One source says that the town incorporated in 1839, but another cites 1907. He traveled widely and corresponded with archivists and book dealers in the atlantic states and europe in order to document various parts of his history of the state. This page shows only the 20 most recent obituaries in autaugaville, alabama. Autaugaville al e una citaa town en autauga county, alabama, usa. The west side was in autauga county and the east side north of the.
Picketts history of alabama to be rereleased this month alabama. Autauga county use the menu to the right to browse our collection of outofprint editions of u. Autauga place the first settler in what is now autaugaville arrived around 1820 and built. Welcome to the heart of autaugaville city data where you can quickly find the key autaugaville detailed data and census information you need. The alabama room is a special collection of local history and genealogy materials. Autauga heritage association autauga county heritage. Why the annotated picketts history of alabama is the perfect book for the. The autauga genealogical society donates books, maintains the family history files and is. Popular alabama history books goodreads share book. Pickett was working on a comprehensive history of the southwest at the time of his death.
Jun 11, 2012 he is first alphabetically in autaugaville, the first town in autauga, the first county in alabama, the first state in the u. Alabama pioneers biography book volume one has been revised with pics and. Jul 08, 2019 the book, published in 1851 and long out of print, is one of the primary studies of alabama. Autaugaville white pages phone books in alabama al. Autaugaville, alabama population history 1990 2018. View upcoming events, information about library services and programs, and more. Discover autaugaville, alabama with the help of your friends.
The obituary was featured in montgomery advertiser on february 20. Guide to autauga county, alabama ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. There were, of course, other heroes, little ones who did little things to help people get through. The heritage of autauga county alabama autauga county heritage book committee on. Pickett is now home to the montgomery county historical society. Prestate alabama history the goat hill history blog goat hill. Autauga county alabama genealogy is being developed as a genealogical and historical resource for your personal use. Noted blues musician george wild child butler was born in autaugaville. The alabama genealogy and history website is a sister site to access genealogy. In florence, there are 2390 people working in servicetype. An extensive collection of material relating to autauga county alabama. Divided into three main sections, the first concluding in 1865, the second in 1920, and the third bringing the story to the present, the book s organization is both chronological and topical. William tyus chandler was a resident of autaugaville, alabama at the time of passing.
Autaugaville, alabamas history, trivia, facts and more. It is not known for certain which ethnic group built the many towns with mounds in autauga county. List of books and articles about alabama history online. Autaugaville school autaugaville, alabama al greatschools. History autauga placethe first settler in what is now autaugaville arrived around 1820 and built a gristmill and sawmill on swift creek, about three miles upriver from the alabama river. A2z computing services and make no warranties as to the accuracy of any information posted on our history or trivia pages and discussions. Autaugaville autaugaville, alabama alabama historical. Autauga county, alabama genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Link to all levels of autaugaville, government and their sites with services which provide public information. Patron who owns the mumford dejarnette of autauga county, alabama prayer book now. Alabama voting registers for 1867 are available online at the alabama department of archives and history. We use cookies on this site to enhance the visitor experience. The history of a deep south state is the first completely new comprehensive account of the state since a. William thompson, the first settler in what is now autaugaville arrived around 1820 and built a gristmill and sawmill on swift creek, about three miles upriver from the alabama river.
Autaugaville, al weather conditions weather underground. Albert james pickett, from his book the annotated picketts history of. We know that l deramus had been residing in autaugaville, autauga county, alabama 36003. The alabama room collection at the prattville library contains print. Autauga county, alabama genealogy familysearch wiki. Jun 28, 2016 albert james pickett, from his book history of alabama albert was eight when his family moved to alabama, so the second half of his childhood was spent on the frontier.
Autaugaville, alabama is the 10,975th largest city in the united states as of 2018. He was mostly selftaught, but did spend a year each studying at private academies in massachusetts and virginia. State highway 14 bisects autaugaville running roughly eastwest, county road 165 runs northeast from the center of town, and county road 19 runs northwest from the center of town. Autaugaville real estate autaugaville al homes for sale. Autauga county alabama genealogy alabama genealogy. In approximately 1938, when the site of the state capital was being voted on, autaugaville alabama missed being the site for the capital of alabama by one vote.
Alabama the united methodist church historical society. Abbott lived on autauga street, which was the first street alphabetically in autaugaville in 1935. Alabama american history and genealogy projects alabama ahgp. To keep autaugaville, alabama citizens up to date on local events and news in the community.
Autauga county, alabama where the cokers and the millers had a brawl december 20, 2019 november 10, 2019 by donna r causey below is an excerpt of a transcription of a history of autauga county, alabama written around 1886 by shadrack mims. Look up recorded information of autaugaville, including demographics and local economy. Daniel pratt autauga county was created by an act of the alabama territorial legislature on november 21, 1818, almost one year before alabama became a state. It is part of the montgomery metropolitan statistical area. Native american history of autauga county, alabama access. William tyus chandler was born on monday, october 25, 1943 and passed away on friday, april 03, 2020. He had planned to write a book on the history of the southwest, but he died.
Autaugaville, al free public records criminal arrests. Alabama the united methodist church historical society the historical ivy creek umc and autaugaville umc, september 24, 2015 pleasant path to the past jim young, awfchs president september 24, 2015 was a beautiful day in the area of southern autauga county, alabama, known as the mul berrystatesville community a perfect day for the. In 2018, newsouth books of montgomery published the annotated picketts history, annotated by historian james p. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Autaugaprattville public library website, prattville, alabama. Funeral home services for jim are being provided by phillipsriley funeral home. Alternatively, they may have been related to the alabama indians who occupied the region in the late 1600s and most of the 18th century. Read about up to date current events and what is occurring in the town of autaugaville. One possibility is that a branch of the choctaws lived there, since a swamp in the western part of the county had a choctaw name, conchapita. Alabama legislative acts, journals, and constitutions. In 1818 he bought a tract of land in autauga county in the newly separated alabama territory, and established the cedar grove plantation and. The autauga county heritage association is a group of people who share a common interest in the history of autauga county, who strive to create historical interest and educate the community about the benefits of preservation and the significance of our own heritage. Albert james pickett, from his book history of alabama.
Autaugaville is located in southeast autauga county in the central part of the state. Carved out of montgomery county, autauga once contained portions of presentday elmore and chilton counties. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. This is what autauga county was like before 1886 according to an. Autaugaville school located in autaugaville, alabama al.
The first quote comes from a book published by the society of. Autaugaville area historical tornado activity is slightly below alabama state average. Additional resources autauga county heritage book committee. Whether you want to know about autaugaville s history, census information, data or when the library is open, these key links make it easy to get. Autauga county, alabama where the cokers and the millers. Albert james pickett was a planter and lawyer in autauga county, alabama, and is known as. This excerpt is a transcribed history of the swift creek area of autauga. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. It contains information and records for autauga county alabama ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Discover librarianselected research resources on alabama history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Please keep in mind that map coverage varies and may not be complete for all counties. Zillow has 21 homes for sale in autaugaville al matching. He lived the life of a gentleman planter in autauga county, alabama. Autaugaville is a town in autauga county, alabama, united states.
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