PIONEER TALLADEGA, ITS MINUTES AND MEMORIES By Jehu Wellington Vandiver CHAPTER XXIV On the 4th day of February, 1861, delegates from six of the…
Grandma's cure for Aching Limbs - and more - health remedies for the 1880s Do you have trouble with Aching limbs? Here's Grandmother's cure…
FRANK P. O'BRIEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1844 - 1910) Montgomery and Jefferson County, Alabama Frank P. O'Brien was one of the best known and…
HENRY W. ROBERTSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1782-1853) Shelby County, Alabama The first settler in the Wilsonville, Shelby County, Alabama was Henry W. Robertson, who…
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WILLIAM STRUDWICK ANDERSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1848-1927) Marengo and Baldwin County, Alabama. William Strudwick Anderson, lawyer and circuit judge, was born February 27, 1848,…
Brantley was established on 40 acres of property purchased from Thomas H. Wyatt by the Brantley Land Company. It was first called Sasserville, then…
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CHARLES GRANDISON GUNTER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1806 NC – d. 1883 Brazil) Montgomery County, Alabama Charles Grandison Gunter was born in Chatham, County, North…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume III- Scroll to see Table of Contents of this book…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume VIII- Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
Carpetbagger is a term that was applied by native citizens of the South to those persons who came from other parts of the country…
Birmingham, the Chicago of the South? Excerpts From The Iron Age Birmingham, Alabama April 19, 1883 The Moon Boys Discharged The Moon boys, who…
BENJAMIN ALLSTON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY' (1833-1900) Served as a Colonel 4th Alabama Infantry, CSA Benjamin Allston was a Episcopal clergyman and colonel, C. S.…
PIONEER TALLADEGA, ITS MINUTES AND MEMORIES By Jehu Wellington Vandiver CHAPTER XXIII The South Carolina state convention met at Charleston on Dec. 17, 1860,…
Street taxes due & Tuscaloosa officers indicted on liquor law violations on February 26 ON FEBRUARY 26, 1930 FROM THE TUSCALOOSA NEWS TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA…
These lists include many very early settlers in Alabama. A number of the lists appear to have been compiled by Nathaniel A. Ware, who…
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This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume II. JOHN LEONARD (b.1782) DALE COUNTY, ALABAMA John Leonard…
THOMAS BIVIN CREAGH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1788-Feb. 1842) Ireland, Virginia, Wilcox County, Alabama (Copyrighted excerpt from The Grand Masters of Free & Accepted Masons of…
[T. S. Woodward was an early settler in the state of Alabama and in 1858, he wrote letters to J. J. Hooper, Esq., a…
Thoughts from a 1908 newspaper..... These thoughts are as relevant today as in 1908. . . Someone said, "Life without a friend is death without a witness."…
A tragedy occurred in Cahawba, Alabama on October 7, 1820, that was reported in New York (This story has been transcribed from The Evening…
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS The first relief Act by the State of Alabama in aid of former Confederate soldiers who were maimed during the War Between…
The Wooleys Located in Northport, Alabama This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume VI- Scroll to bottom…
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…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume IV- Scroll to bottom to see Table of Contents of…
SPECIAL SERVICE An Incident of the Late War Edited by Rebecca Cameron Transcribed from the Birmingham Iron Age newspaper issued May 7, 1874 Early…
SAMPSON W. HARRIS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (Feb. 23, 1809 – April 1, 1857) Georgia, Washington D. C., Coosa County, Alabama (Excerpt from History of…
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