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Marriage, Death, and Legal Notices from Early Alabama Newspapers: 1819-1893, page 441
January 7, 1863 Obituary of JOHN HEARTWELL COLEMAN (9 in Alabama), of Sharpshooters, Woods' Brigade, aged 28 years 4 months 11 days, a son of the late DANIEL COLEMAN (48 in Virginia; Limestone County Census) of the Supreme Court Bench. Limestone County legal advertisements: FRANCIS M. CANTRELL executor of the will of AMANDA C. CANTRELL; BRICE M. TOWNSEND, administrator of HOWELL C. FEATHERSTONE (54 in South Carolina); and WILLIAM C. NICHOLS (26 in North Carolina) administrator of POLINA E. NICHOLS (21 in Alabama, wife of WM. C.). January 14, 1863 Died of congestive fever at the residence of MR. HIRAM WILLIAMS, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana August 8, 1863, LT. WILLIAM M(ATT) REDUS of Company C. 35th Regiment, Alabama Volunteers. LT. REDUS was born in Giles County, Tennessee January 13, 1814. When a small boy his family removed to Limestone County, Alabama where the subject of this notice has since resided. On the 18th of January, 1841 he married MISS PARALEE ATKINSON of this county. In 1857 he was elected to the State Legislature. On the 7th of April last he bid adieu to a beloved and tender wife and five interesting children. T.C.P. January 28, 1863 Jackson County. JAMES E. VERNON produces the will of ISAAC C. DIBLEE of which is named executor.... DIBLEE, an heir at law is a resident of the Kingdom of Great Britain. February 4, 1863 Obituary. Departed this life at Huntsville, Alabama January 31, 1863 in the 36th year of her age, MARY MARGARET, consort of ROBERT H. WATKINS and daughter of DR. BENJAMIN CARTER of Pulaski, Tennessee. She was snatched from devoted husband and now motherless children. February 12, 1863 Another young hero gone. JAMES W. FRANKS, son of BRITTON FRANKS, fell mortally wounded at Parkers Cross Roads December 31, 1862. COLONEL GEORGE WALTON, son of one of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence died in Petersburgh, Virginia a few days since aged 73. He was formerly Territorial Governor of Florida and later in life Mayor of Mobile. He was father of the amiable and accomplished MRS. OCTAVIA WALTON LeVERT of this city. Mobile Register and Advertiser. Obituary: COL. GEORGE WALTON died in Petersburg Virginia on the 3rd instant. He was bom in Augusta, Georgia during the Revolution; he had in his illustrious father, the Signer of the Declaration of Independence and a gallant officer and eminent jurist, and in his accomplished mother (MISS CAMPER) who has been well styled one of the heroines of that trying period the best exemplars of intellectual, social and patriotic worth. He graduated at Princeton College, and when barely of age (1812) was elected to the Georgia Legislature. In 1821 he was appointed Secretary of the Territory of Florida while JACKSON was governor, and succeeded him in that office; in his administration founded the city of Tallahassee and bestowed its name. He removed to Mobile in 1837 or 1838 and was elected mayor. For several years he has resided in Washington and Virginia. In early manhood he married MISS SALLIE MINGE WALKER, daughter of an eminent lawyer of Georgia, who preceeded her husband to the grave by two years. They had two children, MAJOR ROBERT WALTON, whose untimely death bore to the tomb promises of a brilliant career, and our fair townswoman. March 12, 1863 Died near Huntsville on the 11th of February, JOHN SEAY (63 in Virginia), native of Amelia County, Virginia and a resident of Madison County since 1816, aged 77 years 2 months 5 days. March 19, 1863 Advertisement--Jackson County: ELIZABETH STEPHENS and JAMES M. HUDGINS administrators of SOLOMAN STEPHENS (35 in Tennessee); also of JANE KEITH as administrator of JAMES A. KEITH. 441 - (3741)