Nancy Rohr

Nancy is the author of three books on local history and has recorded a series of audio histories for many of the historic Twickenham houses in this collection.


Heroines: Virginia Clay by Nancy Rohr


This story about early Madison County is part of a series of Civil War stories entitled The Heroines of Madison County. The series consists of the following stories:

  • Introduction
  • Mary Jane Chadick
  • Suzanna Clay
  • Virginia Clay
  • Mary Johnston
  • Mary Lewis
  • Willie Clay Recollection
  • They Also Served
  • Octavia Otey
  • The Wharton Sisters
  • Enslaved Women
  • Summation

Nancy is the author of the following books about Huntsville's past which are available at Harrison Brothers Hardware or Shavers Books:

  • An Alabama School Girl in Paris, 1842-1844: The Letters of Mary Fenwick Lewis and Her Family
  • Echos of the Past: Old Mahogany Table Stories
  • Incidents of the War: The Civil War Journal of Mary Jane Chadick
  • Free People of Color in Madison County, Alabama

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The Heroines of Madison County: Virginia Clay
Source: Nancy Rohr
Date: 2011
Rights: Reproduced with the permission of Nancy Rohr