William Henry Belk, Sr

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William Henry Belk, Sr

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lancaster, South Carolina
Death: February 21, 1952 (89)
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Place of Burial: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Abel Nelson Washington Belk and Sarah Narcissus Belk
Husband of Mary Leonora Belk and Mary Lenora Belk
Father of Private; William Henry Belk Jr; John Montgomery Belk; Irwin Belk; Henderson W. Belk and 3 others
Brother of Thomas Milburn Belk; James M Belk; John Montgomery Belk; Belk and D M Belk

Occupation: Founded Belk Department Store, ounder of the Belk department store organization based in Charlotte
Managed by: Private User
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About William Henry Belk, Sr

William Henry Belk founded the first Belk department store in Monroe, N.C., in 1888. The store was first called "New York Racket" and then "Belk Brothers," after Belk made his brother, Dr. John Belk, a physician, his partner.

http://www.historync.org/laureate%20-%20William%20H%20Belk.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belk,_Inc.

https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/belk-william-henry

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William Henry Belk, Sr's Timeline

1862
June 2, 1862
Lancaster, South Carolina
1888
1888
Age 25
Monroe County North Carolina
1888
Age 25
Monroe County North Carolina
1916
1916
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
1920
March 29, 1920
1922
April 4, 1922
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
1923
August 1, 1923
1925
February 6, 1925
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States