Serendipity Moments by Dalia Tharp Garrison I began researching my heritage about 6 years ago. My husband and I retired and moved from Colorado…
After the Civil War and during Reconstruction citizens of Alabama suffered considerably and many lost their homes and property. Often they pulled up stakes and…
HAMPTON HARMON COSPER and his move from Alabama to Texas By Quillie Pugh Caskey Hampton Harmon Cosper married Eliza Caroline Smith. This union was…
A Trip to Texas by train (Written in 1890) (Transcribed from Choctaw Advocate, Butler, Alabama, June 11, 1890) EDITOR CHOCTAW ADVOCATE: As you…
(From a Brief History of Montgomery, by M, P. Blue, Esq., 1878) TICKNOR'S COMPANY, FIRST REGIMENT, ALABAMA VOLUNTEERS FOR TEXAS REVOLUTION (From a…
FROM TENNESSEE TO TEXAS—THROUGH ALABAMA The 1860 Diary of William Joseph Camp Edited by William R. Snell (Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol.…
FREDERICK FORNEY FOSCUE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (September 11, 1819 - March 3, 1906) Virginia, Texas, and Coosa, Marengo, Monroe Counties, Alabama (Excerpt from History…
Happy Birthday! RUEL MARSHALL EARP BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1828-1908) Lawrence County, Alabama Ruel Marshall Earp was born Aug. 7, 1828, in Lawrence County, Alabama,…
Continued from Part I (This has been transcribed from The Alabama Historical QuarterlyThe Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 33, Nos. 03 & 04, Fall and…
LEMUEL JAMES ALSTON BIOGRAPAHY and GENEALOGY (1760-1836) Washington County, Alabama Lemuel James Alston, Alabama pioneer and Revolutionary War soldier, was born in 1760, in…
Click …/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer GOVERNOR CHARLES HENDERSON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1860-1937) Pike County, Alabama Charles…
LEVI and MARTHA (HILL) BOSTICK HISTORY (from History of Texas with Many early settlers; The Lewis Publishing Company, 1895) Levi Bostick was born in…
General Samuel "Sam" Houston (March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American politician and soldier, best known for his role in bringing…
JOHN GREGG BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (ca. 1800-1850) Lawrence County, Alabama John Gregg was the third County Court clerk. His father Samuel had been…
DR. BAYLIS WOOD EARLE Biography and Genealogy (1801-1859) Dr. Baylis Wood Earle, one of the early pioneer physicians of McLennan County was born…
DANIEL E. WATROUS BIOGRAPH and GENEALOGY (1825-1862) Shelby County, Alabama, Texas & Connecticut Daniel E. Watrous came to Shelby County, Alabama about the year…
Happy Birthday! GREEN MACK WOOD BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1792-1866) Montgomery, County, Alabama and Texas Green Mack Wood was born January 31, 1792 in Washington…
Submitted by Patricia Ross Parker I had always known that my grandmother's maiden name was Baker and that she had lived as a child…
Happy Birthday! SAMUEL FITTS ALSTON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1859-1922) Dallas and Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Samuel Fitts Alston was born January 6, 1859, in Selma…
PHILIP JEFFERSON ALLEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1805-1860) MADISON COUNTY, ALABAMA by Gayle Pfeiffer Grantham, GGGrandaughter of P.J. Allen and Granddaughter of George M. Allen…
REV. G. J BROOKS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1830-aft. 1896) Dallas, Madison, County, Alabama, Missouri, Texas Rev. G. J. Brooks of Selma, Ala., son of…
[This is quite a story that reveals what travel was like in 1830] THE TRIP by BUD and TERRY ANDERSON Excerpted and paraphrased by…
Happy Birthday! JAMES HIRAM EARP, M. D. BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1863 TX -aft. 1910) Lawrence County, Alabama & Texas Though a physician of…
MALCOLM DANIEL GRAHAM BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (July 6, 1827– October 8, 1878) Texas, Coosa, Autauga, Montgomery Counties, Alabama (Excerpt from History of Coosa County:…
Patron+ member story Click …/ to see how to Become a Patron and unlock this story now. - Continued from Part III (This has been transcribed…
This biography is included in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume I JUDGE HENRY ANDERSON MCGHEE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (Dec. 17,…
This biography is also in the book Biographies of Notable and Not-So-Notable: Alabama Pioneers (Volume 1) RICHARD ELLIS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1781- 1846) Madison…
Dr. Jack Shackelford Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 03, Fall Issue 1956 Part II Dr. Jack Shackelford, a pioneer of Alabama, moved…
Letter from Tyler, Texas March 2, 1876 printed in the Birmingham Iron Age March 23, 1876 -from Thomas Smith to Frank Grace. This is…
