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Genealogy

McKenzie family descendant came to Opp in 1900s

Although only some of the McKenzie family descendants migrated to Covington County, Ala., they did arrive very early in the 1900s. These settled in the ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, January 23, 2016 1:40 am

Genealogy

Cotten family emigrated from England in 1600s

There was a Cotten family who resided in Covington and surrounding counties fairly early. The descendants appear to be different from the Cotton family, which ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, January 16, 2016 12:00 am

Genealogy

McCarter family settled, farmed in Oakey Streak

Note: The writer of this column is requesting for individuals to share their family records or information on local history from which future stories may ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, January 9, 2016 3:55 pm

Genealogy

Odoms settled in Antioch community in 1854

  Ancestors of the Odom descendants of Covington County arrived during the mid-1850s and established themselves in the Antioch community. In more recent years some ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, January 2, 2016 1:14 am

Genealogy

Bailey family settled in Covington County before 1850

The subject of today’s column will be another Bailey family, which is different from the one in last week’s column. The ancestor of this lineage ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, December 26, 2015 12:00 am

Genealogy

Bailey family arrived in Covington County circa 1915

The Bailey family of Covington County is being featured in today’s column. A couple of informative stories in The Heritage of Covington County, Alabama publication ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, December 19, 2015 12:00 am

Genealogy

Tillman, Lloyd and Caton families owned, farmed large plantations

The Tillman, Lloyd and Caton families were featured in earlier columns, but their success in large plantations and land holdings will be presented in today’s ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, December 12, 2015 1:02 am

Genealogy

Lloyd descendants in area comprise 3 different family lines

The Lloyd family was mentioned in the last column, which featured the later generations of the Tillman family. The union of Hardee Tillman and Sarah ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, December 5, 2015 12:27 pm

Genealogy

Tillman family settled in Straughn community near school

Tillman family settled in Straughn community near school   The Tillman family of Covington County was introduced in last week’s column and reviewed from the ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, November 28, 2015 12:00 am

Genealogy

Tillman family came from England during early 1600s

UPDATE ON FEAGIN FAMILY NAME: In a story on the Feagin family featured in this column about two years earlier, the writer had the Irish ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, November 21, 2015 9:15 am

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