Malachi Hinton was born March 5, 1730, in Chowan Co., North Carolina. He married Sarah Wimberly June 16, 1764, in Edgecombe co., North Carolina.…
Borden Springs, east of Piedmont, Alabama was part of Calhoun County until 1866, when it became part of Cleburne County, Alabama. The area is…
Some Descendants of Shadrack Woolley (1752-1809) with Notes & Sources Read the sample pages of the book instantly in your browser with the FREE Amazon.com's Kindle…
Click to see how to Become a Patron and read all the stories on Alabama Pioneers! Greenwood, at the junction of the Old Anniston-Gadsden Road…
[This is the transcription of a letter written in 1885 back to a newspaper in Alabama that tells the location and names of some Alabamians who moved to…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Vol. III MAJ. MILES WASHINGTON ABERNATHY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1801-1877)…
REV. AUGUSTUS A. BATTLE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1860 - aft. 1896) Calhoun, Talladega, Russell County, Alabama Rev. Augustus A. Battle, of Hurtsboro, Russell County, the son…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers VOL VIII JOSEPH A. GABOURY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1852 -1915)…
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…
(Many people in Alabama changed their views on slavery as this story reveals)The Alabama County of Calhoun was created by the legislature December 18,…
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…
(Transcribed from Anniston Hot Blast, Anniston, Alabama, October 20, 1883) HOW IT WORKS Mr. Jno G. Brady, of Tuscaloosa, is in the city. He…
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…
Happy Birthday! ALFRED PELHAM AGEE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1862-1937) Dallas, Monroe, and Calhoun county, Alabama Alfred Pelham Agee, a lawyer, was born on August…
(Transcribed from The Anniston Star, Anniston, Alabama, December 22, 1918) PIONEER CITIZEN RECALLS EARLY DAYS IN ANNISTON WHEN “COMPANY FARM” WAS THE CITY'S PRINCIPAL…
Fire in Union Springs, – Accounts of Accidents and Interesting Happenings in Anniston and other places in Alabama on October 20, 1883 (Transcribed from…
Personal news about citizens of Anniston October 20, 1883 (Transcribed from Anniston Hot Blast, Anniston, Alabama, October 20, 1883) PERSONAL POINTS Miss Woods of…
Local news and information from Anniston October 20, 1883 (Transcribed from Anniston Hot Blast, Anniston, Alabama, October 20, 1883) Death of a child The…
News gathered from Selma, Rome, Mobile, Montgomery, Atlanta and Birmingham News –October 20, 1883 (Transcribed from Anniston Hot Blast, Anniston, Alabama, October 20, 1883)…
A murder trial and personals from June 13, 1940 (Transcribed from The Anniston Star, Thursday, June 13, 1940) PERSONALS DANCES WILL BE GIVEN FOR…
REAVES FAMILY HOLDS REUNION AT GLASS FARM (Transcribed from The Anniston Star Thursday, June 13, 1940) A reunion of the Reaves family was held…
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…
"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…
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