Nashville Business Directory, Vol. III – 1857
Excerpt from (with Bedford County, Tennessee Relevance):
Compiled by the Rev. John P. Campbell
Originally published by Smith, Camp & Co., 16 Deaderick Street, Nashville; 1857; reprinted for Century III Nashville, c.1980
Index (partial) by Lucy Bryant Dunaway Zeier; 2009. Within reason, I will also do a complete transcription of the long ads and/or will scan any of the long ads.
| Name/Business | Type of Ad | Size | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, William A. | purchased ‘Excelsior Horse Power & Thresher’ from Michael Shoffner | [long ad] | 257 |
| Armstrong & Davidson | Dry goods | 254 | |
| Arnold, J. T. | purchased ‘Excelsior Horse Power & Thresher’ from Michael Shoffner | [long ad] | 257 |
| Arnold, James F. | attorney | 255 | |
| B Blakemore | physician | 255 | |
| B Dashiell | physician | 255 | |
| B H Holt & Co. | dry goods | Wartrace | 255 |
| B P Clark | physician | 254 | |
| B. Z. Ganaway | pictures [photographer] | SW corner Public Square | 259 |
| Bank of Tennessee | branch | 255 | |
| Baskett & Stamps | dealers in staple & fancy dry goods | S side of Public Square [long ad] | 258 |
| Baskett & Staten | [long ad] | 262 | |
| Baskett, J. H. | editor & proprietor, The Constitutionaist | [long ad] | 262 |
| Baskette & Stamps | Dry goods | 254 | |
| Bell & Moulton | tobacconists | W side of Public Square | 256 |
| Bell & Moulton | tobacconists | 254 | |
| Bell, Mr. | tobacconist | west side of Public Square | 253 |
| Blakemore, B. | physician | 255 | |
| Blunton & Kelton | merchants | Unionville | 255 |
| Bradford, W. F. | attorney | 255 | |
| Brame, W. D. M. | Dry goods | 254 | |
| Brown, W. C. J. | purchased ‘Excelsior Horse Power & Thresher’ from Michael Shoffner | [long ad] | 257 |
| Buchanan House | Wartrace | 255 | |
| Buchanan, G. W. | attorney | 255 | |
| Buchanan, J. W. | merchant | Normandy | 256 |
| Buchanan, Robert | proprietor, Buchanan House | Wartrace | 255 |
| Burke & Steele | Proprietors, Shelbyville Hotel | S side of Public Square [long ad] | 258 |
| Burke & Steele | proprietors, Shelbyville Hotel | 255 | |
| Burns, O’Neal & Co | cedar-ware mfg. | 254 | |
| Burns, S. A. | harness-maker | 254 | |
| Chilton, James N. | dry goods | Wartrace | 255 |
| Clark, B. P. | physician | 254 | |
| Clay, S. W. | Dry goods | 254 | |
| Clay, T. S. | Dry goods | 254 | |
| Coldwell, Cummings & Co. | grocers & produce merchants | Depot Street [long ad] | 263 |
| Coldwell, Cummings & Co. | given as a reference for Johnson & M’Clure | 262 | |
| Coldwell, Cummings & Co. | grocery & commission merchants | 254 | |
| Coldwell, J. C. | grocer & produce merchant with Cummings & T.M. Coldwell | Depot Street [long ad] | 263 |
| Coldwell, T. M. | grocer & produce merchant with Cummings & J.C. Coldwell | Depot Street [long ad] | 263 |
| Coldwell, Thomas H. | attorney | Counsel Row [long ad] | 265 |
| Coldwell, Thomas H. | attorney | 255 | |
| Collins & Co. | merchants | Unionville | 255 |
| Constitutionaist, The | [long ad] | 262 | |
| Cooper, E. | attorney | 257 | |
| Cooper, E. | attorneys | 255 | |
