Henry Ware (1813 – 1898)

“WARE, HENRY (1813-1898).  Henry Ware, planter, industrialist, Democratic politician, and prohibitionist, was born in Green County, Georgia on July 29, 1813.  He married Martha Ann Everitt on November 23, 1837, and the couple settled in Chambers County, Alabama, where the … Continue reading

James Render Dowdell (1847 – )

“DOWDELL, JAMES RENDER, lawyer and chief justice Alabama supreme court, was born April 2, 1847, in Chambers County; son of James Ferguson and Sarah H. (Render) Dowdell, the former a Methodist minister, a member of congress, member of the Secession … Continue reading