153 Johnston Street

Rock Hill City Directories: 1908 – E.R. and Lottie Turner- flagman for the Southern Railway, 1913 – Mrs. Addie Davis-widow of Robert G., 1920-1922- J.H. and Jennie Rudisill-traveling salesman, 1925- A.L. and Josie L. Blake-proprietor Rock Hill Laundry, 1936- Clarence S. and Pearl Cooke-insurance agent, 1938 – W. Thomas and Cora B. Pitman – clerk for the U.S. Soil Conservation Service.

At the turn of the century, Mrs. Rosa G. Strait, the widow of Dr. Wm. F. Strait,  lived in this home prior to her building at 326 Oakland Avenue, in ca. 1906. The home was a rental property of the Stultz family who owned large numbers of income properties in the late 19th century.

tagged: A.L. Blake, Addie David, Clarence S. Cooke, Cora B. Pitman, E.R. Turner, Frank Strait, Isabelle Strait, J.H. Rudisill, J.S. Stultz, Jennie Rudisill, Josie Blake, Lottie Turner, Pearl Cooke, Robert G. Davis, Rock Hill Laundry, Rosa G. Strait, Southern Railway, U.S. Soil Conservation Service, W. Thomas Pitman, Wm. F. Strait

Current Address: 153 Johnston Street

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