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Submitted by ccharity on Sat, 05/16/2009 - 10:56

DNA research finally confirms ‘Roots’ author’s ties to Alabama

Author Alex Palmer Haley knew he had roots in northwest Alabama, he just couldn’t prove it. He had only an oral history passed down through generations of his family and a family legend that a plantation overseer in Marion County was the father of slave Alec Haley, Alex Haley’s grandfather. Chris Haley, the son of Alex Haley’s brother Julius, may now have lent truth to the story, simply by swabbing cells from his cheek.

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Submitted by ccharity on Sat, 04/18/2009 - 13:33

Names of some of the persons who have been put to death in Alabama within the last 2 years by the Ku Klux Klan

Letters Received by the Office of the Adjutant General (Main Series), 1871 - 1880

National Archives Microfilm Publication M666 Roll 1

"Statements, depositions, and other records submitted by Gov. William W. Holden relating to crimes of the Ku Klux Klan against citizens of North Carolina, 1869 - 1871"

Alabama, State of
Names of some of the persons who have been put to death in that state within the last 2 years by persons wearing the disguise of the Ku Klux Klan

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Submitted by ccharity on Sun, 04/12/2009 - 09:01

The Montgomery's of Monroe County, Alabama

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Genealogy of the Montgomery's of Monroe County, Alabama

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Submitted by ccharity on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 08:42

Alabama 1867 Voter Registration Records Database

Visit Alabama 1867 Voter Registration Records Database

This database is being created by staff members, as time permits, from the entries in the 131 volumes of the 1867 Voter Registration Records maintained by the Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH). The volumes are significant genealogical records as this is one of the first statewide government documents that record African-American males living in Alabama.

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Submitted by ccharity on Sun, 11/02/2008 - 10:06

The Carter Family of Choctaw County, Alabama

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Some of Henry & Margaret (Curtis) Carter Sr's Descendants are Henry Carter Jr, Ann "Polly" Carter (Children; Rev. Albert Davis Carter Sr, & Mable Carter-Williams), and Anthony Carter's (Child, James Carter)

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Submitted by ccharity on Sun, 11/02/2008 - 09:59

The Law and Williams Descendants From Clarke County, Alabama

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Searching for descendants of George (Delphia) Law, Sr., and Hannah Williams. They lived in the Coffeeville and Jackson, Alabama areas, which would include Toddtown, Salitpa, Zimco, Winn, Grove Hill and any communities between them.

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