery stables |
| Embly, Frank | Baggage handler at Depot |
| Embly, Wm. | Architecture |
| English & English | Lawyers |
| Fenity, F. C. | Nursery |
| Fleak, A. D. | Propieter, Grafton Boat Works |
| Fletcher & Warren | Men’s wear |
| Ford, Mrs. Wm. | Dress making |
| Garrettson, Charley | Postmaster-Grafton |
| Goetten & Weighand | Fieldon |
| H.Gross -G.Warren-O. Snedeker | Jersey Co. Farm Insurance-since 1861 |
| Hamilton, E. A. | General Grocer |
| Hill, Oscar & Harvey | News Depot-Baseballs-Toys-Cigars Ect. |
| Hinton, Abner | Editor |
| Holecombe, James | Auctioneer |
| Jarobe, E. L. | Florist and Greenhouses |
| Kegan, Mr. | Elsah tunnel contractor |
| Keith, Wm. | Furniture Ect. |
| Krotzsch | Painter (buildings ect.) |
| Laufkoetter, George | Tobacconist |
| Leak, Henry | Carpenter/builder |
| Levy, Jonas | Tailor |
| Lipp & Holmes | Clothing ect. |
| Littlefield & Greene & Co. | Bankers–Kane |
| Lobb, Horace M. | Blacksmith and Implement Dealer-Kane |
| Locke, James A. & Morris | Real estate |
| Loddeke & Diemunsch | Merchant Tailors |
| McClure, Rob. N. | Blacksmith |
| McNair, Bros. | Farm Equipment |
| Moore, N. B. & Isaac | Butchers |
| Murphy, D. J. | Surveyor |
| Myers & Brown | Livery |
| Myers, John | Blacksmith |
| Nagel, Fred | Groceries, Ect. |
| Newton, Robert | Inventer/manufacturer of farm implements |
| O’Haver, Howard | Carpenter |
| Olney, C. S. | Merchant – Fieldon |
| Pitt, A. F. | Harness shop |
| Porter, Palmer | Hotel |
| Powell & Son | Carpenters |
| Renfro, W. P. | Financial & Land Agents |
| Renfro, W. P. | Sewing Machine Sales Agent |
| Richards, Guy & Field Henry | Groceries |
| Roberts & Ferguson, Misses | Dress making |
| Robings, J. | Medora Funeral Home |
| Romer & Krumpanilzky | Drugist |
| Sabo, Casper | Cemetery Sexton (700 graves in 13yrs) |
| Scheffer H. & Son | Shoe & Boot Makers |
| Shackelford | Farm Insurance |
| Smith, A. C. | Hatter |
| Spangle, robert | Tinware & Ect. |
| Spencers | Ice Cream |
| Titus, Col. Smith | Auctioneer |
| Trepp & Halls | Dry Goods & Carpets |
| Tunehorst & Combs | Pianos-Organs-Sewing Machines |
| Van Horne & Duhadway | Doctors |
| Vanderslice, L. | Confectionary –Elsah |
| Vandervoorts, B. C. | General Dry Merchandise |
| Villinger’s | Cream & Strawberries |
| Vinson & Shackelford | Insurance Agents |
| Voorhees, Joe | Fruits & ect. |
| Waggoner & McDow | ???? |
| Warren & Pogue | Attorneys |
| Webster, Edward | Carpenter/builder |
| West. W. W. | Grain mill and 2 saw mills |
| Whitenack, Jacob | Grain buyer–Cockerells Edition |
| Whitfield, Jack | Fish vender |
| Wiley John | Grocer |
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