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Marriage, Death, and Legal Notices from Early Alabama Newspapers: 1819-1893, page 193
May 17, 1843 Died on board Steam Boat Fashion on the 11th instant on her passage from Mobile to New Orleans, DR. TRUEMAN WOODRUFF, of this city, late of Batavia, New York, aged about 50 years. DR. WOODRUFF had resided in this city about seven years for the benefit of his health. His intelligence, integrity and gentlemanly deportment caused him to be highly esteemed by all who knew him; and will cause his death to be no less generally regretted. Obituary: Died on the 23d, ult, at the residence in Montpelier, Baldwin County, Alabama, COLONEL LEE SLAUGHTER in the 48th year of his age. In early life, he devoted himself to attainment of military acquirements. Having received the appointment of Lieutenant in the regular army he emigrated to the South and was promoted to Adjutant under command of COLONEL KING of the 4th Regiment of United States Infantry; in all offices, he discharged his arduous duties with honor and dignity to himself and patriotic cause in which he was engated "never shrinking as a soldier from any duty assigned him." After his retirement from the army, he acted in various civil and public capacities--sheriff of County and a representative in the legislature of his adopted state. And in all his social and business relations, he sustained the character of an honest, liberal and high minded gentleman. Amiable and candid as a friend- honest, upright and manly as a citizen- tender and devoted as a husband- kind and affectionate as a father- feeling and humane as a master- his death created a chasm in those relations which years cannot fill. Carried forward by his own exertions without the aid of any splendid patrimony, without influence and interest of powerful family connections, he acquired an ample and independent estate and established a character, which would do honor to any man in any country. He left an affectionate wife, five children and a large circle of friends and acquaintances....E D M May 24, 1843 $400 reward for the arrest of JOHN BOLES, ANNA BOLES, JOHN W. BOLES and JONATHON BOLES, who murdered QUINNA C. YELVERTON, a citizen of Dale County on the 18th of May, 1843. JOHN BOLES described as being about 45 or 50 years of age, blue eyes, light hair, ANNA BOLES, wife of said JOHN BOLES, aged about 45. JOHN W. BOLES, son of said JOHN BOLES aged about 22. JONATHON BOLES, son of said JOHN BOLES aged about 16. Reward for the arrest of WILLIAM H. SMITH and JAMES W. HILL, who murdered BURRELL B. TOMPKINS in Russell County. HILL is described as being about 23 or 24 years of age; has dark eyes, fair skin. SMITH is about 24 years of age, has brown hair and grey eyes. June 7, 1843 EDMUND ROURKE & Co. advertise muslins and fashionable goods for ladies. Candidates: BACKUS W. HUNTINGTON for House of Representatives WILLIAM R. SMITH for Senate B. S. THOMPSON for Tax Collector SWAN H. SKELTON for Clerk of Circuit Court June 14, 1843 Married on Wednesday evening last by REV. MR. SMYTH, MR. STEPHEN B. COMBS to MISS MAHALA ROBERTSON of this city. Candidates: W. P. MERIWETHER for House of Representatives June 21, 1843 Married in Wilcox County on the 7th instant by W. W. RIEVES, Esq. DR. I(SAAC) F(OOTE) DORTCH of Sumter County to MISS MARY ANN ROSS of Wilcox Co. See Owen's Diet, of Ala. Biog. Vo. IV p. 1467. Married at the residence of JOHN S. BEALLE, Esq. in this county on Thursday evening, the 15th instant by REV. B. MANLY, E(LDRED) B. TEAGUE to MISS SOPHIA N(ELSON) BLOUNT, daughter of the late CAPT. JAMES G. BLOUNT. (In 1850 Census Sumter Co. Ala. ELDRED B 30 b S C SOPHIA 27 S C & 3 chn b Ala 193 - (3493)