Footprints in Time Vol 1 & 2 - Lawrence County, Alabama Archives

ABSTRACTS FROM LAWRENCE COUNTY ALABAMA NEWSPAPERS 1855-1890

Abstracted by Myra Thrasher Borden

Dedication To my Family; Lester, Sean and Paige Borden, for their patience and understanding while I undertook this project.

Copyright 1992 by

Myra Thrasher Borden 2634 AL HWY 101

Mt. Hope, AL 35651

In researching the old newspapers for obituaries of my ancestors, I realized that some very important genealogical information was being overlooked. I abstracted the obituary notices, also other information of genealogical interest. Please keep in mind that only the pertinent genealogical details were abstracted from the obituaries, the poetry and verses were omitted due to lack of space. I hope that the following information will be of assistance to those with Lawrence County, Alabama roots. Not all of the deaths that occurred in the county, were

recorded in the newspapers. The following abstracts were taken from the original newspapers located at the Lawrence County Courthouse and Lawrence County Archives, microfilm copies were used for the years where the original newspapers were non existent.

Numerous obituary notices had been cut from the original newspapers, the microfilm copies were not consulted for the missing obituaries. For those that use these abstracts you may wish to check the microfilm copies of newspapers for notices cut out or missed. I tried to get every death notice with Lawrence County connections, regardless of how hard the effort, things can be overlooked. There were death notices pertaining to other areas, that I did not copy. I only tried to abstract those with Lawrence County connections.

The information is listed under a heading, giving the name of the newspaper that it was abstracted from. The information is then listed below the issue date of that newspaper.

You will notice copies at the end of a certain year that were taken from the newspaper for that particular year. These were used as filler and the names from these copies are not included in the index.

Numerous hours were spent abstracting, typing and proofing these notices. I do hope that all errors will be overlooked.

Copies of this book can be ordered from the compiler by sending a LSAE requesting current price and availability to the below address.

Myra Thrasher Borden 2634 AL HWY 101

Mt. Hope, AL 35651

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Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

The Moulton Democrat 1855 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

The Moulton Democrat 1856 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Moulton Democrat 1857 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 The Moulton Democrat 1858 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 The Moulton Advertiser 1867 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 The Union 1868 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 The Moulton Advertiser 1868 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 The Moulton Advertiser 1869 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 The Moulton Advertiser 1870 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 The Moulton Advertiser 1871 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 The Moulton Advertiser 1872 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 The Moulton Advertiser 1873 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 The Moulton Advertiser 1874 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 The Moulton Advertiser 1875 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 The Moulton Advertiser 1876 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 The Moulton Advertiser 1877 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 The Moulton Advertiser 1878 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Friend Of The Labourer 1878 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 The Moulton Advertiser 1879 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 The Moulton Advertiser 1880 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 The Moulton Advertiser 1881 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 The Moulton Advertiser 1882 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Wide A Wake Sentinel (Courtland) 1882 . . . . . 165 The Moulton Advertiser 1883 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 The Moulton Advertiser 1884 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 The Moulton Advertiser 1885 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 The Moulton Advertiser 1886 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 The Moulton Advertiser 1887 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Alabama State Wheel 1887-88 . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 The Moulton Advertiser 1888 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 The Moulton Advertiser 1889 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 The Moulton Advertiser 1890 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

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APOPLEXY - Sudden paralysis with loss of consciousness and feeling, caused when a blood vessel in the brain breaks or becomes clogged; stroke.

BILIOUS FEVER - Yellow Fever (jaundice)

BRAIN FEVER - Meningitis, inflammation of the membranes that enclose the brain and spinal cord.

BRIGHT'S DISEASE - Nephritis, inflammation of the kidneys.

CANCER - Any of various malignant neoplasms that manifest invasiveness and a tendency to metastasize.

CHOLERA - Any of several intestinal diseases; an acute, severe, infectious disease characterized by profuse diarrhea, intestinal pain and dehydration.

CHOLERA INFANTUM - A common, noncontagious diarrhea of young children.

CONGESTION - To cause too much blood to accumulate in the vessels of (a part of the body).

CONGESTION OF THE BRAIN - See Congestion.

CONSORT - A wife or husband.

