Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Query: Eason family of Sand Mountain, Alabama

 
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Query: Eason family of Sand Mountain, Alabama

EASON FAMILY SAND MOUNTAIN by Dale Henson My great-grandmother, Celia Delwoth Eason (born 1848) moved to Sand Mountain, Alabama from Newton County, Georgia with her parents, Abraham Eason, Jr and Mary Granville, in 1857. They settled on a farm in the old "Sockfoot" area, now Hustleville near Short Creek. Her future husband, James Leonard Henson, […]

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Sunday, January 28, 2024

Keep up with latest stories on Alabama Pioneers...

 
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Keep up with latest stories on Alabama Pioneers

We now have a FREE APP! Now you can keep up to date with all the latest Alabama Pioneers Patron stories via the FREE PATREON APP each day.

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PATRON – Biography: Edward Kernan Campbell born April 17, 1858 – photograph

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PATRON + RECIPE WEDNESDAY: Carrot pie and how to tell if the oven is ready for cake baking

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PATRON + Both Pres. Madison and Gen. Jackson owned land in Lauderdale County, Alabama

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PATRON – Bellefonte, Jackson County, Alabama legal notices from April 11, 1839

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Saturday, January 27, 2024

PATRON + Red Level, Alabama – A description of the town in 1913

 
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PATRON + Red Level, Alabama – A description of the town in 1913

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

PATRON + There was an outdoor courthouse in Chambers County, Alabama in 1830s...

 
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PATRON + There was an outdoor courthouse in Chambers County, Alabama in 1830s

REMINISCENCES OF THE EARLY DAYS IN CHAMBERS COUNTY By E. G. Richards1 Part III At the election held for the organization of Chambers County on the 4th of March, 1833, in addition to the county officers heretofore named, there were also elected three persons called Court House Commissioners, whose duty it was, under a special […]

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Creeks Despair Leads To Second War

(Excerpt from ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Removal: Lost & Forgotten Stories (Volume 7) Tensions between the Creek Indians and white settlers became so strained in May 1836 that a second Creek War broke out. Some refer to this war as more of an uprising than an actual war. SUPPORT ALABAMA PIONEERS BECOME AN ALABAMA PIONEERS PATRON Tap […]

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Alabama Folklore, Part VI – Ghost in Glass, Superstitions, and Charms

Photograph of the face in Courthouse Window, Pickens County (Alabama Department of Archives and History) (Continued – from Alabama Folklore Part V) SUPPORT ALABAMA PIONEERS BECOME AN ALABAMA PIONEERS PATRON Tap to see how to Become a Patron! Unemployed authors were employed through the Works Project Administration WPA to record the life and culture of […]

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

RECIPE WEDNESDAY – Chicken soup – a staple to for those with the flu...

 
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RECIPE WEDNESDAY – Chicken soup – a staple to for those with the flu

Comfort food for those afflicted with the flu often includes Chicken Soup – Here are three recipes from the past for Chicken Soup – Serve it with your favorite Corn Bread recipe Do you have a favorite recipe? Share it in the comments below SUPPORT ALABAMA PIONEERS BECOME AN ALABAMA PIONEERS PATRON Tap to see […]

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SATURDAY SECRETS – Grandmother's Family Spring Ritters – they could cure anything – here is her recipe

Our ancestors did not have access to medical treatment like we have today and came up with many home remedies. This is a very interesting one since it seems to cure everything…I wonder if the gin helped the most, but I don’t think I want to try it. SUPPORT ALABAMA PIONEERS BECOME AN ALABAMA PIONEERS […]

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Gen. LaFayette letters – Big plans were made for LaFayette's visit in Claiborne, Alabama

Once Gen. LaFayette agreed to the invitation of Governor Israel Pickens to visit Alabama, Gov. Pickens began to make preparations for his visit.  (General Greening of Sparta plans great things for Claiborne): Sparta Dec. 31st 1824 Dear Sir. Since my return home, I have conversed with a great number of persons, all of whom express […]

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