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BIOGRAPHY: Jehu Wellington Vandiver (1850 – 1934)

JEHU WELLINGTON VANDIVER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY September 17, 1850 – August 16, 1934 Talladega, Alabama Lawyer, editor, lecturer, Mr. Vandiver was born September 17, 1850, at Alexandria, Calhoun County; son of John Harrington and Mary Eliza Emma (McAfee) Vandiver, the former who was born in Spartanburg District, S. C., practiced medicine, was selected as electoral […]

Francis Scott Key who wrote The Star Spangled Banner shared a close friendship with Alabama Governor Gayle’s wife and daughter

This story is an excerpt from Alabama Footprints Volume V – VIII The story below reveals the close friendship Francis Scott Key shared with Alabama Governor Gayle’s wife, Sarah and her nine year old daughter. (CONTINUED from Part III) (This was transcribed by the Alabama Historical Society and printed in 1901 in their magazine as follows) […]

Social distancing is not a new concept – it was used in 1918 to eradicate the Spanish Flu Pandemic

Store closings and social distancing were practiced in October 1918 to help eradicate the Spanish flu which became an epidemic. (Transcribed from The Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, Alabama October 16, 1918) “Spanish Flu” is Epidemic in Every State of the Union Decreases in Army Camps, Increases in Civil Life (Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 – Spanish […]