PATRON – Interesting corrected story from Hayneville, May 31, 1871...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward PATRON – Interesting corrected story from Hayneville, May 31, 1871 Posted by Donna R Causey on 26 April, 2021 (Transcribed from The Citizen-Examiner (Hayneville, Alabama) May 31, 1871 THAT EYE The following correction of our local last week is in justice to SAM FOSTER. We may comment on it next week: Editor of The Examiner: Your article in last week’s paper headed "the Value of an Eye," no doubt refers to the case of […] Read more → Biography: Rev. R. W. Brooks Posted by Donna R Causey on 25 April, 2021 (Transcribed and unedited (with misspelled, capitals and grammatical errors) excerpt from a story written by WPA (Works Projects Administration) writer Annie L. Bowman, Escambia County, Alabama, January 18, 1940 information gathered from interviewing old time residents) REV. R. W. BROOKS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY Interviewed by Annie L. Bowman January 18, 1940 Rev. R. W. Brooks, […] Read more → PATRON + Train crashed and circus animals escaped in Escambia, County, Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 25 April, 2021 “I (Rev. R. W. Brooks) am not only a retired Baptist minister but also a Justice of the Peace, railroad agent, Express agent, Postmaster, Editor and writer. I can tell many amusing incidents that came along and lives in my memory that most folks would have forgotten,” he told me. “My mother, Mary Walker, was […] Read more → Many Revolutionary War soldiers received land grants in Perry County, Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 25 April, 2021 Many Revolutionary War Soldiers received land grants in Alabama. Perry County, Alabama was settled by many of these old soldiers and their families. Pioneers included in this volume include: JAMES CRAWFORD; JOHN T. BOYD; JOHN WASHINGTON MACKEY; MALCOM DEMUS CANNON; ELIAS ENOS TRAMIL. A Collection of PERRY COUNTY ALABAMA PIONEERS VOLUME III Biographies & Genealogies includes […] Read more → PATRON – Local names & politics in news in Headland, Alabama June 11, 1914 Posted by Donna R Causey on 25 April, 2021 (Transcribed from Wiregrass Farmer, Headland, Alabama June 11, 1914) D. A. COE SENT TO THE ASYLUM Has Been in Toils of Law On Many Charges in Past Few Weeks D. A. Coe, recently acquitted of a charge of burglarizing the city whiskey store room on N. Foster Street, now under sentence in Mayor’s court for […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

Cornerstone of Jefferson County Courthouse opened March 24, 1937...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Cornerstone of Jefferson County Courthouse opened March 24, 1937 Posted by Donna R Causey on 24 April, 2021 On March 24, 1937 the old Jefferson County Courthouse was being torn down. The original cornerstone was removed and a mechanic used an acetelyne torch to unfasten a copper box taken from the 2,000-pound stone placed there 49 years earlier. Some of the things found inside included” Two Bibles A copper plate with the names […] Read more → PATRON + Limestone County – Scraps IX – These Methodist preachers were early pioneers in Limestone County, Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 24 April, 2021 The life of a Methodist preacher during the early days of Alabama was very hard. “SCRAPS” RELATING TO THE EARLY HISTORY OF LIMESTONE COUNTY By Thomas Smith Malone This excerpt has been transcribed from The Athens Post, May 2, 1867 Page 2, Column 2. Part IX We gave in our last number a very vague […] Read more → Biographies of Abercrombies, Abernathys, Pettus, and more Posted by Donna R Causey on 24 April, 2021 Great family book for Alabama researchers! Ebook form only at this time, but it can be downloaded to your computer or other electronic device with Free apps from Amazon.  Biographies of Notable and Not-so-Notable Alabama Pioneers Volume III This is the third volume of Notable and Not-so-Notable Early Alabama Pioneers. Biographies included in this book […] Read more → PATRON – Wm. E. Alexander bankrupt, Viola Williamson and other estate sales Posted by Donna R Causey on 24 April, 2021 (Transcribed from The Citizen-Examiner (Hayneville, Alabama) May 31, 1871 BANKRUPT SALE VALUABLE LANDS LYING IN LOWNDES COUNTY In the District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Alabama– in Bankruptcy in the matter of Wm. E. Alexander. Pursuant to a decretal (?) order of the District Court of the United States, for […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

