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ticket, and was in favor of the election of Gov. Jones, but he was defeated. When the war came on he was traveling a circuit in Macon county, and in 1862 he raised a company in his circuit and went out with it as its captain. His company became company G, of the Forty-fifth Alabama infantry, commanded by Col. Goodwin. He was in the battles of Perry- ville, Murfreesboro. Chickamauga, and then his health breaking down he returned home. He was then appointed tax collector of the thirty-ninth district and served in that office until the close of the war. He was married in 1833 in Lowndes county to Mary H. Dudley, who lived but one year after marriage, and left one son, Frederick F. He lived to become a preacher, his father giving him a fine education. He was a fine orator, receiving a gold medal for excellence in that branch of art. He went to Texas and after filling several charges there died in Columbus, Colorado county, that state. Mr. Wilson married, in 1855, in Belleville, for his second wife, Raliegh A. Love, by whom he has no children. Politically he is a democrat. He is a Mason and has taken all the degrees in chapter Masonry, including the royal and select master's degree. In 1889 he retired from the ministry to his plantation, built a fine residence and expects to spend the rest of his days in retirement and peace.
WALKER COUNTY.
WILLIAM B. APPLING, attorney at law of Jasper, Ala., was born in Chickasaw county, Miss., December 18, 1941. He is the eldest of five children born to Richard and Jaley (Eurbry) Appling, both natives of Alabama. The parents of Richard Appling were William and Elizabeth Appling. The parents of Mrs. Richard Appling were Britton and Cath- erine Eurbry, of Georgia. William B. Appling was reared in Alabama, and educated at private schools in that state. He is now one of the ablest lawyers in that state. He owns 3,500 acres of land, besides con- siderable town property in Jasper. and is one of the wealthiest men of the town. In 1868, he married Miss Mattie W. Cummins, of Tennessee, daughter of Waller Cummins of that state To this marriage have been born seven children, viz. : Etta, Waller R., Myra, William J., Mattie J., Newberne M. and Edmund W. Mr. Appling enlisted in 1861 in Lums- den's battery of light artillery, and served in that battery till the close of the war. He was in several important battles, among them those at Corinth, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, and was with Joseph E. Johnston on his famous retreat. with Hardee and with Hood. He was neither wounded nor captured during the war. Mr. Appling and his family are members of the Missionary Baptist church. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, is a democrat in politics, and was a solicitor of Walker county from 1870 to 1872. when he resigned. He was register in chancery from 1841 to 1875, and has filled all the positions to which
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he has been appointed, for he has filled no office by election. with credit to himself and satisfaction to his friends, political and otherwise. He is of good family and stands high in the estimation of the community.
EDWARD W. COLEMAN, a prominent young attorney of Jasper, Walker county, Ala., was born in Hale county. Ala., August 10, 1861. He is the eldest of ten children born to Thomas W. and Fannie (Wilson) Coleman, both natives of Alabama. Thomas W. Coleman is associate justice of the supreme court of Alabama, and one of the most prominent men in the state. His father was James H. Coleman. Edward W. Coleman was reared in Alabama, and educated in the private and public schools of that state. At the age of sixteen he entered the university of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, and graduated at the age of seventeen, with the degree of master of arts, from that institution. He graduated in law from the same institution in 1882. and has been engaged in the practice of the law ever since, He is, at the present time. one of the most promising young law- yers in the county. He is a member of the firm of Coleman & Sowell, which has obtained a fine reputation as a successful law firm. He is a democrat in politics, and takes a lively interest in securing good men for office. He was solicitor for Greene county for two years, and for Walker county for three years, acquitting himself to his credit and to the satisfaction of the public. He is a member of the order of Odd Fel- lows, of the Knights of