In the 1830s many Native-Americans were divided in their opinions about moving west. Some voluntarily moved with the first treaties, and others delayed in their old homes until forced to remove by the encroachment of white settlers, and the power of the federal government. Others continued their residence in their old homes even if it […]
Alexander Travis was the uncle of William Barrett Travis. Both were early settlers of Conecuh County, Alabama. (Transcribed from Evergreen Star, Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama, September 11, 1879 ) (Written expressly for the Star) EARLY HISTORY OF WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE EVERGREEN BEAT BY YOUNG M. RABB (1826-1894) Alexander Travis, an ordained minister of […]
Patron – Shackleford – Counterfeiter in Bibb County convicted A COUNTERFEITER CONVICTED Joe Shackleford, of Green Pond, Bibb County (Excerpt transcribed from THE BLADE-ENTERPRISE Thursday, September 11, 1890) Birmingham News, of 3rd. Joe Shackleford, of Green Pond, Bibb county, is a one-legged man. He was convicted yesterday in the United States court of counterfeiting. Coins […]
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