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DATE OF NEWSPAPER/events in that date's paper (b=birth, d-death, m=marriage)
(Weekly on Thursday)
Jan 2 1913 d Mrs D V BROWNLEE, 55yrs on Friday, interment at Zion Rock, south
of Andalusia; she was born in Randolph Co, Ga, moved here 6 yrs ago. Husband &
7 children survive; d Alexander MCGILL, special agent of M&O RR on Dec 22
while trying to arrest a Negro Porter for selling liquor. Arrested was Capt. Jack
SMITH, RR man living on Mildred St, Smith 54 yrs, a native of New Albany,Miss
was attorney turned conductor; d L P ROUNDTREE, brakeman on Milton-Anda-
lusia run RR was crushed between 2 cars
Jan 9 1913 d Hon. C E REID of Andalusia in Inge-Bondurant Hospital in Mobile
on Friday by own hand, wife, 2 daughters, 2 sons, mother & sister reside in Mont-
gomery. Left note saying couldn’t take the suffering anymore. Services in Fort
Deposit Sunday. d Mrs Amelia G GORGAS, 88yrs, librarian at University of
Ala in Tuscaloosa Friday, she was daughter of a governor & mother of distinquished
Alabamian and wife of gallant soldier & educator; d G W CLARK brother of Mrs
W T HARLEN, at Tuscon, Ariz, Sunday last; m Dr W A STANLEY of Opp &
Miss Prirson WALKINS, mar at Troy last Thursday; d brother of Joe FRANKLIN
white man charged with killing his brother in Andalusia a few weeks ago. Held
without bond; d In Pike Co, Will PARKER of Hilliards’ Crossroads, the second
death as result of big shooting sometime ago in a dispute over a target match.
Walter PARKER died previously, John PARKER & Ode OSBURNE are in jail
charged with murder; d 35 yr T R PHILLIPS, shot himself in Babie, wife and
3 children survive; m W V BOZEMAN of Ramer Al & Myrtle LYNN of
Goshen, at Andalusia on Wednesday.
Jan 16 1913 d B. SAGES(SAGER), shot by Michael WELLS at Green Bay,
near Opp in dispute in crap game. Sages from W. Va, 35 yrs, not married and
leaves brother Dr W B SAGES of Westford, W Va.; d Dr. T L SELLERS mon-
day at Red Level, his wife died last week, moved here from Holmes Co, Fla
quarter of century ago, funeral on Wednesday; d C W PELHAM of Andalusia
brother of Ab PELHAM who is in Co D, 26 Inf at Ft Wayne, near Detroit, Mich.
d Mrs L A SIMMONS, 30 yrs, burned Saturday at Opp, died on Tuesday
Jan 23 1913 d Mrs Nancy C HASSELL, wife of W A HASSELLon Friday in
Mobile, 47 yrs, native of Covington Co, while visiting her mother & sister in
Mobile, burial here on Sunday; d Dr Dan M WESTON, formerly of Falco, at
Brooks, Covington Co, on Wednesday, married one month ago to Miss Diamond.
b son to Mr & Mrs J T CLARK; d Hugh MITCHELL, son of W T MITCHELL,
from wounds in boiler explosion before Christmas; d Joe JOHNS, shot and
found on Thursday morning in his room near Crestview, Fl, wife & children live
in Atmore.
Jan 30 1913 d son, WILSON, child of Mr & Mrs Hiram ROBBINS of her on
Jan 23; d Mrs Ila HENRY on Wednesday, burial at Alberton on Thursday, the
daughter of Ras ALLEN was married 3 months ago; d Jessie MOODY, 11 yr
son of Dunk MOODY, shot accidently by Shep FRANKLIN 17yr, who with
another were handling gun that discharged; d T C CARGILL of Evergreen on
Thursday at home of youngest daughter Mrs George W SALTER Jr with whom
he was living.
Feb 6 1913 m Miss Ruth BAGLEY of Andalusia & Thomas SAVAGE of Arboath, Scotland in Chicago, Ill on Thursday, where they will reside; m A G MCINTOSH
of her & Annie Maude ENZOR of River Falls Thursday; d Sam M CUMMINGS
of Odenville, Al on Jan 30, 50yrs, buried at Camden, Al, leaves wife, daughters
Miss Dada & Mrs REID of Andalusia, 2 sons of Atlanta & Seale, Al; Mrs Lena
SMITH, 24 yr committed to asylum at Tuscaloosa on Friday
Feb 13 1913 d John STILLMAN, of Pensacola, shot & killed himself Sunday;
d Mrs Ingram HELMS, 31 yrs on Friday, buried in Blue Springs on Saturday,
survivors husband & 5 children; d 12 yr daughter of Sim WORLEY Monday,
swollowed a bead and strangled; m N D BRYAN & Miss Mannie WILLIAMS
on Monday.
Feb 20 1913 b baby girl, 11lbs to Mr & Mrs C J WILKS; m J G DIRK &
Lucille DUNSON on Friday in Andalusia; she the daughter of late George W
DUNSON, he born and reared at Ozark and is the linotype operator for the Star.
d W K HYER Sr native Pensacolian at home of son, 72 yrs, survived by 3
daughters and 4 sons, d on Feb 16th; m George BOSWELL & Allie Pearl Blair
Sunday at Andalusia; d Mrs M E THOMAS, 65 yrs formerly of Andalusia, on
Thursday at Falco, funeral on Friday. survivors are 3 children, Mrs W H JONES
and John THOMAS of here, Mrs J D STWEART of Falco; d Duck HATTAWAY
of Covington Co.
Feb 27 1913 d John B ADAMS 59 yrs on Thursday, funeral and interment at
Andalusia on Friday; survived by wife & 9 ch: Misses Gertrude, Scottie, Eliza,
Eva Ray, sons Louis, Dennie, Phillip, Walter & Dupont Adams. strain too much
fighting fire at Ed WILKES dry goods store on Thursday night; d Charlie
CANNON, Negro cut by Eula May ROWE Negro woman at Florala on
Monday, She is in jail; d J M DOUGLAS Tuesday at Mason, Ala
Mar 6 1913 b daughter to Mr & Mrs Charles M WIGGINS Saturday; m Alex
K SESSOMS, formerly of Andalusia & Edna SIRMANS on Thursday at
Sirman’s Ga where they will live; m Sergt Abner A PELHAM of Andalusia
& Miss Henrietta HARDEY of Detroit last week. 12 hours after cermony
the Sergt and his company were on way to Mexican Border (see Jan 16); d
Mr ___SCOTT, wife Callie SCOTT held for shooting her husband in
Atlanta; d Thomas KENDALL on Monday, 3 children survive, James,
Matthew & Charles Kendall; FYI Joe FRANKLIN sentenced to 4 yrs
for manslaughter in Penitentiary for killing his brother (see Jan 9), both
had been drinking & Joe claimed shotgun discharged accidently;
Mar 20 1913 m Thom BRYANT 77 yrs old & Mrs Eliza A WILLIAMS
56 yrs old at Stanley on Thursday.
Mar 27 1913 d J D STOKES at Baker, Fla, brought to Andalusia Sunday
for burial, he was 53 yrs, leaves wife & 7 children, brother-in-law, J A
MCEACHIN of here; d Mrs Doc BAILEY of Brantley, a native of covington
co. and daughter of Jimmy DRAKE; m B M STEWART & Miss Esther
WILLIAMS at Dozier last Sunday; d James LLOYD of Jelico found on a
road with throat cut, Homer & Charles BRACKIN arrested, they the sons of
Yancy L BRACKIN; d Mrs John JONES of Brantley of burns on Wednesday,
she was former Miss Merrill.
Apr 3 1913 m Clyde BRAWNER & Mary GLENN Friday her, she the daughter
of Rev. B C GLENN; d Henry SEALES, 80 yrs of Butler Co on Saturday,
leaves wife and 9 children, including Mrs M E BRUNSON of here; d Mrs Sam
SPICER, shot thru window several weeks ago, by a Negro who ran and fell
down a gully and broke his neck.