| Cooper, Edward | president, Shelbyville Bank | 255 | |
| Cooper, H. | attorney | 257 | |
| Cooper, H. | attorneys | 255 | |
| Cowan, J. W. | Dry goods | 254 | |
| Cowan, W. G. | Dry goods | 254 | |
| Cummings, J. F. | grocer & produce merchant with T.M. & J.C. Coldwell | Depot Street [long ad] | 263 |
| Curtiss & Lowe | merchants | Richmond | 255 |
| D B Shriver | furniture | 254 | |
| D W Harrison | grocery & commission merchants | 254 | |
| D. Derry, M.D. | druggists | 254 | |
| Dashiell, B. | physician | 255 | |
| Davidson, H. L., Hon. | judge | officer of Circuit Court | 255 |
| Derry, D., M.D. | druggists | 254 | |
| Dismeeker, M. L. | purchased ‘Excelsior Horse Power & Thresher’ from Michael Shoffner | [long ad] | 257 |
| Dismukes, J. P. | attorney | 255 | |
| Doak, S. | bucket factory | 254 | |
| Dromgoole & Jordan | 258 | ||
| Duval & Walsh | dentists | 254 | |
| Dwiggins | steam flouring mills | in town & country | 254 |
| Dwiggins, Mr. | steam flouring mill | 252 | |
| E & H Cooper | attorneys | 255 | |
| E. & H. Cooper | attorneys | 257 | |
| Eakin, Alexander | purchased ‘Excelsior Horse Power & Thresher’ from Michael Shoffner | [long ad] | 257 |
| Edgar, J. T. | president of Female Academy (Shelbyville Institute) | 251, 254 | |
| Edwards, Jo. | given as a reference for Johnson & M’Clure | 262 | |
| Elliott & Coble | dealers in groceries & produce | S side Public Square [long ad] | 260 |
| Elliott & Coble | grocery & commission merchants | 254 | |
| English, Mr. | pork packing establishment | 252 | |
| English, Waterhouse & Co. | pork packing | 254 | |
| English, Waterhouse & Co. | pork packing establishment | 252 | |
| Erskine, P. A. | merchant | Normandy | 256 |
| Evans & Crutcher | physician | 255 | |
| Evans Hotel | D.S. Evans, proprietor | N side Public Square [long ad] | 264 |
| Evans Hotel | 255 | ||
| Evans, D. S. | proprietor, Evans Hotel | N side Public Square [long ad] | 264 |
| Evans, D. S. | proprietor, Evans Hotel | 255 | |
| Fain, R. W. | merchant | Unionville | 255 |
| Female Academy | 251 | ||
| Fisker, Henry | shoe & boot makers | 254 | |
| Fletcher, G. & J. W. | clothing | 254 | |
| Fletcher, G. | merchant, tailors & clothiers | SE corner of Public Square | 256 |
| Fletcher, J. W. | merchant, tailors & clothiers | SE corner of Public Square | 256 |
| Freeman & Trice | merchants | Richmond | 255 |
| Fulghum, J. G. | tinner | 254 | |
| G & J W Fletcher | clothing | 254 | |
| G W Buchanan | attorney | 255 | |
| G W Heard | merchant | Rowsville | 256 |
| G W Ruth | jeweler | 254 | |
| G. & J. W. Fletcher | merchant, tailors & clothiers | SE corner of Public Square | 256 |
| Galbreath, Rob’t | grocer, confectioner & produce merchant (with Thos. J. Warren) | Depot Street | 262 |
| [long ad] | |||
| Ganaway, B. Z. | pictures [photographer] | SW corner Public Square | 259 |
| Ganaway, J. A. | dry goods | Wartrace | 255 |
| Gannaway, B. Z. | artist | [listed under ‘Banks’ heading] | 255 |
| Garrett, Benjamin | purchased ‘Excelsior Horse Power & Thresher’ from Michael Shoffner | [long ad] | 257 |
