Autauga County Alabama Genealogy

1884 Map of Autauga County Alabama

…regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Autauga County. 1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company A, B and G 1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company D “Pearsons Dragoons” 3rd Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company H [formerly Independent Co.] 3rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I “Wetumpka Light Guards” 6th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company L “Autauga Rifles” [subsequently, Company A] 7th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I (Mounted) 24th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K “Autauga Guards” 58th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K 59th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company…

Winston County Alabama Genealogy

Winston County cutout from the 1910 Hammonds Atlas of the World

…army recruits back to Federal authorities. Although the home guard was organized to avoid Confederate service, in 1863 Major Pickett sent word for White’s company to report to General Roddy’s command in the Tennessee Valley. Pickett threatened to send the entire company to Virginia if they did not comply. When they reported for duty to Pickett and Roddy, at that point the members of the former Unionist home guard ironically became enrolled as Confederates Winston County Confederate Pension Records Confederate Soldiers from Winston County, Alabama Compiled from the 1860 Census of Winston County, Records of Alabama Department of Archives and…

Chilton County Alabama Genealogy

1884 Map of Chilton County Alabama

…not associated with a regiment. U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 This database contains an index of compiled military service records for volunteer Union soldiers who served with units organized in more than 20 states and territories, including states in the Confederacy. This index also includes Confederate soldiers who later served with the Union Army. Alabama, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880  — index and images Index and images of approved claims from civilians seeking compensation for lost or destroyed property as a result of the Civil War.The collection is NARA publication M2062 Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims,1871-1880:Alabama and is…

Old Huntsville Magazine : Huntsville City Directory, 1859-1860

…C. Bibb) Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants, n s Eustis b Franklin and Green Bradley Wm. B., clk. Pleasants, Spotswood & Co’s., bds Johnson House Bradford Miss Cattie J., at Mrs. J. B. Bradford’s Bradford Daniel M., land agt. res n e c Green and Clinton Bradford Mrs. J. B., s s Randolph e of Lincoln Bradford Wm. P., at Mrs. J. B. Bradford’s Brandon Miss Mary, at Theo. Lacy’s Brannan Wm., n s Arms b Church and Mill Brant, painter, bds Thomas O. Gill’s Brawley R.N., Grocery and Commission Merchant, 14 Commercial Row, s s Public Square b Franklin…

Obituary of Millard Houston Lambeth (1932-2019)

Millard Houston Lambeth

…Lambeth on Friday, November 1, 2019 at Flomaton Funeral Home Chapel at 2:30 P.M. with Bro. Donnis Bowman and Bro. Chuck Scrivener officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at Flomaton Funeral Home Chapel from 5 to 8 P.M. Interment will follow in Lambeth Cemetery, Flomaton, AL. Pallbearers will be Stan Smith, Randy Lambeth, Phillip Lambeth, Shane Ward, Bryan Newby, George Hendricks. Honorary pallbearers will Darry Fore, George Ward, Andre’ Deslonde, Keith Holt, Billy Joe Knowles, Joseph Bagwell, Leroy Smith, Donald Newby. Please share your memories and condolences with the family at www.flomatonfh.com Flomaton Funeral Home Directing….

Madison County, Alabama Mailing List Instructions

To Subscribe to the mailing list in MAIL MODE send an email message to: ALMADISO-L-request@rootsweb.com To Subscribe in DIGEST mode send and email message to: ALMADISO-D-request@rootsweb.com The subject is ignored so you can leave it blank and in the body have nothing but the word : subscribe (Turn off your signature files, etc.) To unsubscribe send a message to the same address containing the word: unsubscribe To post a message (regardless of mail or digest mode) to the ALMADISO list just send it to ALMADISO-L@rootsweb.com Note: You MUST be a subscriber to post to the list.  …

Paint Rock, Jackson County, Alabama

…Lemuel G. Mead was a Paint Rock lawyer when the war began. He was also master of the Paint Rock Masonic Lodge. In September 1861 Mead raised the “Paint Rock Rifles” which became Company C, 26th (later 50th) Alabama Infantry Regiment. He led his men into combat at Shiloh in April 1862 but resigned his commission on 1 July 1862, after Union forces had invaded North Alabama. Mead was soon commissioned a captain of partisan rangers and authorized to operate behind the enemy lines in North Alabama and Tennessee. On 18 January 1864, Mead was authorized to increase his command…

Bullock County Surnames

If you would like to have your Bullock County Alabama surnames added please use the comment form below. ADAMS Wilsie Calhoun Jennifer Coleman ALBRECHT John Radford ALBRIGHT John Radford ALSTON Eugenia ANDERSON Andree Roaf ALEXANDER Chrystine K. Land AUSTIN Bob Austin Kim Austin Linda Parnell Thrasher BABER Carol Easley BALDWIN Angela Radziszewski BALLENTINE Gini James BANKS Danee Miller Crouch BARBAREE Becky Bradley BARHAM Richard Barham Eugenia BARKER Garyxx8@aol.com BARKSDALE Lynda Little Crabill BARNES Cassaundra Haygood BARTLEY Bob Quinton BASKIN Joseph D. Ellis BATES Melissa Emerson BATTLE Carol Easley BECK Karyn Walsh BELLOTTE Jean Hayles Wright BERRY Wilsie Calhoun Emily Davis…

