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Della Watkins Donley--Belle Mont Mansion Seamstress
"Aunt" Jessie Thomas, Cook of the Capt. Arthur H. Keller Family
Jessie Messenger Hart Thomas was the cook for the Arthur H. Keller family of Tuscumbia, in Colbert County, Alabama; her 1939 obituary notes that "among the many white children nursed by 'Aunt' Jessie was the renowned Miss Helen Keller, native of…
Negro Loses Leg
A Friday, June 28, 1935 Muscle Shoals Labor Advocate report that African-American resident of Florence Willis Reeder, a TVA employee, had a leg amputated at Colbert Hospital following an injury on the job at Wheeler Dam last Saturday.
Negro Boy is Hit by Ice Truck Sunday
A Friday, July 27, 1945 Florence Herald accident report, reporting that 10 year-old LB Lambert, Jr, riding his bicycle down Waterloo Road toward Stewart Springs, was hit by an ice truck driven by Mack Standfield the previous Sunday night at 8:30 pm.…
The Murder of Moses Hanser
This is a newspaper article that describes the murder of Moses Hanser, a "free negro" living in Florence. According to the article, Hanser was in Florence following the "dying business" and may have been staying with a man named Goyne (or Goin). The…
Obituary and Death Notice of Oscar Casey
The Florence Herald and Florence Times obituary and death notice of African-American resident of St. Florian (approximately 5 miles NE of Florence), Oscar Casey, who died after he fell into a ditch, said to be intoxicated, and being unable to regain …
Silas and Julia Crittenden Historical and Genealogical Documents
A series of genealogical documents and photos pertaining to Silas and Julia Crittenden of Florence.
Silas Crittenden was born in 1837. His parents are unknown. There is a Silas Crittenden enumerated in the 1870 and 1880 censuses at Crittenden's…
Rosanna Gist Ingram (1854-1937) and an Unnamed Child
Rosanna Gist Ingram (1854-1937) was a daughter of David (ca. 1825-aft. 1917) and Martha (ca. 1824-1913) Gist. Rosanna was the wife of Miles Ingram (ca. 1843-1890).
Miles was a slave of the Joseph Ingram plantation near Rogersville in Lauderdale…
"An Old Landmark Gone"
This is a newspaper obituary for Leander Harris, 76 or 78, who was enslaved by Thomas Kirkman and was a jockey for James F. Jackson. Leander was the father of Bill Harris.
William Smith of 127 Burrell St
This is a photograph of William Smith of 127 Burrell Street. Smith's mule-drawn wagon had a flat tire in downtown Florence and was assisted by Hood Tire Exchange.
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