| George, Redding | purchased ‘Excelsior Horse Power & Thresher’ from Michael Shoffner | [long ad] | 257 |
| Gilliland, Mr. | cotton spinning factory; weaving factory | 251 | |
| Goggin, William M. | purchased ‘Excelsior Horse Power & Thresher’ from Michael Shoffner | [long ad] | 257 |
| Gosling, Gilliland & Co. | cotton goods mfg. | 254 | |
| Gosling, Gilliland & Co. | cotton spinning factory; weaving factory | 251 | |
| Gosling, Mr. | cotton spinning factory; weaving factory | 251 | |
| H N Hutton | attorney | 255 | |
| Hamilton, A. L., Prof. | president of Shelbyville University (male) | 251, 255 | |
| Harrison, D. W. | grocery & commission merchants | 254 | |
| Hart & Cannon | dry goods | Wartrace | 255 |
| Hastings, W. W. | purchased ‘Excelsior Horse Power & Thresher’ from Michael Shoffner | [long ad] | 257 |
| Heard, G. W. | merchant | Rowsville | 256 |
| Henry Fisker | shoe & boot makers | 254 | |
| Holt, B. H. | dry goods | Wartrace | 255 |
| Hutton, H. N. | attorney | 255 | |
| Hutton, H. N. | attorney | [long ad] | 264 |
| J A Ganaway | dry goods | Wartrace | 255 |
| J G Fulghum | tinner | 254 | |
| J Moore & Co. | merchants | Unionville | 255 |
| J P Dismukes | attorney | 255 | |
| J R Stem | merchant | Unionville | 255 |
| J W Buchanan | merchant | Normandy | 256 |
| J W Cowan & Co. | Dry goods | 254 | |
| J W Jarnigan | Dry goods | 254 | |
| J W Story | confectioner | 254 | |
| J W Wells | grocery & commission merchants | 254 | |
| J Zachary & Bro. | saddlers | 254 | |
| J. & N. Thompson | 262 | ||
| James F. Arnold | attorney | 255 | |
| James N. Chilton & Co. | dry goods | Wartrace | 255 |
| Jarnigan, J. W. | Dry goods | 254 | |
| Jett, W. S. | cashier, Shelbyville Bank | 255 | |
| Jo W Thompson | attorney | 255 | |
| John P. Steele | attorney | 255 | |
| John T. Neal | attorney | 255 | |
| Johnson & M’Clure | grocer & produce merchant | Depot Street | 262 |
| [long ad] | |||
| Johnson & McClure | grocery & commission merchants | 254 | |
| Johnson & McClure | Wholesale Grocers & Commission Merchants | on Depot St. | 253 |
| Johnson, J. G. | grocer & produce merchant (with W. D. M’Clure) | Depot Street | 262 |
| [long ad] | |||
| Johnson, Mr. | wholesale grocers & commission merchants | on Depot St. | 253 |
| Jordan, Mr. | wholesale & retail druggists & chemists | on Depot St. | 253 |
| Jordan, T. W. | wholesale & retail dealers in drugs, medicines, paints, etc. | [long ad] | 258 |
| Knott, Ledbetter & Co. | furniture | 254 | |
| Kooner, J. J. | purchased ‘Excelsior Horse Power & Thresher’ from Michael Shoffner | [long ad] | 257 |
| Laird, Thos. B. | publisher & proprietor, Shelbyville Expositor | [long ad] | 262 |
| Lande, N. | clothing | 254 | |
| Lande, N. | dealer in ready-made clothing | E side Public Square [long ad] | 260 |
| Lanier & Phillips | given as a reference for Johnson & M’Clure | 262 | |
| Lipscomb, Thomas | purchased ‘Excelsior Horse Power & Thresher’ from Michael Shoffner | [long ad] | 257 |
| Lipscomb, Thomas | physician | 255 | |
| Madigan, Mr. | carriage & coach mfg. | 252 | |
| Martin, Matt | attorney with Barcklay Tillman | [long ad] | 260 |