Apr 10 1913 Mar LIC; Henry GILLIS & Mollie MCGOWIN; Paul WILSON &
Viola WHITE; Willie WATSON & Rosa FORMAN, after obtaining licenses,
Wilson & White got married, Gillis & McGowin later in same day; m J L
CHANCE & Epp LOWARY
Apr 17 1913 m Mr & Mrs G A BERMAN returned from Baltimore where they
were married; m Belva TROTTER & John MERRILL of Dozier on Thursday.
d J C BARRETT, 26 yrs Thursday at Andalusia, leaves wife and 3 children,
the youngest being only 2 yrs., father R L BARRETT of Plantersville, &
father-in-law J T FLOWER of Brantley, funeral at Brantley
Apr 24 1913 d 3 yr child of W E WATKINS, run over by a wagon, when
mules ran away; d Neill THOMPSON of Falco, 88 yrs on Thursday, leaves
5 sons & 5 daughters, all of whom reside in Covington, burial in Beda Church;
d child of A TRAMMELL drowned near Falco last Friday; d Mrs R A BONIFAY
at McDavid, Fla a former resident of this county & daughter of Nap DIXON; d
J R SHEPHERD of Florala on Saturday, survived by wife, 2 daughters, brothers
W S SHEPHERD of De Funiak Springs & Tom SHEPHERD of Brundidge, Ala,
3 sisters Mrs BOWDEN of Columbia, Al, Mrs Mike SAHA of Abbeville, Ala,
& Mrs Kate LOWES of East Lake, AL, burial Sunday; d J T MONTS of
Lexinton SC on Tuesday, father of Mrs J J KEEFFE of here
May 1 1913 m Myrtle GODBOLD of here & James G DUNN on June 25 (they
did); d Horace SAMFORD 18 yrs handling ‘’unloaded gun’’ shot himself in
Gantt on Tuesday, burial on Wednesday at Pleasant Hill, he was son of Milo
SANFORD; m Miss Mollie Belle HEARN of Pollard & Jno Q ADAMS of
Opp on Sunday; d A KIRKLAND 53 yrs died at Opine Friday, burial at
Hickory Grove on Saturday, died of second stroke, leaves wife & several
children; m Daniel ROBERTS of Opp & Miss BRUNDRICK of here Wednesday
May 8 1913 b baby boy to Mr & Mrs W B WEEKS; d John DICKENS, 50yrs
assassinated wednes at Falco, this county, Leslie WILSON 23 is now in jail.
Dickens was ambushed while out walking, formerly of Georgianna he leaves
severals brothers. Wilson has no family and is from Coffee county; d son of
Mr & Mrs Jim ROBBINS Jr
May 15 1913 d Jackson PEADEN SR, born Sep 10 1829, died May 8 1913,
he was native of Florida, died in Oak Grove Fl. Leaves widow Elizabeth
KENNEDY PEADEN, whom he married Aug 12 1852, 3 sons & 4 daughters,
one of which is Mrs J W DAVIS, burial May 9 1913; m John Henry WILLIAM
& Miss Leola DRIGGERS at Cloverdale, Montgomery Sunday, will live in
Andalusia;
May 22 1913 d Miss Scottie ADAMS on Thursday, funeral on Friday, survived
by Mother & 8 brothers & sisters (see Feb 27); d James MALONE, thrown by
horse Friday, 60 yrs, unmarried, interment in Birmingham; m Mae Elizabeth,
daughter of Mr & Mrs John Evers GRANADE of Milledgiville, Ga to Reuben
Thomas SHREVE of Hurtsboro, Ala in June.
May 19 1913 m Georgia MILLIGAN dau of Mrs Carrie MILLIGAN of Anda-
lusia to Norman Joseph SEARCY of Greenville, Al on 2nd of July here.
Jun 5 1913 d Elias A HARRELSON, shot and killed by Joe BENBOW (trial
ended with verdict of justifiable homicide);MISSING Wm Paschal COLVIN
16 yrs, dk comp., 5’4", white spot in hair above right ear, father W H COLVIN;
d Mrs Sarah Leonard HARPER, daughter of Thomas HENSON SR, and wife
of E M HARPER of Dozier, she was blind and almost helpless. She was
holding grandbaby in house when fire burned her on May 9, she died May
11 1913. A mother of 2 sons & 3 daughters all grown & liiving. Interred in
Family Cem, near Dozier; d Dr W B SHAVER, 79 yrs at Herbert, funeral on
Monday; he was 4 yrs in war (CW), born Aug 1834, moved to Herbert in 1858,
survived by widow, 2 daughters and 5 sons, Mrs J H HOUSTON, of Mont’gry,
Bettie SHAVER of Herbert, Henry E of Bradentown Fl, B F of here, W R, P W,
& Clifford of Herbert
Jun 12 1913 M Walter L MCLEOD & Fannie Lou RILEY Saturday at Anna
RILEY’S, (her mother) home; d Lawrence HENDERSON of Sanford, burial
at Harmony Bapt on Sunday; m Jas L MURPHY of this co & Lillian WALKER
of Brewton on Jun 18 (they did)in Brewton; m Geo F MITCHELL of Ft Gaines
& Eula WILLIAMS, removed to Ga after cermony; d Rev. S D WIGGINS,
Jun 2 in Crenshaw Co, burial Jun 3 in Good Hope Cem, veteran of CW; wife
& 2 sons, S D of Red Level & S I of Leon; m Martha Ellen STRIBLING of
Florala & Warren Colledge WOOTEN of Chattanoga, Tenn on June 19, daughter
of Lemuel David STRIBLING (they did)
Jun 19 1913 d little child of Anderson MOCK, buried Sunday; m Annie Clare
WEST & Lee WOODHAM of Florala on Wednesday (yesterday); d daughter of
J D WEST; d Oscar ADAMS, druggest of Dothan on 15th thrown from Auto-
mobile near Ramer, Mont’gmy Co. born & reared in Dothan, 23 yrs old; sur-
vived by 3 brothers, 1 sister and parents; d Miss Sallie G WILSON 56 yrs on
Monday morning, born & reared near Oaky Streak, moved here 8 yrs ago,
leaves 3 sisters, Mrs COOK of Paxton, Fl, Mrs MORRIS of Georgianna &
Mrs JONES of Red Level, sister in law of Marshall T R JERNIGAN, Aunt to
Mrs O S HAMBY with whom she lived, interment in Andalusia cem on
Monday afternoon; m Mrs John McDUFFIE’s daughter May Howard MCDUFFIE
to Dr. Paul Duncan MCGHEE of Lockhart, AL on June 2 in River Ridge, Al
Jun 26 1913 d Doc TAYLOR, Negro on Tuesday, at home with his family, when
someone pounded on door, when Taylor opened he was shot 3 times, his wife
ran to door, but was ordered back or die, too! Believed crime was committed by
white people; m Dr Homer S STALLINGS & Annie CHAFFIN in Troy last
Wednesday, Dr is formerly of Andalusia; d George GRIMES, Negro tenant
on farm of Murphy LITTLES, struck by lightning on Wednesday last, he was
carrying his child and some wood. Baby was unhurt; d John FINDLEY killed
by lightning, brother Henry was also injured on Wednesday near Brooklyn.
They were waiting out the storm in doorway of barn holding the frightened mules
when bolt struck killing John and rendering Henry unconcious, and killed on mule;
FYI arrested for assassination of Doc TAYLOR were Walker BRYANT, Henry &
Marvin HUDSON & John HAYES. Taylor’s wife is afraid for her life, but did
tell Sheriff who did the shooting; d Mr H Clay MILLS, shot his wife on Tuesday
and then killed himself in Mobile, 3 children in the house were unharmed.
Jul 3 1913 b baby boy to Mr & Mrs J E BURGESS; m Wm FOLSOM to
Beatrice SMITH of Rockford, Ala on Thursday; m Eloise SEARCY of Abbe-
ville to Mr CARTER of Opp on Tuesday
Jul 10 1913 d J A TURNER of Red Level Friday, 85 yrs, 4 sons & 4 daughters
including son ANDREW, with whom he lived; MISSING!! Sammie PUGH,
12 yrs, 4’6", dk brwn in color, father Johanna PUGH of Andalusia; m John
KERVIN 76 yrs & Lizzie JOSEY 40 yrs; m T C COOPER & Ada PRESCOTT
Jul 3 at Beck; d Mrs Noble SPICER, wife of Sam Spicer Jr and Joe Green, Negro
(see Apr 3), Sam Spicer indicted for both killings
Jul 17 1913 d 2 yr child of Mr & Mrs W L TAYLOR at Andalusia on Sunday
burial in Georgianna on Monday
Jul 24 1913 UPDATE: Sam SPICER JR found guilty, got life in penitentiary
for killing his wife; d Leon DONINGER, age 25 on Sunday in Montgomery,
having removed from Red Level, 3 mos ago, leaves wife & mother, Mrs Mattie
DONINGER, burial at Fairmount, Red Level; d Zack MEAD, Sunday of
heart failure, leaves wife and 2 children; m J A RILEY & Lucille RUSHTON on
Sunday
Jul 31 1913 m W M LINDSEY & Mrs Carrie THROWER; d Carl WALDING
killed by Nelson WOODHAM, found guilty, given life sentence.
