Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama shipped cotton goods to China in 1883 (Transcribed from Anniston Hot Blast, Anniston, Alabama, October 20, 1883) ANNISTON AND CHINA…
In 1883, there was an attempt to burn the Woodstock Hotel in Anniston, Alabama in 1883 (Transcribed from Anniston Hot Blast, Anniston, Alabama, October…
Good Old Days' in Anniston - How many stores still exist? Advertisements from the Anniston Star, Anniston, Alabama 1940 Would you like to know Thomas…
A WAR TIME FOUNDRY A Story of a Confederate Foundry at the present Anniston By Kate Quintard Noble Roberts1 My Grandfather, James Noble, left…
Blue Mountain in Calhoun County, Alabama was once a supply and training center for Confederate soldiers. Blue Mountain is located in the northern suburbs…
Located in the slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in the southern part of the country, northeast of Birmingham. This town was first known…
Greenwood, at the junction of the Old Anniston-Gadsden Road and County Road 25 is the oldest structure of Greek Revival (Georgian) in Calhoun County.…
"The Creek Nation was once one of the largest and most powerful Indian groups in the Southeast." Much of their land was lost as…
LETTER WRITTEN IN 1885 - FROM MISSISSIPPI FROM S.M. SMYTHE Recollections of One of the Earliest Settlers of Calhoun county Baldwin, Miss., May 11,…
(Excerpt transcribed from the Anniston Star Vol 48. No. 162 - Sunday, April 6, 1930) JAMES FITZGERALD KING ANNISTON BUILDER When one reviews the…
Potential schools and militia drills were in the news in Jacksonville, Alabama Nov. 1, 1855 SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE . . . (Excerpts transcribed…
Names of elected and candidates around Calhoun County in 1855 are included as well as local newspaper agents. SCROLL DOWN TO CONTINUE . .…
Happy Birthday! WATT THOMAS BROWN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1865-1940) St. Clair, Calhoun, Talladega & Shelby County, Alabama Watt Thomas Brown was president of the…
Happy Birthday! JOHN HARVEY ALLEN, JR BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1840-1913) Calhoun County, Alabama John Harvey, Allen, Jr. was born August 21, 1846 at Richmond,…
Happy Birthday! WILLIAM PRONCY ACKER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1868-1928) Cherokee and Calhoun County, Alabama William Proncy Acker was a lawyer, legislator and banker. He…
Happy Birthday! WILLIAM ALEXANDER BURNS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1860-aft. 1904) Limestone, Calhoun, Talladega County, Alabama William Alexander Burns was the manager of the Sylacauga…
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.…
Happy Birthday! SAMUEL DURHAM McCLELEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1820-1887) Captain, 58th Regiment, Alabama Infantry Samuel Durham McClelen of Piedmont (Calhoun County, Alabama) enlisted in…
During the 1930s, the Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people and write stories about life in the United States. The…
Happy Birthday! MAJ. MILES WASHINGTON ABERNATHY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1801-1877) Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama Major Miles Washington Abernathy was a planter and public official.…
Steward’s 10 Cent Store A Childhood Memory By Thelma Ann Smelser I was riding through Piedmont, Alabama, a while back when something caught my…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer WILLIAM JASPER ALEXANDER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1842-1913) Calhoun County, Alabama William Jasper…
Happy Birthday! JAMES CROW NABORS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1858- aft. 1904) Calhoun and Shelby County, Alabama James Crow Nabors was one of the highly…
Happy Birthday! JOE CUNNINGHAM HAIL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALAOGY (1865 – aft. 1904) Calhoun and Jefferson County, Alabama Joe Cunningham Hail was an attorney…
Happy Birthday! JOHN MONROE ANDERSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1834 - 1904) Calhoun and Montgomery County, Alabama John Monroe Anderson, a planter, was born March…
Happy Birthday! OLIN M. ALEXANDER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1868-1930) Calhoun County, Alabama Olin M. Alexander was born in Millville, Mo., February 8. 1868, the…
Happy Birthday! CHANCELLOR RICHARD BUSSEY KELLY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1859-after 1904) Calhoun County, Alabama The family of which Richard Bussey Kelly was a…
Happy Birthday! ROBERT BLATCHER CAUDLE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1842-1913) Jefferson and Talladega County, Alabama Robert Blatcher Caudle was an agriculturist in the southern part…
Patron member story This article and more abstracts are also available in the Book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume III- Scroll to bottom to see Table…
Happy Birthday! ROBERT BENJAMIN BURNS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1864-aft. 1904) St. Clair, Benton and Talladega County, Alabama Robert Benjamin Burns, was a merchant of…
