Genealogy

Scope and Contents This collection contains photocopies of Ann Pearson's newspaper column "In Random Order" from the 1970s to 1990s, as well as movie reviews and other newspaper articles that she wrote during that time. Also included are substantial genealogical notes, correspondence, photographs of family and friends, land deeds, last will and testaments, birth and marriage certificates, manuscript drafts, notes from organizational meetings, and other documents spanning from the 1800s to the late 2010s. One...

Scope and Contents This collection contains historical and genealogical material collected by the descendants of Charles Coleman Thach.Included are wills from the Thach lineage, personal family letters and letters regarding genealogy, death notices and obituaries, newspaper clippings, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) membership applications, a calling card printing plate, lineage charts, census records,...

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This collection contains photocopies of geneaology listings from the family Bible of William Turner of Talladega County, Alabama. The family tree spans from approximately 1796 to 1925. Also included are copies of funeral invitations and miscellaneous ephemeral items relating to the Turner and Jones families.

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Collection includes material of the Walker family, early settlers in Talladega County, Alabama. The bulk of the material is antebellum, but the financial items date to the 1890's. Besides correspondence between 1846 and 1852 (primarily letters to Rosa Conrad Walker) the collection consists of financial papers, legal items, tax assessments and receipts, miscellaneous items such as poetry and a cloth bag, and several Civil War items, specifically a parole and pardon.

Scope and Contents Consists of records of the Alpine Baptist Church, a diary of Oliver Welch, and the scrapbooks of Samuel W. Welch on microfilm. The remainder of collection includes photocopied genealogies (1958) of the Darby, Welch and Mallory families, compiled by H. A. Darby; a paper (1942) on the Walker Reynolds' home, Mount Ida, by Margaret Reynolds Smith; a diary (1850-1860) of Rev. Oliver Welch; memorial tributes (1874) to Welch; and two scrapbooks (1900-1951) with clippings of poetry, obituaries and...

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This collection includes transcripts of Whitby's Civil War letters, materials on 19th century dentistry in Alabama, and genealogical data on the Whitby family into the 1990s. It also includes a list of "Members who paid for Base Ball", dated March 1, 1866, four newspaper clippings about Dr. Whitby, copies of the newspaper clippings, and a typed biographical sketch of Dr. Whitby.