When the USS Lexington captured the Confederate-flagged W.B.Terry on 20 Aug 1861, it caused quite a stir on Paducah’s waterfront, where other steamboats were laid up due to the blockade at Cairo. An angry mob, led by the Terry’s crew, retaliated by … Continue reading
“YOUNG, William A., one of the leading men of Montgomery County, and well known throughout the state, is living in Butler Grove Township. He was born in Grisham Township, August 20, 1836; a son of William and Jane C. (Paisley) … Continue reading
Samuel Smith a Revolutionary Soldier Samuel Smith, at age 16 years in 1779, entered the Revolutionary War as a Private in Westmoreland County, Virginia with Captain Daniel Morgan’s Virginia Company. His address at that time is stated as; ”living on … Continue reading
“FREDERICK EDWARD MEEKER, of Portland, one of the organizers and a member of the board of directors of the Home Finance Corporation of Indianapolis, formerly and for years connected with the affairs of the Hawkins Mortgage Company of Portland and … Continue reading
“REDFORD BOND. Probably the oldest firm of lawyers in the State of Oklahoma is the Bond & Melton combination at Chickasha. The two principal members of the firm of Bond, Melton & Melton have been continuously associated in handling a … Continue reading
“MATTHEWS, KEENER NORWOOD. Methodist minister was born August 17, 1876, at Hanover, Coosa County; son of Dr. John Thomas and Sarah Frances Ann (Norwood) Matthews who lived at Greenville, Ga., the former a native of Campbell County, born near Fairburn, … Continue reading
“ROBINSON, WILLIAM, planter, was born February 8, 1799, in North Carolina, and died at Lowndesboro, in 1882; son of Todd and Martha Robinson; and brother of Cornelius Robinson (q.v.). He came to Alabama with his parents in 1817, and settled … Continue reading
“PAXTON, WILLIAM A., pioneer capitalist, and business man of Omaha, Neb., enjoys the distinction of having been the principal promoter of the great enterprise of the founding of South Omaha, one of the greatest meat packing centers of this continent. … Continue reading
“MOSLEY, ROBERT ALEXANDER, jr., physician and editor, was born Jul 13, 1841, at Montevallo, in Shelby County, and died November 14, 1900, at Yohama, Japan; son of Robert Alexander and Mariah B. (Stevens) Moseley, the former of English, Scotch and … Continue reading
“CHARLES MANNING IRISH, secretary and treasurer of the Lorain Banking Company, ex-treasurer of Lorain county and a prominent citizen of the city of Lorain, was born in Pittsfield, Lorain county, Ohio, September 14, 1862. He was the son of Charles … Continue reading
