BIOGRAPHY: Edward Harman Cabaniss born October 1, 1857 – photograph...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward BIOGRAPHY: Edward Harman Cabaniss born October 1, 1857 – photograph Posted by Donna R Causey on 1 October, 2021 HAPPY BIRTHDAY!   EDWARD HARMAN CABANISS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1857-1936) Jefferson County, Alabama Hon. Edward Harman Cabaniss was an attorney at law in Birmingham, Alabama. He was born Oct. 1, 1857, at Forsyth, Monroe county, Georgia. His father, George Augustus Cabaniss, was also born at Forsyth; was a lawyer and merchant for a number of […] Read more → ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Series – Removal includes treaties, speeches of officials Indian removal Posted by Donna R Causey on 1 October, 2021 ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS – Removal includes many of the speeches, letters and methods used by the U. S. Government to remove the Native Americans from the South. Makes a great gift! (Also available as a Kindle book here) This book documents many of the treaties, enticement, and reasons why the Native-American were forced to leave the South. Beginning […] Read more → FUNNY FRIDAY – Excessive brain labor causes baldness? This is funny! Posted by Donna R Causey on 1 October, 2021 [When conducting research for my historical fiction series, Tapestry of Love, I sometimes run across historical trivia that is very funny.  I thought I’d share this one.] Can you believe doctors once thought this was the reason for baldness? This is an excerpt about the reason for Baldness from 1883 Ladies Guide in Health and Disease by Kellogg: […] Read more → BIOGRAPHY: Rev. J. P. Barton born October 1844 Posted by Donna R Causey on 1 October, 2021 Click http://www.alabamapioneers.com/honor-your-ancestor-on-alab…/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer REV. J. P. BARTON BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1844 – aft. 1896) Talladega and Colbert County, Alabama Rev. J. P. Barton, of Talladega, comes of Virginia parentage and was born in Colbert County, Ala., October 1844. In 1871 he united with the Little Zion Baptist […] Read more → Have you signed up for our FREE daily newsletter? Posted by Donna R Causey on 1 October, 2021 Photograph is a group of women golfers from Birmingham Country Club 1916 (Alabama Department of Archives and History) Stay on top of all Alabama Pioneers stories, videos and pictures! Sign up for the Alabama Pioneers FREE newsletter emailed to you daily. Get the Daily Update from Alabama Pioneers Don’t miss out on Alabama history, get […] Read more → BIOGRAPHY: Addison G. Smith, born October 1, 1851 Posted by Donna R Causey on 1 October, 2021 Happy Birthday! ADDISON G. SMITH BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (b. 1851- d. 1933) Sumter and Jefferson County, Alabama Addison G. Smith was a corporation and railroad lawyer of Birmingham. He was born at Livingston, Sumter county, Ala., Oct. 1, 1851. His father, Edward Ward Smith (1825 NC-1874 AL) was a native of North Carolina, a graduate […] Read more → Do you have more information about these Confederate soldiers? Posted by Donna R Causey on 1 October, 2021 Do you have additional information about these Confederate soldiers? These photographs are located at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Click on the link at the end to inform the Alabama Department of Archives and History. You can also order a copy of the photograph from them   Colonel Bolling Hall, 59th Alabama Infantry, […] Read more → BIOGRAPHY: Richard Forsey born October 1, 1795 – photograph Posted by Lavone Johnson Anglen on 1 October, 2021 Happy Birthday! RICHARD FORSEY BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY (1795-1855) Madison County, Alabama by Lavone Johnson Anglen Richard Forsey was born October 01, 1795 in Somerset, England, Chard near Taunton. His parents were Richard Forsey and Mary Deane. He died November 7, 1855 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. Richard Forsey became the third owner of the Bell […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Funny tombstones and epitaphs...