William and Roxie Ann Wilson collection

Type: Family records and artifacts
Title: William and Roxie Ann Wilson collection
Description: Personal papers and items belonging to William "Billy" Zadock Middleton Wilson; his wife, Roxie Ann Wood Wilson; and some children, particularly daughters Bertha and Ernestine. Wide range of items include business records, personal records, clothing, and personal effects ranging from the 1880s through the 1920s.
Subject: W. Z. M. Wilson was the owner of a "doctor's buggy" carriage in the GHM collection (item 2009.19.1). He was a well-established farmer in the Reidville area, with cotton becoming the foundation of his wealth. He was active in business in Greer during the period of 1880-1925, and kept many of his business records from that time.

Highlights of the collection identified so far include four previously-unknown issues of the Greer Observer; transactional records of early Greer businesses (some previously unknown) from the 1880s and 1890s, including the signatures of D. D. Davenport and Frank Burgiss; bankruptcy and other documents related to People's State Bank, Planters, and Bank of Greer; and typically-ephemeral household items.
Date: 1880-1925
Table Of Contents: Unit 1: Billy Wilson Papers
Unit 2: Textiles
Unit 3: Audrey Davis
Provenance: Five chests of clothing and documents were stored in an attic on the Wilson property. The building was damaged in Hurricane Helene in 2024, and the chests were given to descendant Kala Kennemore.
Accession Number: This collection falls under 2024.16.n.n. (2024.16.0 is this finding aid).
Accession Date: Materials were first brought October 11, 2024, and arrived in multiple deliveries over the next few weeks.
Accession Creator: David Lovegrove
Depositor: Kala Kennemore; M. Hendrix Kennemore (son); Kelsi Kennemore (daughter). Kala Kennemore is a great-granddaughter of the Wilsons through their daughter (her grandmother) Evangeline.