| Mathews, Robert | Dry goods | 254 | |
| Mathews, Robt | president, branch of Bank of TN | 255 | |
| McClure, Mr. | wholesale grocers & commission merchants | on Depot St. | 253 |
| McClure, W. D. | grocer & produce merchant (with J.G. Johnson) | Depot Street | 262 |
| [long ad] | |||
| McGrew & Barkdale | physician | 255 | |
| Mitchell, G. C. | wholesale grocer with R.P. Shapard | Depot Street [long ad] | 263 |
| Mitchell, Mr. | wholesale grocers & commission merchants | on Depot St. | 253 |
| Moore, J. | merchant | Unionville | 255 |
| Moorman & Sperry | wholesale grocers | near the Depot [long ad] | 264 |
| Moorman & Sperry | grocery & commission merchants | 254 | |
| Moorman, M. B. | wholesale grocer with J. N. Sperry | near the Depot [long ad] | 264 |
| Morgan & Madigan | carriage & coach mfg | [long ad] | 261 |
| Morgan & Madigan | carriage mfg. | 254 | |
| Morgan, Mr. | carriage & coach mfg. | 252 | |
| Moulton, Mr. | tobacconist | west side of Public Square | 253 |
| Mullins, James | purchased ‘Excelsior Horse Power & Thresher’ from Michael Shoffner | [long ad] | 257 |
| N & C Railroad | 251 | ||
| N Lande | clothing | 254 | |
| Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad | branch at Wartrace | 255 | |
| Neal, John T. | attorney | 255 | |
| Neal, John T., Hon. | judge | County Court | 255 |
| Neil, J. H. | attorney with J. T. Neil | SW corner Public Square [long ad] | 260 |
| Neil, J. T. | attorney with J. H. Neil | SW corner Public Square [long ad] | 260 |
| O’Neal & Duval | booksellers | 254 | |
| P A Erskine | merchant | Normandy | 256 |
| Phillips, Garrett | purchased ‘Excelsior Horse Power & Thresher’ from Michael Shoffner | [long ad] | 257 |
| R C Wilson | merchant | Normandy | 256 |
| R P Settiff | merchant | Rowsville | 255 |
| R W Fain & Co. | merchants | Unionville | 255 |
| Rice & Simms | Dry goods | 254 | |
| Riddley, B. L. | chancellor | Chancery Court | 255 |
| Roan [sic], White & Jordan | druggists | 254 | |
| Roane, Mr. | wholesale & retail druggists & chemists | on Depot St. | 253 |
| Roane, W. T. | wholesale & retail dealers in drugs, medicines, paints, etc. | [long ad] | 258 |
| Roane, White & Jordan | wholesale & retail dealers in drugs, medicines, paints, etc. | [long ad] | 258 |
| Robert Mathews | Dry goods | 254 | |
| Russ, Jas., Jr. | Editor, Shelbyville Expositor | [long ad] | 262 |
| Ruth, G. W. | jeweler | 254 | |
| S A Burns | harness-maker | 254 | |
| S Doak & Co. | bucket factory | 254 | |
| S H Whitthorne | attorney | 255 | |
| S. Doak & Co. | bucket factory – by machinery | 252 | |
| S. H. Titcomb & Co. | mfg. & dealers in boots & shoes | E side Public Square [long ad] | 259 |
| S. H. Titcomb & Co. | shoe & boot mfg. | 252 | |
| Sanders, Alexander | purchased ‘Excelsior Horse Power & Thresher’ from Michael Shoffner | [long ad] | 257 |
| Scudder, J. L. | attorney genl. | officer of Circuit Court | 255 |
| Settiff, R. P. | merchant | Rowsville | 255 |
| Shapard & Mitchell | wholesale grocers | Depot Street [long ad] | 263 |
| Shapard, R. P. | wholesale grocer with G.C. Mitchell | Depot Street [long ad] | 263 |