Aug 7 1913 m Jesse O’NEAL & Annie HORNE; m H T SASSER & Miss Ella
MERREDITH of Dozier Sunday; married this past week W C RALEY &
Miss Cordie BELL; N A LOWERY & Miss Tessie HART; Willie GRIFFIN
& Miss Camille MIDDLETON; Lee Hamilton & Ella DELANEY; W J
ATKINSON & Mrytle LOUN; G W GORUM & Mrs Belle JOSEY
Aug 14 1913 d Mrs B M BARSDEN at Holt, Fla former resident of Covington
sister of Ben ADAMS; b baby girl to Mr & Mrs C W SNOWDEN of Andalusia;
b baby girl to Mr & Mrs Walter HOUSTON; m Miss Menda STARLING &
Raymond Lewis SHERRER of Lockhart, AL Wednesday at home of Mr &
Mrs Dennis STARLING on S Brundridge Street, Mrs James STARLING &
Misses Camilla STARLING & Jeffie Pearl HINTON were greeters, couple
will live at Lockhart, Ala; b baby girl to Mr & Mrs C C HART
Aug 21 1913 FYI Sam MCALL, ex slave, 75yrs old of Wilcox Co has come
to attention of Gov’t agriculture office, because he has exercised common
sense. Right after war, he bought 40 acres from his former owner, then bought
more land until he had 163 acres. He grew cotton & corn, he plowed under
cotton stalks, hauled leaves and began organic gardening. By 1898 his land
became so rich, that 2 acres produced 7 bales of cotton; the Gov’t is studying
his methods; d W P GLASCOW of Florala Sunday, funeral at Florala cem.
on Tuesday; d James HOLLOWAY, son of J W HOLLOWAY and wife,
drowned in Lightwood Knot Creek near Opp, he was 22 yrs and student at
University of Ala, services Friday at Opp cem; d Dr James K POWERS in
Florcence on Friday. 62 yrs, born in Lauderdale co Aug 15 1851, died on
his birthday; m Mala MAGOURIK & Miss Fleeta BRUNGHURST; m
H W BONE & Miss America ALFORD; Eugene CARROLL & Miss Lillie
FUQUA at Lockhart, Ala; d Husband of Mrs IVEY, 10-12 yrs ago he dis-
appeared, she confessed, was arrested (long story about how & where she
buried him), in Darlington, Walton Co, Fla.
Aug 28 1913 d Henry WILLIAMS, Negro on Thursday; MISSING; Louie
WINDHAM, 11yr old, father L C WINDHAM; d J Frank REGISTER of
Dothan, he was mistaken for prowler by Mrs Mabel MARTIN, 25 yr old
widow; d E R DREADING 28yr last week, leaves wife and 4 children, in-
ternment at Bradley; d A BROWN a Confederate Veteran of blood poisoning
on Sunday; b son to Mr & Mrs C C EVERAGE of Andalusia; d Mrs Susie
BUTLER, wife of S C BUTLER died at Montgomery on Saturday, she be-
came ill in Brantley, came to Montg’my for treatment, leaves husband, her
parents Mr & Mrs L C COOPER, brothers, R L & L C COOPER JR, sister
Mary Lizzie COOPER, interment at Brantley today; d Miss Susie TAYLOR
of Brewton, Al, 20 yr old suicide at Uncle J E BRASS’s home in Beaumont, Tx.
Sep 4 1913 d Mrs Julia MCKINNON killed by husband W D MCKINNON
in Geneval on Aug 31. She survived by 2 daughters from former marriage.
d Wash SASSER, white killed by Alf PRUET, Negro, knifed on Aug 31 in
Brantley; d Dr John Thomas BROUGHTON in Greenville, Al on Aug 31,
pioneer of Butler Co since 1855, he was 83 yrs last April, leaves sons,
Dr Edward & Capt. Ashford BROUGHTON of Andalusia, daughter, Mrs
H Z WILKINSON of Greenville. His first wife was Miss ASHFORD,
second wie was Mrs Graham STEWARD, who survives him. Services on
Sunday, interment at Magnolia Cemetery; d J D WILKERSON, 30 yrs
by Mrs Mrs Fronie SMITH, 60 yr who lives alone with 18 yr daughter,
Lytha SMITH late at night on Sep 1, at Georgianna, as he was breaking into
her home, she says. d Dr S I S CAWTHON, 73 yrs, Pastor of Andalusia on
Sunday at Darlington, FL, funeral on Tuesday in Andalusia, survivors are 3
children, W C W & J S W CAWTHON, & Mrs Ella LEWIS; d Henry LINDSEY
17 yrs son of Martin LINDSEY in automobile accident near Floridatown; d J L
STEWART of Andalusia, died at Marianna, Fla last week., services at Anda-
lusia, wife and 6 children survive B H, WALLACE, CHARLES & Misses
JESSE, MAUDE & LILLIE Stewart; d infant of Mr & Mrs James WAITS of
Sanford on Monday, interment on Tuesday at Andalusia; m H D HOBSON &
Dollie SUGGS Thursday; m Emmet CROSS & Alma HUGHS last week; b son
to Major Allen CRENSHAW & wife; d Richard JONES of Pike Co; d L B
PARKER, of Roberts on Thursday, 75 yrs, CW veteran, interment at Elam Cem-
etery on Friday, wife, son J L PARKER of McLellan Fla, 3 daughters, Mrs W A
HICKS, Mrs Terry & Mrs Mattie PADGETT
Sep 11 1913 d Danny MILES, age 3, son of Mrs D D MILES near Bay Minette;
m Kimmie BRYAN & Mrs Lonare JOHNSON at Falco on Sunday; FYI Will
ADAMS, Joe SCOTT & Joe PORTER, all Negros, arrested in the killing of
Wash SASSER; Porter is said to have given the axe used to kill SASSER to
PRUET; d 3 yr child of Mr & Mrs Jim MCCARTY in a buggy runaway; b
son to Fred RILEY and wife; m W L LAW & Della PALMORE of Andalusia
on wenesday; d Hawk TURVIN, woman who lived on Dr HORN’S place,had
blood poisoned foot, house caught on fire, died of shock in Crenshaw Co; m
Susie DUGGERS & Mr BELL on Thursday
Sep 18 1913 d Grandma BARRON of Andalusia on Thursday, almost 100 yrs,
funeral on Friday; d James FOWLER, 50 yrs, shot by son in law Edward
HOLLAND, 28 yrs, Holland is small in stature, Fowler was drunk and came to
house after family retired for night, was not admitted, later Fowler got into a
ruckus with neighbors and Holland was called upton to separate them. Fowler
vowed vengeance, went home to get shotgun, Fowler leaves wife and children,
burial on Sunday, Holland has wife & 2yr & 4 yr old. d James HAMBY, his
father, Josiah HAMBY, brother William HAMBY seriously wounded, James D
LINDSEY, all killed in shoot-out on Sep 12, Mace LINDSEY is in Jail. Occured
in Mason, Escambia Co on Friday (long story in paper) Hamby’s came to Anda-
lusia from Georgia 6 yrs ago. Josiah leaves wife & children, Olin Hamby is a
son. James D Lindsey’s wife died abt year ago, he leaves 3 small children; d
Charlie WALKER of Virginia, brother Lee WALKER of Ozark brought his
remains to Clio to bury him. m Ivey CALLOWAY went to New York & married
Miss Mildred Eugenia HORTON of Nineveh, NY on Sep 12; d Josum COOK,
Mute, did not hear tran that killed him, interment in Thurston Cem on Sunday,
Uncle to Sowell COOK near Geneva; d Steiner L HUTCHINSON today at
survivors are parents, Hon & Mrs W J HUTCHINSON of Elba,brother Horace,
of Noma, Fla, sisters Mrs H C TALBOT, of Elba, Mrs W H BISHOP & Mrs
LANIER of Harford, Mrs W O VAUGHN of Elba, Mrs J C MCLEOD of Opp,
and Miss Pearl of Elba. He was born & reared in Coffee Co, Jan 8 1872, funeral
at Evergreen today; d Capt. Noah HUTCHESON of New Brockton died last
night, was buried today in Russell Cem. in Enterprise, Coffee Co, was Con-
federate soldier in 33rd Ala Regt, having just returned from funeral of his
nephew Steiner HUTCHESON, leaves widown, daughter Mrs J J DUNIVANT,
sons W D, FRANK & R G HUTCHESON
Sep 25 1913 d Henry HARTLEY of Greenville shot by George H CRENSHAW
on Sep 20, Henry CRENSHAW nephew of George tried to separate the two
after Hartley used a pipe wrench on George’s head; UPDATE: Edward HOLLAND
(see Sep 18) of Rose Hill, found Not Guilty. Dee HAWKINS, sister in law; &
Mrs Kate HAVENS, daughter of dead man testified; Mrs Lizzie FOWLER, the
widow of James, deceased man, said he came home for shotgun saying he was
going to kill Holland and his own brother Lewis Fowler; m Janie NORMAN &
Edger Roy CALHOUN of Columbus Ga; d Judge Ely Pinkney HOLLEY born
Oct 4 1838 at Andalusia, Covington Co, Ala, moved to Fla, entered into saw mill
business with brother in law E B RILEY and continued for 12 years, in 1883,
moved to Milton, Fla, died in Pensacola last week, age 74, pioneer of Cov. Co,
Appt. Probate Judge in Santa Rosa Co, Fla, married Sarah J Riley of Andalusia
in 1857, 3 daughters were born to them, Mrs Neill CAMPBELL SR of Jay, Mrs
R T MCDAVID of Henson, Mrs D M HENDERSON of Pensacola; he died on
Sep 18 1913, remains placed beside his wife on Saturday in Milton, FL; d 6 yr
son of Mr & Mrs J R SIMMONDS of typhoid fever, burial in Hickory Grove
Cem in Opp; d 1 yrs child of Mr & Mrs Sam CLARK at Kinston on Friday; d
13 yr son of Noah BLAIR Saturday, burial Sunday in Cool Springs Cem.
