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When the U.S. officially entered World War II, the need for food for the American troops increased. Farmers who had received help from the…
When the U.S. officially entered World War II, the need for food for the troops increased everywhere. The Federal Farmers Security Administration (FSA) stepped…
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(Transcribed From Birmingham Iron Age 5/7/1874) We are indebted to the managers of the S. & N. R. R. employee's picnic party for an…
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JULIUS C. ADLER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1849-1936) Dallas County, Alabama Julius C. Adler was born March 18, 1849, and died October 4, 1936. Mr.…
ALONG THE CORDUROY ROAD The old home place stood among large oak trees at the top of a hill, more of a rise…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume II- Scroll to bottom to see Table of Contents of…
A tragedy occurred in Cahawba, Alabama on October 7, 1820, that was reported in New York (This story has been transcribed from The Evening…
WILLIAM HARDIE BOYNTON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1868-1936) Dallas and Talladega County, Alabama William Hardie Boynton was one of the popular and public-spirited citizens of…
EDMUND ANDERSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1816-1885) Dallas County, Alabama Edmund Anderson was a Presbyterian minister. He was born on Feb. 20, 1816, in South…
NATHANIEL HENRY DAWSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1829 - 1895) Dallas County, Alabama Nathaniel Henry Dawson was the son of Lawrence E. Dawson and Mary…
HORATIO GATES ALLEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1792-1862) Dallas, Clarke and Marengo Counties, Alabama Horatio Gates Allen was born at Essex County, Mass on February…
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This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI WILLIAM BURFORD ALEXANDER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1853-1931) Dallas and…
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MARTHA (HAZARD) STORRS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1828-1911) Dallas and Shelby Counties, Alabama Martha Aylett Hazard was born 1828 in Dallas County, Alabama to John…
LOUIS J. ADLER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1856-1922) Perry and Dallas County, Alabama Louis J. Adler, a merchant, was born June 24, 1856, in Milwaukee,…
Happy Birthday! SAMUEL FITTS ALSTON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1859-1922) Dallas and Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Samuel Fitts Alston was born January 6, 1859, in Selma…
REV. G. J BROOKS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1830-aft. 1896) Dallas, Madison, County, Alabama, Missouri, Texas Rev. G. J. Brooks of Selma, Ala., son of…
ELISHA WILSON HOLLAND BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1844-1929) Shelby County, Alabama A well-known citizen of Shelby County was Elisha Wilson Holland, a member of the mercantile firm…
(Transcribed from the Mississippi Free Trader (Natchez, Mississippi – September 10, 1818) BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES WHEREAS, by an act of…
TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO: News clipping - Thomas Henderson, Enoch Parsons & Jesse Beene vs. Joseph Wilson - Cahawba, Alabama Oct. 16, 1819 Transcribed…
SKETCH OF PETTUS' BRIGADE. By Gen. Edmund Winston Pettus,1 Of Selma. (Transcription from Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society, Volume 2, 1898) Head Qrs. Pettus Brigade,2 Camp near Dalton, Georgia…
Have you ever heard of the ghost who pulled his coffin in Marion Junction, Alabama? This story involved many respectable, local citizens of the…
Zebulon Butler, an early settler of the Valley Creek Community in Selma, Alabama built a mill on the swift-rushing waters of Valley Creek to…
Sturdivant Hall By Joe McKnight As a pre-teen growing up in Selma, AL., I once broke into Sturdivant Hall, an ante-bellem mansion which these…
SAMUEL BEEKMAN ALISON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1867-1963) Dallas County, Alabama Samuel Beekman Alison, physician, was born August 12, 1867 at Carlowville, Dallas County, Alabama,…
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