Kings Mountain Street – 1907 & 1908

The Yorkville Enquirer reported on Oct. 20, 1886 – “Mr. Sam M. Grist has built a neat home on his lot on Kings Mountain Street and it is almost completed.”

City Directories and History: William Adams: (listed as living on Kings Mt., near Wright Ave., – clerk at Star Drug Store), Nannie Allison (1908 widow of Wm. Allison), Mrs. William Allison, R. Glenn Allison (1908 – Drug Clerk @ York Drug Store), 1908 – Robert T. Allison: (Glenn and Allison Co., wife Bessie Allison), Ola Allison (1908 – h. Kings Mt corner Cartwright), William Allison, J. Alex Bigger, Kate Black, Fred Black, B.R.T. Bowen, Thomas M. Caldwell, Mattie Caldwell, M.L. Carroll, Blanche Carroll, Adam Y. Cartwright,

1912 image looking North on Kings Mt. Street.

Thomas Cartwright, William H. Fowler, Teresa Fowler, Daisey Gist, Fannie Gist, Maggie Gist, Maggie Glenn, G. Foster Grant & wife Lula E. Grant (1908 – lumberman w J.J. Keller Co.), Earle Grist, Eunice Grist, Maggie Grist, George Grist, Mamie L. Grist, Sam M. Grist, (1908 – agent for Globe & Rutgers Fire Insurance Co., and General Insurance) also, North British & Mercantile Co agent,  Sallie Grist (1908 – wife of Sam Grist),

Images of the famous Kings Mt. Military School at the northern end of the street – 1912.

Robert E. Heath, Belle Heath, Kerried Johnson, Joseph Johnson

The list of individuals living in the 1907 York City Directory was not identified as living at any particular house number. When possible the individuals are listed per their known address.

The Yorkville Enquirer of Nov. 6, 1906 contained an ad for the Yorkville B & M Company, listing O.P. Heath as Pres., W.S. Neil, VP and R.E. Heath, Sec. – Treasurer.

The Rock Hill Herald reported on Aug. 12, 1886 – “Mr. Sam Grist is remodeling and improving his residence on Kings Mountain Street.”

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