Record #:

10899

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

In 1912, in Iredell County, Sheriff J. M. Deaton and G. L. McKnight entered into partnership to sell cars manufactured by a man named Henry Ford. That partnership would later become Carolina Motor Company, the oldest Ford dealer in North Carolina. The company is also third oldest in the South, and nationwide only about fifty Ford agencies have a longer continuous existence. The company is still family owned.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 27 Issue 7, July 1969, p13-15, por

Subject(s):

Deaton family; Family-owned business enterprises--Statesville; Automobile dealers--Statesville; Carolina Motor Co. (Statesville)

Record #:

15003

Author(s):

Johnson, Maria

Abstract:

Brickmaking in North Carolina dates back to the late 1600s with the state's oldest brick house dating from 1730. Currently the state ranks second behind Texas in brickmaking. There were thirty manufacturers in 1960, but automation, acquisitions, and the recent recession shrank that number to thirteen. Of that number seven are family-owned businesses. The Statesville Brick Company, founded in 1904, is the state's oldest family-owned company.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 79 Issue 4, Sept 2011, p38-40, 42, 44-45, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Family-owned business enterprises--Statesville; Brick trade--Statesville; Brickmaking--Statesville; Statesville Brick Co. (Statesville)