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Biography of Dr. Nathaniel Macon Bledsoe

Bullock County /

The article provides a biography of Dr. Nathaniel Macon Bledsoe, a physician and druggist from Union Springs, Alabama, who came from one of the oldest families in Virginia. The article details his family’s history, education, and career as a doctor and a druggist, including his extensive practice, benevolence, and involvement in planting. The article also mentions his family members and their accomplishments, as well as his involvement in politics, the medical association, and Free Masonry. Lastly, the article talks about his marriage to Amanda Pickett, who was also from Bullock County and a member of the Baptist church.

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Index to the Tuskaloosa Gazette 1875-1876

Tuscaloosa County

Genealogists and local historians will find a wealth of information in old newspapers. The weekly “gossip” columns, wedding and death announcements, court and legal documents, and even the classified advertisements are filled with the names of old Tuscaloosa area residents. The names can be compared with census records and can help family historians document the lives of their relatives. The local businesses, clubs, schools and churches of post-Reconstruction Tuscaloosa were especially important social services, and the newspaper accounts of their activities and memberships are invaluable research sources. The usefulness of a Gazette item to genealogists can vary from zero to

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