Pythias, and of the Improved Order of Red Men. He owns 320 acres of land, beside considerable town property in Jasper and in Horse Creek. He also owns stock in several corporations, as the Jasper Trust company, and the Lockport Coal company, the Jasper Stone and Quarry Company, and the Carbon Hill and Horse Creek Coal company, beside others of minor importance. He is one of the foremost young attorneys in the state, and is highly respected by all who know him. Thomas L. Sowell the other member of the firm of Coleman & Sow- ell, was born in Monroe county, Ala., February 24, 1858. He is the eldest of ten children born to William C., and Isabella . (Roberts) Sowell, the former a native of South Carolina. and the latter of Alabama. William C. Sowell is at the present time probate judge of Monroe county, and has held that office since 1872. William C. Sowell's father was Capt. James L. Sowell, his mother's name being Mary, both natives of South Carolina. Mrs. Isabella Sowell's parents were Thomas L. and Catherine (McColl) Roberts, the former a native of South Carolina, and the latter of Alabama. The Roberts family is of Scotch and English ancestry. Thomas L. Sowell was reared in Alabama. and educated in the private schools of that state. He has been practicing law for thirteen years. He practiced at Monroeville; for three years, and then removed to Jasper, Walker county, where he is at the present time, and where he enjoys a lucrative practice. He is a very prominent young lawyer, and stands high in the profession. 'In 1892 he was nominated for the legislature by the demo- cratic party of his county, and was elected by a large majority. He is of
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an excellent family, is a stanch democrat, and takes great interest in politics. He is a prominent and rising young attorney, and undoubtedly has a bright future in store. He is one of the self-made young men of the county, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity.
JOHN HARVEY CRANFORD, merchant of Jasper, Ala., was born in Walker county, Ala., March 12; 1835. He is the eldest of fourteen child- ren, born to Chesley H. and Martha (Morris) Cranford of Alabama. The paternal grandparents of John Harvey Cranford were John and Elizabeth Cranford, both natives of Alabama. The maternal grandparents were John Harvey and Catherine Morris, the latter of whom is in good health, and retains well her mental faculties at the advanced age of eighty-five. John Harvey Cranford was reared and educated in Alabama, and at the pres- ent time is a merchant carrying a stock of goods of about $30,000 and does a general wholesale and retail business. He began business in 1882 with a capital of $200, and now does a business of $100,000 per annum. By close application to reading and study, he has supplemented the ordinary educa- tion he received in his youth by a large fand of valuable information on most of the topics of interest of the day. He is far more than an average business man, and a valuable citizen. He takes great interest in politics, and sustains the democratic party. He is a member of the Christian church; is tall, fine looking and very popular. Mr Cranford has been connected with the municipal government for several years, and is now the mayor, and the justness and fairness with which he discharges the duties of his office are alike satisfactory to all. His father, too, was. an active politican, having served the county for years, in the capacity of tax assessor.
JUDGE FRANKLIN A. GAMBLE, of Jasper, Ala., was born in Shelby county, Ala., September 23, 1830. He is the third of eight children born to John R. and Jane (Mills) Gamble, the former of whom was a native of South Carolina and the latter a native of Tennessee. The parents of John R. Gamble were Robert and Margaret Gamble, the former a native of Ireland and the latter of New York. Robert Gamble was a Revolutionary soldier. The parents of Mrs. Jane Gamble were James and Margaret Mills, of Virginia. James Mills was also a Revolu- tionary soldier. Judge Gamble was reared in Alabama and educated in the private schools of his native state. He has led an industrious and , successful life and is now one of the wealthiest citizens of the county. He is the owner of the Gamble mines in Walker county-the best in the county-and he owns another coal mine near Carbon Hill. He also owns a great deal of real estate and has dealt in real property to a considerable extent. He was one of the originators of the Jasper Land company and has had much to do with its management since its organization .. In 1855 he left the farm and clerked for two years, and he was elected judge in the probate court in 1859. In 1862 he enlisted in company F. Twenty- eighth Alabama infantry, was made captain of the company and served
