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The following excerpts were taken from: "Huntsville Democrate" (Jackson County, AL)

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October 7, 1835

Committee of Vigilance, Jackson County,

COL. JAMES SMITH
JOHN B. STEPHENS
DAVID LARKIN
COL. SAMUEL MCDAVID
ELDRED WILLIAMS
DAVID CAWFIELD
HUGH P. CAPERTON
JACOB GROSS
R.T. SCOTT
HENRY F. SCRUGGS
JOSHUA KIRBY
WILLIAM WELLBOURN
A.C. BEARD
THOMAS MANNING
BENJAMIN SNODGRASS
JOHN COWART
R. ROLLINGS
ALFRED MOORE
JACOB TALLY
HIRAM ALLEN
CHARLES L. ROACH
JOHN HOLLAND
PETER ROBINSON
JAMES DORIN
JEREMIAH BROWN

(Source: Marriage, Death, & Legal Notices From Early Alabama Newspapers, page 308 Compiled by: Pauline Jones Gandrud)


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July 25, 1840

Democratic meeting at Larkinsville, Jackson County, July 1st:
Chairman JOHN BERRY
Vice Chairmen: JAMES WOODSEY and JACOB GROSS
Secretaries: WYATT COFFEE and JAMES W. CANNADAY
Committee: JEREMIAH BROWN, COL. JAMES SMITH, JAMES B. WRIGHT, SAMUEL C. DAVIDSON, JOHN JONES and WILLIAM G. LONG
Another Committee: DAVID LARKIN, COL. JAMES SMITH, JOHN JONES, JOHN LINDSEY, U.B. WARREN, S.B. RODES, BROOKS SMITH, JOHN D. ALLEN and THOMAS WOODS.
Signed JAMES WOOLSEY, Sec'y

(Source: Marriage, Death, & Legal Notices From Early Alabama Newspapers, page 335 Compiled by: Pauline Jones Gandrud)


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Aug 30, 1844

Married on the 15th inst. by Rev. Howell Peoples, Mr. Jeremiah French to Miss Marietta Davis, both of this place

(Source: Alabama Records Vol 4 Madison County, AL, page 77 Compiled by: Pauline Jones Gandrud)

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March 31, 1847

State of Alabama, 35 Chancery. James M. Gee versus Richard S. Randles, James Boggess, Timothy Boggess, Henry W. Boggess, and Polly Boggess et al. The defendants, Timothy Boggess, Henry W. Boggess, and Polly Boggess reside beyond the limits of the state, Timothy Boggess resides in St. Francis Co. Ark. and Polly Boggess in the State of Texas. Peter Kilfoyln Register and master of said court. Substance of bill; Commisssioners Court Roads and Revenue for Marshall Co. obtained license to keep a public ferry across Tennessee River. That one John S. Boggess and Richard S. Randles had prior to that time kept a public ferry. That John S. Boggess has departed this life some time in the year 1842 leaving the following Brothers and Sisters his heirs at law towit: James Boggess and Elizabeth Boggess intermarried with Eli Campbell of Marshall Co, Ala. Timothy Boggess who resides in St. Francis Co. Ark. Henry W. Boggess and Polly Boggess who reside in Texas.

(Source: Alabama Records Vol 116 Newspaper Extracts, page 78 Compiled by: Pauline Jones Gandrud)

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