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward TOMBSTONE TUESDAY: Funny tombstones and epitaphs Posted by Donna R Causey on 28 September, 2021 Some funny tombstones from Topeka, Kansas: “Here lies Sheriff Tim McGrew who said he would arrest Bill Hennessy or die… He was right.” “Here lies Michael Horton who was not such a fast gun as he thought.” “Here lie the remains of Charley Greene, His holster was dirty; but his gun was clean. Some Funny […] Read more → Biography: Vassar Lyle Allen born September 28, 1868 Posted by Donna R Causey on 28 September, 2021 Click http://www.alabamapioneers.com/honor-your-ancestor-on-alab…/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer Happy Birthday! VASSAR LYLE ALLEN BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1868-1962) Lee, Macon and Jefferson County, Alabama Vassar Lyle Allen was born at Tuskegee September 28, 1868, the son of George W. and Margaret (Wheat) Allen. His parents resided for many years at Lafayette but […] Read more → An interview with John Davis Esquire before 1852 about Mrs. Caffrey's capture by Native Americans Posted by Donna R Causey on 28 September, 2021 The story of the Thompson family and capture of Mrs.Caffrey in early Alabama is mentioned several times by early Alabama Historians. Here is another account of the events that transpired before 1852 from an interview with eighty-two-year-old John Davis, Esquire when he was questioned about the Native Americans. Warning: The exact words and spellings have been […] Read more → Essential book for WWI genealogy research in Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 28 September, 2021 This KINDLE book includes all the deaths from World War I, listed by the county where they last resided, over 60 pages of names. ALABAMA DEATHS FROM WW I Download this Kindle book to your Kindle in less than 30 seconds or to your PC, iPAD, iPhone, MAC or Android device with FREE Apps (below) […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

Four Ebooks combined into one paperback!...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Four Ebooks combined into one paperback! Posted by Donna R Causey on 27 September, 2021 Four Volumes combined into ONE! As we conducted research for interesting stories to publish and/or post on Alabama Pioneers website, we continually found buried genealogy information, such as marriages, deaths, etc. that would be of great benefit to family researchers, but it was hidden so well that most search engines would not find it. We […] Read more → BIOGRAPHY: Captain Daniel Wright born September 27, 1759 – Revolutionary War Posted by Donna R Causey on 27 September, 2021 This biography is included in the Books Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable  Alabama Pioneers Volume II and First Families of Lawrence County, Alabama Volume I   CAPTAIN DANIEL WRIGHT BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (September 27, 1759- 1838) Lawrence County, Alabama Daniel W. Wright (b. ca. 1796) was the first County Clerk. His father Capt. Daniel Wright settled in […] Read more → Curb Market Day – Do you remember this time? Posted by Dorothy Graham Gast on 27 September, 2021 (Saturday was an important day for grocery shopping in Alabama’s past.) Curb Market day in Tuscaloosa, Alabama ca. 1935 Allen Jemison building is visible in background Long before daylight the cars and trucks traveled Saturday was curb market day.  Long before daylight cars and trucks loaded with produce would travel down gravel roads to the […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

Are any of these men your ancestor?...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Are any of these men your ancestor? Posted by Donna R Causey on 23 September, 2021 BIOGRAPHIES OF NOTABLE & SOME NOT-SO-NOTABLE ALABAMA PIONEERS VOLUME VII is the seventh book of Alabama pioneers biographies.    A good deal of the information comes from source books written when the subjects were still living. Additional information and/or documentation on any of the subjects has been included at the end of each biography. The biographies included in […] Read more → The first church in Perote was named Mt. Olivet Posted by Donna R Causey on 23 September, 2021 SECOND MT. OLIVET REMINISCENCES OF PEROTE IN BULLOCK By A Native Catharine Elizabeth (Hixon) Rumphi (This transcribed excerpt was written before 1958) First Church in Village (Perote) The first Church in the village was completed in 1851, Frank Kennedy (or Canida) being the contractor. It was built on the spot where the residence of D. […] Read more → Biography: Nathaniel Brown Linder born September 23, 1822 – photograph Posted by Donna R Causey on 23 September, 2021 Click http://www.alabamapioneers.com/honor-your-ancestor-on-alab…/to see how to honor your ancestor as a Notable Alabama Pioneer Happy Birthday! NATHANIEL BROWN LINDER BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1822-1908) Talladega County, Alabama Nathaniel Brown Linder was a well-to-do planter of Oxford, Alabama. He was born at Spartanburg, S. C., on September 23, 1822. He descended from some of the oldest families of the Palmetto […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe