History of Alabama and dictionary of Alabama biography, Volume II, Part 32

Author: Owen, Thomas McAdory, 1866-1920; Owen, Marie (Bankhead) Mrs. 1869-
Publication date: 1921
Publisher: Chicago, The S. J. Clarke publishing company
Number of Pages: 724

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siliferous. The best portion of the rock is comprised within the uppermost 200 feet of the formation, and the purest ledges carry from 95 to 98 per cent of carbonate of lime. Some of the mountainside quarries show clear faces of the stone 100 feet in height, and hundreds of tons can be thrown down by a single blast. One of the most extensive is that of the Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. near Gate City. Rock of this formation has been more widely used than any other in the State for lime burning.

The most important horizon of the dolo- mite is the Knox dolomite of the Cambrian formation. As a formation the Knox dolomite is from 2,000 to 5,000 feet thick. The purest dolomite is in the lower part, while the upper beds are much intermixed with chert. The rock used as flux is mostly coarse grained, light gray to dark blue color, and more or less crystalline in texture. One of the largest quarries in the State is the Dolcito quarry near Birmingham. There are others, too, in the immediate vicinity of North Birming- ham. An excellent lime can be made from this dolomite, though it has not been much used for, that purpose.

REFERENCE .- Smith and McCalley, Index to mineral resources of Alabama (Geol. Survey of Ala., Bulletin 9, 1904), pp. 27-29.

LIMONITE. See Iron and Steel.

LINDEN. County seat of Marengo County, near the center of the county, 5 miles east of the Tombigbee River, 17 miles south of Demopolis and 20 miles southwest of Fauns- dale, and on the Myrtlewood branch of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. Population: 1870-300; 1912-600. It is one of the old settlements of the State, and was incorporated at an early date. Its boundaries were re- arranged in 1903, and the municipal code of 1907 adopted in 1908. The town rents its municipal buildings. The main streets are graveled with sidewalks of cinders. Its bonded indebtedness is $8,500, for schools, maturing in 1942. Its banks are The First National, and the Marengo County Bank ( State). The Democrat-Reporter, a Demo- cratic weekly, established in 1889, is pub- lished there. Its industries are cottonseed oil mill, a gristmill, a cotton ginnery, a saw- mill, and a planing mill.

The original Linden was surveyed in 1824 by George N. Stewart, secretary of the French colony at Demopolis. It was located on a quarter-section of land for which Allen Glover paid from his private purse, being afterward reimbursed by the county. The first court- house was built of logs. The present one is of brick. The first lots sold in Linden brought $25 to $50, and were bought by John O. Glover, B. P. Whitlow, Morgan G. Brown, Geo. N. Stewart, and H. M. Bondurant. Later quite a number of the French colonists from Demopolis settled there, among them being the DeYamperts, DeJarnettes, Georges, Agees and Woolfs.

REFERENCES .- Tharin, Marengo County direc- tory, p. 53; Polk's Alabama gazetteer, 1888-9,

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p. 467; Alabama Official and Statistical Regis- ter, 1915.

LINE CREEK INDIAN VILLAGE. An old Creek Indian town, on the south side of Line Creek, and in Montgomery County, probably an outlying settlement of some of the Talla- poosa River towns.

REFERENCES .- Mms. data in Alabama Depart- ment Archives and History.

LINEVILLE. Post office and station, on the Atlanta Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad, in the eastern part of Clay County, about 8 miles west of Tallapoosa River, about 8 miles northeast of Ashland, and about 6 miles south- east of Pyriton. Altitude: 1,007 feet. Popu- lation: 1880-400; 1890-234; 1900-211; 1910-1,053. It is incorporated under the municipal code of 1907. Its banks are the Lineville National, the Citizens National, and the Farmers & Merchants Bank (State). The Lineville Headlight, a Democratic weekly, established in 1904, is published there.

REFERENCES .- Brewer, Alabama (1872), p. 182; Northern Alabama (1888), p. 127; Polk's Alabama gazetteer, 1888-9, p. 467; Alabama Of- ficial and Statistical Register, 1915.

LITAFATCHI. An Upper Creek town in St. Clair County, situated on the right or south bank of Canoe Creek, between Ashville and Springville. The word is said to refer to the making of arrows. Few facts of its his- tory are preserved. It was destroyed by Lieut. Col. Robert H. Dyer, October 29, 1813, with a force of cavalry.

REFERENCES .- Pickett, History of Alabama (Owen's ed., 1900), p. 552; Handbook of Ameri- can Indians (1907), p. 769; Gatschet, in Ala- bama History Commission, Report (1901), vol. 1, p. 403; Bureau of American Ethnology. Eighteenth annual report (1899), Pt. 2, map 1; Brewer, Alabama (1872), p. 523.

LITERATURE, ALABAMA. The history of Alabama embraces a large number of writers and authors. Many of these have possessed marked individuality, and their lives and labors have reflected honor upon the State. Their work has been of a high class, and includes every department of lit- erature-poetry, fiction, history, law and science.

During the early settlement of the coun- try, and for many years afterwards, with one marked exception, there were no writers of consequence, the energies and activities of the people being largely absorbed in material affairs. Harry Toulmin, who came to Missis- sippi Territory in 1804 as Superior Court Judge for Washington District (now in Ala- bama), was one of the most distinguished , men whose labors have been spent in the service of the State. He was thoroughly edu- cated, and before he came to the territory had displayed his skill as a political writer. In 1807 he published a "Magistrates' Guide," and a "Digest of the Laws of the Mississippi Territory;" and in 1823 he compiled a "Di- gest of the Laws of Alabama." In addition

to these legal publications, he was a fre- quent contributor to newspapers in various parts of the United States, and his descriptive writings did much to call attention to the attractions of the territory now embraced in Alabama. A number of his letters, now pre- served in manuscript, indicate a mind of vigor and versatility. He died in 1824. For twenty years he labored in season and out of season for the good of the Southern country, and his influence in these formative years it would be hard to overestimate. As belong- ing to the latter years of this early period should be named Henry Hitchcock's "Ala- bama Justice of the Peace" (1822); and Dr. Jabez W. Heustis' ' "Medical Facts and Inquiries, Respecting the Causes, Nature, Pre- vention and Cure of Fever" (Cahawba, 1825).

With the improvement in the material con- ditions of the people, came the leisure and inclination for purely literary work. This tendency was encouraged by a growing press, through whose columns much excellent work appeared. The University, from the date of its establishment, was the center of intel- lectual activity, and furnished the nucleus of a literary coterie in A. B. Meek, John G. Barr, William R. Smith and others. Mr. Smith in 1837, published, at Mobile and Tuscaloosa, "The Bachelor's Button," a monthly museum of southern literature. It contained numerous short stories, poems and book reviews, and was the first periodical of its kind published in the State. In 1839, several numbers of the "Southron" appeared. It was likewise devoted to poetry, fiction, es- says, and book reviews, with the valuable addition of sketches in the early history of Alabama. It was edited by Alexander B. Meek, and contained contributions from a number of writers who subsequently acquired fame in the world of letters. In 1843-44 F. H. Brooks conducted the "Southern Educa- tional Journal and Family Magazine" (Mo- bile), filled with miscellaneous literary mat- ter. These periodicals, for want of support, had only a brief existence.

Historical writing in the State had its be- ginning in a number of sketches of Alabama history published in 1839, by A. B. Meek in the "Southron." These were subsequently collected and revised, and, with additions, issued as "Romantic Passages in Southwest- ern History" (1857). The style is vivid and picturesque. The first distinctively historical volume published in the State was "A His- tory of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in Alabama" (1840), prepared by Rev. Hosea Holcombe, one of the most earnest ministers in this church. The first effort in local his- tory writing was Samuel A. Townes' "His- tory of Marion, Alabama" (1844), a series of lively and spirited sketches.

The publication in 1851, by Albert James Pickett, of the "History of Alabama and In- cidentally of Georgia and Mississippi from the Earliest Times," forms probably the most valuable secondary work on the history of the Southern country. Its execution required years of labor, and was attended by a liberal

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outlay of money in obtaining authorities and data. Its value has been recognized and acknowledged by the leading critics and his- torians. Mr. Pickett was also a vigorous poli- tical and controversial writer.

Southwestern political history from the formation of the Federal government to 1861 is graphically presented from the Southern view in Joseph Hodgeson's "Cradle of the Confederacy; or, the Times of Troup, Quit- man and Yancey," (1876). A similar, but far superior work, is John Witherspoon Du- bose's "Life and Times of William Lowndes Yancey, a History of Political Parties in the United States, from 1834 to 1864" (1892). In this biography Mr. Dubose has made the best contribution of the South to Southern history. It is prepared with remarkable thor- oughness, and is not only the life of Yan- cey, but a story of the marvelous period of which he was the luminous central figure.

One of the most prolific writers, and one whose utterances are always of value, is Dr. J. L. M. Curry. His work covers the entire field of intellectual effort, with the exception of poetry. His "Southern States of the American Union" (1894) is one of the most thoughtful and forceful presentations of the true historical relation of the States to the Constitution of the United States, that has yet appeared. Dr. Curry's writings on education and general topics have placed him in the first rank of the thinkers and leaders of the times.

Excellent historical work has been done by William Garrett in "Reminiscences of Public Men in Alabama" (1872) ; Willis Brewer in "Alabama: Her History, Resources, War Record and Public Men" (1872); Dr. B. F. Riley, "History of the Baptists of Alabama" (1895); Dr. Anson West, "History of Methodism in Alabama" (1893); Rev. Walter C. Whitaker, "History of the Protes- ant Episcopal Church in Alabama" (1898) ; Willis G. Clark, "History of Education in Alabama" (1889); T. C. DeLeon, "Four Years in Rebel Capitals" (1892); Henry W. Hilliard, "Politics and Pen Pictures at Home and Abroad" (1892); and Bishop R. H. Wil- mer's "Recent Past From a Southern Stand- point" (1887).

A justly merited international reputation has been achieved by Hannis Taylor, through his "Origin and Growth of the English Con- stitution" (1889, 1898), a monumental work in two volumes. Its circulation has been large; and it forms the basis for Constitu- tional study in numbers of Universities. It has been said that it is the greatest work pro- duced in the South since Maury's "Physical Geography of the Sea." Other valuable and thoughtful institutional work has been done by Thomas H. Clark, Thomas Chalmers Mc- Corvey, Dr. George Petrie and Peter Joseph Hamilton. The latter has also prepared the most valuable local history in the decade- "Colonial Mobile" (1897)-in which he has rewritten in the light of new authorities the early history of the Gulf Coast.

The success of women in the severer work

of critic, biographer and historian is worthy of special note. As belonging to this class are Mary LaFayette Robbins' "Alabama Women in Literature" (1895); Miss Kate Cummings' "Journal of Hospital Life in the Confederate Army of Tennessee" (1886); Miss Mary Alice Caller's "Literary Guide for Home and School" (1892); Miss Louise Manly's "Southern Literature from 1579 to 1895" (1895); Mrs. Virginia V. Clayton's "White and Black Under the Old Regime" (1899); and Miss Leila Herbert's "Homes of the First American" (1899).

Probably the first literary production, as such, in Alabama was the little volume on verse, entitled "College Musings, or Twigs from Parnassus," published by William R. Smith in 1833, in his eighteenth year. About the same time he issued "The Bridal Eve," another poetical work. Mr. Smith was prolific in verse, as in other writings, and through a long life his literary work has been extensive. He has rendered translations from Homer, prepared law books, indulged in original verse, entered the field of controversy, all with eminent skill. His "History and Debates of the Convention of 1861" (1861) is the principal authority for the events of that mo- mentous period. His latest important work was a volume of "Reminiscences" (1889), covering his long life of historical, political personal and literary recollections.

