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Marriage, Death, and Legal Notices from Early Alabama Newspapers: 1819-1893, page 422
the 25th of February 1893, JOHN CALVIN GRAHAM...Brother JOHN C. GRAHAM was an industrious man, a kind father, a generous neighbor, a charitable citizen. March 30 1893 Died at Nashville, MRS. MOLLIE MATTHEWS ERWIN, wife of MR. ALEX ERWIN, on Tuesday, March 28th. Sister of MR. LUKE MATTHEWS. Funeral will be held this afternoon from the Methodist Church in this city. We regret to announce the death of MR. JOHN CLIFT yesterday morning at his residence near Madison. MR. CLIFT was a time honored citizen of this county, loved, honored and respected by all who knew him. He was a kinsman by marriage to MRS. J. W. WALL. (see tombstone in Volume 235, p. 63--"JOHN H. CLIFT born September 5, 1821, died March 25; MARY CLIFT bom August 4, 1820, died June 24, 1897) A telegram was received yesterday by MR. CHRIS McDONALD from CAPT. ZACH THOMAS of Washington bearing news of the death of his wife MARTHA SLACK THOMAS Friday. The deceased was a native of Huntsville, daughter of the late CHARLES SLACK who was a confectioner in this city. She was married to CAPT" THOMAS in the reconstruction period and for many years their home has been at the Capitol. In 1889 and 1890 CAPT, and MRS. THOMAS resided in Huntsville, CAPT. THOMAS filling the office of Government Superintendent of the public building here during its erection. (This name was SCHLACK.) April 13, 1893 Died...MRS. BURNEY FOWLKES of Monrowia. April 20, 1893 SAMUEL W. SHACKELFORD died at Courtland yesterday in his 77th year. He was a noble Southern gentleman. His father was the historic DR. JACK SHACKELFORD who carried a company from the Tennessee Valley, known as the "Red Rovers" to Texas in the war between Texas and Mexico, of which only three returned. The funeral of MRS. SUE SPRAGUE took place from the Methodist Church yesterday. She was greatly beloved here in her old home where nearly all her life was spent. Of the children of the highly esteemed DR. P. B. ROBINSON, of which she was one, MRS. DYSART of Jackson, Tennessee, MRS. REAGAN of Memphis and MRS. SMITH of Chicago still survive. All of MRS. SPRAGUE's children came to the burial. We regret to learn of the critical condition of ROBERT D. WILSON Esq. of this city, at the residence of his daughter MRS. MOSELEY in Decatur. MR. WILSON was for many years a Justice of the Peace here. The death of MRS. MARY E. STEGER of Nashville on Sunday last is announced by the Banner of Monday as follows: MRS. MARY E. STEGER, wife of DR. F. E. H. STEGER, died yesterday afternoon. She was mother of CAPT. T. M. STEGER and DR. R. W. STEGER and sister of DRS. T. J. and J. W. MADDEN. Funeral services will be conducted by BISHOP FITZGERALD and DR. BARBEE at the residence on Farrell Street this afternoon and burial will take place at Mt. Olivet. (See "Harris & Allied Families") Sad News from Afar. MR. EDWARD CRUTE, eldest son of MRS. W. H. WATKINS, who sustained serious injuries from being run over by the cars at Washington Friday, died yesterday. To his sorrowing mother and sisters the Argus extends sympathy. COL. J. R. H. CUMMINGS of Washington, Arkansas was introduced to an Argus man yesterday by MR. A. D. RODGERS. COL. CUMMINGS' father settled in this then utterly wild section in 1807 and COL. CUMMINGS knew this immediate region when it was scarcely more than a hamlet. He lived many years in the eastern portion of Limestone County. He was a volunteer in CAPT. SAM FRENCH's Company, COL. H. ACKLEN's Regiment, GEN. BEN PATTERSON's command. The late HOK, Z. P. DAVIS was a fellow soldier with COL. CUMMINGS. He pointed to a spot about 50 feet east of the First National Bank and said "I remember as if it were but a short while ago when we were mustered out right where I am showing you." May 4, 1893 Scottsboro Citizen. A marriage license was procured here last week for MR. M. A. CLAY, the handsome and wealthy bachelor of Princeton, 422 - (3722)