When pioneers moved to new locations, they often traveled in groups and intermarried with those they traveled with on their journey. This was the…
Marriage & Death Notices in the April- June 1878 Shelby Guide This was published in THE CAHAWBA JOURNAL Fall 1985 It has been copied…
Amos Elliott, Sr. was born in 1760-1770 in Edgefield, South Carolina. He died in 1844 in Shelby County, Alabama. Some Descendants of Amos "Stump"…
In the 2010 census, this city had a population of almost 5,000. At a very early day, the area was referred to Coonsboro. Situated…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI ELI FORREST DENSON, M. D. (b. 1853 - d.…
[In the later days of the Civil War, life was very difficult in Alabama for the average citizens as this story indicates.] WARNING! This…
CALERA, SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA The first settler of Calera was John R. Gamble from Ireland. He was a soldier of the American Revolution and…
Marriage & Death Notices in the October – December 1878 Shelby Guide This was published in THE CAHAWBA JOURNAL Fall 1985 It has been…
WILLIAM DAVID LACEY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1844-1905) Shelby County, Alabama In the county of Shelby, Alabama and in the farming community of Maylene, lived…
Lying at the southern extremity of the Appalachian Mountains, Shelby County is richly endowed with abundant natural resources and unrivaled beauty in the profile…
WILLIAM CLAIBORNE WILLIAMS, M. D. BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1876-aft. 1904) Shelby, Jefferson and Blount county, Alabama William Claiborne Williams, M.D. was one of the…
Happy Birthday! ELIJAH ANDERSON TURNER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1856-aft. 1904) Tallapoosa and Shelby county, Alabama Elijah Anderson Turner was one of the stirring and…
TRUMAN HEMINWAY ALDRICH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1848-1932) SHELBY, JEFFERSON, DALLAS COUNTY Truman Heminway Aldrich was a mining engineer in Alabama. He was born at…
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…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer Happy Birthday! REV. PERRY CADDELL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1859-aft. 1896) Bibb and…
Chasing old bushy-tail by Shannon Hollon This time of year when the weather begins to turn cool the maple leaves turn red and hickories…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer Happy Birthday! Rev. James Hugh Blair Hall Biography and Genealogy (1855 -…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers included in volume 5 ROBERT ELBERT BOWDON (1874 - 1959) BIOGRAPHY…
DR. FRANKLIN DAVIS DuBOSE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1845-1905) Lowndes, Autauga and Shelby County, Alabama Dr. Franklin Davis DuBose was a prominent physician with a…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers VOL VIII JOHN EMBRY MILES BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1839-1918) Montgomery,…
Happy Birthday! ROBERT ELBERT BOWDON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1874 - 1959) SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA Robert Elbert Bowdon, superintendent and one of the chief stockholders…
NOT ALL THERE IS TO A FIRE by Inez McCollum It was with sadness that I read an article about the Hotel Talisi in…
EDWIN VALDINA CALDWELL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1845-1016) Shelby County, Alabama Edwin Valdina Caldwell was a leading citizen of Shelby county, Alabama. He ws a…
THE GYPSY by Becki McAnnally My parents loved to go to Montevallo to shop, see movies on Saturday, or visit relatives and friends. Our…
MONTEVALLO Transcribed from The Shelby Guide, Columbiana, Alabama May 4, 1868 We paid a visit to this flourishing town last Saturday. It is situated…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume II AND More on Samuel Wright Mardis and his family…
Choccolocco Valley, Alabama, settled over 2500 years ago by Native Americans, has lost many historic sites including the covered bridge and Native American mound…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer THOMAS JEFFERSON MARTIN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1842-aft. 1904) Shelby County, Alabama Thomas…
Click to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer BENJAMIN WILSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1773-1852) SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA After…
I HEAR OLD REUBEN MOANIN' BY WOODROW HAND1 written ca. 1939 The scene may be any place in Shelby County where there is a…