Oct 2 1913 m Geo. M BAGLEY of Andalusia & Ida REEVES of Galliver, Fla
at Milton, Fla on Sep 23; UPDATE Geo A CRENSHAW on $5000. bond for
killing Henry HARTLEY (see Sep 25); d Mrs Mary J RICHARDS Thursday
at Falco, leaves husband, 2 sons & 2 daughters; b girl to Mr & Mrs A H
LEONARD, 2 weeks ago; UPDATE Mason (Mace) LINDSEY verdict is
Not guilty (see Sep 18)
Oct 23 1913 d W O SUMMERLIN,at Brantley on Saturday, burial on
Sunday in Andalusia; d Mrs D H LASSITER, 50 yrs living between Opp &
Dozier died and was buried on Wednesday at Mt Gilead church, leaves son and
2 daughters, husband died abt 2 mos ago, sister of T R MEADOWS, W J
MEADOWS & Mrs Will POWELL and two other sisters; m James BONNER
left Sunday for Cediz, Ky to marry Alice JAGOE today.
Oct 30 1913 m Miss Exee WOODHAM & Nick KELLY on Sunday at Sanford;
m Charles HANCHEY & Martha WEBB at Arlington, G, will make their home
at Cuthbert, Ga, bride is from Andelusia; sister of Mrs E C GUNN; m Nannie
Lou RUSHTON & Purie HUDGENS on Thursday; d Fred WATKINS, son
of Mr & Mrs Thomas WATKINS on Saturday
Nov 13 1913 d T M COOK, 50 yrs at Poley last Sunday, interment at Hickory
Grove Cem; d father of Geo W REEVES in Geneva last week; m Ezzie DOMINEY
& Miss Bessie BATTAN of Opp on Friday at Paxton, Fla; d Mrs WILSON
of Hacoda, burned to death, interment at DeFuniak on Sunday; d Mrs Minnie WEEKS
of Lowery last Friday of pneumonia, burial at Harrison Cem.
Nov 20 1913 m Mr & Mrs Thomas PRESTWOOD announced the marriage of
their sister Margaret Lou to Earnest Devon MANNING Wednesday Nov 26
1913 at Florala, Ala; d Mrs Lynn GRIFFIN shot & killed last night, Mr W W
WISE was jailed at Geneva; d Mrs BURNAL, mother of Mrs W T ROGERS
of Andalusia on Monday at home of daughter, burial at Georgianna on Tuesday;
d H M COON, 83 yrs, Conf. vet, born in Coffee Co, died Monday in Green
Bay, wife & 6 children survive, burial Tuesday at Cool Springs; d L R BRADBURY
of Andalusia on mnday, funeral Tuesday, leaves wife; m Arthur DORSEY &
Miss HARDAGE of Opp on Sunday; m Ferrin HUTCHINSN & Velma FOSTER
at parents, Mr & Mrs John Foster’s home at Luverne, on Wednesday
Nov 27 1913 d Geo HENDRIX, shot & killed by Will NELSON, at Dozier on
Sunday, both are Negros; d Wm WINDALL, 41 yrs of Opp on Tuesday, burial
at Bethel Cem, survived by wife and child; d Bud DONALDSON, killed by
Marion TAYLOR of Coffee Co, Taylor was cut in head, Donaldson was shot,
wife & 5 children survived, fight was in Covington Co.
Dec 4 1913 d Miss Lillie STEWART, daughter of J L STEWART Sunday at
Marianna, Fla, she was 23 yrs, formerly of Andalusia; d Rip COX, young white
man at River Falls, suicide on Sunday, left note saying because he couldn’t
marry a girl (who he named, not in paper); d Elvin ELLIS of Coffee Co last
Wednesday accidental discharge of his gun while getting in buggy, wife and
small baby survived; d 1 1/2 yr & 3 yr children of A F MERRILL of Dozier
of Diphtheria & Scarlet fever; d Melu AYCOCK near Leightn, shot by
James DAVIS, both abt 16 yrs old, playing with "unloaded" guns; d Henry
REBMAN, 16 yrs by his 6 yr brother Benard REBMAN, accident with ‘un-
loaded" gun
Dec 11 1913 m R T LOVE, age 65 & Miss Lizzie MILLS age 25 of Alford
in Dothan on Dec 8; m Kathleen GANTT of Andalusia & John LATTIMER
of Grantville, Ga on Sunday in Montgmery, she daughter of Mr & Mrs P J
GANTT, they will live in Grantville; d 4 yr Henry DEISE at River Falls,
accident while playing with "unloaded" gun; d Mrs David PHENIX,43 yr
at Orion of burns received today, funeral at Baptist on Friday
Dec 18 1913 d child of Mr & Mrs Ed ADKISON of Andalusia on Thursday
last;
Dec 20 1913 d Mrs Leola Jayroe KNIGHT on Dec 11, at Brantley, survived
by husband, Walker KNIGHT, parents Mr & Mrs R N JAYROE, brother &
sister; d child of Mr & Mrs C A WORRELL Sunday, buried at Heath Monday;
d Joe OTIS, Negro at the Jackson Lumber Co mill, when boiler blew up, Jimi
WASHINGTON & Lucius RYE, all negros, were seriousl injured and not
expected to survive
Dec 25 1913 m Mr W P GANTT of Andalusia in Houston, Texas, sone of
Mr & Mrs P J GANTT; d 3 mos. infant of Mr & Mrs Tom MULLENS of
Opp Friday last, buried Saturday at Mt Zion Cem; d 2 yr & 4 yr children of
W A PARRISH JR near Opp, on Saturday last, burial Sunday at Valley Grove
Cem; d W R MCDONAL of Atmore, Al thrown from buggy against post.
