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Biography of Joel H. Rainer

The article provides a biographical account of Captain Joel H. Rainer, the president of the Merchants & Farmers’ bank of Union Springs, Bullock County, Alabama. It details his early life, marriages, and business ventures, including his time in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. The article notes his numerous business interests, including his directorship in cotton mills and insurance companies, and his public service in the legislature and national democratic convention. Captain Rainer is portrayed as a self-made man, rising from poverty through hard work, business acumen, and integrity.

Marengo County Alabama 1860 Mortality Schedule page 1

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

Marengo County / 1860 Mortality Schedule

Images and transcription for pages 1 through 3 of the 1860 Mortality Schedule for Marengo County, Alabama.

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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