Job Cannon was born August 5, 1766, in Chester Co., Pennsylvania. His parents were believed to be John (February 16, 1727, SC – d. Jan 19, 1794, NC) and Martha (Alexander) (b. ca. 1733 – d. Oct 8, 1799) Cannon. The Birds’ Nest, U.S. Route 43, Vilula, Perry County, AL (Library of Congress) Job Cannon […]
STORY OF A WPA WORKER1 Written Feb. 15, 1939 by Marie Reese (Transcribed and unedited from original) Personal Interview of Corrie Rogers (Colored) Ex-CWA and WPA worker Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, Alabama Corrie was a small woman with straight black hair with a slight natural wave and keen black eyes. She was a gingerbread color and […]
Lawrence County was created by act of the Territorial Legislature of February 4, 1818, before Alabama became a state. Formed from territory acquired by the Cherokee and Chicasa (Chickasaw) cession of 1816. The early settlers of the county came from Virginia, Tennessee and the Carolinas. Many of the early settlers of Lawrence County were veterans or […]
COL. JAMES EDMONDS SAUNDERS BIOGRAHPY and GENEALOGY (May 7, 1806 – 1896) Lawrence County, Alabama James Edmonds Saunders was born in Brunswick County, Virginia, 7th of May, 1806. His ancestor, Edward Saunders, " Chirurgeon," was already seated in Northumberland County, Virginia, in 1658; and, in 1669, as one of the justices for the county was […]
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