Alabama African American Genealogy Research

…the rare few who, against staggering odds, had become literate. This database provides a more poignant picture of what it was to live as a slave in the American South. Taken from The American Slave: A Composite Autobiography, this collection is the most complete available picture of the African-American slavery experience. There is simply no other historical document quite like it. The collection contains over 20,000 pages of type-scripted interviews with more than 3,500 former slaves collected over a ten year period. Articles to Assist Your research: African American Research, Part 1 Genealogical techniques used to track slave families before…

Alabama Military Records

Revolutionary War Revolutionary Soldiers in Alabama Alabama Revolutionary War Pensions Pension Applications, Individuals Ancestry.com Alabama Revolutionary War Soldiers Alabama Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Alabama Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution War of 1812 Chambers County Chambers County ALGenWeb Archives Some War of 1812 Veterans Buried in Chambers Co. 1832 Creek Treaty Clay County Clay County ALGenWeb Archives Veterans of the War of 1812 Buried in Clay Co. Conecuh County Conecuh County ALGenWeb Archives Appointment of William Witherington, Jr. Lawrence County Lawrence County ALGenWeb Archives Hubbard McCarver Records John J. Jeffrey Records Randolph County Randolph…

Alabama Newspapers and Obituaries

…is a valuable collection of information. Some notices from the surrounding states of Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina can also be found here. According to author Brent Holcomb, “This volume can help pin down some rather obscure persons and prove family connections not otherwise ascertainable.” (Requires Ancestry Membership) Get 14 Days Free Access!!! Alabama Newspapers at Newspapers.com Anniston The Anniston Republic, 1903 The Anniston Star, 1900-2016 The Semi-Weekly Republic, 1909, 1911 Cullman The Cullman Banner, 1937-1947, incomplete The Cullman Democrat, 1930-1951 The Southern Immigrant, 1878 Dothan The Dothan Eagle, 1908-1951 Montgomery The Montgomery Advertiser, 2012-2016 Selma Chattanooga Daily Rebel, 1865…

Alabama Ethnic Links

Black Ancestry AccessGenealogy’s Black Genealogy African-American Genealogy Cyndi’s list of African American Links afrigeneas.com Native American Ancestry Native American Genealogy at Access Genealogy Freedman of the Five Civilized Tribes Cherokee -NC Cherokee – OK History of the Cherokee Choctaw Indians – Mississippi Band Choctaw Genealogy and Research (Armstrong Rolls 1831) Creek Indian Researcher The Seminole Tribe Cyndi’s List of Native American Links USGenWeb Native American Census Project    …

Oak Hill Cemetery, Union Springs, Alabama

…I thought long about sending the info on since it did not have the dates of death and decided that too little is available for researchers on Bullock County, so typed the info and sent it on. In loving memory of Nathan O’ Neal Glover my g-great-uncle who is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery Union Springs, Al. Bullock County. He was a 5th sergeant in the 3rd Alabama Company L, Dixie Eagles. He was wounded in Fredericksburg,Va. where he lost the use of his left hand. He returned to Union Springs to be a prominent business leader. Oh for the…

S Surnames from the City Directories for Huntsville, AL

…mkt 113 w Clinton, h same Scroggins, Jesse A (Tishie), (City Taxi Co), h 312 Winston Scrogner, H H, clk Townes Com Co Scruggs, Amanda, cook, h Beadle Scruggs, Archie (Victoria), lab, h 419 Pump Scruggs, Burgess, porter T H Gilbert, h Townsend Scruggs, Burgess E, phys 302 1/2 Church, rms same Scruggs, Burl (Sarah), lab h 208 Townsend Scruggs, Calvin (Martha), janitor Court House, h 751 Madison Scruggs, David, porter, h 111 s Gallatin Scruggs, David, porter C A Maures, h 751 Madison Scruggs, Emma L, h 414 Lowe av Scruggs, Frank H (Fannie), barber 227 w Clinton, h…

Photographs of the Ferner Family

Ferner Family

…b. 29 Jan 1904 and married Charles Burton VERNOOY (1903-1989) on 20 Nov 1926 in Cook Co., IL and they had two children. Thelma died 23 Jun 1955. Their son Daniel Andrew Johnson FERNER Jr. was b. 8 Dec 1908 in Ottawa Township, LaSalle Co., IL and married Mildred Agnes Sofia VOSS (1910-2001 or 2005). Daniel died Oct 1981 in Woodridge Township Du Page Co., IL. I am hoping to return the photographs to family and would appreciate you contacting me if you are a member of this family or if you know someone who might be. Shelley Cardie shelleyrcardiel@gmail.com