tradegy worse as he was returning from making arrangements for his grand-
daughter Ammie Lee TRAWICK’S death, both were buried side by side at
Warville Church at Atmore; d Mrs John W FIELDER, SR, age 63 today,
funeral on Sunday, survivors husband & son Frank H FIELDER of Anda-
lusia
(1914 - Changes to semi-weekly Tues & Friday)
Jan 1 1914 d Hosea HOLLEY on Dec 25, 1913, buried in North Creek Cem on
26th; d Warren WAGES went home in an intoxicated stateon Monday morning
He then proceeded to whip his daughter, then turned to whip his wife, while
he was whipping his wife, daughter grabbed a gun & shot him, WAGES lingered
until evening
Jan 2 1914 d Garret STANLEY, age 96, on Dec 31 at home of his son, Cullen
STANLEY near Opp, survivors aged wife, brother Elder W J STANLEY of
Opp, children, grandchildren, and great grand children
Jan 4 1914 TUE;UPDATE Miss Alice WAGES, age 18, charged with killing her
father Warren WAGES, it seems after whipping his daughter, started to whip
his wife, when Alice interferred Warren chased Alice ‘snapping’ his revolver,
she got a derringer, fired one shot above heart, Warren Wages’ revlver had
been shot 3 times, 6 mos ago he was shot by his son; m L B DINKINS of
Dothan & Esther PHILLIPS of Andalusia Tuesday
Jan 6 1914 d Abb KELLEY, near Opp on Saturday, buried Cool Springs
Cem on Sunday, leaves wife & children; m Riley RICHBURG & Leola
JEFFCOAT Sunday
Jan 9 1914 TUE; d 1 yr child of Mr & Mrs C C NELSON in his sleep at Anda-
lusia Wednesday, burial on same day; d Charles E JERNIGAN, brother of
J N JERNIGAN of River Falls last week at DeFuniak Springs, Fla, leaves
1 son & 1 daughter
Jan 13 1914 d Mrs Mary Louise MCWHORTER, age 75 on Friday at home
of daughter Mrs Edward DOTY, services on Saturday at Milton, Fla, other
daughter is Mrs Anna BEERS of Pensacola, 58 yrs ago she married George
C MCWHORTER of Montgomery Co, where she was reared, moved to
Milton where he was Chief Justice of Supreme Court, dying in office; another
daughter Mamie MCWHORTER died 22 yrs ago
Jan 16 1914 TUE;d Miss Maud LIVINGS wednesday at home of brother Sheriff
J N LIVINGS, funeral on Thursday at Babbie; d Mrs Polly MANCILL age 86
Thursday at Mason, 6 children survive, Mrs J T BAGLEY, Mrs Bud HART,
Mrs Melvin THOMASSON, B C MANCILL, G W & J M MANCILL;
m Mary HEUSTESS & Tom PIERCE JR Wednesday; m Miss Ilo WILLIAMS
& Marin ROBBINS of Dozier last Thursday; MEMORIAL:: Malechi G BROOKS
born Dec 1 1845, died Dec 1913, leaves wife & children; d Dr P B SPEARS
today Jan 12 of heart disease, born at Clopton, Dale Co Al in 1856, he married
Miss Ann RICHARDSON in 1874, resided at Pinkard, Ala many hears but re-
sided at Florala since 1904, leaving wife & 6 children, burial at Midland City
this morning
Jan 20 1914 TUE;d Luther LOVELACE, young white man, caught in machinery at
River Falls, died in Montgomery Sunday, leaves wife and several small children
Jan 23 1914 d John BYRD JR 18 yr, son of Mr & Mrs R W BYRD fell from
bicycle & was killed, on Sunday near Elba; d Max GAFFORD,son of Mrs
Tura GAFFORD and the late Jeff GAFFORD, wounded Sunday in motorcycle
accident, died of his wounds hours later same day, on Three notch road.
Jan 27 1914 TUE;d Rome COX, killed by Justice of Peace L J CUMBA at Cotton-
dale, Fla last Saturday in an old grudge fight
Jan 30 1914 d Miss Eliza BREWER of Andalusia last week; d Mr HUGGINS at
Opp on Monday; m James Madison HANDLEY & Miss Julia Emma COSTEN
at home of Mr & Mrs Claud W COSTEN, her parents’ home at Red Level
Thursday; m C L BENNETT & Hattie TOMPKINS of Sanford Wednesday
at Andalusia
Feb 3 1914 TUE;d Bill OLIVER shot by Lloyd LEWIS Monday at Headland,
drink and handy guns being the problem; m Miss Ruth LOECHER & W R
CONERLY on Saturday in Florala; d 1 yr daughter Rosa Lee, daughter of
Mr & Mrs Curry CAWTHON; d 1 yr son of Mr & Mrs Cebe RHODES,
near Troy burned to death on Monday, grand son of Frank RHODES; d
Thomas VENTESS, Justice of Peace, burned to death & George L COX
injured seriously in Gadsden, Ala on Feb 2
Feb 6 1914 d W L STRAUGHN, ag 52 at Florala Monday buried Tuesday,
leaves wife, 1 daughter & 3 sons, was brother of well known family of
STRAUGHNS at Rose Hill
Feb 10 1914 TUE; d Dr Mason FOSHEE, Monday Feb 9 of pneumonia, age
38, leaves wife & 3 children, large numbers of brothers & sisters, services at
Old Fort Crawford Cemetery
Feb 12 1914 d W T EDISON of Enterprise on Thursday Feb 11, came to Enter-
prise from Fitzpatrick, Bullock Co several years ago, leaves widow & 7 children,
a brother C H EDISON of Bullock; d Mrs BRACEWELL aged mother of E C,
John & R L BRACEWELL, last Saturday, aged 76 yrs and was invalided for abt
8 yrs, her husband died some years ago, lived with son R L, burial at Enterprise;
d David SMITH, collector for Singer Sewing on Wednesday was shot by Pickett
ROBINSON, son of E W Robinson of Loundes Co
Feb 17 1914 TUE; d Miss Emma GUICE, fatally burned on Feb 15 when clothing
caught on fire, she was daughter of William GUICE of Greenville, leave father,
4 brothers, she was 30 yrs, services Monday at Evergreen; UPDATE; Sam
Spicer Jr seriously ill in Montgomery jail, (see Apr 3 & Jul 24) In jail for mur-
dering his wife Mrs Obie SPICER
Feb 20 1914 MEMORIAL: Mrs Alice C FIELDER (see Dec 25 1913) nee
CURTIS, parted this life on 20 Dec 1913 at Benton, Al, buried in Benton. She
was 63 yrs; d Wade CHILDRE, shot and killed 16 yrs ago in his home at Valley
Grove, Covington Co, he was abt 50 yrs, left wife & children, shot thru the win-
dow while reading his bible. Sheriff Livings was worked on this re-opened case,
Last Wednesday Noah WAGES, a well-known Valley Grove bridge contractor,
was arrested, information from Sheriff’s dept has not been made known; d John
M RILES Wednesday in Natchez, Miss, attack of appendicitis on 7th of this
month, complications of operation resulted in his death, his brother J M RILES
did not get to Natchez on time, he leaves widow & 4 small children, body taken
to home of Mrs Riles in Ariton, AL, burial on Saturday;
Feb 24 1914 TUE; UPDATE;; That Warren WAGES (see Jan 1 & 4) was one
of the assassins of Wade CHILDRE (see Feb 20)who was murdered 16 yrs ago,
and that Noah WAGES, George & Barney WHITEHEAD are implicated (long
story)Noah WAGES, George WHITEHEAD and his son Barney are now in
Covington Co jail, it is thought others will be arrested later: Sheriff Livings
went to Oklahoma with an indictment, for murder, for John MCPHERSON age 39,
former resident of Covington Co. in the murder of Wade CHILDRE
Mar 6 1914 m Miss Kate PELHAM & Marvin HILDRETH on Sunday noon
Mar 10 1914 TUE; d T K BRANTLEY, at Troy on Monday, Mrs John BALLARD
& Mrs A L RANKIN of Andalusia, relatives, were at his bedside. services on
Monday; d Mrs E J DONALDSON at her home near Opp on Friday, services
at Cool Springs, leaves husband & 3 daughters
Mar 13 1914 d Asbury RUSHING, shot 2 weeks ago died Sunday, killed by
Osborne HICKMAN, his father in law near Elba, both families had dinner together,
drink plentiful, a row followed and rushing received the wound from which he died
Mar 20 1914 FRI d little R J MILLIGAN Tuesday last; m S M PATTERSON
& Ida Ward Thursday
Mar 24 1914 d Thomas COTTLE of Rt 9 Andalusia; d Mrs John SMITH & baby
of Red Level, laid to rest last Monday in same coffin, disceased was abt 20 yrs,
interment in Franklin Cem.
Mar 27 1914 FRI d J B PAGE, 24 yrs, Capt in Troy’s fire dept from burns from
fire, early today, on Mar 22, cam here from Montgomery, burial at Columbus, Ga.
Mar 31 1914 UPDATE;; Osborne HICKMAN of Coffee Co was given 3 yrs in
penitentiary for killing Asbury RUSHING (see Mar 13); d Harry MATTHEWS
at Inverness, Ala last Tuesday, interment at Geneva on Wednesday
Apr 3 1914 FRI d John L RABORN of Covington Co Wednesday at Freeport,
Fla, burial on Thursday; d mother of Rev J L PRESLEY in SC
Apr 7 1914 m Maud Alice STEVENSON & D Milliage HUFFMAN, (daughter of
Mr & Mrs J P HILL) on 8th of April (they did)
Apr 10 1914 FRI; m Miss Lucy Paulene JACKSON of Samson & Sanford J
MCGOWAN of Andalusia on Apr 22, (they did); d John THOMAS on Tuesday
at home of W H JONES; d Mrs Harriett S KEYSER Monday at home of son
W S HEYSER, age 97, born Springfield, Mass on Mar 17 1817, widow of the
late Wm Judah KEYSER, survived by only son W S KEYSER
Apr 17 1914 FRI; d Hon D M POWELL died and was laid to rest this week
Apr 21 1914 d James Bradley MERRIWEATHER, Conf. Vet. shot himself,
sitting at foot of wife’s grave, on Friday at Montgomery, his wife died 7 yrs ago;
note said: "I’m tired of living, take my body to Leaks, my watch, give it to my
son EUGENE; J B Merriweather, 209 Plum St, Camp Lomax;" This was his
4th attempt since his wife died in 1906, he never ceased grieving for his wife.