Alexander B. Meek must, however, rank at the head of the poets of Alabama. His "Red Eagle, a Poem of the South" (1855) and "Songs and Poems of the South" (1857) have given him a reputation as a poet alto- gether beyond his fame as historian, journal- ist and topical writer.

A number of others have essayed verse, and with success, but extended characteriza- tion cannot be given. Among those who have published fugitive pieces are Margaret (O'Brien ) Davis, T. C. DeLeon, Miss Mary Gordon Duffee, Miss Julia Tutwiler, Miss Anne Bozeman Lyon, Mrs. I. M. P. Ockenden, Mrs. Margaret Henry-Ruffin, Mrs. Mary Mc- Neil Fannalosa and Miss Frances Nimmo Greene. Others have given their work to the public in book form. These are Thomas Bibb Bradley and Miss Julia ( Pleasants) Cres- well's "Aphelia"; and other poems (1854); Louis DeV. Chaudron's "Madam La Mar- quis" (1892) ; W. P. Chilton, Jr.'s "Mansions of the Skies" (1875); Dr. Orion T. Dozier's "Foibles of Fancy and Rhymes of the Times" (1894); Mrs. Belle Richardson Harrison's "Poems"; Mrs. Caroline Lee Hentz's "De Lara; or, The Moorish Bride" (1843); Robert Loveman's "Poems" (1897); Andrew M. Mc- Connell's "Echoes from the Heart" (1895); Thomas Maxwell's "King Bee's Dream" (1875); J. M. Oliver's "Battle of Franklin, and other Poems" (1870); Samuel Minturn Peck's "Cap and Bells" (1886); "Rings and Love Knots" (1892); "Rhymes and Roses" (1895); "Fair Women of To-day" (1895), and other poems; A. J. Requier's "Poems" (1860); W. C. Richardson's "Gasper, a Romaunt" (1873); Samuel L. Robertson's

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"Dora, or On the Boarder, and other poems" (1894); Miss Howard Weeden's "Shadows on the Wall" (1899), and "Bandanna Ballads"

(1899) ; and H. L. Flash's "Poems" (1860).

The first efforts in fiction were put forth by Mrs. Caroline Lee Hentz. She came to Alabama in 1834 as a teacher, but the year preceding had published "Lovell's Folly." Her works are numerous, and when written were very popular. They depict Southern life in its refined aspects. Her best are "Linda" (1850); "Rena" (1850); and the "Planter's Northern Bride." Ranking next to Mrs. Hentz in point of time, but of superior merit, are the novels of Mrs. Augusta (Evans) Wilson. These are "Inez," "Beulah," "Ma- caria," "Vashti," "St. Elmo," "Infelice," and "At the Mercy of Tiberius." They have been widely circulated, and some have appeared in French and German translations. The writings of Mrs. Wilson have been criticized as too metaphysical and pedantic, but her style is flowing and her sentiments exalted and pure. Her personal character is one of modesty and sweetness. She resides at Mo- bile. Mrs. Elizabeth W. Bellamy, who died during the present year, was a novelist and short story writer of power and skill. Her works are "Four Oaks," "Kamba Thorpe," "The Little Joanna," and "Old Man Gilbert." Mrs. Aidelade deVendel Chaudron is one of the few textbook writers of the State. But she is best known by her delightful and ac- curate translation of Muhlbach's "Joseph II and His Court."

Jeremiah Clemens, who had long been a prominent political figure, came before the public in 1856, with "Bernard Lile," an historical romance of the times of the Texas Revolution and the Mexican War. Two years later it was followed by "Mustang Gray," and in 1860 by "The Rivals," a tale of the time of Burr and Hamilton.

