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Genealogy

Thomasson: 2 additional Brays featured

Today’s story will feature the families of two of the younger children of John Henry C. Bray and his wife, Nancy Caroline (Morgan). In the ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, April 2, 2016 12:59 am

Genealogy

Genealogy: Bray Family had many grandchildren

Today’s story will be a continuation of the Bray family, which was introduced in last’s week’s column. The children of John Henry C. Bray and ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, March 26, 2016 12:25 am

Genealogy

Bray family came to Fairfield community after 1880

A sizable Bray family migrated to Covington County before the beginning of the Twentieth Century, but they had come only a short distance from Bullock ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Sunday, March 20, 2016 10:05 pm

Genealogy

Fourth Russell family line settled here in 1840s

Three different Russell family lines have been featured in the last three genealogy columns. There were no identified connections between any of them, and there ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, March 12, 2016 12:00 am

Genealogy

Russell family ancestor emigrated from England

A third Russell family also settled in Covington County, Ala. The earliest ancestor of this lineage is William Russell who was born in 1605 Abbotts ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, March 5, 2016 1:03 am

Genealogy

Thomasson: Russell family ancestor had heritage in Ramer

Today’s column will feature a different Russell ancestral line from the one covered last week, which introduced the William/Archibald Russell family. Those researching this family ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, February 27, 2016 1:55 am

Genealogy

Russell family settles circa 1870

A suggestion was made that the Russell family of Covington County would be a good one for review in this column. After some research it ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, February 20, 2016 1:00 am

Genealogy

A different Mitchell family had connections locally

A different Mitchell family from the one featured in earlier columns also had ties to Covington County. While few members of the family members actually ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, February 13, 2016 12:00 am

Genealogy

Mikel descendants came to county in late 1800s

Some family stories published in The Heritage of Covington County, Alabama and area descendants of the Mikel family have provided genealogical data for a review ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, February 6, 2016 2:33 am

Genealogy

WWII soldier Percy Mathews’s remains may have been found

Linda Davis Harrell, reference and genealogy librarian at the Andalusia Public Library, recently shared information of her communication with individuals interested in the burial and ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Sunday, January 31, 2016 5:21 pm

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