Edmund Harrison ( – 1883)

“HARRISON, EDMUND, planter, was born in Petersburg, Va.,  and died in Montgomery, in 1883; son of Bishop Edmund Harrison, of Petersburg, Va.  Long prior to the War of Secession he removed to Alabama, engaging in thee cotton business in Mobile … Continue reading →

Thomas Merriwether Cowles (1794 – 1857)

“COWLES, THOMAS MERRIWETHER, planter, was born in 1794, in Richmond County, Ga., and died March 20, 1857; son of William Marston and Anna (Merriwether) Cowles, the latter the sister of Nicholas Merriwether.  His ancestors were located in Virginia in the … Continue reading →

Junie Harwood (1844 – )

“HARWOOD, JUNIE, merchant, was born October 16, 1844, in Charles City County Va., son of William H. and Rebecca (Christian) Harwood, natives of Virginia; grandson of Edwin Harwood, a Virginian by birth of English Origin, and of Joseph Christian, likewise … Continue reading →

William Johnson Boykin (1861 – )

“BOYKIN, WILLIAM JOHNSON, lawyer, was born November 8, 1861, at Oswicheee, Russell County; son of James William and Athalie Annett (Johnson) Boykin, the former a native of Columbus, Ga., who came to Alabama, lived in Oswichee, Glenville and other places … Continue reading →

Vernor E. Ware (1883 – )

“VERNOR E. WARE.  Though comparatively new in the business in El Paso, becoming established as late as 1910, the firm of V.E. Ware, contractors and builders, have carried on a highly successful enterprise and are well known to the building … Continue reading →

Horatio Gates Ware (1778 – 1856)

“Horatio Gates Ware (1811), grocer, of Boston, brother of Daniel L. (1811) son of Melatiah and Chloe M. Ware, was born in Foxboro, Mass., June 8, 1778. He married, ‘Saturday evening, Jan. 30, 1808,’ Keziah E. Goodnow. His early life … Continue reading →