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Jackson Cemetery
The Jackson Cemetery was established in 1918 by Alex Jackson as a burial place for his adoptive family. Vinson Perkins, the grandson of Jackson's adoptive parents, was caretaker of the cemetery from 1978 until his death in 2006.
To reach the…
To reach the…
Jacob and Isaac Friedman
Jacob and Isaac Friedman, brothers who moved to Tuscumbia from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1840s, established a dry goods store on the main street of Tuscumbia.
Jake Wade's Sports Parade
Article appears in Charlotte Observer (North Carolina) on December 3, 1935. Reporter documents the rising popularity of professional wrestling and the decline in popularity locally of professional boxing bouts.
James Ferguson Dowdell
James Ferguson Dowdell served during the Civil War as the organizer and commander of the 37th Alabama infantry regiment. After the war, he assumed the presidency of the East Alabama Male College from 1866 to 1870.
James Jackson
James Jackson was born on October 25, 1782, in Ballybay County, Monaghan, Ireland. Jackson came to America in 1799 and moved to Nashville in 1801. Upon his arrival in Nashville, James Jackson quickly became acquainted with Andrew Jackson and John…
James Martin House (Martin-Bounds House)
The James Martin House was listed on the National Register in 1981 for its significance in architecture and its association with James Martin, an early Florence industrialist. The story and a half frame cottage was a common form in its time period…
James Moore (#33--possible match)
Possibly a 10th grade student at Hudson High School in 1965.
Jason Isbell
(Michael) Jason Isbell, who was born on February 1st, 1979, in Greenhill, Alabama (two miles from the Alabama-Tennessee state line) is an Alabama musician and songwriter whose work very much embodies a distinctive sense of place.
He grew up in…
He grew up in…
Jean Schulman
Jean Schulman, artist and art teacher, has been working in clay and batik since the 1970s. Originally from Russellville, Alabama, she lives in Florence, and retired from teaching at Muscle Shoals. Her most recent exhibit was with Robin Wade.
Jefferson Hotel
The Jefferson Hotel was a massive building for turn of the twentieth century Florence. At three-stories it was a towering downtown business. The Jefferson Hotel opened up for business in 1902 just a short distance away from the Lauderdale County…
Jenkins Farm House
The Jenkins Farm House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 15, 2008. The house is located in Dupree, Lee County, Alabama.
Jerry Ulmer (#51 possible match)
Hudson High School
8th or 9th Grade
Hattie Martin Hays identified
8th or 9th Grade
Hattie Martin Hays identified
Jesse Harrison
SNCC
Jewish Owned Businesses in Downtown Florence, Circa 1900
The Tri-Cities Professional Directory of 1900 listed the following Jewish businesses in Florence, Alabama:
M. Coplan, Grocer
F. Cohn, Clothing
H. Kreisman, Grocer
A. Kreisman, Gents' Furnishings
Frank Perry, Grocer
Charles Perry, Gents'…
M. Coplan, Grocer
F. Cohn, Clothing
H. Kreisman, Grocer
A. Kreisman, Gents' Furnishings
Frank Perry, Grocer
Charles Perry, Gents'…
Jim Crockett Presents The Biggest Stars of Rock 'N Roll
Advertisement appeared in Charlotte Observer (North Carolina) on March 27, 1957. Crockett's promotions were racially segregated.
Jim Crockett--Mixes Music, Laughter, Tears
Article appeared in Charlotte Observer on August 22, 1955. Reporter featured Crockett's promotional business.
Joe Savoldi Shows on Twin City Card
This article appeared in The Charlotte News (Charlotte, North Carolina) on 23 May 1934. The article promotes an upcoming wrestling match between "two former college grid stars": Joe Savoldi of Notre Dame and Bill Middlekauff of University of…
Joe Tabb (#29)
Possibly an 11th grade Hudson High School student in 1965.
Lives in Cleveland, Ohio. Lola Sewell has his contact information. He was a classmate of Joe Smitherman.
Lives in Cleveland, Ohio. Lola Sewell has his contact information. He was a classmate of Joe Smitherman.
John and Archibald Christian House
The John and Archibald Christian House in Tuscumbia was built during the 1830s as a residence for two brothers from Virgina, who, like many natives of the Piedmont region during the mid-19th-century, relocated to North Alabama. It is particularly…
John Coffee
General John Coffee was a Federal surveyor who did work in Tennessee and Alabama and is known as one of the founders of Florence, Alabama. Born on June 2, 1772, in Prince Edward County, Virginia, Coffee moved to Tennessee as a young man. As a…
John D. Chisholm
John D. Chisholm (1737 -1742?, d. 1818), who was Chief Doublehead's legal counsel and liaison, arrived in North America around 1777. He was involved in multiple land scams before and after his partnership with Chief Doublehead. After Doublehead's…
John Daniel Rather House / Locust Hill
One of the oldest surviving domestic structures in Tuscumbia, the John Daniel Rather House, or Locust Hill, was built in 1823 for planter William Hooe and his wife, Catherine Winter. It was occupied briefly during the Civil War by Union troops under…
John Johnson House / The Green Onion
The John Johnson House, commonly referred to as "The Green Onion," is a 19th-century Tidewater-style cottage near Leighton in Colbert County. It is one of four double-square Tidewater cottages in the state of Alabama, and one of three among those…
John McKinley
John McKinley was one of seven trustees that made up the Cypress Land Company and is considered a founder of Florence, Alabama. McKinley was born on May 1, 1780, in Culpepper County, Virginia, and later moved to Kentucky. He came to Alabama around…
Johnson Cemetery
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 33.21580, Longitude: -86.55420Johnson Cemetery Listing on Findagrave.comJohnson Cemetery Listing on Rootsweb
Johnson's Woods
Johnson's Woods in Tuscumbia is one of the earliest surviving examples of Classical Revival-style architecture in the Tennessee Valley, and is among "the best preserved collections of mid-nineteenth-century agricultural architecture" in the state of…
