Jeffries Garage

Jeffries Garage was listed in the Green Book as “Jeffrie’s—Blount St.” under “Garages” in Fayetteville from 1947 - 1955. A specific street address was not included in the listing.¹

Jeffris Garage, located at 112 Blount Street, was originally owned by Richard D. Jeffries. Jeffries lived with his sister, Elmira, at 115 Blount Street and operated the garage until his death in 1945.²

Walter Mitchell Manuel became the manager of the shop after Jeffries passed away and operated it during the time that it was advertised in the Green Book. Manuel grew up on a farm in Fayetteville and married Annie May Bridges in 1933. He worked as a mechanic for decades; during the early 1940s he worked for Richard Jefferson at Richardson Repair Shop on Russell Street.³

Walter Manuel managed the shop until at least 1963. He passed away in 1985.⁴

Essay by Brandie K. Ragghianti, 2022

Notes

1. Victor Green, 1947 Green Book, 64; Green, 1948 Green Book, 62; Green, 1949 Green Book, 56; Green, 1950 Green Book, 62; Green, 1951 Green Book, 53; Green, 1952 Green Book, 53; Green, 1953 Green Book, 53; Green, 1954 Green Book, 53; Green, 1955 Green Book, 53. 
2. Hill’s 1943 Fayetteville City Directory, 243 (alphabetical listing); Hill’s 1946 Fayetteville City Directory, 232 (alphabetical listing); Richard Jefferies, May 26, 1945, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, US Death Certificates, 1909-1976, accessed from www.ancestry.com. 
3. 1930 United States Federal Census, Township 71, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, digital image s.v. “Walter M. Manuel,” accessed from www.ancestry.com; Walter Mitchell Manuel and Annie May Bridges, December 23, 1933, Cumberland County, North Carolina, US Marriage Records, 1741-2011, accessed from www.ancestry.com; 1940 United States Federal Census, Township 71, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, digital image s.v. “Walter M. Manuel Jr,” accessed from www.ancestry.com; Walter Mitchell Manuel, October 19, 1911), Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, US World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, accessed from www.ancestry.com; Hill’s 1948 - 1949 Fayetteville City Directory, 256, 300 (alphabetical listing); Hill’s 1954-1955 Fayetteville City Directory, 169 (alphabetical listing, 13 (classified advertisement, business directory).
4. Hill’s 1963 Fayetteville City Directory; 282 (alphabetical listing); Walter Mitchell Manuel, February 26, 1985, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, US Death Indexes, 1908-2004, accessed from www.ancestry.com.