This biography is included in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume I COL. WILLIAM BARRETT TRAVIS (Hero of the Alamo) BIOGRAPHY…
PATRON - Conecuh County - there is a disagreement on the meaning of its name. Conecuh Country was originally a part of the Creek…
PATRON - First permanent settlement in Conecuh County, Alabama identified Conecuh County Early Days by Rev. B. F. Riley In the latter part of…
(Transcribed from Evergreen Star, Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama, September 11, 1879) POLLARD September 9th, 1879 FRIEND MONROE – Our little town was alarmingly shocked…
(Transcribed from Evergreen Star, Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama, September 4, 1879) MARRIED – In this county, on the 30th ult., by J. R. Betts,…
(Transcribed from Evergreen Star, Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama, August 28, 1879) Our friend, Harry Stoarns, a whole-souled, noble-hearted boy, who will ever be held…
“James K. Tomlinson who was ever on the alert for fun and frolic, leaped astride the back of the mule that was attached to…
The first residence in Evergreen was built by Mrs. Sarah Stallworth, widow of Nicholas Stallworth, Sr., (Transcribed from Evergreen Star, Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama,…
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(Transcribed from Evergreen Star, Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama, November 22, 1879 – The first part of this story has been cut diagonally and some…
The qualifications of Mr. Brown as principle brought him a good patronage, as he had more of the essential acquirements for a teacher than…
(Transcribed from Evergreen Star, Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama, November 6, 1879) (Written expressly for the Star) EARLY HISTORY OF WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE…
Evergreen, Alabama had a meeting in 1839 to start an Academy for their children. Here are the names of some of those who attended…
The widow of Nicholas Stallworth, Sr. (died 1836) took care of about 40 girls who were attending school in Conecuh County, Alabama. (Transcribed from…
Alexander Travis was the uncle of William Barrett Travis. Both were early settlers of Conecuh County, Alabama. (Transcribed from Evergreen Star, Evergreen, Conecuh County,…
(Transcribed from Evergreen Star, Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama, September 4, 1879 --- this page was badly smeared so part of the story could not…
(Transcribed from Evergreen Star, Evergreen, Alabama, August 21, 1879) (Written expressly for the Star) EARLY HISTORY OF WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE EVERGREEN BEAT…
(transcribed with misspellings etc., from History of Conecuh County, Alabama: Embracing a detailed record of events...pub. by Benjamin Franklin Riley 1881) Early Bellville Settlement…
BROOKLYN, CONECUH COUNTY, ALABAMA Brooklyn is a town that was large enough to have a post office and in 2010 was one of only 2…
First highways in Alabama were only beaten trails and sometimes travelers became entangled in vegetation as the two men did. Conecuh County was initially…
Happy Birthday! W. LAWRENCE WILD BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1874-aft. 1940) Conecuh County, Alabama W. Lawrence Wild, of the firm of Wild Brothers, merchants of…
CONECUH COUNTY, ALABAMA EARLY DIFFICULTIES By Benjamin Franklin Riley (transcribed from History of Conecuh County, Alabama: Embracing a detailed record of events...pub. 1881) "The…
Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Confrontation (Story continued below) When Little Warrior was killed, the letter he was carrying from the British at Malden to…
Legend states that during the year 1862 when the Civil War was being fought, many people buried their gold for safekeeping in Shipp's Pond. …
Happy Birthday! DR. ANDREW JAY, Jr. BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1851-1903) Conecuh County, Alabama Dr. Andrew Jay, Jr. of Evergreen, Alabama was born at Jay…
Wilson Ashley Biography and Genealogy (1796 – 1866) Conecuh County, Alabama Captain Wilson Ashley, planter, was among the most useful of Conecuh's sons. He…
DR. JOHN WATKINS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1775-1854) (transcribed from History of Conecuh County, Alabama: Embracing a detailed record of events...pub. 1881) By Benjamin Franklin…
Our Alabama pioneers had to struggle to put a meal on the table in the early days. (The following transcription is from History of…
OLD BIGGS SETTLEMENT CEMETERY by Sherry S. Johnston As I walked among the gravestones in the old Biggs Settlement Cemetery, there were many names…
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