Charleston business, listed 1854
Ketchum, Taylor & Co.
Importers and Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, wholesale and retail
On King Street.
A listing proves a year, not a span. A house in the 1854 book and the 1858 Review was there in 1854 and in 1858. The years between are not evidenced here, and nothing on this page should be read as saying the firm traded through them.
1854
- Importers and Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, wholesale and retail No. 243 King-streetSouthern Business Directory and General Commercial Advertiser, 1854, p. 355Joel Ketchum; Thos. B. Taylor; Chas. D. Haynsworth'one price principle, and for cash'
Possibly the same house in the 1852 directory
Entries that share a surname with this firm on the same street. Matched on those two things only; the directory and the advertisement have not been reconciled, and a reader should compare the lines.
- Ketchum, Joel dry goods 243 King St res. Meeting St ward 5surname from the firm line above" Joel dry goods 243 king st, meeting st, ward 5
- Ketchum, AH clerk King St res. 32 Queen Stsurname from the firm line above" AH clerk king st, 32 queen st
- Taylor, Mrs. 6 King St" mrs A 6 king st
Possibly the same house in the census of 1861
Houses on the same street whose owner or occupant carries the surname. Ford’s register gives no occupation, so this is a name at a number and no more.
| Street | No. | Owner | Occupant |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Street | 273 | Thomas \\. Tayioi- | Thomas W. Taylor |