May 1 1914 FRI d 16 yr old son of Mac RHODES, near Brewton, lightning
struck the house, kill the son, burned 2 smaller children and Mr & Mrs Rhodes
were burned and Mr was knocked unconscious.
May 5 1914 TUE d R H CROWDER, last Sunday in Pike Co; d 3 mos. infant
of Mr & Mrs M J ARNOLD, near Opp on Sunday, interment at Cool Springs
same day.
May 8 1914 FRI;d W R HALL at Dothan this week, was father of 2 of Alabama’s
brightest newspaper men, W T HALL of Dothan Eagle & Grover HALL of the
Montgomery Advertiser.
May 15 1914 FRI; d John STEELE, a Montgomery boy was run over by Auto in
Selma Tuesday; d baby daughter of Mr & Mrs Lyles, buried at Fairmont Church
May 6.
May 19 1914 TUE; m Geo. W ALLMAN & Alice Mae McGilora, both on Anda-
lusia on May 3; m W F BEASLEY & Lola Mae HARPER both of Red Level on
May 3; m George OWENS & Lavonia WHATLEY Andalusia on May 10; m
J H MASON of Dozier & Miss Bertie JOWERS of Opp on May 10; m M M
FERGESON of Sanford & Mary Whitehead of Andalusia on May 17
May 22 1914 FRI d Mrs W T PRESTWOOD at Florala last Tuesday, husband
and 3 children survive, one a baby 10 days old, she was Miss HUGHS of Florala;
d B L MORELAND last tues, former residen of this co, moving from here to
Ft White, Fl where he died; d infant of Mr & Mrs Robert COOPER Sunday.
May 26 1914 TUE; d Thomas K MILLER at Atlanta where he was undergoing
treatment; d infant of Mr & Mrs B B GRIGGS at Mobile Hospital; m W A
MCCREARY & Ethel WILLIAMS on May 21 at home of J F WILLIAMS at
Brooklyn, she’s from Conecuh co; d Mrs Mary SASSER, age 68, last week at
home of son D A SASSER near Opp, Services on Thursday at Henderson Cem,
survived by D A Sasser, Mrs D A DAUPHIN, Mrs J B SASSER of Esda &
Mrs W W CARTER of Andalusia.
Jun 2 1914 Tues d Town Marshall Will HART, his brother Reuben HART were
killed by Albert & Norah PRYOR and anther Negro. Sunday afternoon in
Falco. The Negroes are in jail at Covington. The marshall went to Pryor home to
arrest the man for selling whiskey-Pryor opened fire, killing Will & fatally
wounding Reuben; m George THAGARD & Gussie MORGAN Saturday at
Brantley, she daughter of Mr & Mrs W T MORGAN; d Mrs Carrie HARRELSON,
wife of Jeff HARRELSON last week near Andalusia
Jun 9 1914 Tues; d Mrs W Marvin JOHNSON today after 6 weeks illness at
Memphis Infirmary, never recovering from operation, she was Miss May FOWLKES
daughter of Dr J A FOWLKES of Dyersburg, Tenn, lived here for 5 years, leaves
husband & 4 children & Father, interment at Dyersburg Tenn, her former home,
tomorrow; d R J WILLIAMS at Gantt Monday, funeral today, leaves wife &
children; m Letitia Mae SELLERS & William Henry FULFORD on Sunday the
7th, daughter of Mr & Mrs Stephen P Sellers
Jun 12 1914 FRI; d Mrs HORTON, daughter of Mrs STOKES died at Valdoosta
Ga on 10th, remains brought here and interred at River Falls
Jun 19 1914 FRI d Capt R D WALKER of Selma onWednesday from self-in-
flicted pistol wound; d J T POGUE killed his wife, & wounded his neighbor
A J WILSON neare Dadeville Tuesday; m Dr John T PICKETT & Effie
EASTERING at Talladega; d Elbert HOWARD, age 87, Conf Vet, in Butler
Co; m Dr Frederich WESLEY of New Orleans & Miss Jimmie Mae WEBB
of Eutaw; d Frederick GEISER, farmer of Foley, Baldwin Co, killed his wife
and then committed suicide in fulfillment of his boast that he wound not again
be arrested for wife beating
Jun 23 1914 TUE; d Mrs N F CREW this morning at home of Tom ADAMS at
Hilton, mother of Mrs O P HARRISON; age 72, burial at Hilton; d Green
WILLIAMS of Red Level at Montgmery infirmary Friday, interment in Red
Level Cemetery; m Miss Ethel MCLEOD & W W POWERS on Jun 22 in
Florala.
Jul 3 FRI d Chub DANNELLY, former resident of this Co, near Opp, com-
mitted suicide, 8 miles above Canoe, Ala lasst Friday; Mr & Mrs L A
HENDERSON (she sister of deceased) left to be present at funderal on Sunday,
Since they had a long walk in country to get there, during the walk a thunder
storm came up, lightning struck, knocking them unconscious, they eventually
recovered. Mr Henderson is son of Wiley Henderson; d J R SHERER, near
Jasper, Ala today either suicide or accident, no evidence of foul play; d Nancy
F CREW, age 72 on Tue Jun 13 1914, the daughter of J F & E W STEWARD and
mother of L F JETER of Hilton, Ala & Mrs E H HARRISON of Andalusia.
Jul 7 1914 TUE m Dr R R LINDSEY of Falco & Miss BAGGETT Friday, she
daughter of Dr M BAGGETT of this city; d J T LIVINGSTON, suicide taken
carbolic acid, was employed by Mrs Dan WORLEY; m Miss Clyde LINDSEY
& Wesley MATTHEWS on June 17; d Mrs Lizzie SCOFIELD, wife of Z T
SCOFIELD of Op on Jul 2, 57 yrs, buried at Pilgrims Rest on Friday; d 18 mo
baby of Mr & Mrs George CARROLL of Opp, interment at Hickory Grove on
Monday.
Jul 10 1914 FRI d Dan DOUGLAS 82 yrs, found in field he was plowing yes-
terday, marks on his throat, head beaten; Charlie BARBAREE is in jail
charged with crime; d Mrs WILTBANK of Florala, sister to Mrs R H TRANNELL
(she was Effie FOSTER)died on Friday at Lockhart, her husband was in Lynch-
burg Va and only got home in time for funeral. Her brother is W W BESTWORTH,
and she leaves husband, E R WILTBANK, son H B FOSTER, mother & Father,
4 brothers & 2 sisters; d J D DOUGLAS, Negro killed by J W DABNEY, when
he attacked & beat him with heavy pole, Mrs Dabney saw & came with shotgun,
DOUGLAS turned on her and attacked, Mr DABNEY grabbed shotgun and shot
DOUGLAS. Mrs DABNEY not injuried seriously but Mr DABNEY is seriously
injured. d W D HAYES killed by Deputy Sheriff in talledega; d Mrs Mary HOGG
last Monday, burial in New Home Cem on Tuesday.
Jul 14 1914 TUE m Wm Marion DURVACE of Ft Mead, Fla & Miss Effie
McDONALD of Florala on 10th at Florala; d Mrs Mary J BRYAN, 61 yrs on
Tuesday at home of her daughter Mrs J E PEOPLES, leaves one daughter, several
grandchildren, 2 brothers & 1 sister, burial at Coll Springs
Jul 17 1914 FRI d Mrs Bettie SIMPSON of Mt Pisgah, age 76 at home of Mr
A D CARTER Sunday d Wiley W WILKS Tuesday at Andalusia, burial at
Petrey next to her mother and father
Jul 21 1914 m Morgana JONES & S N LOWRY of Semiary, Miss, yesterday
at home of her parents at Dadeville, Ala, former resident of this cty; d Alex
MCGOWIN Sr age 79 in Mobile Sunday at home of son Joseph F; born Jan
6 1835, was CW in Co D, 16th Ala Regt, survivors other son Greely MCGOWIN,
step sons S L 7 T J MCGOWIN of Brewton, daughter Mrs J I ROBBINS of
Falco, Mrs W H FOSHEE of Chapman; Alex McGOWIN JR was stepson
who died in Brewton; burial at Brewton on Monday; d John G THOMAS,
age 73, CW Vet, died near Montgomery on Saturday;
Aug 4 1914 TUE d Thomas MATHENY age 29 at Sanford, Ala Jul 29,
leaves wife & 1 child, father, mother, 1 sister, & 3 brothers; burial at Mt
Gilead; d Dewitt BRUNSON & Frank MOSLEY, at Elba, engaged in shooting
Sunday, BRUNSON died Sunday, MOSLEY on mnday, Dewitt, brother of
M E BRUNSON; UPDATE;; Indictment for Noah WAGES, brother of
Warren WAGES who was shot by daughter Alice; cousins Barney & George
WHITEHEAD & John MCPHERSON, and arraignment of Alice WAGES at
same time in court (see Jan 1 & 4 , Feb 24); d John Henry HUNT struck by
lightning at home of Jim BLACKMON near Georgiann on Tuesday, son of
Mr Hunt of Avant, burial at Wesley Chapel Wednesday
Aug 7 1914 FRI; d Cecil FOSTER & James POWELL, boys between ages
13 & 15 were struck by lightning while crossing RR tacks in delivery wagon
today; Aaron TURNER was with them but revived. James son of Mr & Mrs
Charles POWELL, who operates the San Gala Hotel at Andalusian; Cecil son
of Mr &Mrs Glover TURNER; d H H TILLMAN on Saturday at Antioch after
lingering illness; m Mary Belle JACKSON & Mark HAMILTON Saturday;
b baby girl to Mr & Mrs Jess DOUGLAS; m Lilly WHITE & Willie JOHNSON
Sunday at Paxton; d Dr Hillary J JAMES of Pike Co.