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through the campaign of Bragg in Kentucky and Tennessee, and at the close of the year he returned home on account of failing health and saw no more active service through the war. In 1865 to 1868 he served as county administrator and also managed a farm. From 1869 to 1873 he was engaged in mercantile business and in 1874 he took charge of the Mountain Eagle, a weekly paper published at Jasper, and was the editor of the paper until 1877, when the office of the paper, together with the court house and other buildings, was destroyed by fire. He was then appointed by Gov. Houston, an old friend of his, to the office of probate judge, and he held that office by successive re elections until November, 1886. He served two years as president of the Jasper county bank and then resigned. Judge Gamble has been married twice. first. November 3, 1857, to Miss J. A. Freeman, daughter of Rev. James H. Freeman, of Alabama, who was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, for about sixty-two years. He was widely known in Walker, Tuscaloosa and Fayette counties and was an effective preacher. To this marriage of Judge Gamble were born five children, of whom only one is living-Mrs. Lelia J. Carrington. Mrs. Gamble died in 1874, and the judge married, in April, 1877, Miss Mary A. Owen, daughter of Judge Thomas Owen, one of the first settlers in Tuscaloosa county. To this latter marriage there have been born six children, three of whom are now living, viz. : Frank A., Foster K., and Thomas O. Judge Gamble is one of the oldest citizens of Walker county. He is a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, and for the past twelve years has devoted. most of his time to preaching. He is noted for his piety and devotion to his church. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, an Odd Fellow and a democrat, and has great influence over his fellow-citizens. The father of Judge Gamble, John R. Gamble, was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, for many years, was a soldier in the war of 1812. under Gen. Jackson, and died in 1863.
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WALTER G. GRAVLEE, merchant of Jasper, was born in Walker county, March 31, 1838. He is the fourth of ten children born to Will- iam and Martha K. (Fowler) Gravlee, the former a native of Tennessee, the latter of South Carolina. The father of William Gravlee was Labum Gravlee, of Virginia. The parents of Mrs. Martha K. Gravlee were John and Lucy Fowler, of North Carolina. William Gravlee came to Alabama in 1819, and settled in Walker county, where he spent his life engaged in farming. He died in 1892, aged ninety-one years. Walter G. Gravlee was reared in Alabama, and educated in private schools in that state. He is now one of the most prominent merchants of Jasper, and owns a large amount of real estate in that town, besides several valuable buildings. He also owns 800 acres of land in the county, seventy-five acres of which are under cultivation and most of it rich in coal. In 1858, he married Miss Sarah A. E. Roberts, daughter of Abraham M. Roberts, of Georgia, by whom he has seven children, viz. : William L., John A.,
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Mattie A., wife of Dr. Goodwin, a prominent physician of Jasper; Wal- ter F., Joseph M .. Lillian, and Jessie E. Mr. Gravlee and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, and he is a member of the Masonic fraternity. He is a democrat in politics and takes a lively interest in the affairs of the party. He was not in the war because he was the only man in the county that owned a grist mill, and it was necessary that grain should be ground into flour, so that he was detailed to remain at home. He has sons who are prominent citizens of their communities: Dr. W. L. Gravlee is a prominent young physician of Marietta, Ala .; John A. is cashier of the Jasper Trust company, and practically has control of the business of that corporation; Walter F. is a merchant of Jasper, and is a prominent young business man; Joseph M. is a lawyer, just admitted to the bar. Taken altogether, Mr. Gravlee's family is one of the most prominent ones in the county, and all are highly respected.
