See: Lt. David Moniac, a Creek Native American, was the first minority graduate of West Point DAVID TATE TO CADET DAVID MONIAC LETTER OF 1822* April…
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CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS IN RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA (Surname starting with D- some with links to gravesites) All the names of the Civil War Soldiers…
BEAUTIFUL RECEPTION AT FIRST WHITE HOUSE OF THE CONFEDERACY. Clipping from Montgomery Advertiser, October 7th, 1900 The reception at the Jeff Davis House on…
PIONEER TALLADEGA, ITS MINUTES AND MEMORIES By Jehu Wellington Vandiver CHAPTER XXV The full measure of heroic achievements by Talladega troops would require volumes,…
Three Epitaphs from Colorado He was young He was fair But the Injuns Raised his hair. Poor Betty Conway She drank lemonade At a…
You've probably heard the story of the robbers, Bonnie and Clyde, but have you ever heard of the Blonde Bandit? This story reminds me…
HOW TO MAKE BLACKBERRY WINE There is no wine equal to blackberry, when it is properly made. In flavor, and for medical purposes, it…
Moonshine was a popular way to make a living during the days of prohibition in Alabama. Here are some interesting stories, concerning moonshine in…
PART III HARFORD DEMOCRAT BEL AIR, MARYLAND. Friday Morning, May 11th , 1888. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF SAMUEL FORWOOD A Native of Harford County,…
(Continued - Excerpt Transcribed from The Montgomery Advertiser, Feb. 28, 1909) GERONIMO at MT. VERNON, ALABAMA Rev. J. M. Glenn Writes of the…
Geronimo was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Apache tribe. (continued below) (Excerpt Transcribed from The Montgomery…
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…
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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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