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A personal story about life in 1866 Opp, Alabama...

 
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A personal story about life in 1866 Opp, Alabama

FOURTH LETTER WRITTEN FOR THE OPP MESSENGER by J. E. Hughes (Transcribed from The Opp Messenger (Opp, Alabama) September 2, 1921 published by Mrs. J. C. Foster, editor) I married my first wife two miles on the south side of Lake Jackson on the 26th day of April, 1866. She tucked up her apron and […]

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TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Some people believed in engraving their trades on their tombstones.

These people must have been proud of their trades Epitaph to blind woodsawyer in Georgia: “While none ever saw him see thousands have seen him saw.” Elkhart, Indiana, epitaph on tombstone of teacher: “School is out Teacher has gone home.” Epitaph to fireman in Wilmington, North Carolina “William P. Monroe Died 1878, Aged 38 He […]

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Biography: Dr. Franklin Davis DuBose born September 1845 – photograph

DR. FRANKLIN DAVIS DuBOSE BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1845-1905) Lowndes, Autauga and Shelby County, Alabama Dr. Franklin Davis DuBose was a prominent physician with a successful practice at Shelby, Alabama. He was the grandson of Elisha DuBose and Susanna (Leonard) DuBose, who were both natives of Georgia, where they resided until death. Their son, the father […]

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Do you have an ancestor who resided in Southeast Alabama in 1908?

Find your southeast Alabama ancestor in THE DOTHAN EAGLE, HOUSTON COUNTY, ALABAMA 1908 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS Dothan was a railroad hub for Southeast Florida and the editor of this newspaper mentions each visitor and their relation to local citizens. Farmhouse old Dothan – by Carol Highsmith 2010 (Library of Congress) Download and read THE DOTHAN EAGLE, […]

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