Prior to 1800, many colonists loyal to the throne of Britain immigrated to north and south Alabama to escape involvement in the Revolutionary War…
Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable: Alabama Pioneers Volume 1 includes the genealogy and biography of William Barrett Travis of Alamo fame and Elisha Cottingham,…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers VOL VIII WILLIAM B. S. GILMER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1796-1863)…
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…
DR. LINCOLN LACONIA BURWELL BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (October 25, 1867- March 6, 1928) Marengo and Perry County, and North Carolina Dr. L. L. Burwell,…
JOHN RANDOLPH COPELAND BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1862-1935) Pickens and Jefferson County, Alabama John Randolph Copeland was born October 25, 1862, in Pickens County, Alabama,…
More information on Hopkins Lee is included in the Books Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume II and Compiled records of BIBB…
TEARING AWAY THE GRASS Re-formatted from the Logbook of Joy Chichester, September 7-8, 2004 It was the possibility of predecessors’ intersections with history, and…
John Turner Milner, born 1826 in Pike County, Ga., moved to Alabama after his trip to California and was one of the surveyors of…
This biography is included in the Books Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume II & First Families of Lawrence County, Alabama Vol. I JOHN…
This biography is included in the Book Biographies of Notable & Some Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers Vol VII in EBook, Paperback & Hard cover format…
WILLIAM CLAIBORNE WILLIAMS, M. D. BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1876-aft. 1904) Shelby, Jefferson and Blount county, Alabama William Claiborne Williams, M.D. was one of the…
The Gay Family came to America on the MARY and the JOHN in 1636 and settled in Dedham, Massachusetts. Three brothers came over together.…
This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume 3 - NOW IN EBOOK, PAPERBACK AND HARDBACK.…
(Old Houses in Perote, Bullock County, Alabama and anecdotes about their owners) REMINISCENCES OF PEROTE IN BULLOCK By A Native Catharine Elizabeth (Hixon) Rumphi…
Happy Birthday! ELIJAH ANDERSON TURNER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1856-aft. 1904) Tallapoosa and Shelby county, Alabama Elijah Anderson Turner was one of the stirring and…
Sixth part of a transcribed serial article published in the Southern Star, Ozark, Ala., beginning May 10, 1899. EARLY HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA By…
Many pioneers from the Eastern states of the United States traveled to Alabama during the Great Migration West after the Mississippi Territory was opened…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer JOHN AMONETTE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY Revolutionary War Soldier (ca. 1757-1834) Madison County,…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! JOHN JAMES HUNTER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1857-aft. 1904) Dallas, Clarke, Elmore and Talladega County, Alabama and Florida John James Hunter, of Sylacauga,…
Interesting photographs from the 1940s - 1950s - 1960s at the Alabama Department of Archives and History Employees at La Bella Beauty Salon at…
Warshing Clothes (I know washing is misspelled but that is the way you say it in some parts of the south) Never thought of…
This biography is included in the Book First Families of Lawrence County, Alabama Volume I JAMES H. McDONALD BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1826-1884) Lawrence County,…
(Excerpt from HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA by John Robert Kennamer, Decatur, Al 1935: Condensed by Josephine Lindsay Bass on July 26, 1996. Georgia…
After the Revolutionary War, free bounty land was offered by the federal government to citizens and soldiers for their service. The practice of awarding…
This biography is included in the book First Families of Lawrence County, Alabama Volume I ARTHUR FRANCIS HOPKINS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1794-1866) Lawrence County,…
Job Cannon was born August 5, 1766, in Chester Co., Pennsylvania. His parents were believed to be John (February 16, 1727, SC – d.…
TRUMAN HEMINWAY ALDRICH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1848-1932) SHELBY, JEFFERSON, DALLAS COUNTY Truman Heminway Aldrich was a mining engineer in Alabama. He was born at…
Strange Happenings in Genealogy Research by Patricia Westgate Sayko I had been searching for the parents of a man in my lineage and thought…
Bell Factory is located in Madison County, Alabama and is the site of the earliest important textile mill of any consequence in the South.…
