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Many pioneers to Shelby County, Alabama had intertwining relationships

When pioneers moved to new locations, they often traveled in groups and intermarried with those they traveled with on their journey. This was the…

Patron Past Stories

PATRON – Calera, Alabama, 1st named Buxahatchie, home of the “Golly Hole” & one of the finest artesian wells in the state

CALERA, SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA The first settler of Calera was John R. Gamble from Ireland. He was a soldier of the American Revolution and…

Patron Past Stories

PATRON – BIOGRAPHY: Blankenship, Reuben born 1765 and Blankenship, Daniel born 1761 Revolutionary War Soldiers

This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume 3 - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK AND HARDBACK. Books…