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      drsjoeb

      COl. William Basil Wood

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      I am trying to re-locate a newspaper article from about 1888 in which Col. (& judge) W. B. Wood was passing through a town (Columbus GA, if I remember) on legal business, and he granted an interview t
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      societygal2

      Deed and Probate Lookup Request

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      I am seeking the complete probate file for George White who died prior to 1 Nov 1839 in Lauderdale County. Ancestry has a three-page document posted, but I wonder if it is incomplete since there is n
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      fed.up99

      Martha Jane Porter

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      I'm looking for family members on my grandmother's side. She was born in the Lexington area in October 1877 and married George Orr Thompson. Their graves are in Lexington Cemetery. I don't have so muc
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      Feb 17
      cdsugarbear2003

      Samuel Vaughn Cemetery

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      I am trying to find information on Samuel Vaughn, Pleasant Vaughn, a young child, Annie Houston, and a 9 yr. old boy said to have been killed in a hunting accident, 1800's. They are buried on land ow
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      Feb 12
      jim_robinson

      Death Date Request

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      I am trying to determine the date of the death of my great grandfather. He was William Isaac "Ike" Robertson. He apparently died between 1910 and 1920 according to Lauderdale County census records.
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      vickihatfield23

      James Beckham

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      I'm looking for the burial site for James Beckham. His death is listed in the Alabama Mortality Schedule February 1860 at age 50. He was the father of Lucinda Catherine Beckham Webb and Joseph K Be
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      bwkellogg

      Equity a Book C

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      Several years ago I found The published index of this book at the Alabama Dept of Archives. They said the actual book was in Florence. Because we believe the information in that book may prove our fam
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      lyndawm69

      David Ross Houston Family Cemetery

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      I am looking for any maps, photos and/or any confirmation that there are 2 cemeteries on the old Houston Family property. Deed Records show that there were 2 cemeteries on the Houston Family property
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      Feb 12
      kayrisher

      Request for land records , purchase and subsequent sale of

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      sale of land owned by William Stone after 1840 census he moved to North Mississippi along with most of his children., Land was in section 12 , Ts 1 s, Range 8 west, property had been assigned to J
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      Feb 12
      oliverkenneth

      Elijah Burns (Burness, Barns)

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      I found My great-great grandfather, Elijah Burns (born abt 1822 in South Carolina) , on 1850 Lauderdale, Alabama census. It lists his wife, Elizabeth (born in Virginia 1825-26); their first child, Rob
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