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Product ID: 163
DEATH & MARRIAGE NOTICES FROM JEFFERSON CO., AL NEWSPAPERS
By Larry E. Caver, Jr.

This collection contains transcriptions from newspapers that once operated in Jefferson Co. Notice begin in 1854 with The Jones Valley Times, the earliest known surviving newspaper form the county. the majority of material for this book came from the Birmingham Iron Age. They provide valuable information on some of the earliest settlers of Jefferson and surrounding counties.

 
354 pages, indexed, paperback
 
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Product ID: 160
DEATHS, MARRIAGES & PROBATE NOTICES FROM MONTGOMERY, AL NEWSPAPERS, VOL.I
By Larry E. Caver, Jr.

This reprint contains approximately 2,000 newspaper notices, which includes notices from many residents in the Montgomery and surrounding counties of Autauga, Lowndes, Dallas, Butler, Macon, Pike and others. The notices included here often give valuable genealogical information which can't be found anywhere else. Probate notices are often given for persons who didn't have obituaries. Mr. Caver included such notices as burials in the City Cemetery by the Sexton, caualty reports Civil War battlefields and military hospitals.
330 Pages, indexed
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Product ID: 159
DEATH AND MARRIAGE NOTICES FROM AUTAUGA CO., AL NEWSPAPERS, 1853-1889
By Larry E. Caver, Jr.

This book contains notices from several newspapers in the area for the time period. This collection provides valuable genealogical information for ancestors who were in Autauga and surrounding counties. The information in notices vary, but sometimes gives dates, names of relations, locations of birth, marriages and deaths, bride's maiden name, and causes of death.
230 pages, index
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Product ID: 189
AUTAUGA CO., AL CEMETERY RECORDS, Western Division
By Autauga Genealogical Society

The first of two county cemetery listings takes in the Western part of the county. 87 family, church, and other cemeteries are included here. Each cemetery listing gives the date of the survey, as well as the person or persons who did the survey.
300 pages, index paperback
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Product ID: 104
ALABAMA ARTILLERY UNITS & THEIR ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY
By F. W. Weatherbee, Jr.


It is sometimes difficult for genealogists to get information on their Civil War soldiers' activities during the war. This book aids those with soldiers in the artillery units of Alabama. It gives information on 23 Alabama artillery units.

Included are organizational details, naming counties the soldiers came from, dates and officers. It tells of troop movements and accounts of the battles the unit participated in. It gives, in most cases, the type and number of artillery pieces the unit held. Names of 117 soldiers of the 1st Battalion of Artillery who died in prison at Elmira, NY and are buried at Woodlawn National Cemetery are listed here as well.

75 pages, paperback, index

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Product ID 186
ALABAMA SUPREME COURT CASE -Genealogical Abstracts, Vol I (1820-1839)
By Larry E. Caver, Jr.

These court cases are located in the Law Library of the Alabama Supreme Court in Montgomery AL. The collection contains abstracts from numerous cases, though not every case heard during the time period. Great effort was taken to collect cases that may be of some genealogical value. These are cases heard by appeal from County or Circuit Courts, sometimes including "burnt counties". The cases included here are listed in alphabetical order by counties. There is also a full name index.
353 pages, index, paperback
 
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Product ID: 107
FAYETTE COUNTY, ALABAMA MARRIAGE & PROBATE RECORDS
By Betty Wiltshire

The marriage books abstracted cover from 1886 through 1892, with a few dating as early as 1851. These listings, include names of the bride and groom, date of marriage, by whom consent was given, and place of the marriage. The probate records cover the years 1851 - 1871, with some years missing. They include widow dowers, guardianships, insanity cases, and apprenticeships as well as estate records.

363 pages, paperback, index

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Product ID: 109
GRACIE'S STORY,Tales of a Sharecropper's Daughter
By Gracie O'Dell

This good humored book tells of the family life of the author, who was born in Choctaw Co., Ms. and spent most of her life in the Fayette and Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama areas. She names friends, relatives and acquaintances. She is a gifted storyteller, making even the most ordinary experiences interesting. Her stories are enjoyed by all age groups.

123 pages, paperback

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Product ID: 112
GEORGIA VETERANS & THEIR WIDOWS WHO APPLIED FOR GOVERNMENT PENSIONS IN ALABAMA
By F. W. Weatherbee, Jr.

Many Civil War Veterans and their widows from Georgia migrated into Alabama after the war, and eventually made application to the Alabama Bureau of Pensions. Applicants were required to apply in the county of their residence at the time of the application.

The information in these applications vary, depending on the knowledge of the applicant. Widows applications sometimes lacked some information, but all have the basic information such as names, rank, company and unit. This book lists all of that, and names the Aabama county of residence at the time of the application. There are approximately 4700 applicants listed here, in alphabetical order by veteran's surname. When widows applied, her name is given as well.

This book will be very beneficial to persons searching for information on their Civil War period ancestors. From this information they will know of the existance of an application for their ancestor, and be able to get a copy from the Alabama State Archives in Montgomery, AL.

205 pages, 8 1/2" x 11", paperback

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