CONSUMPTION - A wasting disease; tuberculosis of the lungs.

DIPTHERIA - Respiratory, bacterial disease marked by the formation of a false membrane that obstructs breathing.

DROPSY - Former term for edema, especially when caused by cardiac insufficiency.

DYSENTERY - A painful intestinal inflammation characterized by diarrhea with bloody, mucuos feces.

EDEMA - An abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the tissues.

ESQ. - Esquire, a title of courtesy, placed after a man's surname.

FLUX - Any abnormal discharge from the body.

INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN - Encephalitis, swelling of the brain.

INST. - Instant, of the current month. MALARIAL FEVER - An infectious disease transmitted by the bite of the infected female anopheles mosquito and marked by cycles of chills, fever and sweating.

MEMBRANOUS CROUP - Laryngitis, especially in children, marked by a harsh cough and difficulty in breathing.

NEPHRITIS - Brights disease, inflammation of the kidneys.

NEURALGIA - Paroxymal pain along a nerve.

PALPITATION - Rapid or fluttering heartbeat.

PLEURISY - Inflammation of the pleura, characterized by painful breathing.

PNEUMONIA - Inflammation or infection of the lungs, caused by bacteria, viruses, etc.

PULMONARY - Of or relating to the lungs. PULMONARY BRONCHITIS - Inflammation of the bronchial tubes, characterized by coughing, chest pain and fever. PULMONARY CONSUMPTION - See consumption. RELICT - A widow. SCARLET FEVER - An acute infectious viral disease of warm regions that is transmitted by a mosquito and marked by fever, jaundice, and often hemorrhaging. SPASMS - Involuntary convulsive contraction of muscles. TYPHOID FEVER - An acute infectious disease marked by fever, intestinal disorders, and acquired from food or water contaminated by excreta. TYPHOID PNEUMONIA - See pneumonia and typhoid fever. TYPHUS FEVER - An acute infectious disease marked by fever, headache, and skin rash and transmitted to man by fleas, lice, etc. ULT. - Ultimo, in or of the month just past. ------------------------------------------------------------SOURCES: The Medical Encyclopedia For Better Health Webster's New World Dictionary Webster's II New Riverside Dictionary

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Courtland Herald Friday August 20, 1830

INFORMATION WANTED Joseph Rain, aged about fifty four or five years, six feet high, intelligent countenance, free in conversation, though somewhat addicted to intemperance, left this place in November 1824, for Red River, in Louisiana; was seen in December 1824, in Butler county, Alabama; from thence he went

to Cahawba; from thence started in company with a gentleman for Tuscaloosa; since which nothing has been heard of him. He was some time in company with a Major Chambers. Any information which can be given of him to his son, William K. Rain, near this place, will be thankfully received, and a peculiar favor conferred on a poor, unfortunate orphan. St. Mary's Georgia, June 1830 **Editors of papers in Alabama and Mississippi will further the cause of humanity by giving the above a few insertions in their respective papers.

DR. YOUNG A. GRAY

From Circumstances over which he had neither knowledge or control has for the present abandoned his contemplated removed with his family to Florida, he therefore offers his professional services to the public and ? that share of patronage from the community generally and particularly, from his old friends which they think his merit entitles him to, he pledges himself that his charges shall be regulated by the general custom of the country. Courtland, February 12th, 1830 P.S. He has a general assortment of medicine and Surgeon's instruments & will be always prepared to perform any operation.

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Moulton Banner

September 4, 1839

Died at home, near Oakville, on the 22d ult., Mrs. Margaret Whitehead, consort of Capt. Davis C. Whitehead, and daughter of Col. John and Mrs. Sarah Hodges, of Greenville District South Carolina. Her illness was short, but severe - she died of billious fever on the morning of the ninth day after her attack, as the disease in its progress gathered strength and gave fearful indications of a fatal termination.

Died, at his residence, at Oakville, Lawrence county, Alabama, on the 26th August, Fleming Hodges, Sen. in the 34th year of his age. In the death of Mr. Hodges, society has lost one of its most valuable and useful members - in the various relations of Husband, Father, Citizen and Friend. He has left a disconsolate wife and three small children upon the boisterous ocean of life, to sail admidst its tempests unguided and unprotected by him.

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