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Family Histories, Genealogies, Stories and Links
for families of southwest Jefferson County
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The following list includes many, but not all, of the families that lived in the southwest Jefferson County area before 1880.
Files Last Updated: September 2005
| Family Name |
File Name or Link |
Nbr of Pages |
File Size |
Information Type |
Contributor |
| Adams | Jesse Adams (~1797 - aft 1860) | 110 | 712 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Allman | Coleman Flemmon Allman (1830 - 1895) | 22 | 233 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Anthony | Whitfield Anthony (1802 - 1886) | 26 | 251 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Batson | George Washington Batson (1827 - 1904) | 24 | 246 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Bridges | Jackson Bridges (~1813 - aft 1860) | 20 | 221 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Brown | William Brown (1782 - 1865) | 5 | 140 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Burchfield | William Burchfield (~1797 - aft 1860) | 31 | 280 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Caldwell | Absolom Caldwell (~1788 - aft 1860) | 41 | 336 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
|
Benjamin Caldwell (1878-1953)
and Julia Caldwell Caldwell (1878-1959) of Pleasant Grove |
Link | Linda Rae Williams | |||
| Capps | William M. Capps (~1809 - aft 1870) | 8 | 158 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Cargile | Lewis Cargile (~1780 - aft 1860) | 127 | 812 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Richmond Cargile (~1825 - 1863) | 20 | 228 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed | |
|
The Life and Times of George Edward Cargile
(1822 - 1869) |
11 | 162 kb | Narrative | John W. Cargile | |
| Carrington | Joseph Carrington (~1801 - aft 1860) | 5 | 33 kb | Descendant Report | Nancy Sexton Oliver |
| Clark | |||||
| Courington | |||||
| Cox | Hiram Cox (1805 - 1892) | 22 | 230 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Crane | Odum Crane (~1810 - aft 1870) | 2 | 121 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Crocker | James Crocker (~1785 - aft 1860) | 19 | 224 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Crooks | Francis Marion Crooks (~1849-1888) | 6 | 151 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Hugh Crooks (1816 - 1882) | 9 | 159 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed | |
| John Crooks (~1814 - 1866) | 12 | 176 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed | |
| Crowder | Thomas Newton Crowder (1842 - 1926) | 14 | 191 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Crumly | Robert H. Crumly (1800 - 1882) | 9 | 159 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Dabbs | John Dabbs (1829 - 1896) | 60 | 423 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Donaldson | Wiley Baxter Donaldson (1846 - aft 1900) | 13 | 182 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Earley | William Earley (~1816 - aft 1870) | 15 | 193 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Eaton | Humphrey Posey Eaton (1813 - 1898) | 28 | 265 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Echols | Isaac Newton Echols (1821 - 1899) | 3 | 129 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Edwards | Joseph Maultimore Edwards (1861 - 1946) | 5 | 145 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Fields | Moses Fields (1784 - 1848) | 37 | 314 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Earliest Fields Ancestors by Theron L. Smith | 4 | 117 kb | Descendant Report | Claudia Fields Kraemer | |
| The Fields Family | 4 | 96 kb | Narrative | Claudia Fields Kraemer | |
| Franklin | The Franklin Family in Jefferson County | 2 | Other | Dr. J. A. Hendricks | |
| Gilbert | |||||
| Gilmore | Edmund Mitchell Gilmore (~1820- ~1886) | 11 | 179 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Glasgow | Robert Spencer Glasgow (1832 - 1874) | 4 | 134 kb | David Reed | |
| Glaze | Thomas Glaze (1820 - 1880) | 7 | 41 kb | Descendant Report | Nancy Sexton Oliver |
| Glover | John W. Glover (1811 - 1888) | 16 | 202 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Godfrey | Wiley Bryant Godfrey (1830 - 1881) | 13 | 186 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Golden | William Allen Golden (1793 - 1867) | 72 | 502 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Goodwin | Theophilus Goodwin (~1764 - 1837) | 198 | 1,174 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Goodwin family on Family Tree Maker website | Link | Ron Goodwin | |||
| Goolsby | Reuben Goolsby (1781 - 1861) | 72 | 573 kb | Descendant Report | Linda Vines Hardy |
