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Genealogy

Davis family settled in Damascus area of Coffee County

Other Davis family lines from Covington County have been presented in this column at earlier dates. The one being featured today settled primarily in Coffee ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, May 11, 2013 12:00 am

Genealogy

Prescott family settled primarily in Elba community

One of the earliest pioneers in South Alabama was Ephraim Prescott, a Methodist minister. He and his brother, Isaac Prescott, have had many descendants to ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Friday, May 3, 2013 11:09 pm

Genealogy

Vaughn family descendant endears herself to family, community

While researching the Battle and Vaughn families, a descendant common to both stood out as an exceptional person. Bessie Sessions (Vaughn) Battle is remembered for ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, March 30, 2013 12:03 am

Genealogy

Vaughn ancestors came from England to America in early 1600s

The series on the Battle family has prompted a look at the Vaughn family. There was a marriage between a key person in the Vaughn ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Friday, March 22, 2013 6:12 pm

Genealogy

Harrison ancestors migrate from South Carolina to Coffee County

Another Harrison family descendant, Patricia (Foley) Gibson, has shared her Harrison lineage, which she compiled in her Foley Family History book. Her relation to Harrisons ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Friday, March 1, 2013 10:26 pm

Genealogy

Harrison descendant is researching family from local area

A recent response from some earlier columns has prompted an interest in reviewing the Harrison family. Rex Harrison, a current resident of the State of ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, February 23, 2013 12:00 am

Genealogy

Hogg descendants contributed much public service to Covington County

During the 1990s, Wyley D. Ward, widely known local historian, wrote and published in the Andalusia Star-News a series of columns, which featured the early ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, February 9, 2013 12:00 am

Genealogy

Battle descendants were prominent in Mobile in 19th century

Battle descendants were especially prominent in Mobile in 1800s Another son of William Augustus Battle and his wife, Martha R. (Edwards), was John William Battle, ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, January 26, 2013 12:00 am

Genealogy

Battle descendant becomes popular physician

In the last column, the early generations of the Battle family were presented down to that of William Sumner Battle who was born in 1761 ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, January 19, 2013 12:00 am

Genealogy

Berman descendants were leading local businessmen

The Berman family name is a memory only in the minds of the older citizens of Andalusia and the surrounding communities. It was once a ... Read more

by Curtis Thomasson, Saturday, January 5, 2013 12:00 am

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