Tag: 1840’s

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PATRON – Biography: Joseph Warren Harris born Dec. 9, 1847 – photograph

JOSEPH WARREN HARRIS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1847-1912) Pike County, Alabama Joseph Warren Harris, of Troy, Alabama, was born Dec. 9, 1847, near Troy, Pike…

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PATRON – Varner-Alexander House [old photographs] – built by pioneer William Varner still remains in Tuskegee

(Thankfully this beautiful old home has been saved and fully restored. Ā It is now the residence ofĀ Tuskegee University's President.) (continued below) VARNER-ALEXANDER HOUSE ALSO…

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PATRON – Old Greensboro Female Academy in Alabama had many excellent female graduates, including a popular author

OLD GREENSBORO FEMALE ACADEMY1 Published 1908 In December, 1839, a meeting was held in the Greensboro Lyceum (in Hale County, Alabama) by the subscribers…