WILLIAM HENRY DENSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1846-1906) Russell and Jefferson County, Alabama William Henry Denson of Birmingham was prominent in the profession of law…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume XI- Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
JOSEPH F. ROPER DIARY (Excerpts from 1846 to 1853) Part 2 "I got home on the 27th day of March 1846. Left home with…
A tragedy took place on December 4, 1888, in East Lake in Birmingham, Alabama THE HAWES RIOT by Chas. D. Franklin Editorial Department (WPA…
Donation Parties - Have you ever heard of them? Donation Parties by Maude Dreisbach Editorial Dept. (WPA Alabama Federal Writer's Project) Written in 1930s…
Some Early Towns In Alabama This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 1) available at…
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…
Census Taker: "Good morning, madam, I'm taking the census." Old Lady: "The what?" Census Taker: "The c-e-n-s-u-s!" HELP SUPPORT ALABAMA PIONEERS BECOME AN AP…
CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS IN RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA (Surname starting with D- some with links to gravesites) All the names of the Civil War Soldiers…
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…
(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…
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…
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,…
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 VIII- Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
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,…
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…
A tragedy occurred in Cahawba, Alabama on October 7, 1820, that was reported in New York (This story has been transcribed from The Evening…
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…
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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Sale of Alabama land in Georgia in 1818 as we move toward statehood on December 14, 1818. Clipping from Natchez Gazette, Natchez, Mississippi, September…