While T. G. DeLeon has displayed remark- able versatility of talents, ranging from his- torical reminiscences to travesty, he excels in fiction. His first success was "Creole and Puritan" (1889), followed by "Juny" (1890), a "Fair Blockade-Breaker" (1891) and the "Puritan's Daughter" (1892), a sequel to "Creole and Puritan," but in "Crag-Nest" (1897), a romance of the days of Sheridan's ride, and "John Holden, Unionist" (1893), a romance of the days of destruction and re- construction, he attains the highest levels of his art. The last work appeared in collabora- tion with Erwin Ledyard.

Other works of fiction which excited much interest at the time of the publication are Mrs. Julia ( Pleasants) Creswell's "Calla- mura" (1868), an allegorical novel; Mrs. Mary Ann Cruse's "Cameron Hall" (1867), a picture of the hopes and expectations of the Southern heart during the War between the States; Miss M. P. Swaine's "Mara; or a Romance of the War" (1864); Willis Brewer's "Children of Issachar" (1884), a story of reconstruction times in Alabama; Henry W. Hilliard's "De Vane;

a Story of Plebeians and Patricians" (1884);

Dr. S. C. Oliver's "Onslow"; Mrs. Alice (Brownlee) Cole's "Affinities" (1890); Miss Ruby Beryl Kyle's "Paul St. Paul, a Son of the People"- (1895); and Miss Anne Bozeman Lyon's "No Saint" (1890). "Judith, the Daughter of Judas," by Margaret (O'Brien) Davis, is an historical novel of great skill in execution and of sustained strength.

The writers of short stories have been numerous.

But the work of no writer has shed more lustre on the literary annals of the State ,than the writings of Miss Mary Johns- ton. Her "Prisoners of Hope" and "To Have and to Hold" have everywhere met un- bounded applause. She has achieved the most remarkable literary success yet known to Southern women. Fortunately this fame will endure, for its foundation is based on solid and meritorious work.

In the field of humor the work of Joseph G. Baldwin and Johnson Jones Hooper is unrivaled. "The Flush Times of Alabama and Mississippi" (1853 and later editions), by the former, is a volume of rare anecdote and unequalled humor. It illustrates the characters and phases of the "flush times" as no other book can ever do. Mr. Hooper's "Simon Suggs' Adventures," and other writ- ings, afford never-tiring amusement. Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Hooper are not, however, to be judged by their work of this character alone. They were men of prominent ability, the former a profound jurist, and the latter, at his death, the head of Alabama journalism. Other humorous work has been done by Francis B. Lloyd, under the name of "Rufus Sanders," Sage of Rocky Creek; while T. C. DeLeon has won wide applause by his bur- lesque and good-humored satire.

Books descriptive of travel in foreign lands have not been numerous. In 1857, Octavia ( Walton) LeVert published "Souvenirs of Travel," in two volumes. Her writing is characterized by ease and grace of style, with excellent descriptive power. Madame LeVert was a woman of rare brilliance, and her conversational powers were remarkable. Other publications of this class by Alabam- ians are Peter J. Hamilton's "Rambles in Historic Lands" (1893); Edgar Magness' "Tramp Tales of Europe" (1895); and Rev. W. A. Whittle's "Baptist Abroad, or Travels and Adventures in Europe and All Bible Lands" (1890).

The high value of the scientific writings of Dr. Josiah C. Nott has been generally .recognized. Prof. Michael Toumey, Dr. Eugene Allen Smith, Henry McCalley, T. H. Aldrich and D. W. Langdon have enriched the literature of geology by their contribu- tions. The writings of Dr. Charles Mohr embrace the entire field of Alabama forestry. Dr. P. H. Mell, of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, is the author of a number of im- portant botanical, as well as some valuable biographical works.

Other Alabama writers in the various branches of literary work, of whom a men- tion only can be made, are Mrs. Laura S.