JOHN W. KING, merchant of Carbon Hill, was born in Walker county, Ala., August 6. 1855. He is the fourth of a family of seven children born to William R. and Mary L. (Patton) King. They were both natives of Georgia. The parents of William R. King were John and Lucy J. King, the former of Tennessee and the latter of Georgia. The parents of Mrs. Mary L. King were George Patton and wife of Georgia. John W. King was reared in Alabama and educated in the public schools of that state for the most part. He is at the present time one of the leading merchants . of Walker county, and he is also largely interested in the coal mines of the county, owning shares in the Carbon Hill & Lost Creek Coal Co. and an interest in Morris-Goss mining companies at Carbon Hill. He is one of the most industrious and enterprising young men of the county, and has much more than average ability as a business man. When he began business for himself he had no capital, but by industry, economy and careful man- agement and investment he has accumulated quite a fortune. He is in every respect a self-made man. He is a member of the Methodist Epis- copal church, south. His father came to Alabama with his parents when only three years old, and they were among the very earliest settlers in Walker county. His family is of French ancestry. He himself is one of the leading citizens of the county, and is highly respected by all who know him. He has never aspired to office but taken great interest in pol- itics. He is also one of the wealthy men of the county, owning 4,700 acres of land. 300 acres of which is under cultivation.
HOWARD LAMAR, a prominent young attorney of Jasper, Walker county, was born in Lee county, December 25, 1861: He is the fifth of seven children born to Dr. William H. and Ann M. (Glenn) Lamar, both natives of Georgia. The former is a very prominent physician of Lee county, and a very highly respecfed citizen. His father was Harmony Lamar, one of the first settlers of Oxford, Ga. The father of Mrs. Ann Lamar was Rev. John H. Glenn, who for a long time was a member of
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the South Carolina conference, located at Glennville, Ala. Howard Lamar was reared in Lee county, and educated in the county schools. He entered the A. & M. college, Auburn. Ala., in 1879, graduated with the degree of bachelor of arts, in 1882, and had conferred upon him, in 1887, the degree of master of arts by the same institution. He was admitted to the bar in 1889, and since that time has been practicing law in Jasper. He is a member of the firm of Appling & Lamar, and has a very lucrative prac. tice. He is a hard student, and well deserves the success he has attained He is local counsel for the Rome & Decatur railroad company, , and the firm of which he is a member is local counsel for the Birmingham, Shef- field & Tennessee river railroad company. In politics, he is a democrat, and takes great interest in all elections, both local and general. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, and of the Masonic fraternity. His family is of French and Scotch extraction.
BENJAMIN M. LONG, merchant of Cordova, Ala., was born in Carroll county, Ga., November 5, 1827. He is the second of six children born to John and Nancy D. (Long) Long, both natives of Virginia. His paternal grandparents were Robert and Isabelle Long, both natives of Virginia, and his maternal grandparents were James and Jane ( Walker) Long, also of Virginia. Benjamin M. Long was reared in Georgia, and edu- cated at private schools in that state. He is now one of the leading mer- chants aud business men of Walker county, and also owns a large amount of real estate, including valuable coal lands, Walker county being one of the richest counties of the state in coal lands. Mr. Long is interested in four coal mines in Walker county, the Dore coal mines and the Price coal mines, of Horse creek, the Morris and Goss mines at Carbon Hill, and the Carbon Hill and Lost creek mines, of Carbon Hill. He owns 35,000 acres of land, and is the wealthiest man in the county. He served in the Mex- ican war, and now draws a pension for that service. He was in the late war for a short time, also; but was not in any of the principal battles. He was captain in the state troops of Georgia for six months. In 1854, he married Miss Amanda Wootten, of Georgia, and to this union have been born eleven children: Henry W., John B., Thomas L., Robert W .. Pope, Jesse, Edgar, Carrie, Ida, Lou, Ada. Mr. Long and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, and he is a Mason of high degree. He is one of the most influential men of the republican party in western Alabama. Before the war he was an old line whig, and when the question of secession was uppermost in the public mind, he was strongly opposed to that policy. He was a member of the first reconstruction convention held in Alabama after the war. He was a member of the Georgia legislature in 1872-73, and was a member of the Alabama legislature in 1880 and 18-1, and was the only avowed republi- can in that body in either branch. He was a presidential elector from the sixth Alabama district in 1884, and was a candidate for governor of the state on the republican ticket in 1890. His is an excellent family. and
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is of that sturdy Scotch-Irish stock, which has furnished so many excel- lent men to this country.
