20 comments

  1. Anna Quiles

    Great read.

  2. Shirley Turner

    Where do you get books didn’t have at bam have to get on Internet?

    1. Alabama Pioneers

      You can request bam, libraries or local stores to order books for you or purchase any book online at; http://amzn.to/1SGfLZL Thank you for asking.

  3. Ward Oliver

    Jeremiah Austill first married Martha Hayes, a (very) distant cousin of mine, in either Conecuh or Monroe County Mar 9, 1819. She died Nov 1, 1820 from a fall off a fence after seeing an Indian in the area. The related Hayes and Oliver families came to Conecuh in 1819.

  4. Virginia Ponds Kobler

    I had an ancestor, Burwell Stinson, who was there.

  5. John Kanty

    Enjoyed reading this first hand observation. Thank you for sharing!

  6. John Kanty

    Enjoyed this first hand observation. Thank you for sharing.

    1. Donna R Causey

      I’m glad you enjoyed. We love discovering these treasures.

  7. Margaret Brown

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  8. PAT STALEY

    I REALLY ENJOYED THIS CONNECTION TO NORTH ALABAMA AND THE MUSCLE SHOALS AREA. THANKS! WHEN WILL PART 2 COME OUT?

  9. Rebecca Barnes

    Marian Patrick Titlestad share with your friend Evan

  10. Marian Patrick Titlestad

    Evan Austill

  11. Ramona Haley

    Paul Tapia, share with Jere Austill Crabtree.

  12. Craig Thompson

    Loved reading this. Thank you. I try to imagine Alabama back then . What it must have been like where I used to live. Thanks

  13. Evan Austill

    Great story. There are many re: his exploits among the Indians.

  14. Sonya Lindsey

    Great story…we live a rocks throw from Pendleton S.C.

  15. Jeanie Russell

    Very interesting. Great read! Thanks.

  16. William Mann

    Austill claimed that he and his family were on their way through the Creek Nation to Montgomery when they were stopped in Wetumpka in 1810. Montgomery was not founded until 1817, and was not named Montgomery until 1819. It was, unfortunately, not unusual for these larger-than-life frontier characters to pad their resumes with fabrications. Even when reading first person accounts of history, it is a good thing to double check their claims against other available information. Ironically, Austill was one of those people whose known exploits really didn’t require embellishment to be impressive.

  17. Chris Mills

    Mike Stephens

  18. Raymond Otis Yawn

    He should have not tried to inforce gun control. It was the creek nation, creek law and creeks defending their family.

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