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(Transcribed from The Gazette-Appeal, Guin, Alabama, April 2, 1897) LOCAL NEWS FROM LITTLE ROCK Capt. W. T. Caudle, of Durango, Tex. was a welcomed…
Artifacts date back to 600 B. C. The ghost town of Cotton Gin Port in Monroe County, Mississippi was once part of Marion County…
(Transcribed from The Hamilton Appeal, Hamilton, Alabama January 17, 1896) LOCAL NEWS W. B. Crane, of near Bexar, was here Monday. Rev. J. M.…
(Transcribed from The Hamilton Appeal, Hamilton, Alabama January 17, 1896) NEWS FROM BEAR CREEK There is some sickness, and death has visited some homes…
(Transcribed from The Hamilton Appeal, Hamilton, Alabama January 17, 1896) LOCAL PERSONAL NEWS Mr. James Bostic, of Goldmine, was in town last Tuesday. Deputy…
(Transcribed from The Hamilton Appeal, Hamilton, Alabama January 17, 1896) CHANCERY COURT Chancellor – W. H. Simpson of Decatur COMMISSIONS COURT Jason P. Ford,…
(Transcribed from The Gazette-Appeal, Guin, Alabama, April 2, 1897) HAMILTON J. W. Howell and his better half, paid a visit to Burleson this week.…
Before 1861, Bear Creek in Marion County, Alabama was known as Allen's Factory. It was named for the first settlers of that name who…
CHRISTOPHER C. NESMITH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1873-1931) Lamar, Marion, Winston, Walker, Jefferson & Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Christopher C. Nesmith, of Birmingham, achieved a standing…
The Buttahatchee River is a tributary to the Tombigbee River having its source in Winston and flowing to Marion County, then flowing southwestwardly, through…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer Happy Birthday! JOHN HOLLIS BANKHEAD,SR. BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1842-1920) Fayette, Marion, Lamar…
In 2007, Hackleburg was named the “Best Small Town in America” by Country Music Television and it is probably for good reason. The citizens…
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Contributed by: Adrienne Thompson John Cook Hendon m. Mary Ann Reynolds 1/11/1848 in Pickens Co., Ala. BirthsJohn Cook Hendon, (son of Rev. Benjamin Morris…
DANIEL NELSON COOPER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1839-1911) LAWRENCE and MADISON and MARION COUNTIES, ALABAMA Daniel Nelson Cooper was born at Mount Vernon, Ohio,…
MEREDITH THOMPSON AKERS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1831-aftr. 1921) Marion County, Alabama Meredith Thompson Akers, farmer, was born March 9, 1831, at Redeville, Rutherford County,…
Happy Birthday! EDWARD BUIST ANDERSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1868-aft. 1940) Madison and Marion County, Alabama Edward Buist Anderson was born February 1, 1868, the…
Hamilton is located in the center of Marion County along Andrew Jackson's Military Road which was carved out of the wilds of Alabama by…
JAMES GREER BANKHEAD BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1812-1860) Marion, Lamar County, Alabama James Greer Bankhead was born April 27, 1812, in Giles County, Tennessee, the…
