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Style of Dress in Early Times (Lawrence County, Alabama) by Col. Edmond Saunders written ca. 1890s The young men in full dress wore blue…
Randolph's County Seat was changed from Wedowee to McDonald due to this one man This interesting transcribed article about Randolph County, Alabama town names…
LaFayette, Alabama grew rapidly in 1833 - churches and schools were built. This article was written around 1880s about the early days of LaFayette,…
REMINISCENCES OF THE EARLY DAYS IN CHAMBERS COUNTY By E. G. Richards1 VI The first family that ever lived in what is now the…
The only road was the McIntosh Trail ORGANIZATION By J. M. K. GUINN1 Number Three Written for The Randolph Toiler, Wedowee, 1896 The time…
Transcribed from The Selma Daily Reporter (Selma, Alabama) August 8, 1835 – Volume III FROM THE MOBILE REGISTER Our city, for a couple of…
REMINISCENCES OF THE EARLY DAYS IN CHAMBERS COUNTY By E. G. Richards1 Part II A short time before the organization of Chambers County, a…
William Garrett (born 1809), the author of this excerpt, was appointed Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives, in November 1837 and continued to serve…
DANIEL NELSON COOPER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1839-1911) LAWRENCE and MADISON and MARION COUNTIES, ALABAMA Daniel Nelson Cooper was born at Mount Vernon, Ohio,…
Dr. Jack Shackelford Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 03, Fall Issue 1956 Part II Dr. Jack Shackelford, a pioneer of Alabama, moved…
Dr Jack Shackelford, a pioneer of Alabama, moved to Shelby County, Alabama in 1818 after he served in the War of 1812 on Andrew Jackson's…
Several mills were built on the many creeks in Coosa County On Hatchett Creek (in Coosa County) were a number of mills. There was…
SELWOOD PLANTATION OLD HOMES OF TALLADEGA COUNTY1 (KINGSTON, MT. IDA, SELWOOD, THORNHILL, ALPINE) BY MARY WELCH LEE (MRS. SCEARS LEE) Far off the beaten…
REMINISCENSES OF THE EARLY DAYS IN CHAMBERS COUNTY By E. G. Richards1 Part I That portion of East Alabama formerly occupied by the Creek…
Alva Woods (1794 – 1887) was the first president of the University of Alabama. He was a conservative Baptist minister, who had been educated…
Happy Birthday! REV. LEWIS BROWN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1835 – aft. 1896) Missouri and Sumter County, Alabama Rev. Lewis Brown, of Epes, Sumter county, was born…
FIRST COURTHOUSE A LOG CABIN JAIL BUILT IN 1839 By J. M. K. GUINN1 Written for The Randolph Toiler, Wedowee, 1896 Number Seven Under…
REMINISCENSES OF THE EARLY DAYS IN CHAMBERS COUNTY By E. G. Richards1 Part IV and Part V I find that I made a mistake…
First Court at Wedowee, Alabama Held in an Indian Chief's Wigwam RANDOLPH COUNTY SEAT MOVED TO WEDOWEE By J. M. K. GUINN1 Written for…
MEREDITH THOMPSON AKERS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1831-aftr. 1921) Marion County, Alabama Meredith Thompson Akers, farmer, was born March 9, 1831, at Redeville, Rutherford County,…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume V CHARLES WALDRON BUCKLEY BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY (b. Feb 18,…
JOHN HUNT By Robert C. Hunt, Chattanooga, Tenn. The first white man known to have settled in the Huntsville area was an Indian trader…
(CONTINUED from Part I) (This was transcribed by the Alabama Historical Society and printed in 1901 in their magazine as follows) THE MISSION OF…
FRANCIS MARION KING BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (Dec.25, 1832-Nov. 13, 1911) Talladega and Coosa county, Alabama Francis Marion King was one of the best farmers…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume VI WILLIAM ANTHONY ALEXANDER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1837-1914) Mobile, Alabama…
It is hard to understand why the driver of this carriage did not stop to assist the women he hit. The Astor House was the…
JAMES A. MOORE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1839-CA. 1920) Perry County, Alabama James A. Moore, banker, was born December 10, 1839, near West Point, Clay…
Magnolia Grove, located at 1002 Hobson Street in Greensboro, Alabama is a historic site and museum located in Greensboro, Hale County, Alabama that is…
This story is an excerpt from Alabama Footprints Volume V - VIII The story below reveals the close friendship Francis Scott Key shared with Alabama…
REV. GEORGE EVANS BREWER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1832-1922) Elmore, Coosa County, Alabama Rev. George Evans Brewer was born near Covington, Newton County, Ga., October…
