McKinna General Store

Collection of Store Ledgers     1913 - 1918

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James Perry McKinna (1860 - 1925)

J. P. McKinna & Son operated a general store in the early decades of the 20th century.  James Perry McKinna  (1860 - 1925)

​Store location?  Possible location - along Etowah School Road, near the intersection with Old Hwy 64.

Today's McKinney Rd bears the family name, although misspelled when the 911 system came about and addition of street signs.

​​J. P.'s photo and Ledgers, courtesy of Lloyd "Lefty" Williams (1935 - 2018)
and son, Mike Williams.  Note the bottom of photo, taken by A. F. Baker's London Art Galleries - Blackville S.C. and Hendersonville N.C.

Signature of J. P.'s son John Lewis appears in one of the ledgers.

Collection of McKinna store ledgers, 1913 - 1918.

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​1917
Items purchased 
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2 pr socks @25cents/pair
1 gal cook oil, 20 cents
1 pair overalls small, 50 cents
soda, 5 cents
5 boxes oatmeal @ 10 cents/box
1 bar soap, 5 cents
1 can coffee, 25 cents
tobacco, 15 cents
1 spool thread, 5 cents
1 twist of tob [tobacco], 5 cents
hinges, 10 cents
1 box peanut butter, 15 cents
camphor, 5 cents
1 sack flour, 1.70
1 box black D [die], 25 cents
1 bottle Cordina, $1
1 bottle kidney pills, 50 cents
1 bottle Raymonds Pills, 25 cents
​​1 ax handle, 20 cents

​​cloth, $1.50
1 pr shoes, $3.75
1 sausage, 10 cents
1 box crackers, 8 cents
1 phone [call], 10 cents
2 phone [calls], 20 cents
leather, 35 cents
2 hob nails, 10 cents
1 dipper, 10 cents
1 pr ladies slipper, $2.25
1 ir boys shoes, $1.25
8 yards gingham, $3.95
1 can P&B, 15 cents
1 box matches, 8 cents
candy, 30 cents
nitre, 10 cents
1 bottle castor oil, 35 cents
headache tablets, 5 cents
2 yds lace, 10 cents
10 yds ribbon, 10 cent

1917 December
​Folks who shopped

Allison, Jessie M.
Anderson, Frank
Anderson, M. R.
Bell, Jeb V.
Bridges, A. A.
Brown, Drexell
Clayton, Susie
Cornish, Mrs. Addie C.
Crawford, Sherman
Dalton, John
Duncan, Columbus
Eade, C. H.
Erwin, Elijah
Erwin, J. Webster

​Fletcher, R. J.
Goodspeed, S. R.
Jenkins, Enoch
Laughter, D. H.
Logan, Clingman
Mallett, Mrs. C. E. 
Massey, Geo.
Moffitt, Jessie
Moffitt, John
Moore, _
Orr, Augre
Owens, Geo.
Weese, Geo. W.
Whiteside, T. T.

​The Jan 1914 page at right includes transactions such as,
- a buggy for $35
- board & tuition, $15
- W. H. Pless for horse, $100
​- dress for Annie May, $1.65
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In May and June 1914, Mr. Leadford sold dozens of eggs at 15 cents/dozen to McKinna's weekly. Leadford's purchases from the store are on the right.

This Bill of Lading describes wood freight shipped via Etowah Train Depot, from J. P. McKinna & Son to Rosman Tanning Extract Co, Rosman NC

​"Southern Railway - Bill of Lading" Collection, June 1917 - August 1918
Bill shown, June 21, 1917,
is representative of the Collection.
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1 C L Wood
11 cord
40,000 weight

Signed:
J. P. McKinna & Son, WHM
(Station) Agent, P. M. Gash (Pearl M. Gash)

​Each Bill describes:
1 C L Wood
11 or 12 cord
weight varies:
40000 - 33000 - 36000 [lbs]
some bills specify "chestnut wood"

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Courtesy of Lloyd "Lefty" Williams (​1935 - 2018) ​and son, Mike Williams