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Webb, Mrs. Annie Creight Lloyd, Mrs. Lilian Rozell Messenger, Mrs. Sarah E. Peck, Mrs. Julia L. Keyes, Mrs. Catherine Barber Towles, Mrs. Julia Finley Shelton, Dr. B. F. Meek, Francis B. Clark, Wade Keyes, George P. Keyes, Benj. F. Porter, W. W. Screws, Erwin Craig- head, Hilary A. Herbert, Dr. W. S. Wyman, Clif- ford Lanier, R. C. Brickell, Anthony W. Dillard, Saffold Berney, George M. Cruikshank, Chappel Cory, Lucien Julien Walker, William Garrott Brown, Sam Will John, Dr. Wm. LeRoy Broun, Dr. J. K. Powers, Rufus N. Rhodes, Edward W. Barrett, Richard F. Johnston, Miss Martha Young, Mrs. George C. Ball, Mrs. Wm. C. Jemison, Dr. J. H. Phillips, Joel C. DuBose, Miss Bell Moses, Mrs. Zach Smith, Charles C. Thach, Mrs. J. M. DeCottes, and Miss Annie Kendrick Walker. This is not intended to be a complete list, and doubtless many meritorious names have not been noted. In the space allowed, however, it could not be made more exhaustive. (From Owen's edition of Pickett's Alabama, 1900.)

Alabama Men Anthors, Pamphleteers and Contributors to the Press .- Peter J. Hamil- ton, Mobile; Dr. W. S. Wyman, Tuscaloosa; Dr. W. C. Richardson, Tuscaloosa; Col. T. C. McCorvey, University; Prof. M. C. Burke, University; Dr. E. A. Smith, University; Prof. Wm. F. Prouty, University; Prof. J. J. Dos- ter, University; Prof. E. B. Kay, University; Prof. Joel C. DuBose, Birmingham; Rev. J. E. D. Hall, Birmingham; Dr. A. P. Montague, East Lake; Dr. J. H. Phillips, Birmingham; Mr. Frank P. Glass, Birmingham; Col. S. W. John, Birmingham; John B. Weakley, Esq., Birmingham; Judge J. J. Mayfield, Montgom- ery; Dr. W. H. Sanders, Montgomery; Col. A. M. Garber, Birmingham; L. H. Lee, Esq., Montgomery; Dr. John W. Abercrombie, Uni- versity; Hon. T. H. Allen, Florence; Senator John H. Bankhead, Jasper; Senator Joseph F. Johnston, Birmingham; Rev. T. H. Hall, Crown Point, Indiana; Saffold Berney, Esq., Mobile; Dr. E. D. Bondurant, Mobile; Dr. W. H. Blake, Sheffield; S. J. Bowie, Esq., Birmingham; Willis Brewer, Esq., Montgom- ery; Rev. George E. Brewer, Montgomery; F. G. Bromberg, Esq., Mobile; Judge Arm- stead Brown, Montgomery; Hon. John L. Burnett, Gadsden; Wm. M. Byrd, Esq., Bir- mingham; Col. F. G. Caffey, New York, N. Y .; Dr. C. A. Cary, Auburn; Rev. C. L. Chilton, Montgomery; T. H. Clark, Esq., Washington, D. C .; Hon. H. D. Clayton, Eufaula; Gov. B. B. Comer, Birmingham; Lawrence Cooper, Esq., Huntsville; Hon. W. B. Craig, Selma; Dr. J. D. S. Davis, Bir- mingham; Frank Deedmeyer, Esq., Birming- ham; Judge Edward deGraffenried, Montgom- ery; T. C. DeLeon, Esq., Mobile; S. H. Dent, Jr., Montgomery; G. W. Duncan, Esq., Auburn; L. M. Duncan, Esq., Auburn; Judge N. B. Feagin, Birmingham; Hon. J. H. Fitts, Tuscaloosa; Dr. Walter L. Fleming, Baton Rouge, La .; Dr. Wm. O. Scroggs, Baton Rouge, La .; Harry Gunnels, Esq., Montgom- ery; W. A. Gunter, Esq., Montgomery; H. S. Halbert, Montgomery; W. P. G. Harding, Esq., Birmingham; Mr. Hiram Hawkins,

