History of Fayette County, Alabama

This book should be in the library of anyone who has or is researching in the State of Alabama due not only to its scaristy but also for its content. When this book was first printed in 1960 it was printed in such a short run of only 200 copies, that when a persons tries to locate a copy it is nearly impossible. Fayette County was created in 1824 from Tuscaloosa County. This book discusses the history of the county through such topics as: economics, transportation, education, religious, and government. This book is a genealogist treasure chest, as it is filled with list of persons from the county such as: heads of household for 1830 & 1840, numerious lists of public servants, numerious lists of ministers for various churches throughtout the county, Lists of Pensioners for the War of 1812, Volunteers from the Seminole War, Civil War Census of 1907, Cemetery Records, and many, many other lists concerning persons from the county. But what the family historian / researcher will savior are the Biographical Sketches of approximately 1,200 early settlers/citizens of the county. This alone makes up over half of the entire book.Newell, Herbert is the author of 'History of Fayette County, Alabama ', published 1960 under ISBN 9780893088118 and ISBN 0893088110.