Caswell C. Henderson, Raleigh NC – porter, Yarborough House, circa 1886.
Richard Morgan, Asheville NC – husband of Elvira Colvert Morgan; saloon servant, circa 1900.
Larry R. Artis, Washington DC — porter, public house, circa 1920.
Rufus Williams, Charlotte NC — husband of Carrie Reeves Williams; porter, club, circa _____; waiter, clubhouse, circa _____.
John E. Reeves, Boston MA — hotel waiter, circa ___________.
Ira Braswell Sr., Norfolk VA — husband of Mattie Brewington Braswell; hotel bellman, Atlantic Hotel, circa 1910s-1920s; head waiter, Atlantic Hotel, circa 1930.
Lewis Renwick Sr., Statesville NC – husband of Louise Colvert Renwick; porter, Battery Park Hotel, Asheville, 1917; bellman, Vance Hotel, 1920s-1950s.
Edward McNeely, Statesville NC – bellboy, Hotel Iredell, circa 1916; hotel porter, Hotel Iredell, circa 1917.
Lafayette Artis, Washington DC – bellboy, Harrington Hotel, circa 1917.
Earle M. Hagans, Norfolk VA – waiter, Southland Hotel, circa 1918.
Toney Brewington, Norfolk VA – bellman, Southland Hotel, circa 1918.
Ned Barnes, Raleigh NC – porter in club, circa 1920.
Quincy E. McNeely, Asheville NC – waiter, boarding house, circa 1930.
Curtis Braswell, Norfolk VA — hotel waiter, circa 1930.
Freeman Ennis, Wilson NC — bellboy, 1930s.
Hattie Brewington Davis, Atlantic City NJ – worked at Ostend Hotel, circa 1937.
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The second in an occasional series exploring the ways in which my kinfolk made their livings in the 19th and early 20th centuries.