From WILD WEST, October 1998 When the Steamboat Monmouth sank in the Mississippi, Creek Indian passengers paid the price. By Cecil Meares Picture of the…
(Transcribed from The Butler County News, Georgiana, Alabama September 10, 1914) Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Peacock and sons Clarence and Henry of River…
DORANTON PATTON NEWTON LANGSTON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1812 – 1873) BIBB COUNTY, ALABAMA Doranton Patton Langston was born during 1812 in Tennessee, the fourth…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer DR. JOHN WALTER GRIMES BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1868-1914) Tallapoosa and Talladega Alabama…
During my research for my latest historical fiction novel in this series, I was excited to discover a photograph (below) of a Cottingham house…
COLBERTIANS By R. L. James SECTION III OBITUARIES AND CEMETERY RECORDS To the Readers of the Alabama Historical Quarterly: (The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol.…
ORIGINAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY MARRIAGE LICENSES (The County seat of Montgomery County as of these dates, was located at Fort Jackson, in the…
Happy Birthday REV. J. R. CAPERS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1822 – aft. 1896) Jefferson County, Alabama, Oklahoma Territory Rev. J. R. Capers of Elyton (since…
Happy Birthday! GREEN UNDERWOOD (1799-1852) Dallas County, Alabama Green Underwood (Apr. 22, 1799 Spartanburg, SC – d. Oct. 6, 1852 Dallas Co., AL) was…
Happy Birthday! CAPTAIN JOHN WILLIAM TOBIN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1827-1865) CLARKE COUNTY, ALABAMA Captain John William Tobin was born on April 21, 1827, in…
COLBERTIANS By R. L. James SECTION III OBITUARIES AND CEMETERY RECORDS To the Readers of the Alabama Historical Quarterly: (The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol.…
Happy Birthday! REV. JOHN ALLAN BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY (1788-1843) By Lavone Johnson Anglen Reverend John Allan wrote an autobiography of his life which was…
Happy Birthday! MILES HENRY AMERINE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1847-1914) Tallapoosa, Butler and Montgomery County, Alabama Miles Henry Amerine was a merchant and mineral land…
EARLY RUSSELL COUNTY, ALABAMA Russell County was created by the legislature, December 18, 1832. It was taken from the last Creek cession. December 15,…
Happy Birthday! JAMES CROW NABORS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1858- aft. 1904) Calhoun and Shelby County, Alabama James Crow Nabors was one of the highly…
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE IN ALABAMA Sunday, the first day of the week, has been recognized as a sacred day since the very earliest days of…
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FIRST BOAT TRIP OVER MUSCLE SHOALS—1828 By GEORGE W. SWARTZ The Tennessee Valley is rich in history and the beautiful Tennessee River lying like…
(Excerpts transcribed from The Butler County News, Georgiana, Alabama September 10, 1914) NEW HOME Mr. Ed Tillman, of Opp, visited his aunt, Mrs. J.…
Happy Birthday! Photograph by Dee Billings Gonzales on Findagrave.com EDWARD BERTON ALMON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1860-1933) Lawrence and Colbert County, Alabama Edward Berton…
LOYAL ORDER of the MOOSE Loyal Order of the Moose was a secret, beneficiary society, paying sick and funeral benefits. It was founded in…
Happy Birthday! EDWARD KERNAN CAMPBELL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1858-1938) Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama Edward Kernan Campbell of Birmingham, Alabama was born April 17, 1858,…
Happy Birthday! SAM ADAMS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1834-1880) Tuscaloosa and Chilton County, Alabama Sam Adams, a planter, and merchant, was born April 17, 1834,…
We are currently working on the second combined edition of our last four ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS series and your name can be included! The books…
Are you having difficulty researching your family in Alabama? As we conduct research for interesting stories to publish and/or post on alabamapioneers.com, we continually…
(Excerpts transcribed from The Butler County News, Georgiana, Alabama September 10, 1914) TWO ESCAPE FROM JAIL Prisoners Take Door From Hinges and Walk Out…
Happy Birthday! DR. ORLANDO E. BLACK BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1875- 1917) Clay and Shelby County, Alabama Dr. Orlando E. Black was a young physician…
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James Crawford, son of George Crawford was born March 10, 1789 in South Carolina. He married Nancy McCarter, the daughter of James and Nancy…
REV. MOSES COLLEY BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (ca. 1839 – aft. 1896) Talladega County, Alabama Rev. Moses Colley, of Talladega, son of Rev. Boney Sawyer, who was…
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