| Gossett | Baylis Earl Gossett (1809 - 1874) | 23 | 238 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Greer | Caleb Greer (~1814 - 1866 to 1870) | 25 | 251 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Gwin | Littleton C. Gwin (1809 - 1865) | 23 | 237 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Hamaker | John Hamaker (~1780 - ~1864) | 153 | 959 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Hammonds | Isham Hammonds (1821 - 1864) | 15 | 193 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Hancock | James R. Hancock (1797 - 1854) | 36 | 308 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Harmon | Val David Harmon (1875 - 1948) | 4 | 134 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Harris | Benjamin Harris (1827 - aft 1880) | 4 | 133 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Hicks | William M. Hicks (~1800 - aft 1870) | 31 | 286 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Higdon | Paul Abraham Higdon (1888 - 1968) | 2 | 121 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Higgins | James Thomas Higgins (1755 - 1813) | 95 | 745 kb | Descendant Report | Linda Vines Hardy |
| Hogan | Eli Manuel Hogan (~1817 - bef 1880) | 20 | 149 kb | Descendant Report | Don Hogan |
| Hood | Isaac Hood (~1770 - aft 1860) | 103 | 671 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Hopkins | Thomas Hopkins (~1822 - aft 1870) | 33 | 288 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Hosmer | |||||
| Howton | Curtis Howton (1796 - 1868) | 130 | 804 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Howton | Query | Anita McCray | |||
| Huey | Hueys in Jefferson County (1830 - 1885) | 18 | Time Line | David Reed | |
| James Huey (1804 - abt 1889) | 58 | 427 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed | |
|
Jesse G. Huey
(1810 - 1879) (twin brother of Samuel T. Huey; bought land that became Hueytown) |
69 | 485 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed | |
| John Huey (1817 - 1865) | 4 | 135 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed & Mary Alvarez |
|
| Linea Huey Waldrop (~1807 - bef 1870?) | 61 | 457 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed | |
| Rachel Huey Bell (~1805 - aft 1866) | 32 | 289 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed | |
|
Samuel T. Huey
(1810 - 1884) (twin brother of Jesse G. Huey; bought land that became Hueytown) |
26 | 258 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed | |
| Humber | Charles Christian Humber (1781 - aft 1846) | 42 | 264 kb | Descendant Report | Nancy Sexton Oliver |
| Hyche | Josiah Hyche (~1805 - aft 1860) | 26 | 251 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Hyde | |||||
| Johnson | |||||
| Johnston | |||||
| Jones | Henry Bennington Jones (1810 - 1887) | 11 | 172 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed & Bill Jones |
| Justice | Charles Justice (~1807 - aft 1870) | 32 | 283 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Knight | Charner Hopson Knight (1810 - 1878) | 62 | 451 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Lacy | David Lacy (his children settled in SW Jefferson County) | 5 | 37 kb | Descendant Report | Kathy Houck |
| Laird | Nancy, Sarah, Ashley Hewitt, Elizabeth & Martha Ann Laird | 110 | 725 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Lantrip | Coleman T. Lantrip (1827-aft 1880) | 6 | 146 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Maddox | John M. Maddox (~1807 - 1877) | 2 | 119 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Martin | Lorenzo Dow Martin (1815 - aft 1870) | 41 | 311 kb | Descendant Report | Linda Vines Hardy & Deanne Phillips (deceased) |
| Mayfield | Isaac Israel Mayfield (~1812 - 1867 to 1870) | 20 | 214 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| McCarty | James McCarty (~1785 - aft 1850) | 25 | 249 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| McDonald | Jacob McDonald (1829 - 1905) | 6 | 145 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| McFerrin | Thomas McFerrin (~1795 - aft 1865) | 32 | 283 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| McMickens | William McMickens (~1828 - bef 1870) | 29 | 270 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Meeks | Littlebury B. Meeks (1818 - 1893) | 28 | 261 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Meigs | Isaac Meigs (~1798 - aft 1880) | 19 | 211 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Moore | John Benning Moore (1771 - 1857) | 16 | 120 kb | Descendant Report | Linda Vines Hardy |
| Mullinax | Riley E. Mullinax (1865 - 1944) | 3 | 124 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Nail | James Nail (~1816 - aft 1880) | 1 | 111 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Nicklas W. Nail (~1820 - bef 1860) | 4 | 137 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed | |
| Nichols | Thomas Jefferson Nichols (1814 - 1877) | 40 | 317 kb | Descendant Report | Linda Vines Hardy |
| Nicholson | John Jason Nicholson (1861 - 1916) | 3 | 126 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Norris | James Dallas Norris (~1847 - aft 1880) | 3 | 126 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| William Wilson Norris (1835 - 1890) | 12 | 179 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed | |
