PERSONALS (Excerpt from The Tallapoosa New Era, Dadeville, Alabama, January 6, 1887) Judge J. M. Chilton, of Opelika, was in Dadeville Monday. Messrs. William…
(Have you ever wondered where the unusual name of some of Andalusia's street names such as Three Notch Street comes from? The name goes back…
HISTORY OF BUTLER COUNTY, ALABAMA Butler County was created by the first session of the state legislature, December 13, 1819. Its territory was taken…
News about local people in Butler, Choctaw County, Alabama June 11, 1890 (Transcribed from Choctaw Advocate, Butler, Alabama, June 11, 1890) Mr. Robert Edwards,…
KEEP ME FROM the habit of thinking I must say something on every subject on every occasion. RELEASE ME from trying to straighten out…
Good comfort food when you are sick with the flu - cornbread and hot chicken soup. The staple in any Southern home is good…
During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around the United States, so their experiences and life history could…
News from around Alabama from the May 28, 1874 Birmingham Iron Age Whooping cough is prevailing in Gadsden. Gadsden, Alabama The Gadsden Times of…
WILLIAM JEFFREYS ALSTON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1800-1876) Marengo County, Alabama William Jeffreys Alston was born December 31, 1800, near Petersburg. Georgia, the son of…
Epitaph of a resigned and submissive husband on his second wife: Here lies wife second of old Wing Rogers She's safe from care and…
HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF MACON COUNTY By H. M. King Written in 1881 NUMBER X Published in The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 02,…
This article and more abstracts are available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume IX Scroll to the bottom to see Table of Contents…
The Arrest of Vice-President Aaron Burr in Alabama (The following story has been transcribed exactly as written (including spelling errors) from Albert J.…
APPLE CUSTARD – Take apples, pared, cored and slightly stewed, sufficient to cover the dish, six eggs, and one quart of milk; spice to…
Search for proof of the parentage, date of birth and or date of death for Virginia Ladner Grelot b 1801-02 to Jean Baptiste Ladner and…
It is December 31, 1852, and Henry Hydenwell sits at his desk. He dips his pen in ink and begins to write his New…
Mobile, Decr. 29th, 1816 To His Excellency Governor Bibb Sir, Having held two commissions since during the war, and my last promotion as…
This biography can be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume V ROBERT BARBER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. 1840 – aft.…
Mobile's MoonPie drop was listed as one of seven weird items that will drop on New Year's Eve in the Los Angeles Times of…
EARLY GREENSBORO, HALE COUNTY, ALABAMA Settled by the Russell family The locality of Greensboro was settled in 1816 by a large family connection named Russell,…
(Transcribed from The Grand Bay News, Grand Bay, Alabama, October 1, 1915) STATE NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS Reports from all parts of the State of…
STELLA HOUGHTON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (December 29, 1802 – April 25, 1844) Tuscaloosa/Tuskaloosa County, Alabama Miss Stella Houghton, who was born in Lynden, Vermont,…
Some Funny Tombstones for Animals Epitaph on wooden cross over grave of a cow in North Carolina "Here lies Bossy, a cow who gave…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume II THOMAS MILES BRAGG BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1793…
This interesting bit of trivia about Madison County was published on August 13, 1932, edition of the Times Daily (Florence, Alabama) FURNISHES PROBATE JUDGES…
Some TEAGUE, Court records for Benton (now Calhoun) County, AL (Emailed to www.alabamapioneers.com by a reader) April 26, 1839 (Filed) Elijah S. Teague…
Have you heard this story in your family history? There were three brothers who came to America. One went north, one went south and…
JEREMIAH CLEMENS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (December 28, 1814 – May 21, 1865) Madison County, Alabama Jeremiah Clemens, lawyer, and author, U. S. senator, was…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers VOL VIII WILLIAM PEACE GADDIS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1841-1899) Elmore…
MAJOR LEWIS HENRY CRUMPLER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1843-1910) Autauga, Coosa and Talladega County, Alabama Maj. Lewis Henry Crumpler was one of the best-known business…
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