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Record of Will Book A Dallas County

Index to Will Book A, Dallas County, Alabama

This is an index to Will Book A for Dallas County, Alabama. This will book includes the dates from 15 Sep 1821 to 24 Dec 1849, and includes 225 wills. This is an index specific to the wills found within Book A. Book A includes other probate matters and there is a full index for all names found at the start of FamilySearch Microfilm #007737411. Book A starts on image #77 of 541 which is where the following link will take you.

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Memorial record of Alabama

Biography of John Hadley

John Hadley, born in 1820, was a notable stock grower in South Baldwin County, Alabama. He initially worked as a farm hand and United States express rider, before transitioning into the stock business with his brother. Hadley, despite an early life of hardship, successfully managed a diverse and substantial livestock farm, specializing in sheep and cattle. He also played a significant role in his community and family.

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Memorial record of Alabama

Biography of Sterling J. Foster

The article provides a brief biography of Dr. Sterling J. Foster, who was born in 1822 in Greene county, Georgia. Dr. Foster was from a large family of fifteen children, three of whom were lawyers and two were physicians. He graduated from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, and became a successful medical practitioner in Union Springs, Alabama. Later on, he engaged in merchandising and eventually became the principal owner and operator of an oil mill. Dr. Foster was married to Virginia C. Heard, and they had ten children, four of whom survived. Dr. Foster was known for his love of sports and bird hunting, and he had lived in Union Springs for a long time, amassing an ample fortune through his industrious life.

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Tax Record

1890 Delinquent Tax Docket – Madison County

There are usually four entries (names) per page. Information given is Name, Location of Property, and Amount of Tax owed. If paid it is so marked. If sold an additional entry is made giving that information. The data is alphabetized by Beat so check each beat if you aren’t sure where your ancestor lived. Scans from this and other years are available from the Tax Assessor’s Annex in Huntsville, Alabama. Beat 1 Huntsville Barclay J. W. Dr. p. 1 Beadle J. H. p. 1 Bennett F. M. p. 1 Binford Lucinda p. 2 Bowen Solon p. 2 Breek Beverly (Hornton)

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Index to the Tuskaloosa Gazette 1875-1876

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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Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Jones, Alabama

Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Jones, Alabama

Pleasant Valley Cemetery was established in 1879. It is owned and maintained by the Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church of Jones AL. Pleasant Valley Cemetery is on the east side of County Road 83 in the town of Jones Alabama. Location 842 Co Rd 83Jones, AL 36749 Transcription Alexander, Marie Ross, b. Apr 10, 1915, d. May 25, 1982Barrow, Crawford Murray, b. Jul 9, 1926, d. Sep 10, 1977, s/w Jean DeJarnetteBarrow, Jean DeJarnette, b. Aug 18, 1927, d. no date, w/o Crawford MurrayBennett, Annie L., b. Jan 12, 1912, d. Mar 12, 1989Berry, Elizabeth M., b. Nov 16, 1845,

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Marbury Baptist Cemetery, Marbury, Alabama

Marbury Baptist Cemetery, Marbury, Alabama

This cemetery is owned and maintained by the Marbury Baptist Church. It is well maintained and still accepting burials. There are a significant number of markers which were unable to read, see the listings for them at the bottom under miscellaneous markers. Marbury Baptist Cemetery is located on the north side of CR 143 as you head northwest in the town of Marbury, Alabama. Location Transcription Acree, Walter, b. Aug 31, 1892, d. Aug 12, 1948Adams, Esby, b. Feb 27, 1917, d. Jun 28, 1990, “He Is At Rest in Heaven”Adams, Jessie L., b. Dec 12, 1916, d. no date,

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Jones Cemetery

Jones Baptist Cemetery, Jones, Alabama

This cemetery is owned and maintained by the Jones Baptist Church. This cemetery is on the east side of County Road 16, in the town of Jones, Alabama. It contains at least 5 unmarked graves. Location County Road 16Jones, Autauga County, Alabama, 36749 USA Transcription Apperson, Emma B. Smedley, b. Oct 30, 1878, d. Jan 25, 1963, w/o James FApperson, Frances E., b. Jun 10, 1909, d. Oct 25, 1994, dau of James & Emma AppersonApperson, James F., b. Jun 2, 1878, d. May 15, 1948, s/w Emma B SmedleyBice, Marion G., b. Apr 2, 1888, d. Jan 1, 1965,

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Jellico Community Cemetery, Houston County, Alabama

Jellico Community Cemetery, Houston County, Alabama

Cemetery/epitaph listing for Jellico Community Cemetery, located off US Highway 84  West on South Houston County Road 9, in the Jellico Community of Houston County, Alabama.   There are a large number of unmarked graves in the Jellico Community Cemetery. Sources for this listing are:  Tombstone Transcriptions For All White Cemeteries, Houston County, Alabama (copied November 1956 by Adrene G. Dean and sent to Hayes on 9 November 1956), legible tombstones, obituaries, death certificates, numerous relatives of those buried here, and probate information from the Dale County Courthouse in Ozark, Alabama and Houston County Courthouse in Dothan, Alabama. Directions:  From Ross Clark

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Barnes Cemetery, Ozark, Dale County, Alabama

Barnes Cemetery, Ozark, Dale County, Alabama

Barnes Cemetery. Located behind Mr. J.O. Barnes house, which in turn is located south of Barnes Cross Roads or about 6 miles north of Ozark on US 231. Rev. D.W. Barnes b. May 22, 1860 d. Sept. 14, 1898 aged 38 yrs 3 mo 23 days Inf. Dau of A.B. & M. Segler b. April 23, 1906 d. April 23, 1906 Sarah A. (Johnson) b. Feb. 18, 1848 d. July 20, 1866 Wife of Jas. C. JohnsonOur Sister Age 18 yrs 5 months 2 days Sarah F. (Barnes) b. Dec. 31, 1824 d. Nov. 4, 1857 Our Mother – Wife

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