J.C. McCauley, age 26, merchant, Real Value $2,300, Personal Value $illegible but a lot, b. NC. Close neighbor to D. McRae.
Living in the household of D. McRae was V. or N. Petty, age 27, Dept. Clerk, Real Value -0-, Personal Value -0-, b. TN
There were two Hicks with “W’ names in 1860 White County, one a lawyer and the other a doctor. Looking at real and personal value, I would think Wm. The lawyer was your man.
Wm. Hicks, age 30, Lawyer, Real Estate Value $10,000, Personal Value, $1,000, b. NC
W.H. Hicks, age 25, M.D., Real Estate Value -0-, Personal Value $150, b. MS
No other matches for a W. Clayton was found
W.E. Clayton, age 37 or 39, Cabinet Maker, Real Estate Value $1,500, Personal Value $3,000, b. VA
This is the only other Petty of age in 1860 White County. Due to the often-used practice of favoring relatives and friends for rank, I would think the individual in McRae’s household would have been the man.
V. Petty, age 21, Clerk, Real Estate Value -0-, Personal Value -0-, b. MS