The following excerpt was taken from: "The History of Jackson County, Alabama" by John Robert Kennamer
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... Hugh Lawson Parks, the son of W. D. Parks and Lucinda (Kirby) Parks, was a brilliant young lawyer. Died in 1869 at the age of 36.
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The Scottsboro school had at it's head, for years 1875, '76 '77 ... Other teachers who taught in the Scottsboro school were: ... Wallace Gross ...
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West School ... others who attended this school who made good are: ... Robert McCamy, Robert Gross, ... Clay Evans ...
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Dodsonville
Still farther south near the Jackson-Marshall County line is Dodsonville in the Tennessee River Valley. This place was named for William Dodson, who came from East Tennessee in 1818, to this county. The Post Office was established in 1830, and Jacob Gross, son of John Gross, was appointed postmaster and served until after 1855, with the exception of four years, 1835-1839. Gilbreath Barton served and kept the office just across the line in Marshall County. Long after the Civil War, there was a weekly mail route from Larkinsville to Dodsonville. New Hope Methodist Church was organized before the war. Settlers were: Sampson Bishop, the Grosses, the Evans, the MaKameys, the Chadics, and the Skeltons.
