Dorchester County Commercial Directory
Fishing Creek 1908-1909
"Located on Honga River, in Dorchester County, is a post village, 22 miles
southwest of Cambridge, the banking town and nearest rail approach on Cambridge
& Seaford RR, branch of the Phila, Balto, & Wilm. RR. Ship to Hoopersville,
4 miles distant. Population 1200. Daily stage to Cambridge and Hoopersville.
Mrs. M.E. Tolley, postmaster.”
Adams, J.F. & Bro, general store Tyler, Eugene D., life insurance
Bozman, J.S., Rev. Tyler, George W., genl store & hotel
Cannon & Simmons, shipbuilders Tyler, Jabez, ship & boat builder
Chockley, John H., carpenter and builder Tyler, Wilfred, ship & boat builder
Clayton, J. M., crab factory Walters, J.E. , sailmaker
Cox, C.H., genl store
Creighton, Benjamin F., confectioner (note: the Fishing Creek Post Office
Creighton, Levin H., genl store was established 5/25/1857, with
Creighton, M.S., genl store John Brohawn as the P/M.)
Creighton, Wm Preston, gen store
Heckman, W.J., Rev.
Houston, Wm. H., physician and surgeon
Mills Bros., genl store, saw mill, flour mill & canning house
Mills, George G. & Co., genl store and crab packing
North, John H., justice of the peace
Owens, William J., genl store
Phillips, A..E., genl store
Phillips, Henry I., genl store, & crab packing
Simmons, Major T., contractor
Simmons, W.H., genl store
Simmons, Wm. & Co. undertakers
Simmons, Winfield, barber
Tall, John & Son, blacksmith
Tolley, Samuel H., genl store
Travers, Alonzo, justice of the peace
Travers, B.F., genl store
Tyler, Corbin W., genl store
1908-09 , Farmers with a Fishing Creek Postal address:
Aaron, C. James Creighton, Moody Lewis, Wm. R. of R.
Aaron, Columbus Creighton, Preston McGlaughlin, John Jr.
Aaron, Dolby Creighton, R.F. Meekins, Emory
Aaron, Frank Creighton, Robert Meekins, J.W.
Aaron, Matthew Creigthon, Thomas H. North, John
Aaron, Oscar Creighton, W.H. Owens, John
Aaron, Richard Creighton, Wilford Owens, Walter
Aaron, Wilbert Creighton, William Parker, Charles H.
Aaron, William Creighton, Winnie Parker, Charles R.
Adams, Allen Dean, Charles Parker, Emory
Adams, Alonzo Dean, Job W. Parker, Heonie
Adams, Augustus Dean, John, Jr. Parker, J.
Adams, George Dean, John J. of C. Parker, John
Adams, George W. Dukes, Frank Parker, Joseph
Adams, Job Dukes, Frank, Jr. Parker, Julian
Adams, John Fisher, Charles Parks, Zachariah
Adams, John A. Flowers, Alford T. Pearson, Ed
Adams, Malachi Flowers, Charles B. Phillips, A.E.
Adams, Sidney A. Flowers, John A. Phillips, Amos
Adams, Williams Flowers, Walter D. Philliips, Fred
Adams, Winfield Gaton, J.S. Phillips, Goldsborough
Bishop, Alonzo Gibson, James Phillips, Henry I
Bozman, Rev. J.S. Hall, Elmer M. Phillips, J.R.
Cannon, John Hall, Ralph E. Phillips, John
Cockley, John Hall, William Phillips, S.
Cockley, John, Jr. Hackman, Rev. J.W. Phillips, Samuel
Cox, Granville Houston, Dr. W.H. Phillips, Tena
Creighton, Amos H. Jenkins, Joseph Pusey, Sidney
Creighton, Arvie Johnson, C. Riggans, John
Creighton, B.W. Johnson, G.H. Ruark, Henry W.
Creighton, Charles Johnson, George Ruark, Thomas
Creighton, Edward Johnson, Harry Simmons, A.
Creighton, Frank Johnson, William A. Simmons, Major T.
Creighton, George Jones, John Simmons, Stewart
Creighton, Henry Lewis, Abel Simmons, W.
Creighton, Jeremiah Lewis, Jeremiah Simmons, William
Creighton, John T. Lewis, Samuel H. Street, George
Creighton, Levin H. Lewis, William H.
Creighton, Matthew Lewis, W.R.
1908 Fishing Creek farmers, cont’d:
Tall, John
Tolley, A.
Tolley, Goldsborough
Tolley, Howard
Tolley, Jeremiah
Tolley, Samuel
Tolley, Samuel H.
Tolley, Walter
Tolley, Willie
Travers, Alexander
Travers, Alonzo
Travers, B.F.
Travers, Benjamin
Travers, John
Travers, Meekins
Travers, Monroe
Travers, R.
Travers, Thomas H.
Travers, Warner
Tyler, Corbin W.
Tyler, George W
Tyler, Hancel
Tyler, Harry
Tyler, Jabez
Tyler, Matthew
Tyler, Famuel F.
Tyler, Wilfred
Wallace, Charles H.
Wallace, E.
Wallace, Ernest
Wallace, John
Wallace, Robert
Wallace, W.T.
Wallace, Washington
Wallace, William
Woodland, Henry, Jr.
Woodland, Wesley B.
Wroten, Howard