Pioneers of Tuscaloosa County Alabama, Prior to 1830 (BOOK)

Question

I don't suppose anyone has this book?

 

I was told my ancestor's sister was mentioned in the book and was curious if any more of her family was...

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Are you referring to this? https://openlibrary.org/books/OL3521669M/Pioneers_of_Tuscaloosa_County_Alabama_prior_to_1830

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Probably.  I am!  The Tuscaloosa Historical Commission apparently has a copy at the West Alabama Heritage Center (http://www.westalabamaheritage.org/genealogy-books/).  I emailed them an hour or two ago about locating a copy.  You're probably about as close as I am, so I don't know if anything I turn up would help either of us.

Answer 1

Roll tide....Have you tried the University of Alabama Library?

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No but the Birmingham public library seems to have every book I would ever want :)

Answer 2

My 4th great grandparents are James and Amanda Mills. Are you related somehow.

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Yes!! I am related to Amanda Smith Mills through her sister, Annie D Smith Holman. I am searching SO HARD for Amanda and Annie's parents. Do you have any ideas? This is my biggest brick wall so far.

 

On Annie's death certificate it lists James R Smith and _____ Mathews but I have not been able to get anywhere with that...

 

Any guidance you may have would be truly appreciated!

Answer 3

Amanda Smith, wife of Captain James Mills?  Yeah we got that reasonably well documented and cited.  I haven't been able to work my way up to putting well-sourced links in the pages here yet.

Check what's been put together on familysearch so far.  https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LJLW-NPQ  It needs better sussing out and clear documenting, but I think it's reasonably defensible at this state.

I believe he is cousin to my presumed great great grandfather James Harvey Mills https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mills-11346 sharing the same grandfather James Absolom Mills https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mills-11345

Don't take any of that as certain.  I'm going by a bunch of records that might not be as well cited as could be desired.

Answer 4

Hello!  The book is available for library review at he Birmingham Library.  The call # is F322 .T9 P56.  Cheers!

Answer 5

Better answer than the one I made previously.  The Tuscaloosa Genealogical Society apparently saved the records before a fire and that contributed to the book.  The book and many other records are available at http://seventhfloorrecords.com/pioneers_tuscaloosa.htm  That might help your research.