DR. WILLIAM C. ROSAMOND, physician of Jasper, Ala., was born in Laurens county, S. C., August 24, 1834, the seventh of a family of eight children born to Nathaniel and Amy S (Powell) Rosamond, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of South Carolina. William Powell, the father of Mr. Rosamond, was a native of South Carolina, in which state Dr. Rosamond was in part reared. He was educated in private schools in Alabama and afterward read medicine, which profession he has followed for thirty-six years, mostly in Walker county. He is now the oldest practicing physician in the county. He owns 900 acres of Jand mostly underlaid with minerals. He is also interested in the Jasper Trust com- pany. He owns a drug store and carries a full line of drugs. He married in 1866 Miss Medora F. Freeman, a native of Alabama, and a daughter, of James H. Freeman of Alabama. To this marriage there were born six children, viz .: Edward P., Willie L., Ethbert C., Franklin K., Hester M., Amy L. He was married the second time in 1882, Miss Henrietta C. Dinsmore becoming his wife. He served in the late war as assistant sur- geon, mainly with H. D. Lee's corps in Ferguson's brigade. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, and of the Masonic fraternity and of the order of Oddfellows. He is looked upon as one of the ablest physicians of the county. In politics he is a democrat and has served the people as senator from the thirteenth senatorial district for two years with credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents. He is a citizen of high standing and is respected by all who know him.
JAMES W. SHEPHERD, planter of Jasper, was born in Walker county, Ala., December 24, 1850. He is the seventh of eight children born to Linson and Minerva (Rayburn) Shepherd, the former a native of South Carolina, and the latter of Tennessee. James W. Shepherd was born in Walker county and received his education in the same county. He began life for himself by teaching school, which he followed three years, and then turned his attention to farming. which he has since followed all his life. He has also been very prominent in politics. He was superintend- ent of education of Walker county for seven years, from 1877 to 1884. He was then elected sheriff of the county in 1888, and served one term. He holds the office at the present time, and was a candidate for election, in the fall of 1892, to the office of probate judge. He married, in 1877, Miss Eustatia Palmer, of Alabama, a daughter of Robert Palmer, of Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd have five children, viz. : Willie Lee, Jack P., John C., Robert H. and Annie L. Mr. Shepherd owns 600 acres of land, 200 of which are under cultivation. He is president of the Car- bon Hill. Lost Creek Coal & Coke company, and is a stockholder in the Jasper Trust company. He also owns considerable real estate in the town of Jasper. He is everywhere a very popular man, and is looked
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upon as one of the best citizens of the county. In politics he is a demo- crat. He and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, south. He is a Mason, and a member of the order of Knights of Pythias. He is also a member of the order of Improved Red Men. He is of an excellent family of Scotch-Irish descent, and is highly respected by all.
DR. B. W. WHITFIELD, a popular physician of Walker county, Ala., was born in Lenoir county, N. C., March 27, 1828. He graduated from the university of North Carolina in 1849. He came to Alabama when a child, and settled in his former home in Marengo county. He went to the university of Pennsylvania, in 1851, and graduated in medicine there, in 1853. He then returned and took charge of his practice at his former home, which became one of the largest in the county. He is presi- dent of the Marengo county Medical association, of which he is also jun- ior counselor. He is also a Mason of high standing, and a member of the Episcopal church. He was married June 7, 1855, to Mary A., daughter of Augustus Fortescue, deceased, of Marengo county. They were the par- ents of thirteen children, and the following eight are living: Bessie A .. wife of Dr. James B Whitfield; Jesse George, Augustus F., Bryan W. Jr., Nathan B., Alice H., wife of L. H.Compton; Hettie B., wife of Thomas L. Sharpe, and Mary E. The mother of these children died in March, 1889, Mr. Whitfield's father was Nathan B. Whitfield, of North Carolina, and a member of the legislature of that state, and his wife was Bessie Whitfield. Both are dead. Mr. B. W. Whitfield has a brother in Portland, Ore., a sister, Edith J., wife of Gen. Charles Dustin, of New York; another, Bes- sie, wife of Maj. Berry, of Memphis, Tenn., and another, by name of Natalie A., wife of Col. N. G. Winn, of Marengo county.
