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Pioneer Talladega, Its Minutes and Memories Chapter 14 – 15 Descriptions of early Pioneers...

 
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Pioneer Talladega, Its Minutes and Memories Chapter 14 – 15 Descriptions of early Pioneers

PIONEER TALLADEGA, ITS MINUTES AND MEMORIES By Jehu Wellington Vandiver CHAPTER XIV – XV The Circuit Courts, in the beginning of the Judicial history of the County, were eight in number composed of not less than three nor more than six counties. Talladega was the third Circuit, and Greene, Tuscaloosa, Shelby, Randolph and Benton were […]

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PATRON + The house blew down around her – she gave birth to twins

It Happened at 4:01 P.M. (Transcription from a history of Tuscaloosa written by an older resident, Ben A. Green, in 1931 who was the managing editor of The Tuscaloosa News July 31, 1949) March 21, 1932 at 4:01 p.m. brought to Tuscaloosa and Northport this community’s greatest weather tragedy. It was a vicious death-dealing tornado […]

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PATRON – Wells were going dry and livestock roamed the streets of Girard in 1909

(Personals from Phenix-Girad Journal (Girard, Alabama) February 6, 1909) GIRARD COUNCIL HELD MEETING And Voted to Allow Stock to Continue Running at Large Girard City Council held their regular monthly meeting on last Tuesday night, with Mayor Foster presiding. The aldermen present were: Messrs. Dennis, Barnes, Richards, Anthony and Windham. Minutes of the previous meeting […]

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PATRON + TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Did they really mean to say that?

Catholic Cemetery, La Pointe, Wisconsin: To the Memory of Abraham Beaulieu Born 18 September 1822 Accidentally shot 4th April 1844 As a mark of affection from his brother —————————— Churchyard in Pembrokeshire, England "Here lie I, and no wonder I ‘m dead, For the wheel of the wagon went over my head, —————————— Epitaph on […]

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