“FULTON, GEORGE WARE, JR. (1853-1895). George Ware Fulton, Jr., rancher and attorney, son of Harriet (Smith) and George Ware Fulton (qv), was born in York, Pennsylvania, on February 2, 1853. He was named George William by his parents, but he … Continue reading
“NEWMAN, ALBERT HENRY (1852-1933), Albert Henry Newman, Baptist Church Historian and one of the founders of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary , one of five children of John Blackstone and Harriet (Whitaker) Newman, was born in the Edgefield District of … Continue reading
“SIMKINS, WILLIAM STEWART (1842-1929). William Stewart Simkins, lawyer and teacher, was born in Edgefield, South Carolina, on August 25, 1842, the son of Eldred James and Pattie Simkins. He entered the Citadel, the South Carolina military academy, in 1856 and … Continue reading
“On the fifth of May, 1675, a company from England, principally members of the Society of Friends, landed from the ship ‘Griffith,’ which had brought them from England to find a home in West Jersey. The leading spirit of the … Continue reading
“WILLIAMS, LEONARD G. (1802-1854). Leonard Goyen (Colonel Len) Williams [pseud. Leonard S. Williams, Leonard H. Williams, Leonard Goyens, Leonard O. Goen], soldier and Indian agent, the son of Maria Priscilla and Thomas Williams (qv), was born in 1802 in Tennessee. … Continue reading
“MAYES, WILLIAM HARDING (1861-1939). William Harding Mayes, attorney, newspaper editor, and teacher, son of Robert Chappell and Fredonia Charlotte (Stephens) Mayes, was born in Mayfield, Kentucky, on May 20, 1861. He attended Paducah District Methodist College Milburn, Kentucky, Norton’s English … Continue reading
“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
“GAINES, WILLIAM BAXTER PENDLETON (1808 -1891). William Baxter Pendleton Gaines, planter and legislator, was born on September 17, 1808, in Abbeville, South Carolina, son of Benjamin P. and Elizabeth (Ware) Gaines. He taught school in Marengo County, Alabama, until 1832 … Continue reading
I caught a piece in a “Shopping Guide” the other day, someone wants to sell a wagon made by the OwensborO Wagon Company, Owensboro, Ky. Man! The piece was described as having the original paint scheme of Forest Green and … Continue reading
FLANAGAN, JAMES WINRIGHT (1805-1887). James Winright Flanagan, Texas lieutenant governor and United States Senator, was born in Gordonsville, Albermarle County, Virginia, on September 7, 1805, the son of Charles and Elizabeth (Saunders) Flanagan. In 1815 the family moved to Boonesboro, … Continue reading