| Parsons | |||||
| Patton | |||||
| Payne | William Payne (~1816 - aft 1880) | 13 | 186 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Phillips | Henry Jackson Phillips (~1816 - aft 1880) | 46 | 362 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Prescott | Thomas Prescott (~1810 - bef Nov 1865) | 13 | 187 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Quinn | Hugh Quinn (1723 - 1798) | 32 | 255 kb | Descendant Report | Linda Vines Hardy & Sue Brasfield Vines |
| Raney | John Ben Raney (~1832-aft 1880) | 13 | 189 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Reeves | Thomas Reeves (~1811 - aft 1900) | 3 | 19 kb | Descendant Report | Nancy Sexton Oliver |
| Rhea | William Barclay Rhea (1812 - 1896) | 6 | 150 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Riley | Allen Watson Riley (1804 - 1879) | 35 | 301 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Roberts | Starling Tucker Roberts (1822 - 1909) | 33 | 297 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Robertson | Reuben Robertson (1806 - 1884) | 21 | 227 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Rogers | John Rogers (~1791 - aft 1870) | 18 | 209 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Roper | |||||
| Rutledge | James Rutledge (1789 - 1864) | 17 | 203 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Salter | Benegar, Elven, Frances, Silas, Nathaniel, Mary Polly, Milledge Salter | 7 | 42 kb | Descendant Report | Nancy Sexton Oliver |
| Sexton | Thomas Sexton (~1823 - ~1865) | 11 | 69 kb | Descendant Report | Nancy Sexton Oliver |
| Shoemaker | Flemmon Shoemaker (~1790 - aft 1860) | 82 | 553 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Samuel Shoemaker (1787 - 1856) | 18 | 137 kb | Descendant Report | Linda Vines Hardy | |
| Short | |||||
| Skelton | |||||
| Smith | Ira Gore Smith (1853 - 1941) | Link to family stories | Geri Worley | ||
| Jacob Smith | 23 | 149 kb | Descendant Report | Nancy Sexton Oliver | |
| Snow | |||||
| Joel Snow (~1787 - bef 1860) | 28 | 267 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed | |
| William Henry Snow (~1814 - aft 1880) | 70 | 480 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed | |
| Staggs | William Staggs (~1820 - aft 1860) | 7 | 154 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Stinnett | Nelson Morgan Stinnett (1845 - 1921) | 25 | 254 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Stone | Raleigh Stone (~1801 - bef 1894) | 6 | 147 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Stoves | George Stoves (abt 1870 - bef 1910) | 3 | 129 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Stringfellow | Andrew Jackson Stringfellow (1829 - 1864) | 19 | 219 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Thompson | Samuel Thompson (~1765 - 1839) (of southeast Walker County) | 100 | 654 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Travis | William Travis (~1801 - aft 1870) | 12 | 179 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Vance | David H. Vance (~1815-bef 1860) | 58 | 418 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Varnon | Isaac Newton Varnon (1807 - 1895) | 3 | 127 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Vines | John Jackie Vines (1806 - 1890) | 27 | 189 kb | Descendant Report | Don Hogan |
| Joseph Vines (~1791 - aft 1860) | 173 | 1,038 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed | |
| Walden | James M. Walden (1862 - 1944) | 5 | 138 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Waldon | |||||
| Waldrop | Albert Gallatin Waldrop (~1805 - 1881) | Descendant Report | Robert Waldrop | ||
| Andrew Baines Waldrop (1840 - 1933) | Descendant Report | Robert Waldrop | |||
| Elvira Waldrop Huey (1813 - 1849) | Descendant Report | Robert Waldrop | |||
| Matilda Jane Waldrop | Descendant Report | Robert Waldrop | |||
| Robert "Bob" Waldrop | Descendant Report | Robert Waldrop | |||
| Zachariah Waldrop (~1786 - aft 1850) | Descendant Report | Robert Waldrop | |||
| Weaver | George W. Weaver (~1815 - aft 1870) | 36 | 303 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| James Weaver (~1797 - ?) | 5 | 33 kb | Descendant Report | Nancy Sexton Oliver | |
| Wheeler | Jonas Wheeler (~1821 - ?) | 2 | 116 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| White | Thomas White (1816-aft 1860) | 13 | 183 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Wilkes | |||||
| Wilkey | Samuel Houston Wilkey (~1810 - 1886) | 14 | 193 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Williams | Thomas Williams (1808 - 29 Sep 1859) | 2 | 113 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
| Wright | John A. Wright (1853 - 1936) | 6 | 149 kb | Descendant Report | David Reed |
If you would like to submit a history, story, a link to a
southwest Jefferson County family's history website, or have a question about
one of the submitted files, please
email David Reed at