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A great cousin that is 96 years old
Alexander City Alabama
Heard it through relatives and research
1900s
Her partents
It is about my great great great great grandmother and events discovered.
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aunt eula mae lowery tucker
Greenville, Alabama
person research
1807
Andalusia Alabama
Butler slaves
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Aunt Helen
Alabama, and somewhere "up North"
On a long country walk with my visiting Aunt
1920s
Origins: Northwest Alamama
Illicit Love Lost
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Aunt?
Montgomery Alabama
Through different relatives
1890s
Alabama (Montgomery)
Davis Roots
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Cousin
On Stewart plantation Richmond, Virginia
My father's first cousin told me this story.
Barbour county in Alabama
My father's grandmother was allegedly of Spanish decent.
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cousin Alex Witt
Germany to Alabama
oral history
1914
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
The Witt's of livingston county alabama
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Family Historian encouraged me to begin research 12 yrs ago
Aliceville Alabama (Pickens County)
I researched and helped prepared the reunion in Pickens County Alabama
2004
born in Hattiesburg Mississippi
Research led to discovery of new relatives resulting in a Reunion 2004
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father
alabama
family legend
1830s
mississsippi
workman's value
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from my father
cherokee al, and other states he had children over several states
from my father yes ive heard this from other family members
alabama
my grandfather history it was said he had over 25 children
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Grandmother
West Indies/Alabama
Oral history
1800s
Alabama
Alabama
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great great grandmother
Bronson, Sabine County, Texas
oral history
Georgia, Alabama, Sabine County, Texas
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I heard it from my mother, grandmother, and great grandmother
Burnt Corn & Evergreen, Alabama
Conversation's with older family members
1800s
Evergreen, Alabama
Receiving bits and pieces of stories of the south
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Juanita Spencer - Shepherd, by her Grandmother Emma Kendricks - Brooks
Hainesville, Alabama (Lownes county)
It was told to me by my Mother
1799
Birmingham, Alabama
How my 3 generation Grandmother was born
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MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER & HER YOUNGER BROTHER (FOUR GENERATIONS REMOVED)
LAFAYETTE, ALABAMA CHAMBERS COUNTY
STORY PASSED DOWN THROUGH THE GENERATIONS
1878
CHAMBERS COUNTY, ALABAMA
CLAIMING WHO YOU ARE
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Mom
Birmingham, Alabama
Mother
1936
Anniston, Alabama
Family Story
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my grandmother
Alabama
oral family history
1800s
Rowan County, N.C.
An Escape Slave
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My father, uncles, aunts, and grandmother
Birmingham, Alabama area
My father, uncles, aunt, and grandmother and see something on the internet.
1900s
Las Vegas and Ohio
My father's Alabama roots?
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My grandmother
West Indies, Central Alabama
Oral History
1800s
Dallas County and Autauga County, Alabama
Migration
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My grandmother and her siblings often talk about this
Hallsville, Harrison County , TX
I was the child who was interested in the family history from my grandma
1850s
Alabama
Uncle Mack Nolan - black city councilman
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My grandmother told me this story
Alabama
Family legend
1830s
Native American Cherokee
Native american story
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