Oldest Carrier Had 3,000,000 Pieces of Mail (Transcribed from Times Daily, Florence, Alabama December 17, 1929) R. W. Sims, 1223 Wills avenue, North Florence,…
W. LAWRENCE WILD BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1874-aft. 1940) Conecuh County, Alabama W. Lawrence Wild, of the firm of Wild Brothers, merchants of Evergreen, Ala.,…
SAMUEL DAVIES WEAKLEY (1860 – 1921) Jefferson County, Alabama BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY SAMUEL DAVIES WEAKLEY, of the Birmingham bar, has gained an eminence in…
SAMUEL S. GRAHAM BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (ca. 1800-aft. 1879 North Carolina, Montgomery County and Coosa County, Alabama (Excerpt from History of Coosa County: by…
MAJOR SAMUEL M. TATE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1817 – 1892) Jefferson County, Alabama Major Samuel M. Tate was born in Middle Tennessee in 1817.…
JOHN BURWELL FARRELL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1872-1928) Shelby County, Alabama John Burwell Farrell was superintendent of education of Shelby in 1902 and was a…
CHIEF YOHOLOMICCO BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1788-1838) Tallapoosa County, Alabama Yoholomicco was a Creek Chief, born about 1788, died in 1838. Nothing has been recorded…
CHARLES WESLEY HILLIARD BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY (1837-1905) Pike County, Alabama Charles Wesley Hilliard, one of the best-known physicians of the State of Alabama, was…
During WWII, Childersburg in Talladega, Alabama was overrun with workers hired at the new defense plant that manufactured high explosives for the war effort.…
JOHN JACKSON ALLEN and CAROLINE MARTIN ALLEN of Clay County, Alabama submitted by Earlene Pruet-Clark and Roberta Pruet-Isenhower [email protected] John Jackson Allen was born…
JOSIAH GORGAS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1818-1883) Bibb and Tuscaloosa, Alabama Josiah Gorgas, father of William Crawford Gorgas who cured malaria on the Panama Canal,…
W. W. MORRIS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1805-1883) North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Coosa County, Alabama (Excerpt from History of Coosa County: by the Rev. George…
JAMES ALLAN BOYD BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY (1826-1920) by Lavone Johnson Anglen James Allan Boyd and Mary Deane Forsey were married at the age…
TIMPOOCHEE BARNARD YUCHEE CHIEF Biography and Genealogy (1783-aft. 1817) Timpoochee Barnard was a Yuchee chief, born about 1783 in the Creek Nation, died in…
TEMPLE LEA BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1780-1834) Perry County, Alabama Temple Lea was the son of George Lea and Lucy Talbert of Virginia. He…
LOUIS J. ADLER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1856-1922) Perry and Dallas County, Alabama Louis J. Adler, a merchant, was born June 24, 1856, in Milwaukee,…
SILAS AMES, M.D. BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1805 - 1859) Montgomery, Alabama Silas Ames was a physician. He was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1805…
BIG WARRIOR CREEK CHIEF Big Warrior was a Creek chief who was born probably at Tuckabatchee and about 1760. No facts have been preserved…
A. H. WOODWARD BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1876 - 1950) Jefferson County, Alabama A. H. "Rick" Woodward was owner of the Birmingham Barons from 1909…
See how to Become a Patron and read ALL the alabamapioneers.com stories DOMESTIC RECIPES FROM 1884 (Transcribed from The Troy Messenger, Troy, Alabama July…
JAMES ADAIR BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1709-1783) Ireland – Alabama Indian Nation James Adair (circa 1709-1783) is believed to have been a native of County…
MORGAN HOWARD SUBMITTED BY JACQUE OTTS (1821 NC-1850 Bibb County, Alabama) Morgan Howard was son of Edmond and Elizabeth Howard (Ref: Will of Edmond…
LEON G. JONES BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1865-aft. 1904) Talladega, Wilcox, and Shelby County, Alabama Leon G. Jones, of the Talladega Wholesale Grocery company, was…
EZRA RICHMOND BRANNEN BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY (1869-1916) Bullock and Pike County, Alabama Ezra Richmond Brannen was a leading attorney of Troy, Alabama. He was…
LOUIS WEISS WYETH BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY (1812-1889) By Lavone Johnson Anglen Louis Wyeth was a County Judge of Marshall County. He received a land…
Happy Birthday! WILLIAM HENRY AMERINE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. 1878 - aft. 1930) Montgomery and Butler Counties, Alabama William Henry Amerine was a pharmacist,…
COLUMBUS W. LEE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1800-1869) Perry County, Alabama Columbus W. Lee, lawyer, planter, was born in 1800, in Clarke County, Georgia, and…
This is an excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Confrontation: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 4) Tecumseh Causes Earthquake As Tecumseh continued to speak to the…
These news abstracts and more are available in the book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume VI DEATH & MARRIAGE NOTICES From Missing Issues of Autauga…
Wilson Ashley Biography and Genealogy (1796 – 1866) Conecuh County, Alabama Captain Wilson Ashley, planter, was among the most useful of Conecuh's sons. He…
