Murfreesboro in Hertford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Conjure Doctor

Legends & Lore

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 15, 2025

1. Conjure Doctor Marker

Inscription. Jim Jordan, 1871-1962, used herbs, roots and crystal ball to treat patients who came from all over the country to be healed.

Erected 2019 by North Carolina Folklife Institute; William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 60.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore Series series lists.

Location. 36° 26.602′ N, 77° 5.769′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, in Hertford County. It is on Williams Street west of North 4th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 407 Williams St, Murfreesboro NC 27855, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic

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Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Jordan Office Building (a few steps from this marker); Stanley Winborne (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); John H. Wheeler (about 400 feet away); Lafayette (about 600 feet away); Indian Queen Inn (about 600 feet away); F. Roy Johnson (about 800 feet away); Disabled American Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chowan University (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murfreesboro.

Also see . . . Jim Jordan (conjure doctor) [Wikipedia article]. (Submitted on June 23, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 15, 2025

2. Conjure Doctor Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 189 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.