First Families of Lawrence County, Alabama Volume I


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Lawrence County, Alabama was created by the act of the Territorial Legislature of February 4, 1818. Formed from territory acquired by the Cherokee and Chicasa cession of 1816. The early settlers of the county came from Virginia, Tennessee and the Carolinas. Many of the early settlers of Lawrence County were veterans or children of veterans of the Revolutionary War. The Biographies of the following settlers are included in this book: JOHN WHITE ESQ. (1778-1842) EDMUND PIERCE ANDERSON (1800-1827)DAVID HUNTER (b. ca. 1800) & AMBROSE HUNTER(b. ca. 1800) - brothers JOHN GRUGETT (ca. 1774- ca. 1826)JONATHAN BURFORD (ca. 1793- 1849)DANIEL WASHINGTON BURFORD (1782 - 1837)JOHN GALLAGHER (ca. 1796 - 1839) JAMES GALLAGHER (ca. 1800 - ca. 1843) DAVID JOHNSON GOODLETT (1804 - 1878) JUDGE HENRY ANDERSON MCGHEE (1808-1901) RUEL MARSHALL EARP (1828 - 1908) DR. JAMES HIRAM EARP (1863 - aft. 1910) CROCKETT MCDONALD (1801 - 1857) JAMES H. MCDONALD (1826 - 1884) JOHN GRAHAM (ca. 1792 - 1864) PETER W. TAYLOR 91794 - 1836) HANCE McWHORTER CUNINGHAM (ca. 1790 - ca. 1828) JOHN HARRIS RENO/RENEAU (1764 -1848) WILLIAM RENEAU (1788-1852) HUGH M. WARREN (b. ca. 1800) BOLLING CLARK BURNETT (1797 - 1862) CALEB OWEN (ca. 1759 - 1842) HENRY WATKINS COLLIER (B. 1801) and SCOTTS FAMILY; ARTHUR FRANCIS HOPKINS (1794 - 1866)CHRISTOPHER C. GEWIN (1810 - 1891) CAPTAIN DANIEL W. WRIGHT (1759 - 1838) JOHN GREGG (ca. 1800 - 1850) WILEY GALLAWAY ESQ (1793 - 1864) JOHN MCDOWELL (1758 - 1841) JOHN BURRSS SALE (1818 - 1876) BENJAMIN SYKES (b. ca. 1745) THE HODGES PIONEERS - Brothers COL. FLEMING HODGES (1792 - 1827) & COL WILLIAM MASON HODGES (ca. 1793 - 1835) MATTHEW CLAY, JR. (1795-1827) DAVID HUBBARD (1792 -1874) THOMAS BENTON COOPWOOD (1793 -1862)




Early Settlers of Alabama


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Early Settlers of Alabama by Elizabeth Saunders Blair Stubbs, first published in 1899, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.




Early Settlers of Alabama


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A reprint of the 1899 Publication with two parts bound in one volume.




Plain Folk of the Old South


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First published in 1949, Frank Lawrence Owsley’s Plain Folk of the Old South refuted the popular myth that the antebellum South contained only three classes—planters, poor whites, and slaves. Owsley draws on a wide range of source materials—firsthand accounts such as diaries and the published observations of travelers and journalists; church records; and county records, including wills, deeds, tax lists, and grand-jury reports—to accurately reconstruct the prewar South’s large and significant “yeoman farmer” middle class. He follows the history of this group, beginning with their migration from the Atlantic states into the frontier South, charts their property holdings and economic standing, and tells of the rich texture of their lives: the singing schools and corn shuckings, their courtship rituals and revival meetings, barn raisings and logrollings, and contests of marksmanship and horsemanship such as “snuffing the candle,” “driving the nail,” and the “gander pull.” A new introduction by John B. Boles explains why this book remains the starting point today for the study of society in the Old South.




Newspaper Clippings from the Lawrence County, Alabama, Moulton Advertiser 1884 - 1892


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Volume 1 also contains 57 chapters of Col. James E. Saunder's "Early Settlers of Lawrence County" which begins with the Indian days and guides the reader through the early history of Lawrence County up through the description of the men and actions of the 9th and 16th Alabama Infantry Regiments.




Newspaper Clippings From the Lawrence County, Alabama, Moulton Advertiser


Book Description

Volume 1 also contains 57 chapters of Col. James E. Saunder's "Early Settlers of Lawrence County" which begins with the Indian days and guides the reader through the early history of Lawrence County up through the description of the men and actions of the 9th and 16th Alabama Infantry Regiments.




Lawrence County, Alabama Newspaper Clippings from the Moulton Democrat, Union & Advertiser 1855 - 1875


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Lawrence County is fortunate to have newspapers which survived the years immediately before the Civil War, and for many years after the War. This book represents clippings from 1855 through 1858 and picks up again from 1867 through 1875. Unfortunately no papers in this series survive between 1859 and 1866. The White family of Moulton established a newspaper dynasty during this turbulent period spanning antebellum days and then Reconstruction. Interesting articles regarding the disposition of slaves, and the troubles living under Military Rule following the "late unpleasantness" are offered. Particular attention is given to recording births, marriages and obituary notices. This book also includes articles pertaining to the history and progress of Lawrence County. This book will prove useful to any serious student of the history and genealogy of the people inhabiting Lawrence County, Alabama.







Winston County, Alabama Confederate Soldiers


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Much has been written about men who joined the Federal Army from the so-called Hill Country in Alabama which included Winston County. Little has been written about the men who enlisted from Winston in the Confederacy. Surprisingly, the number of Winston County Confederates almost matched the number of those who supported the Union. Many important Confederate officers hailed from Winston County. The book begins with an essay describing the Forgotten Winston County Confederates. Following is an alphabatized list of all Confederate soldiers associated with Winston County including those that moved in after the war. Information includes service records, pension applications, birth, marriage, and death information. The book is filled with rare photos and obituaries. Additional information includes articles on Captain White's Mail Guard and the Winston County Rough and Ready Volunteers. Full name index. This book is important to students of Winston County History.




Cullman County, Alabama Confederate Soldiers


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At the time of the Civil War, Cullman County did not exist. It was carved mostly from the East side of Winston and the West side of Blount in 1877. This book attempts to identify all of the Confederate soldiers originating from the area which became Cullman County, as well as those who migrated to the county after the War. The book also contains rare first person accounts of the war as told by Cullman County residents George Martin Holcombe and Elijah Wilson Harper and printed in the Cullman Alabama Tribune. This book is important to the genealogy and history of Cullman County and contains much previously unpublished information on the old soldiers. It contains service records, pension applications, births, deaths, marriages, and obituaries.