Autauga County Alabama Genealogy

1884 Map of Autauga County Alabama

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Winston County Alabama Genealogy

Winston County cutout from the 1910 Hammonds Atlas of the World

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Chilton County Alabama Genealogy

1884 Map of Chilton County Alabama

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Alabama Census Records

1820 Lawrence County Alabama Census page 1

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Clarke County, Alabama, and Its Surroundings, 1540-1877

A glance into the great south-east

…desirableness of collecting from the early settlers the materials for Alabama history. Speaking of “very many matters now resting only in the memory of man,” he well said: “If these matters are permitted to pass from our reach, they cannot be recalled. Now the materials for our history might, in the different sections * * * be collected * * * thereby contributing * * * to a work essentially valuable and indispensably necessary.” He further urged that if not thus collected, when searched for in the future, “the facts and circumstances of the early settlement” would not be within…

The Greensboro Watchman Extracts

…of bond were committed to jail. August 25, 1887 FAB BEST, a colored man living on MR. WM. H. LAVENDER’S plantation, came to town last Saturday and evoked a difficulty with MESSRS. W.G. and W.O. MILLER about some trivial matter. In the scuffle which ensued Best struck both of the Messrs. Miller on the side of the face with a brick which he held in his hand, inflicting painful wounds. He was tried before Mayor LAWSON Saturday evening, found guilty of disturbing the peace of Greensboro and fined $10 and costs, or 20 days on the streets. After this trial,…

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

1860 Washington County Alabama Census

1860 Washington County Census; M653_26; page 961

This database is an extraction from the Washington County Alabama 1860 federal census. Transcribed from the census are: Name Age Sex Color Occupation Location of Birth There were 2176 individuals residing in Washington County Alabama at the time of the 1860 census. Here’s some interesting facts concerning them: 2119 whites , 53 free mulattoes, and 4 free blacks. There were also 2491 slaves that were recorded separately in the slave census. Occupations: barkeeper, blacksmith, brick mason, carpenter, clergyman Methodist, clerk, dentist, ditcher, engineer, farm apprentice, farm laborer, farmer, gambler, grocer, innkeeper, laborer, lawyer, mail carrier, mechanic, merchant, miller, overseer, physician,…

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….

Biography of Judge William F. Wilkinson

Memorial record of Alabama

Judge William F. Wilkinson, of Prattville, was born in Autauga County, Ala., in October 1849. His father, Joseph B. Wilkinson, was a native of Blount County, Tenn., born in 1813, and came to Autauga when a youth. Here he married Miss Elizabeth A. Nicholson, a native of the county, born in 1820. He began life a poor man, but was a skillful farmer and merchant, and became quite well to do. He was a great reader and became one of the best-informed men in the county. He served as county commissioner a number of years and was active in politics…

1850 Free Persons of Color, Autauga County, Alabama

Autauga County AL 1850 Census page 80

The table on this page reflects those individuals who were enumerated in the 1850 census in Autauga County, Alabama, and listed as free Black (B), Mulatto (M) or Indian (IND). When you see ages that end with or 5 in a census listing it often means the age is an estimate. There were no free persons of color in the following towns of Autauga County, Alabama in 1850: Chestnut, Coosada, Fanning, Kingston, Pine Flat, Washington and Wetumpka. An asterisk * beside the surname means I can identify these individuals in the 1860 Autauga County Alabama census, and they appear in…

1860 Free Persons of Color, Autauga County, Alabama

Autauga County AL 1860 Census page 1

The table on this page reflects those individuals who were enumerated in the 1860 census in Autauga County, Alabama, and listed as free Black (B), Mulatto (M) or Indian (IND). When you see ages that end with or 5 in a census listing it often means the age is an estimate. There were no free persons of color in the following towns of Autauga County, Alabama in 1860: Independence, Kingston, Milton, and Robinson Springs. An asterisk * beside the surname means I can identify these individuals in the 1850 Autauga County Alabama census, and they appear in the 1850 Free

Free Black Persons – 1850 Talladega County Alabama

This record features a comprehensive list of the identified free blacks living in Talladega County, Alabama, in 1850. The 1850 census incorporated free blacks into the standard census records, while enslaved individuals were accounted for in a separate slave census. Out of the 23 million individuals counted across the United States during the 1850 census, a mere 500,000 were recognized as free blacks. NAME AGE SEX CLR Belamy, Cora 11 f b Belamy, Henry 16 m b Belamy, Joseph 4 m b Belamy, Laura 35 f b Belamy, Prince 13 m b Belamy, Sarah 8 f b Belamy, William 6…

1891 Abstracts from Crenshaw County Newspapers

1891 Abstracts from Crenshaw County Newspapers 1

The bill being dead”the Courthouse will”in the language of another “stay right where she am”. MARCH 11, 1891 Mr. John Mash informed us Monday that his new saw mill was now in operation and the shingle mill will be complete and ready for business in a short time. Honoraville will not bid for the Courthouse, however for a general thing we are in favor of Rutledge and the Courthouse staying together. APRIL 01, 1891 James Lewis, a farmer who lives near Cool Spring Church in this county was pronounced insane on Monday, last by Judge Walker, and the examining physician,…

