Weisiger & Anderson
Company Names, addresses, dates:1
  Emmett W. Weisiger, 708 Hull St., Manchester/Richmond VA (1869-1905)
  Weisiger & Carter, Hull St., Manchester VA (1890-1894) 2
  Weisiger & Anderson, 708 Hull St., Richmond VA (1906-1913)
  Weisiger & Anderson, 813-15 Hull St., Richmond VA (1914-1916)
  Frank Anderson, 815 Hull St & 1801 Hull St., Richmond VA (1922-1930+)
Notes:
Emmett Washington Weisiger (1838-1910)3 went into business at
age 14. He served in the Civil War under General "Stonewall" Jackson, and he was
a 32nd degree Mason. 4
He started his drugstore at 708 Hull Street in Manchester about 1869.1
In 1881, William J. Carter became a clerk for Weisiger's drug store.
In 1890, he became a partner, and the name changed to "Weisiger & Carter".
The partnership lasted unti l894.2
Weisiger partnered with
Frank Spencer Anderson (1879-1944)5
about 1906, and the firm became known as "Weisiger & Anderson".
Weisiger passed away in 1910, but the store name remained as
Weisiger & Anderson until about 1916. In later years, Anderson continued
to operate the drugstore using his own name. 1
For more information about Anderson, see my
F.S. Anderson
page.