GLENNVILLE PLANTATION https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWi3DIv7zBI Glennville, Russell County, Alabama Glennville Plantation was built 1842-44 by Col. Americus Mitchell who came to the town of Glennville, just to the north of the plantation…
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UPDATED WITH FILM Glennville Plantation – beautiful interior photographs and film of a time forgotten
…and click to learn about the area’s connection to Auburn University. GLENNVILLE PLANTATION (Also called Elmoreland) Glennville, Russell County, Alabama Amazing staircase Glennville Plantation was built 1842-44 by Columbus Americus…
PATRON – Open Gates, a broken arm and news from Glennville, Alabama in 1909
…Floyd rendered the necessary medical aid and the little lady is resting as well as could be expected. Her many friends wish her a speedy recovery. GLEANINGS FROM GLENNVILLE Glennville,…
There is a connection with this old plantation mansion and Auburn University. [old photographs film]
The beautiful plantation mansions of Glennville, Alabama have a connection with Auburn University. Glennville was named for Rev. James E. Glenn who came to Alabama as a Methodist missionary around…
Do you know who started the first pecan grove in Alabama? Here is the answer
…village of Glennville in Barbour County. Glennville later became part of Russell County, Alabama. (See film at Glennville plantation) In the early 1870’s Captain R. F. Kolb planted trees at…
UPDATED WITH PODCAST -An inspiring true-life story about the author of History of Eufaula, published in 1930 – Part I
…was educated at Glennville Military Academy, Glennville, Alabama. This was a leading southern college then. I have his Ray’s Arithmetic and wouldn’t part with it. He used to say, “Get…
Biographies of the Delegates to the Alabama Secession Convention Part XV
…died at Perote, now Bullock County, Alabama on February 7, 1908. Migrating with his parents to Glennville, Barbour County, Alabama, when he was thirteen years of age, Starke received most…
PATRON – A young child’s death and news from Rutherford —- February 1909
…male population of Rutherford went on fox hunt last week at Glennville. Though they had the champion fox hounds of the United States they did not succeed in catching a…
BIOGRAPHY: William Johnson Boykin born Nov. 8, 1861 – photograph
…died in September 1897. William Johnson Boykin was born at Oswichee, Russell County, Alabama, Nov. 8, 1861. When ten years old he moved with his parents to Glennville, Ala., where…
Biography: James Abercrombie born February 17, 1782
…R. Davis, of Limestone County, Alabama John Lucas Abercrombie ( b. Mar 30, 1831 – d. Oct 1, 1861) married Jun 1, 1851 America Watson. He died near Glennville, Alabama….