1923 Opelika City Directory

Polk's Opelika City Directory title page

R. L. Polk & Co. was founded in 1870 in Detroit as a publisher of business directories which quickly morphed into publishing city, town, and farm directories across the country. In 1923 the company published this city directory for Opelika, Alabama. City directories contain an alphabetical listing of residents and businesses for a location, a street guide and householders directory, and miscellaneous directories of officials and organizations in a community. This particular directory also contains a listing for Auburn and Lafayette, both in Alabama. Table of Contents Opelika The Miscellaneous Department, p. 21-27 The Buyer’s Guide, p. 29-52 The Street…

Obituary of Marian Sheilah Langham Evans (1947-2019)

Marian Sheilah Langham Evans

…pride in and loved her grandchildren. Always present and reliable, if she told you she would show up, you could take it to the bank. She kept her promises. She is the person you could count on to visit you in the hospital, sit with you when you were grieving, put twenty in your hand as she hugged you, clean your house when your baby was born, bring you a personal gift that she had carefully selected, cook you a meal, and open her doors to make you feel welcome. Sheilah loved with her whole heart, lived a life free

Baldwin County, Alabama Genealogy

…into it with their families, slaves, and personal effects. When Gen. Claiborne reached Mount Vernon, he sent 190 Mississippi volunteers to the place, with orders to their commander, Major Daniel Beasley, to strengthen it. This was done, and the stockade was made to enclose about an acre of ground; but the garrison was greatly weakened by detachments sent off to man two or three neighboring defenses. The settlers within Fort Mims, however, organized themselves into a company of about 70 men, under Captain Dixon Bailey, a half-breed native of Autossee, who had been educated in Philadelphia. The distance to the

1860 Mortality Schedule for Marengo County, Alabama – page 1-3

Marengo County Alabama 1860 Mortality Schedule page 1

The schedules for recording mortality required information about the deceased such as their name, gender, age, ethnicity (white, black, or mixed race), marital status, birthplace (state, territory, or country), the month of death, profession/occupation/trade, cause of death or disease, and the number of days of illness. In our transcriptions, we have omitted the ethnicity column and instead indicated whether the individual was a slave or free. If the status column includes either “slave” or “free”, it can be assumed that the person was of a non-white ethnicity. Any item with “unknown” or “not known” has been left blank in the

Madison County Cemeteries – F’s Surnames

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Alabama Newspapers and Obituaries

Free Digitized Alabama Newspapers Alabama Civil War Newspapers In honor of the Civil War sesquicentennial, ADAH has begun a project to make all of its newspapers from that era available online. These issues have been digitized from microfilm. Alabama Small Town Newspapers The Democrat-Reporter Linden, Alabama The Florala News Florala , Alabama The Lamar Democrat and Sulligent News Vernon, Alabama The Pinson News & Jefferson Countian Pinson, Alabama Thomasville News Thomasville, Alabama The Tuskegee News Tuskegee, Alabama Free Alabama Newspaper Records The Anniston Star Obituaries 1891 Newspaper Obituaries, Crenshaw Co, AL 1892 Newspaper Obituaries, Crenshaw Co, AL Alabama Newspaper Records…

Bullock County, Alabama Indians

…country, committed some depredations, which brought about an engagement between them and the whites, about three miles west of Midway, then in Barbour, but now in this county. One white man, Walter Patterson, was killed, and Judge W. R. Cowan lost his left arm. A few others were slightly wounded, and several horses were killed. General William Wellborn was in command. It is not known that any Indians were killed.   References[+] References ↑1 I believe this to be the farm of Jack Fielder of Bruceville, Alabama. ↑2 Bullock County Guide, reprinted in The West Alabamian, Carrollton, May 7, 1879….

Moses Jones Family

…19 July 1810 Jones, Moses 1816 Madison Co., AL census lists 2 Moses Jones (my Moses Jones would be about 13). “In 1816 a special census was taken of the MS territory in preparation of MS becoming a state. Part of MS Territory became the state of AL.” Original records at Dept. of Archives & History, Jackson, AL Sources: 1) Valley Leaves, Sept 1967, p. 100, 16th Reg. (Burrus’) of MS Militia; 2) War of 1812 Soldiers From North Alabama, Madison Co., AL website: 3) list from “Publication of the MS Historical Society” Vol. 4, published 1921 at Jackson, MS:…

Biography of William A. Walker

Memorial record of Alabama

…Ga. His command was left for a time to hold Atlanta, but, early in 1865 joined Hood’s command on its way to join General Johnston’s army in North Carolina. After serving with Johnston awhile in North Carolina, the corps was sent to South Carolina, where it fought the Federals under General Potter, eight days after Lee had surrendered. The boys then started homeward, and were mustered out at Hamburg, S. C. The marriage of Dr. Walker took place in May, 1862, at the close of his first year’s service in the army, the bride being Miss Mary V., daughter of…