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Marriage, Death, and Legal Notices from Early Alabama Newspapers: 1819-1893, page 333
1st Saturday in March, 1817 at a company muster by THOMAS MILLER Esq. of this county then Overseer of the Poor in the district that included his residence. The oldest, supposed to be nine years old, I took as an apprentice and was the lowest bidder to maintain the youngest, only about seven years old, twelve months at the expense of the county." Testimony of SAMUEL DURRELL SANSOM: On the 4th of last May I came to MR. GOODNER's where I have ever since resided.... MR. GOODNER had with him and has yet a couple of boys.... Sworn to before ABR. KING, J.P. 10 Sept. 1817. Testimony of SAMUEL CRAGG; has lived with MR. GOODNER more than two years... sworn to 17 July 1817 before BENJAMIN FRANKS, J.P. Testimony of WILLIAM WADE, has lived with MR. GOODNER since 17th last February... sworn to before BENJAMIN FRANKS, J.P. 17 July 1817. Testimony of WILLIAM D. EVANS; has lived with MR. GOODNER since last of last March. Sworn to before BENJAMIN FRANKS J.P. 17 July 1817. MR. MILLER recollects the grandfather of the boys requested him not to bind the boys to me...12 months later I was asked to take the younger as an apprentice. Also testimony of REUBEN SHOTWELL and STEPHEN GRIFFITH they being only- ones remaining who were heads of families in the neighborhood at that time. May 30, 1840 Letter from JOHN D. PHELAN of Tuscaloosa to MAJOR N. TERRY of Limestone County. "In a conversation you had with MR. DAVID RHODES he informed you that in a conversation with his father (DR. H. W. RHODES)... JAMES C. ELLIOTT, MR. GEORGE W. HAGEA to MRS. CAROLINE R. R. SPENCER, all of Huntsville. See our Vol. 147 p. 49. On the 26th instant by the REV. MR. JACKS, MR. BENNETT CLOYD of Casey County, Ky to MISS LUCINDA J(ANE) daughter of NEELY DRAKE, all of Madison Co. See our Vol. 141 p. 42. Died at his residence in Madison County on Tuesday the 12th instant after a painful illness MR. STERLING STANBACK in the 35th year of his age...left amiable wife and two interesting children. MR. STANBACK had a native of Virginia but has for some years resided in this state. Notice: DR. WM. A. WHARTON, New Market, Ala. Mobile Co. Runaway slave committed to jail by MOSES RYAN, J.P. Belongs to SAMUEL THOMPSON of Warren Co. Miss. June 6, 1840 Candidates: WM. WRIGHT and THOMAS M. MOSELEY for Tax Assessor and Collector. WM. R. CHUNN for sheriff of Morgan County; and JAMES M. ADAMS and THOMAS M. GRIFFIN to represent Marshall County in the Legislature. DR. JOHN W. KING has located 8 miles NW of Huntsville. Married on the 21st instant by the REV. J. ALLAN, D.D. MR. WILLIAM D(ONALD) GARDNER, of Madison County to MISS RHODA H. daughter of MR. DAVID BUSH of Morgan Co. See our Vol. 74 p. 28. Departed this life on the 30th of May at her mother's residence in Madison County, MISS MARY JANE HARRIS aged 19 years and some months... member of the M. E. Church. P. B. ROBINSON. Died at the residence of MR. JOHN TANNER in this county after an illness of 12 months his son HARVEY TANNER in the 31st year of his age. June 13, 1840 Departed this life in Huntsville, Ala. in the 22nd year of her age MRS. JANE CATHERINE BRADFORD, consort of COL. LARKIN BRADFORD. She was born in Cumberland Co. Va. and emigrated to this county in 1834... united with the Presbyterian Church in Virginia... devoted wife, kind mother. (Communicated) Died at her residence in Huntsville, Ala. MRS. MARGARET HALL, aged 70 years. She was born in Ireland, moved to the United States in early life; embraced religion about fifty years before her death...for the last five years a member of the M. E. Church in this town...left six children. P. B. ROBINSON. (Communicated) Departed this life on the 30th of May, 1840 MISS WINNIFRED ELIZABETH THOMSON in the 17th year of her age...left father, brothers, sisters. P. B. ROBINSON. 333 - (3633)