| Shelbyville Bank | 255 | ||
| Shelbyville Expositor | [long ad] | 262 | |
| Shelbyville Hotel | 255, 258 | ||
| Shelbyville Institute (female) | 254 | ||
| Shelbyville University (male) | 254 | ||
| Shepherd & Mitchell | grocery & commission merchants | 254 | |
| Shepherd, Mr. | wholesale grocers & commission merchants | on Depot St. | 253 |
| Shoffner, M. | agent for Manney’s combined reaping & mowing machines | [long paragraph about his business] | 253 |
| Shoffner, Michael | agent of Richard H. Pease | [long ad] | 257 |
| Shriver, D. B. | furniture | 254 | |
| Shriver, D. B. | dealer of furniture | Depot Street [long ad] | 261 |
| Shriver, D. B. | furniture, pianos, melodeons & musical instruments | on Depot St. | 252 |
| Sperry, J. N. | wholesale grocer with M. B. Moorman | near the Depot [long ad] | 264 |
| Stamps & McGhee | carriage mfg. | 254 | |
| Steele, John P. | attorney | 255 | |
| Stem, J. R. | merchant | Unionville | 255 |
| Story, J. W. | confectioner | 254 | |
| Sylvan Mills | mfg of cotton yarns, etc. | Office SW corner of Public Square [long ad] | 259 |
| T S & S W Clay | Dry goods | 254 | |
| Thomas H. Coldwell | attorney | 255 | |
| Thomas Lipscomb | physician | 255 | |
| Thompson, J. | 262 | ||
| Thompson, Jo. W. | attorney | 255 | |
| Thompson, Jo. W. | clerk | County Court | 255 |
| Thompson, N. | 262 | ||
| Tillman & Martin | attorneys | NE corner Public Square [long ad] | 260 |
| Tillman & Martin | attorneys | 255 | |
| Tillman, Barcklay M. | attorney with Matt Martin | [long ad] | 260 |
| Tillman, Lewis | clerk | officer of Circuit Court | 255 |
| Titcomb, Mr. S.H. | shoe & boot mfg. | 252 | |
| Titcomb, S. H. | mfg. & dealers in boots & shoes | E side Public Square [long ad] | 259 |
| Tittcomb & Co. | shoe & boot makers | 254 | |
| W D M Brame | Dry goods | 254 | |
| W F Bradford | attorney | 255 | |
| W G Cowan & Co. | Dry goods | 254 | |
| Wallace, R. N. | cashier, branch of Bank of TN | 255 | |
| Warren & Galbreath | grocers, confectioners & produce merchants | Depot Street | 262 |
| [long ad] | |||
| Warren & Galbreath | grocery & commission merchants | 254 | |
| Warren, Thos. J. | grocer, confectioner & produce merchant (with Robert Galbreath) | Depot Street | 262 |
| [long ad] | |||
| Waterhouse, Mr. | pork packing establishment | 252 | |
| Well, J. W. | grocery & commission merchants | 254 | |
| White, Mr. | wholesale & retail druggists & chemists | on Depot St. | 253 |
| White, R. A. | wholesale & retail dealers in drugs, medicines, paints, etc. | [long ad] | 258 |
| Whiteside & Davidson | attorneys | Counsel Row [long ad] | 264 |
| Whiteside & Davidson | attorneys | 255 | |
| Whitthorne, S. H. | attorney | 255 | |
| Whitthorne, S. H. | attorney | Counsel Row [long ad] | 263 |
| Whitthorne, W. J. | clerk & master | Chancery Court | 255 |
| Whitthorne, Wm. J. | attorney | Counsel Row [long ad] | 263 |
| Wilhoite & Brothers | Dry goods | 254 | |
| Wilson, R. C. | merchant | Normandy | 256 |
| Wisener & Scudder | attorneys | 255 | |
| Wisener, Wm. H. | attorney | Counsel Row, Shelbyville | 256 |
| Zachary, J. | saddlers | 254 | |