Aug 11 1914 TUE; d Ray FOSTER, killed by P Z HUTTO bashed Foster in
head with barrel stave in altercation at turpentine camp. Foster had fractured
skull, and teeth were knocked out; FYI Little James POWELL was buried at
Newton Ala last Saturday after being stuck by lightning last Friday (see Aug 7);
d Miss Lizzie WOOD’S baby died and laid to rest at Clapped Hill Cem;
Aug 14 1914 FRI b baby boy to Mr & Mrs Hollis WEEKS; b baby boy to
Mr & Mrs THROWER; m Andrew McGINNE & Eva PRESCOTT Saturday;
d Mrs Ellie B PARKS at Greenwood SC, daughter of Mr & Mrs I L JOHNSON
of Andalusia; d Z D FOSTER wednes at Slocumb, attempting to catch train and
fell under wheels; b baby boy weighing 3 lbs to Mrs Lizzie BUSBEE; d Mrs
Della RABUN, age 20 Tuesday in Andalusia; d H A WOODRUFF age 80 at
Lapin Ala, father of W H WOODRUFF of Andalusia; d J G OWENS at Lock-
HART, leaves wife, 3 daughters & 3 sons; d 6 mos child of Mr & Mrs J W
WILSON last week
Aug 18 1914 TUE d Radford POUNCY while in engine room at sawmill fell
against revolving fly wheel, was 20 yrs, worked with Jackson Lumber Co for
5 yrs, family at Red Level; m George WRIGHT of Tucker Ark & Ellen LILES
of Red Level at Andalusia Saturday d Mrs Jane BEASLEY at her home in
Red Level, born Nov 24 1843; on Jan 23 1887 Jane Beasley & Dr A G
ATKISON were married, husband died abt 10 yrs ago, Mrs ATKISON died
Jul 29 1914 at home of W F ATKISON at age 70 yrs, 8 mos, 4 days;
m Carter BENTON & Emma KING near Opp, daughter of Thomas KING;
d Mrs A W AUSTON Friday 60 yrs, burial Sunday, husband, 3 sons & 1
daughter, J E, A H & T J AUSTON, & Mrs Lena MURPHY
Aug 21 1914 FRI m Mr EDINS of Opelika & Miss BAKER of Rose Hill
eloped but chased by her father, they had a justice in care and got married
while dodging father on way to Searight; b son to Mr & Mrs Clant RALEY
of Oak Grove; d Mrs G W MCLEOD struck by lightning sever weeks ago
at Opp; d C F BROOM near Andalusia Wednesday, 70 yrs leave wife, burial at
Mt Zion on Thursday
Aug 25 1914 LIC: this past week: Arthur GANTT & Mrs Lula HASKILL of
River Falls; John Henry AMMONDS & Miss Ellie B AMMONDS of Red
Level; Z E WIDDON & Miss Alice SMITH; J A JACKSON & Miss Sula
THOMAS of Andalusia; W J ARMSTRONG & Ella HORTON; b 12 lb son
to Mr & Mrs Will BARTON; d Mr Burgay, abt 56 yrs on wednesday near Sanford
burial on Thursday at Bethel, widow is sister to Mrs Love GARRETT of this
city;
Aug 28 1914 FRI UPDATE; Noah WAGES found not Quilty (long list of witnesses)
Niece Alice WAGES testified for Noah among others; d Mrs J A HARE, age 23,
Wednesday at home of N H HARE; a baby of Mr & Mrs HARE, 17 days old,
died Monday, J A HARE and Beulah ROGERS were married at Collins, Miss
one year ago, remains were shipped Thursday to childhood home; d Y J LEE
last Friday, buried at Elizabeth Cem, leaves wife & 3 children; m Jack WIDDON
& Alice SMITH of Red Level; m Jack ARMSTRONG & Ella HORTON on
Sunday
Sep 1 1914 TUEm W R SCARBROUGH & Mrs Davis PAYNE both of
Andalusia today; LIC: G B LEE & Josephine D WILSON of Bradley
Sep 4 1914 FRI d Uncle Billie LOFTON last Friday, burial in Popewell Cem
on Sunday; m Sid BERRY & Kate Tipton on Sunday; b boy to Mr & Mrs Lee
WOODHAM on wednes of Florala; d Miss BALLARD, daughter of Thomas
at Pink on Saturday, burial at Rutledge; d Mrs H D MERRILL, age 42 at
Searight on Tuesday, burial at Good Hope Cem Wednesday, husband survives.
Sep 8 1914 TUE d infant son of Mr & Mrs R D CHANDLER of Kinston fri
of pneumonia, burial at Buelah Cem sat; d Oron OVERTON of Overton Byrn
Cycle Co. on satuday was struck and run over dwice by automobile driven by
J O ACREE Jr, 15 yr old (long story), OVERTON son of Dr & Mrs V
OVERTON ob Beaumont, TX, he leaves wife and children; d Walter DUBOSE,
Dave CULIFER is in Coffee Co jail, fight was Tuesday with 32 cal. pistols,
DUBOSE leaves wife & child, CuLIFER has wife and children
Sep 11 1914 FRI m Rev E L CRAWFORD & Mrs C E HARRISONon Sunday;
m Prof W R BENNET of Loango and Pearl MOORE of Troy thurs at Troy;
b girl to Mr & Mrs Ed WILKS; d Mrs Martha King, wife of Dan King Friday,
buried in New Home Cem on sat, she was daughter of Mr & Mrs James
WISHUM. Leaves son, 2 daus, 4 sisters, Mrs John FUQUA, Mrs B P BROOKS,
Mrs J M BROOKS, Mrs James GODWIN & brother Henry WISHUM;
d Martin BELL was killed in a runaway at Luverne last week; m R H TRAMMELL Jr
and Mildred Clopton BLAIR last Sunday; d infant of Mr & Mrs W B FLOWERS
Monday; d Wm A BURNETT at Pollard, age 58, wife & 4 children, burial at
Pollard on Wednesday
Sep 15 1914 TUE d J E REDMOND age 75, near Graceville, Fl at home of
Mrs E E JOHNSTON at Opp Monday, leave wife, 4 sons & 3 daughters; burial
City Cem at Opp Tuesday; his son Eugene REDMOND & M W SIMMONS
both of Graceville wer at funeral; b daughter to Mr & Mrs C E TAYLOR
Sep 18 1914 FRI d Dock ADAMS of city on Friday, burial at North Creek
Cem; d R F JACKSON, kicked by a mule; d Uncle Dave MAJORS 78 yrs,
at Georgiana; survivors John, Baizellus & M D Majors, Mrs J D MCINTYRE,
Mrs C W BRADLEY, Mrs A B MATHIS, & Mrs ADAMS
Sep 22 1914 TUE d Mrs Lizzie WISHAM laid to rest on Sunday in Salem Cem;
husband, son & 3 daughters; m W W KRIECE & Rubie HARE on Thursday;
d 16 yr son of Mr & Mrs D D DANLEY of Opp, burial at Valley Grove Cem;
d 10 mos infant of MR & Mrs E L HOLSTEAD at Babbie Friday; d Woodrow
WILSON, 10 mo son of Mr & Mrs John J DAUPHIN of Opp died Sunday;
d Mrs W F WARD of Opp Thursday, burial Cool Springs Friday, 36 yrs &
survived by husband and sister Mrs Joel J ADAMS of Opp; b girl to W O
GRIMES & wife; b boy to Mr & Mrs MCLEOD; b boy to Mr & Mrs
Thomas HOLLEY; b boy to J W PUGH & wife
Sep 25 1914 FRI b boy to Mr & Mrs T F PLUMMER; b son to Mr & Mrs
G S SEARCEY; b daughter to Mr & Mrs W O HALE, ma Joseph H KNOLES
& Mrs Edna COBB at Greenville Saturday
Oct 2 1914 FRI d Mrs Margaret PATTERSON, wife of George PATTERSON
on Sep 20, age 80, was failing in healthe since husband died Nov 1900, Children
are Daniel M & Solomon N, Mrs Sallie FRANKLIN & Mrs Rebecca GARRISON,
buried next to husband at Bathesda near Loango, daughter of Daniel MCINTOSH
