This story and more can be found in ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories One thing that is always fun in genealogy is the interesting history facts one runs across while doing research. When I researched my family tree, I always wondered why families would move from one state to another, especially after they seemed […]
General Samuel “Sam” Houston (March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American politician and soldier, best known for his role in bringing Texas into the United States as a constituent state. General Sam Houston was married two times before he married Margaret Lea of Alabama. He 1st married Eliza Allen in Tennessee. But she […]
(Many schools throughout the state of Alabama were built by the Alabama Freemasons. This was one of them) Dallas academy, an educational institution, was chartered January 25, 1845, and maintained as a public high school until 1913, when it became the Selma High School, a part of the regular public school system. Dallas Academy, Selma, […]
When pioneers moved to new locations, they often traveled in groups and intermarried with those they traveled with on their journey. This was the case with early settlers in Shelby County, Alabama and created many intertwining relationships. Shelby County Alabama Pioneers Volume I reveals the connections between the ACTONS, BAILEYS, CLOWER, CROWSON, LEES, NABORS, NELSON, […]
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