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Marriage, Death, and Legal Notices from Early Alabama Newspapers: 1819-1893, page 503
August 2, 1850
Died July 16, 1850 after a protracted illness of 4 weeks on Monte Sano, KATE, daughter of MR. and MRS. WM. H. THOMSON aged 1-9-16.
In Tuscumbia on 21 at residence of his father, WM. COOPER, Esq. in 25th year of his age, LANGSTON COOPER, Esq. of Memphis.
In Courtland, on 10th, MR. NATHAN J. GALLAWAY (43 in Georgia), aged about 40.
On 20th in Marshall County, MRS. MARTHA HIGHTOWER (37 in North Carolina), wife of J(OHN) C. HIGHTOWER (38 in South Carolina).
In Athens on 28th, MRS. SARAH A. B. MENDUM (married in Limestone County 1844; marriage record says SARAH REECE, newspaper says SARAH BREECE), wife of ROBT. J. MENDUM, in her 26th year. In same place orr 30th, WM. PARROTT, son of GEN. G. S. HOUSTON in his 5th year. In same place, on same day, RICHARD OWEN, son of JOHN A. LEE, in his 3rd year.
In this place on Monday last after a very short illness, ROBERT S. CHAMBERS, a young gentleman of unblemished reputation and greatly esteemed by a large circle of acquaintances.
Departed this life on 26th, APPELLUS AUGUSTA, infant daughter of JOSHUA H. and PAULINA S. BEADLE aged 2 years.
Married on 22 near Vienna, Madison County by REV. G. A. COLLIER, MR. A. W. ARNOLD (41 in South Carolina; married before) of Summit, Blount County, Alabama to MISS F(RANCES) E. A. RIVERS.
On 28th by REV. JOSEPH WHITE, MR. AUGUSTUS M(EED) HEWLETT of Madison, to MISS NARCISSUS (VENILA) CROXTON of Franklin (daughter of ELIJAH CROXTON).
On 24th, MR. WM. H. WIGGS (34 in North Carolina) to MISS NANCY McCAIN (31 in Tennessee), both of Marshall County.
August 9, 1850
Married on 29 at Robinson's Springs, Autauga County, by REV. A. MORRISON, HON. L(EROY) P(OPE) WALKER (33 in Alabama) of Florence (Lauderdale) , Alabama to MISS ELIZA DICKSON PICKETT (18 in Alabama), daughter of the late JUDGE PICKETT of Montgomery.
On 6th by REV. B. C. CHAPMAN, MR. JOHN R. GARDNER (see letter from MRS. CHELF) of Rutherford County, Tennessee, to MISS EMMA B. EASTLAND of this county (she was daughter of WM. and ANN PANNEL (BRONAUGH) EASTLAND; grand-daughter of SAM'L and NA--- (faded) (MASSIL) BRONAUGH).
On 30 July at residence of MR. DAVID ALLISON, Madison County, by REV. J. LEROY HARRIS, REV. A(LEX) PENLAND of Courtland, Alabama to MISS ISABELLA L. ALLISON, eldest daughter of MR. DAVID ALLISON.
Died at residence in Limestone County, Alabama on 28th of July, in the 93rd year of his age, MR. JOHN WEBB, an old and respectable citizen of that county. Baptist for about 30 years.
August 16, 1850
Obituary of ROBERT S. CHAMBERS. Died in this place Monday 29 July. Son of DR. HENRY CHAMBERS....
Died in Moulton, Albama on 1, MR. JOHN M. JACKSON (51 in Virginia).
August 21, 1850
Married on 14th, MR. JAMES T. PETTIT of Memphis to MISS JANE FOSTER, daughter of WM. COOPER, Esq. of Tuscumbia.
On 15th, MR. J(OSHUA) S. DITTO (24 in Alabama) to MISS RHODA GARRISON, all of Marshall County.
Died on 16th, MR. WM. HIGGINS, an old citizen of Huntsville.
September 4, 1850
Married on 15 by REV. MR. LAY, MR. JAMES M. WILSON to MISS MARY E. MILLER, both of this county.
Died on 16 in city of New York, MR. JOHN B(RISCOE) LEFTWICH
(44 in Virginia, Lauderdale County), citizen and merchant of Florence. Tribute of respect to brother F. M. JONES, who died suddenly Union Division No. 14, S. of T. To citizen of Florence, who so kindly administered to our stranger brother; to his widowed mother towards her first bom.
September 11, 1850 Married on 25, THOMAS S. TWEEDY (21 in Alabama; son of JOS M.) of Lawrence County to MISS ELIZA PEEBLY of Athens.
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