she was born in SC; d Benj. PIERCE of Red LEVEL laid to rest on Sunday, was
CW veteran. d Mrs GIY near Atmore AL on Wednesday
Oct 6 1914 TUE d Mrs Chades WINN of Tuskegee in gun accident by her 9 yr
son. Mrs WINN & family moved here several years ago from Tallassee; d Henry
LOWMAN age 18, shot & killed by O C HARRIS age 21 near Rose Hill,
LOWMAN buried on Monday; d Virgil N MCALL age 45 at River Falls; wife
and 2 children survive; d J N WARD Saturday, burial at Andalusia Cem, survived
by wife, daugher & 2 sons; d Mrs W A TEEL age 87, at Opp Monday, burial Cool
Springs Cem today,
Oct 9 1914 FRI b boy to Mr & Mrs J J HERUSING; b baby girl to Mr & Mrs
Will HART, grandparents COWARTS are all smiles
Oct 13 1914 TUE m Chester CRAVY & Edna ROBINSON Tuesday at Loango;
m W H HART & Mrs Lula HALL Sunday; d J Loran ‘Buster’ BROWN
killed by Mrs Florence MCGOWAN of Mobile on 6 Aug for wronging her
daughter. (never found any further mention of arrest etc)
Oct 20 1914 TUE m Ellie Verne SENTELL of Luverne & George Malachi
ETHERIDGE of Andalusia will marry in Nov ( they mar Nov 11 1914 at
Luverne) she the daugher of Mr & Mrs James Oscar SENTELL; b son to
Mr & Mrs G D SCRUGGS; d America A MARTIN, born in Dooley Co, Ga
on Feb 26 1856, married W L MCLEOD on Oct 9 1873, she died Jul 13 1914
near Green Bay. Mrs McLeod was baptised by her cousin, Rev W F MARTIN
at Walkins’ crossing on Yellow River at 1885. 10 children were born to couple,
all are living, 14 grchildren & 13 are living; d Mrs FOLEY of Opp Sunday,
burial at Elba; d mother of Miss Ina STALLINGS at home in Pigeon Creek,
Covington Co; d little son of Mr & Mr Homer HODGE Sunday, burial at
Pleasant Springs Cem on Monday; m Miss Bessie COOK & Mr KING of
Dothan on Sunday
Oct 23 1914 FRI Lic: C B BOUTWELL & Ethel BOLES; d Mr & Mrs C J
HUDGINS of Gonzales, Escambia Co. He died last night & his wife this
mornng, both of a rare form of malaria; d Watt MCGOWIN at Mason crushed
by cattle Wednesday aged 40.
Oct 27 1914 TUE m James DSATTER and Ver May WINDHAM on Sunday;
m John T WINDHAM & Miss Katie E ALPIN last Sunday at Empire Hill;
LIC W R HAMILTON & Mollie WOODHAM; m Clifford MCCALL &
Miss INGRAM of Rose Hil at Paxton, Fla Sunday, brided is mere child;
d Mrs Emma T HALL wife of F C HALL of James, age 66, daughter of Mr
& Mrs Harmon JOHNSON of this cty, a neice of Gov. Hershel V JOHNSON
of Ga(candidate for V Pres Stephen A DOUGLAS)mar abt 40 yrs, the couple
have 4 sons, J M, F P,of Ga, E A of James, C W of Red Level, pallbearers
included her sons, Stepson B M HALL & son in law Ben HIGH of Pecote,
burial at Midway; m Henry BEASLEY & Mrs Della WIGGINS Sunday
Oct 30 1914 FRI d A J BUTLER, planner forman, Ed FRAZIER, Marcus
HARGROVE, & Alto TUR, in collapse of large dry kiln of Ala Mill &
Land Co, today (oct 27); Injured was Wilbur HORN, George KALB &
Howard BENTON, BUTLER leaves wife & 5 children, Frazier leaves wife
and 1 child; other two were barely 18 yrs old.
Nov 3 1914 TUE d wife of Andrew BASS, Negro, killed by him with axe
last May, then set fire to house to destroy evidence.
Nov 13 1914 FRI d W W PRIDGEN of Evergreen Nov 12, came to Ala
from Texas 25 yrs ago, aged 56, unmarried. suvived by one brother, 3 half-
sisters all living in Texas,burial in Tx; m R L MERRILL of Enterprise & Addie
B SMITH of Evergreen Saturday at Andalusia; d A H J SANDERS, age 52 in
Pike Co last week, brother of Mrs W J COWART of Gantt; d Mrs Tee FLOYD
of Dozier, wife of Sam Floyd Sunday, Nov 8, husband & 3 children survive, burial
on Monday; d 2 yrs son of Mr & Mrs W O MONT at Foley on Monday
Nov 17 1914 TUE d only child of Mr & Mrs E Y COWART, Grady, on Nov 12,
buried Antioch cen on Sat Nove 14; b son to Mr & Mrs J M PRESTWOOD;
b son to Judge & Mrs E TALBRITTON; b daughter to Mr & Mrs Dennis
THOMPSON
Nov 20 1914 Fri m Fred FOLSOM & Gertrude DONALDSON at Elba; b son to
Rev J J HAGOOD & wife at Jasper, Ala
Nov 24 1914 d 3 yrs Joe Tom BARRON, son of Mr & Mrs J N BARRON of
Andalusia was buried on Sunday; m L E STEVENSON & Miss Gladys HILTON
of Brantley at Montgomery Sunday; m S A CAMPBELL & Lydia Lee HUDSON Thursday; d Mr BERRY age 36, single and life long cripple, was buried in Kervin
Cem on Saturday
Nov 27 1914 FRI m S H CARROLL JR & Cora HODGE at Andalusial Sunday;
d D J LAW of Red Level last night, brother of Mrs C A NEAL & Henry LAW
of Andalusia; d W R LIVINGS age 70, near Sanford died and was buried on
Wednesday, an uncle of Sheriff J N LIVINGS; lic G W RICHARDSON &
Hattie TREADWAY both of Lockhart
Dec 1 1914 TUE d George CARTER, Negro killed by Mark LEWIS, Negro on
Saturday in Andalusia, Lewis in in Jail; m C C DORSEY & Miss Mattie
RICHBURG at Opp on Sunday; d Mrs L J WIGGINS of Sanford today, 3
grown children, Mrs L J PAULK, W H & J P WIGGINS survive, burial
tomorrow at Bethel; LIC C E OWEN of Andalusia and Mary ADAMS of
Georgianna next Sunday; m Lester COBB & Mae HOOD of Andalusia
Dec 8 1914 FRI d L C GRAVES of Opp on Wednesday, age 60, burial in
Bethel Cem near Babbie; d Afrecy EDGAR, Negro woman of Covington Co,
murdered in Pike co last week; b girl to Mr & Mrs Buel KILPATRICK; b daughter
to Mr & Mrs J P TILLERY; b girl to Mr & Mrs RUSHTON
Dec 11 1914 TUE m H A FOWLER & Lethia Cotton at Opp; m J A BART &
Hattie Laura PARKER at Andalusia
Dec 18 1914 TUE d Tim WHITMORE of Milton Fla killed by Charley JOHNSON
age 18, this week
Dec 22 1914 FRI d Ray CLEMENTS, white farmer of Brewton, killed Dec 20
reportedly by Bud NEAUE, Negro; Clements was 35 yrs and leaves family;
d Mrs D D CARROLL of Pensacola Sunday, of pneumonia, burial at Opp,
her former home, daughter of Mr & Mrs A S WALLACE on Dec 20, burial in
Cool Springs, survivors are husband, 2 little girls, parents, 3 bros & 6 sisters;
M George Washington, Negro, employed at Benson Hardware, & Bessie BARKER
at Troy on Dec 29.
Dec 25 1914 FRI d Mrs BOZEMAN of Searight, sister of O L BENSON on
Wednesday. d J C WARD, being ill for weeks, died on Thursday, funeral today at
3:00.
Dec 29 1914 TUE m Robert HUTCHINSON & Stella SELLERS Thursday
m R B WILDER & Ina Lula ADAMS Sunday