Nickard Bruce SMITHEY
♂ Nickard Bruce SMITHEY
Eigenschaften
Art | Wert | Datum | Ort | Quellenangaben |
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Name | Nickard Bruce SMITHEY |
Ereignisse
Art | Datum | Ort | Quellenangaben |
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Geburt | 11. August 1880 | Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina nach diesem Ort suchen | |
Bestattung | Mountlawn Memorial Park, Wilkes County, North Carolina nach diesem Ort suchen | ||
Tod | 3. September 1953 | Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina nach diesem Ort suchen | [1] |
1910 United States Census | 18. April 1910 | Nikard B. Smithey Household, Wilkesboro Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina nach diesem Ort suchen | [2] |
1920 United States Census | 21. Januar 1920 | Nike B. Smithey Household, Wilkesboro Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina nach diesem Ort suchen | [3] |
1930 United States Census | 4. April 1930 | Nikard B. Smithey Household, Wilkesboro Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina nach diesem Ort suchen | [4] |
Heirat | 1. August 1906 | Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina nach diesem Ort suchen |
Ehepartner und Kinder
Heirat | Ehepartner | Kinder |
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1. August 1906 Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina |
Hattie Eudora LITTLE |
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Notizen zu dieser Person
The founder of Smithey's Stores, Nikeard Bruce Smithey, was bornAugust 11, 1880. N.B. Smithey was familiarly known as Nike Smithey,who started out in the business world selling beef to the people ofthe Wilkesboro community. Later he operated a small store in or nearthe old Chronicle building. His next business venture, was the purchase of the Wilkesboro Hotelbuilding, where he opened a larger store and with the help of his newbride operated the Smithey Hotel and began expanding his business todry goods. He borrowed $3,800 to purchase the hotel and according tolegend, this is the only money Nike Smithey ever borrowed. Frequently going north, Mr. Smithey would buy out stocks and bringback with him or ship this merchandise and sell to the people atbargain prices. The slogan remained on the Wilkesboro store building,Smithey's, The Great Bargain Givers until the store was restored in1966 and was added to the National Register of Historical Places in1982. The first Smithey's store was in the Smithey Hotel building. He laterexpanded and bought a store in North Wilkesboro in 1928, and thenstarted building chain sotres in this northwest section of the state,in Tennessee and Virginia, which totaled seventeen at the time of hisdeath on October 3, 1953. When he started to expand his business, he would rent a building in atown, and if in two or three years he made some money, he would buy alot and build a store building. He was his own contractor, sketchingthe size of the building on paper with a pencil. He would supervisethe construction of the buildings and would do a lot of the workhimself. Mr. Smithey had little formal schooling but was an educated man. Hewas known as an expert on merchandising, an excellent banker, had awide knowledge of tax law, a good builder with the art of constructingbuildings, laying rock, block and brick with clarity and precision.
Quellenangaben
1 | North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004 Autor: North Carolina State Archives and Records Section Angaben zur Veröffentlichung: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2007; |
2 | 1910 Census, Wilkes County, North Carolina, Wilkesboro Township, Sheet 4a, Line 25 Autor: Thirteenth Census of the United States Angaben zur Veröffentlichung: Name: Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of the Census, April 1,1910; |
3 | 1920 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm PublicationFourteenth Census of the United States, North Carolina, Wilkes County, Wilkesboro Township, Sheet 7a, Line 21 |
4 | 1930 U.S. Census, Population Schedule; NARA Microfilm PublicationFifteenth Census of the United States, North Carolina, Wilkes County, Wilkesboro Township, Sheet 3b, Line 74 |
Datenbank
Titel | Familienstammbaum Engelken |
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Hochgeladen | 2014-12-22 06:03:51.0 |
Einsender | Roger Engelken |
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