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At one time the Row Town store purportedly was operated by brothers John Scott Blackwell (1820-1900) and James Scott Blackwell (1822-1892).
"Row" is pronounced as with respect to altercations and not boat propulsion.
The Row Town community apparently was so called because some residents there would cause disturbances, brawls, and commotion. Some locals claimed drunkenness led to trouble in the area. As of 1979, the store was still standing (but decaying near the edge of the highway on the Ruffin-Quick Road). It has been used as a dwelling and to store feed. A man named Grandleson Mitchell once clerked at the store and lived in the nearby Joseph Felix Womack home.
From J. Clayton Blackwell (undated):
John Scott Blackwell (1820-1900) was the son of Garland and Mary Scott Blackwell. He married Eliza Jane Jarrell (called Jennie) in 1860. John and his brother Jim ran a store called "Row Town Store." This store still stands on the John S. Blackwell farm. This farm was inherited by his grandson, John Reid Blackwell.
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