Mark Smith (1778-1861) was born in South Carolina and died in Perry County, Alabama. Mark was one of some early pioneers from Newberry, South Carolina who settled in Brush Creek area of Perry County, Alabama early in the history of the state. Descendants of Mark Smith (1778-1861) Perry County, Alabama Many of the families intermingled […]
Looking for a simple old-fashioned recipe for a cold day? How about a bowl of corn soup? Recipe From the Past – 1890s This is the way corn soup was made in the 1890s. There are not many specific directions given in the recipe, such as temperature to cook it, what grains to use, etc. in […]
Education was important to early pioneers of Alabama. One-room schoolhouses, log houses in communities, private homes, schoolhouses on large plantations, private academies, and mission schools sprang up all over the state. The University of Alabama, founded in 1831, was one of the oldest and the largest of the universities in Alabama. This song “Po’ Child” was […]
JOHN FALCONER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY 1778-1854 Montgomery, Alabama John Falconer was the first postmaster of Montgomery, Alabama and a business man. He was born in 1778, in Queen Ann County, Md., and died July, 1854, near Montgomery. Falconer is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Montgomery. The Falconer family were Scotch Quakers, the first immigrant to […]
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