UPDATED WITH PODCAST -Two duels in early Alabama related to U. S. Senators and Judges...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward UPDATED WITH PODCAST -Two duels in early Alabama related to U. S. Senators and Judges Posted by Donna R Causey on 23 April, 2021 Duels were commonplace in early Alabama (Lawrence County, Alabama) by Col. Edmond Saunders written ca. 1890s Col. Gallaway of Lawrence County, Alabama frequently served as arbitrator or second in duels in early Alabama. Memphis, Tennessee was a battlefield for duelists who flocked there from Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Kentucky, and from all parts of Tennessee. […] Read more → PATRON + Shoes Full of Tacks – ex-slave story from Lee County, Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 23 April, 2021 SHOES FULL OF TACKS Interview of George Chambers by Preston Klein Lee County Ex-slave story written 10/7/371 "Uncle George" (George Chambers) was hoeing in his little garden when I went to his house and said he was glad to sit down and talk to me for he was tired and hot. Uncle George is very […] Read more → ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Series – Removal includes treaties, speeches of officials Indian removal Posted by Donna R Causey on 23 April, 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 → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe

PATRON – Estate Settlements & Sheriff’s sales May 31, 1871 around Hayneville, Alabama...

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward PATRON – Estate Settlements & Sheriff's sales May 31, 1871 around Hayneville, Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 23 April, 2021 (Transcribed from The Citizen-Examiner (Hayneville, Alabama) May 31, 1871 BURNED – The blacksmith shop of Capt. D. C. Whitley, 2 miles from Litohatchee was burned last night. FORT DEPOSIT – There is no better druggist in Lowndes, and certainly no truer gentleman, than Capt. J. T. Stubbs of Fort Deposit. He has a large stock […] Read more → PATRON + The true story of the Slicks, a vigilante gang in Chambers County, Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 22 April, 2021 This article was written around 1880 about the early days of Chambers County, Alabama by one who experienced them. REMINISCENCES OF THE EARLY DAYS IN CHAMBERS COUNTY By E. G. Richards1 Part VIII Most of the present inhabitants of Chambers County have heard that as early as the years 1835 and 1836 there was a […] Read more → UPDATED WITH PODCAST – General Wilson destroyed the first iron-making industry in Shelby County, Alabama Posted by Donna R Causey on 22 April, 2021 Charcoal Iron was made in Shelby County since around 1848. A furnace was built by Horace Ware, who afterwards added a foundry and bar iron. This furnace was burned in 1858, but rebuilt at once. A larger mill was built in 1859, and iron rolled April 11th 1860. This mill was very active during the […] Read more → PATRON – Marriages, Deaths & local news from Hayneville May 31, 18 Posted by Donna R Causey on 22 April, 2021 DEATH – Mr. Lewis E. Kirkland, a well-known citizen of the county, died last night at his home near Trickem, aged about 40 years. M. & M. RR – By the new schedule on this road the up passenger train passes Litohatchee at 5:10 in the morning, reaching Montgomery before 7 o’clock. The down train […] Read more → Are you looking for Abney descendants in Alabama? Posted by Donna R Causey on 22 April, 2021 Do you have the Abney surname in your Alabama ancestry? Don’t waste precious time and money completing genealogy research others have done! Take advantage of what other genealogy researchers have discovered and download this E-book in minutes. E-books can be easily downloaded directly to your computer with FREE APPS from Amazon. SOME ALABAMA DESCENDANTS OF GEORGE […] Read more → You're receiving this because you subscribed via our website. Thanks for reading! Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe