Author: Donna R Causey

Donna R. Causey, resident of Alabama, was a teacher in the public school system for twenty years. When she retired, Donna found time to focus on her lifetime passion for historical writing. She developed the websites www.alabamapioneers and www.daysgoneby.me All her books can be purchased at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. She has authored numerous genealogy books. RIBBON OF LOVE: A Novel Of Colonial America (TAPESTRY OF LOVE) is her first novel in the Tapestry of Love about her family where she uses actual characters, facts, dates and places to create a story about life as it might have happened in colonial Virginia. Faith and Courage: Tapestry of Love (Volume 2) is the second book and the third FreeHearts: A Novel of Colonial America (Book 3 in the Tapestry of Love Series) Discordance: The Cottinghams (Volume 1) is the continuation of the story. . For a complete list of books, visit Donna R Causey

News - from the past & the present

Birmingham Barons sold to Cincinnati Reds on August 11th

August 11, 2016 May 19, 2018by Donna R Causey

On August 11, 1939, the city of Birmingham, Alabama baseball fans were excited about the purchase of the Birmingham Barons by the Cincinnati Reds'…

News - from the past & the present

A lady from Birmingham, became a First Lady of Costa Rica and is now living in Montgomery, Alabama

August 10, 2016 August 24, 2016by Donna R Causey

Note: Henrietta Boggs Macgurie, the subject of the film, will be reading from her book Married To A Legend, "Don Pepe" and answering questions at…

Biography: Robert Price Heacock born August 10, 1861

August 10, 2016 December 12, 2016by Donna R Causey

Happy Birthday! ROBERT PRICE HEACOCK BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1861-aft. 1904) Talladega County, Alabama Robert Price Heacock, was a contractor and builder, Sylacauga. He…

Alabama Pioneers Honored ⁄ Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: Col. William Barrett Travis August 9, 1809 – Hero of the Alamo

August 9, 2016 September 10, 2018by Donna R Causey

Happy Birthday! COL. WILLIAM BARRETT TRAVIS (Hero of the Alamo) BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1809-1836) Claiborne and Conecuh County, Alabama & Texas William Barrett…

Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: William Owen Baldwin, M. D. born August 9, 1818 – photograph

August 9, 2016 December 11, 2016by Donna R Causey

Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday! WILLIAM OWEN BALDWIN, M.D BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1818 - 1886) Montgomery County, Alabama William Owen Baldwin, physician, was born August…

Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: Allie Cletus Anderson born August 9, 1886

August 9, 2016 December 11, 2016by Donna R Causey

Happy Birthday! ALLIE CLETUS ANDERSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1886-aft. 1940) Geneva, Barbour and Shelby County, Alabama Allie Cletus Anderson was born August 9, 1886,…

Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: James Aiken born August 8, 1830

August 8, 2016 December 11, 2016by Donna R Causey

Happy Birthday! JAMES AIKEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1830-1908) Randolph, Marshall and Etowah County, Alabama James Aiken, lawyer and judge, colonel 13th Alabama infantry, C.…

Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: Judge Daniel Arthur Greene born August 8, 1863

August 8, 2016 December 9, 2016by Donna R Causey

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! JUDGE DANIEL ARTHUR GREENE, BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY) (1863 AL d. 1923 AL) Jefferson and Lee County, Alabama Judge Daniel Arthur Greene, of…

Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: Ruel Marshall Earp born August 7, 1828

August 7, 2016 March 5, 2017by Donna R Causey

Happy Birthday! RUEL MARSHALL EARP BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1828-1908) Lawrence County, Alabama Ruel Marshall Earp was born Aug. 7, 1828, in Lawrence County, Alabama,…

Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: Rev. John Wesley Starr August 7, 1809

August 7, 2016 December 11, 2016by Donna R Causey

Happy Birthday! REV. JOHN WESLEY STARR BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1808 - 1870) EARLY BIBB COUNTY, ALABAMA PIONEER The history of John Wesley Starr was…

Days Gone By - stories from the past

Cullman, Alabama – a city reborn after devastating tornado

August 6, 2016 September 21, 2016by Donna R Causey

The EF4 tornado that tore through Northeast Cullman County, Alabama was especially devastating for the city of Cullman Damage to historic structures was extensive.…

Days Gone By - stories from the past

There was no such thing as sending to the store to get a sack of flour in the early days of Alabama

August 6, 2016 August 7, 2016by Donna R Causey

FIFTY-FIVE YEARS IN WEST ALABAMA CHAPTER EIGHT by By HON. E. A. POWELL (Written before 1886) At the time I first went to Fayette the…

Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: Alfred Pelham Agee born August 6, 1862

August 6, 2016 August 18, 2017by Donna R Causey

Happy Birthday! ALFRED PELHAM AGEE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1862-1937) Dallas, Monroe, and Calhoun county, Alabama Alfred Pelham Agee, lawyer, was born August 6, 1862.…

Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: Dr. Miller Reese Hutchison born August 6,1876 – photograph

August 6, 2016 December 11, 2016by Donna R Causey

Happy Birthday! DR. MILLER REESE HUTCHINSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1876-1944) Mobile, Alabama Dr. Miller Reese Hutchison was born August 6, 1876, in Montrose, Baldwin…

Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: William Franklin Nabers born August 6, 1830

August 6, 2016 December 11, 2016by Donna R Causey

Happy Birthday! WILLIAM FRANKLIN NABERS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1830-1918) Jefferson County, Alabama William Franklin Nabers was born in Jefferson County, Alabama, on August 6,…

Days Gone By - stories from the past

A trading post named Leslie’s Station in Talladega was once a fierce battle site

August 5, 2016 July 29, 2018by Donna R Causey

BATTLE OF TALLADEGA The Battle of Talladega was an engagement between Gen. Jackson's army and a body of hostile Creeks, who were attempting to…

Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: John Crawford Anderson born August 5,1863

August 5, 2016 December 11, 2016by Donna R Causey

Happy Birthday! JOHN CRAWFORD ANDERSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1863-1940) Greene, Marengo and Montgomery County, Alabama John Crawford Anderson, lawyer, circuit judge and chief justice…

Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: Mastin Hill Hansard born August 4, 1830 – photograph

August 4, 2016 December 12, 2016by Donna R Causey

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! MASTIN HILL HANSARD BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1830-aft. 1904) Talladega county, Alabama Mastin Hill Hansard was one of the leading farmers of Talladega…

Days Gone By - stories from the past

Silverhill, Baldwin County, Alabama – immigrants from throughout the World settled in this small community

July 31, 2016 February 12, 2019by Donna R Causey

Around the turn of the century, immigrants from many regions of the United States and from other countries began populating Baldwin County: Italians settled…

Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: Sidney Johnstone Catts born July 31, 1863 – photograph – Governor of Florida

July 31, 2016 December 11, 2016by Donna R Causey

Happy Birthday! SIDNEY JOHNSTONE CATTS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. 1863 AL d. 1936) Governor Of Florida. Sidney Johnstone Catts was born near Pleasant…

Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: Walter Upson Acree born June 28,1860 – photograph

July 28, 2016 December 11, 2016by Donna R Causey

Happy Birthday! WALTER UPSON ACREE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1860-1926) Dale and Chilton County, Alabama Walter Upson Acree was a farmer, real estate dealer, and…

Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: Dr. Andrew Jay, Jr. born June 28, 1851 – photograph

July 28, 2016 December 11, 2016by Donna R Causey

Happy Birthday! DR. ANDREW JAY, Jr. BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1851-1903) Conecuh County, Alabama Dr. Andrew Jay, Jr. of Evergreen, Alabama was born at Jay…

Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: Christopher C. Gewin born July 28, 1810

July 28, 2016 December 11, 2016by Donna R Causey

Happy Birthday! CHRISTOPHER C. GEWIN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1810 – 1891) Lawrence County, Alabama Christopher C. Gewin son of Thomas Gewin III and…

Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: Andrew Merriman Young, Sr. born July 25, 1858

July 25, 2016 December 11, 2016by Donna R Causey

Happy Birthday! ANDREW MERRIMAN YOUNG, SR. BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY (1858 AL – 1935 OK) Lauderdale County, Alabama and Oklahoma "The financial history of Oklahoma…

Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: Dr. Ernest B. Dunlap born July 24,1881 – photograph

July 24, 2016 December 11, 2016by Donna R Causey

Happy Birthday! DR. ERNEST B. DUNLAP BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1881-1964) St. Clair County, Alabama and Oklahoma Ernest B. Dunlap was born at Eden,Alabama,…

Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: Shack Elbert Jemison born July 23, 1861 – photograph

July 23, 2016 December 11, 2016by Donna R Causey

Happy Birthday! SHACK ELBERT JEMISON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1861-aft. 1904) Talladega County, Alabama Shack Elbert Jemison was a planter and one of the largest…

Days Gone By - stories from the past

Busy Bee Cafe, in Cullman, Alabama established 1919 now rebuilt

July 22, 2016 June 21, 2016by Donna R Causey

On April 27, 2011, the citizens of Cullman, Alabama lost many of their original structures, when an EF4 tornado struck downtown Cullman, Alabama. Many historic buildings were…

Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: Major Miles Washington Abernathy born July 21, 1801

July 21, 2016 December 11, 2016by Donna R Causey

Happy Birthday! MAJ. MILES WASHINGTON ABERNATHY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1801-1877) Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama Major Miles Washington Abernathy was a planter and public…

Biographies ⁄ Genealogy Information

Biography: Asa Castellow Alexander born July 21, 1760 Revolutionary War

July 21, 2016 December 11, 2016by Donna R Causey

Happy Birthday! ASA CASTELLOW ALEXANDER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY Revolutionary War Soldier (1760-1834) Dale County, Alabama Asa Castellow Alexander was born July 21, 1760, in…

News - from the past & the present

William Powers ambition was to see children educated and remain free of debt

July 19, 2016 March 8, 2018by Donna R Causey

MR. WILLIAM POWERS DEAD Another of Lauderdale's Oldest and Best Citizens Gone (transcribed from Times Daily July 24, 1890, Florence, Alabama) This well-known citizen…