Samuel Vick Explained

He was born in Castalia, North Carolina. His family moved to Wilson, North Carolina after the American Civil War and he went to school there.^[1]

He built the Orange Hotel in Wilson. He was involved with the Independent Training School and was one of the founders of the Wilson Hospital and Tubercular Home.^[2] He established a movie theater in Wilson.

He was politically active and attended Republican National Conventions. He served as postmaster of Wilson^[3] and invested in real estate. He was a member of the masons^[1] and Odd Fellows.

He married Annie Washington, daughter of prominent Wilson resident Jerry Washington.^[4] They had eight children.^[5]

He had a son Sam Hynes Jr. (May 8, 1894 - December 11, 1975) who died in a house fire while babysitting his grandson.

See also

• • East Wilson Historic District Lawson A. Scruggs

Notes and References

1. Web site: One of North Carolina's DGMs. March 14, 2021. GRAND UNITED ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS IN AMERICA AND JURISDICTION.
2. Web site: Orange Hotel. May 18, 2023.
3. Web site: The Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year. July 21, 1903. D. Appleton and Company. Google Books.
4. Book: Kenzer, Robert C.. Enterprising Southerners: Black Economic Success in North Carolina, 1865-1915. July 21, 1997. University of Virginia Press. 978-0-8139-1733-7 . Google Books.
5. Web site: Samuel H. Vick.. Lisa Y.. Henderson. December 16, 2015. Black Wide-Awake.