WILCOX COUNTY.
COL. FRANKLIN K. BECK, was born in Duplin county, N. C., May 21, 1814. His great-grandfather came from Wales, and was a colonel in the British service, in colonial times. He settled in North Carolina, and resided and died in Duplin county previous to the Revolutionary war. His son, William, was a captain in the service of his state, during that long and memorable struggle. Upon the close of the war, and return of peace, he engaged in mercantile business in the pursuit of which he made a large fortune. His goods were purchased in Philadelphia, to which place he would journey on horseback, and, having made his purchases of such articles as were suitable to his trade and business, they were shipped by schoon- ers to Wilmington, he returning home in the same manner as he went. He was extensively engaged in planting. John Beck, a son of Capt. William Beck, and the father of Col. Franklin K. Beck, was born in Dup- lin county, N. C., on October 14, 1776, and on January 11, 1801, married Margarett King, a sister of Hon. William R. King, United States senator
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. from Alabama for many years. and who was elected vice-president on the democratic ticket with Franklin Pierce in 1852. John Beck represented Duplin county in the legislature of North Carolina in the years 1812 and 1813. In 1820 he moved to Alabama, settling in Wilcox county. He rep- resented this county in the legislature in 1822 and 1824, and died in the latter year at Cahaba, then the capital of the state. Franklin K. Beck matriculated at the university of Alabama among its earliest students, but went from there to college at Georgetown, D. C. In 1837 he attended the law school of Yale college, and in 1841, having been admitted to the bar, located for the practice of law at Camden, Wilcox county, Ala. He was elected solicitor of the second judicial circuit, in 1843, for a term of four years, at the expiration of which he entered regularly upon the practice of the profession in all its branches. In 1851, with Judge D. W. Sterrett, he was elected to the lower house of the legislature of Alabama, on the union or compromise ticket, over Capt. Thomas E. Irby and Robert Tait, the candidates of the states' rights party. The democratic party having soon after re-organized upon the principles enunciated in the Georgia platform, he fully re-established his relations with it in the presidential campaign of 1852. In 1855 he was again elected to the legis- lature with Capt. George Lynch. as his colleague, over the candidates of the American or Know Nothing party, and at the ensuing session was assigned to the honorable position of chairman of the committee on for- eign relations. Col. Beck was elected a member of the secession conven- tion of 1861, and took a decided stand in favor of pledging the support of Alabama to the resistance by force of any attempt on the part of the United States government to coerce any state that might secede or with- draw from the compact of union. He fully understood and believed that war would follow secession, but was willing to meet the issue with all its responsibilities. When war became imminent, and Alabama appealed to her patriotic sons to sustain her rights and honor, Col. Beck promptly responded by tendering his services, and was elected colonel of the Twenty-third Alabama regiment of infantry. This regiment was with Gen. Braxton Bragg in his invasion of Kentucky, and subsequently actively participated at Fort Gibson and Baker's Creek in resisting the advance of Grant's army upon Vicksburg. Col. Beck was ordered to hold the bridge on Big Black in the retreat of the Confederates into Vicksburg, and, receiving no orders to retire, there held in check the advance force of the Federal army for twelve hours, and until relieved by orders to withdraw. His regiment participated in the defense of Vicksburg. Soon after its surrender, and the parole of the officers there crptured, Col. Beck received a severe injury of his leg from the kick of a horse, which disabled him for a time. Before his entire recovery, and against the advice of his physician, he left home and rejoined his regi- ment under Gen. Hood in Georgia, and began the march with the Con- federate army into Tennessee. On October 12, 1864, while making a.
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