Genealogy

William Green Johns family settled in Covington, Conecuh counties

In a much earlier column, the family of William Green Johns, Sr. was introduced. At the time limited ...

Genealogy

Heustesses help to establish Opp

A family name that is not currently familiar in the Covington County area is that of Heustess, but ...

Genealogy

Davis family resided primarily in eastern area of Conecuh County

There was a Davis family that lived in Conecuh County, which had descendants who moved into Covington County. ...

Genealogy

Sheffield family settled near the western border of county

Evans Sheffield/ Sheffeld is the earliest ancestor of his family found by this writer in South Alabama. Although ...

Genealogy

Chapel Hill Baptist continues impact on community

In last week’s column, the inter-relationships of the Cravey and Dunson families were reviewed. One of the Cravey ...

Genealogy

Cravey, Dunson families left impact on county

Owen Cravey (or McCravey) was born prior to 1700 in Ireland, and was listed on the 1721 Albemarle ...

Genealogy

McGown, Gillis families became linked through marriage in 1900s

Although several columns have been written in the past featuring various lines of the McGowin family, another one ...

Genealogy

Andalusia Mayor Trammell E. Henderson was of Scottish ancestry

Today’s column will feature the life and heritage of one of Andalusia’s early mayors. Trammell E. Henderson was ...

Genealogy

Most Curry descendants resided in north part of county

The family of William T. Curry was featured in last week’s column, and additional research allows an update ...

Genealogy

Doctor brought Curry family to Covington County

The first Curry ancestor to arrive in Covington County was Dr. William T. Curry who settled in the ...

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