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PATRON – BIOGRAPHY: Albert Taylor Goodwyn was born December 17, 1842

This biography can also be found in Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable Alabama Pioneers VOL VIII ALBERT TAYLOR GOODWYN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1842-1931) Elmore…

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PATRON + Pioneer Talladega, Its Minutes and Memories Chapter 7 – First welcome speech ever made on Alabama soil was voiced in Talladega county

PIONEER TALLADEGA, ITS MINUTES AND MEMORIES By Jehu Wellington Vandiver CHAPTER VII The Indian occupancy of Talladega county began in those primeval ages, "whereof…

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PATRON – A robbery, the fire department, a double murder and schoolhouse make news in Girard, Alabama in 1909

(Excerpts transcribed from Phenix-Girad Journal (Girard, Alabama) February 6, 1909) SOMETHING FROM A "CITIZEN" EDITOR JOURNAL: In regard to the article in Wednesday's Ledger…

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PATRON – December 14, 1901 – Tuscaloosa elephant piano Montevallo murder, Bank runner missing, and Lawrence Co. murder, and more

(Transcribed extracts from The Silent Eye, Avondale, Jefferson County, Alabama December 14, 1901) MONTEVALLO MURDER Walter S. Cary, attorney, was shot and killed Friday…

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PATRON – These Evergreen Cemetery Inscriptions Before 1942 included many famous people in early Alabama

 These inscriptions and more can be found in the book ALABAMA GENEALOGY NOTES: Volume IV Evergreen Cemetery Inscriptions Before 1942 HISTORIC EVERGREEN CEMETERY, TUSCALOOSA,…

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PATRON – Crouch-Walker wedding, former residents and Bible class were in the news on February 6, 1909

(Excerpts transcribed from Phenix-Girad Journal (Girard, Alabama) February 6, 1909) APPROACHING MARRIAGE The following invitations have been received by the many friends of Miss…

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PATRON – In Goodwater, Coosa County, Alabama – Local news included lots of visiting among friends & relatives

(Excerpts transcribed from Goodwater Enterprise (Goodwater, Coosa County, Alabama October 13, 1905) LOCALS Mrs. S. H. Pope spent Saturday in Alex City. Fletcher Brown…