Hawkinsville; Hon. J. Thomas Heflin, Lafay- ette; Hon. H. A. Herbert, Washington, D. C .; Dr. L. L. Hill, Montgomery; Hon. R. P. Hob- son, Greensboro; Gov. W. D. Jelks, Birming- ham; Judge Thomas G. Jones, Montgomery; Hon. John B. Knox, Anniston; Hon. W. P. Lay, Gadsden; Hon. J. T. Letcher, Montgom- ery; Judge E. S. Lyman, Montevallo; Dr. W. F. Melton, Oxford, Ga .; Dr. G. F. Mellen. Knoxville, Tenn .; Dr. A. G. Moses, Mobile; W. D. Nesbitt, Birmingham; Frank Nun- nelle, Esq., Montgomery; Gov. Emmet O'Neal, Montgomery; Dr. J. K. Powers, Florence; Dr. B. B. Ross, Auburn; Ray Rush- ton, Esq., Montgomery; Dr. J. T. Searcy, Tuscaloosa; Will T. Sheehan, Esq., Montgom- ery; Judge H. M. Somerville, New York, N. Y .; Dr. Charles A. Stakely, Montgomery; J. S. Stallings, Esq., Birmingham; Prof. J. M. Starke, Montgomery; O. D. Street, Esq., Guntersville; Hon. Hannis Taylor, Washing- ton, D. C .; Dr. C. C. Thach, Auburn; Judge Wm. H. Thomas, Montgomery; Judge W. S. Thorington, Montgomery; Major W. W. Screws, Montgomery; Alexander Troy, Esq., Montgomery; Walker Percy, Esq., Birming- ham; Hon. J. H. Wallace, Jr., Montgomery; E. L. C. Ward, Esq., Talladega; J. J. Willett, Esq., Anniston; S. A. Woods, Esq., Birming- ham; Col. M. L. Woods, Montgomery; Dr. John A. Wyeth, New York, N. Y .; Dr. B. F. Riley, Birmingham; Morgan D. Jones, Esq., Floralla; S. J. Shields, Esq., Vernon; Rev. Dr. W. C. Bledsoe, Lafayette; Rev. Dr. Josephus Shackleford, Tuskegee; Dr. J. F. Duggar, Auburn; J. M. Riggs, Esq., Mont- gomery; Dr. C. L. McCartha, Troy; Dr. E. M. Shackleford, Troy; Prof. I. W. Hill, Mobile; Dr. R. M. Smith, Montgomery; Capt. W. C. Jordan, Midway; W. E. W. Yerby, Greens- boro; Rev. Edgar Gardner Murphy, Mont- gomery; Rev. Stewart McQueen, Montgom- ery; Dr. Erwin Craighead, Mobile; Wm. Garrott Brown, Asheville, N. C .; Rev. Frank Seay, Georgetown, Texas; Gen. J. B. Stanley, Greenville; Peter A. Brannon, Montgomery; Thomas M. Owen, Montgomery; H. F. Thomp- son, Montgomery; Grover C. Hall, Montgom- ery; Horace C. Hood, Montgomery; Frank Harvey Miller, Montgomery; Joseph I. Mc- Iver, David Holt, Joe McCoy, Montgomery.

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History of Alabama and dictionary of Alabama biography, Volume II, Part 32

Author: Owen, Thomas McAdory, 1866-1920; Owen, Marie (Bankhead) Mrs. 1869- Publication date: 1921 Publisher: Chicago, The S. J. Clarke publishing company Number of Pages: 724

Author: Owen, Thomas McAdory, 1866-1920; Owen, Marie (Bankhead) Mrs. 1869-
Publication date: 1921
Publisher: Chicago, The S. J. Clarke publishing company
Number of Pages: 724