Category: T – V

Biography: Musician; teacher of music. Born– in St. Clair Co., Ala., 1899.  Married– Ralph Cage Thomas (Superintendent of Schools  in Russell County). Children– Four. Education– graduate of Maryville College (Tenn.). Taught grade school for 2 years; taught piano, organ, cello, and guitar in public school and privately. Wrote short stories and Bible stories for children.  Several…

Biography: Educator. Born– July 7, 1906 in Cleburne Co., Ala. Parents– John Alexander and Julia Allen (Parker) Rogers. Married– Charles Jefferson Tidwell. Children– Three. Education– Jacksonville State Teachers College, B.S. Resided at Alexandria, Calhoun Co., Ala., where she taught until retirement.  Died July 20, 2002. Source: from The Family of John and Julia Rogers…. Publication(s):…

Biography: Educator; author. Born– Nov. 11, 1927, in Dallas, Tex. Parents– Hemphill Moffett and Gladys (Garstang) Hosford. Married– Philip B. Thomas, Apr. 12, 1949. Children– Five. Education– attended University of Arkansas, 1944-46; Southern Methodist University, B.A., 1948; University of Michigan, M.A., 1951,;  Emory University, Ph.D., 1971.   Taught history at Northern Michigan University, 1964-1968, Jacksonville…

Biography: Attorney, jurist. Born– Aug. 25, 1906 in Prattville, Ala. Parents– Columbus Eugene and Augusta (Pratt) Thomas. Married– Dorothy Manning Quiana, Sept. 26, 1936 (died 1977). Married– Catherine J. Miller, Oct. 25, 1979.  Two children. Education– University of Alabama, LL.B., 1928; admitted to Alabama bar 1928. Served as a officer in the U.S. Navy, 1943-46.…

Biography: Businesswoman, educator, free-lance writer. Born– Aug. 7, 1927, in Townley, Ala. Parents– Luther N. and Mary (Atkins) Romine. Married– Cecil Files, Oct. 15, 1942. Children– One. Married– Paul Teaford, Dec. 23, 1947. Married– Thomas H. Baker. Education– University of Alabama, B.S., 1968; M.A., 1975.  Employed by Arrow Co., 1960-1964, Paul’s Automotive Service, 1964-1974; English…

Biography: Farmer, agronomist, forest manager. Born– Jan. 19, 1902. Parents– John R. and Dora Wooddy Taylor. Married– Beatrice Sarah Potts. Education– graduated from 7th Dist. Agricultural School in Albertville; Alabama Polytechnic Institute, B.S.  Published articles in Progessive Farmer.  Died May 24, 1999. Source: SCRIPSIT; Ancestry.com Publication(s): Don’t Waste the Juice; Bits of History, Recollections and…

Biography: Music and dance educator. Born–1896,  Albertville, Ala. Parents– Thomas J. Hinds and Elizabeth C. Hinds. Married– Robert Lee Tate. Education– attended Lulie Compton Seminary [a private girls’ school in Birmingham] and Martha Washington College. With sister Gladys Hinds opened in Birmingham the Hinds School of Music, Drama and Dancing; both also worked at Maxwell Field in Montgomery.…

Biography: Clergyman, educator, writer. Born– June 14, 1907 in Marion Co. Parents– Lee R. and Sarah J. (Logan) Thompson. Married– Letha I. Jones, Dec. 12, 1929. Children– Two. Education– Southwestern State College, B.A.; Oklahoma University, M.A.; attended Freed Hardeman College, University of Alabama, and Abilene Christian College. A minister in the Church of Christ for…

Biography: Journalist. Born– Jan. 18, 1887 in Livingston, Ala. Parents– Newton Fox and Clare (Brown) Randall. Married– James Manning Wrenn, July 31, 1906. Children– Two. Married– Frank L. Thomas, Apr. 25, 1917. Children– Three. Education– attended Alabama Normal College and Holbrook Normal College. Columnist for Birmingham News, Montgomery Advertiser, Opelika News, Our Southern Home of…

Biography: Educator, writer. Born– Apr. 21, 1890 in Franeker, Netherlands. Parents– Foppe Marten and Elizabeth Petranella (Kok) ten Hoor. Came to the U.S. in 1896; became a naturalized U.S. citizen, 1918. . Married– Marie Magdalen Schanz, Dec. 31, 1920. Served in the U.S. Army, WWI, 1918-1919.  Education– attended Calvin Jr. College in 1909; University of Michigan,…

Biography: Journalist, businessman, homesteader; commercial fisherman.  Born– October 23, 1916, Birmingham, Ala. Parents– Charles Henry and Elizabeth G. (Armistead) Ungermann. Married– Judith B. Ponsonby, December 20, 1951. Children– Three. Education– Phillips Academy, 1931-1932; high school in Bronxville, N.Y. Owned a Chevrolet dealership in Oyster Bay, N.Y., 1938-1942. American Field Service Subsection Leader in North Africa,…

Biography: Home economist; educator. Born– April 12, 1896, New Orleans, La. Parents– George P. and Alphonsine (Walz) Thompson. Education– Newcomb College, A.B.; Columbia University, M.A. Taught at Lewisburg College, 1917-1919; University of Georgia, 1919-1922; Alabama Polytechnic Institute, 1923-1928; University of Alabama after 1928; with South Carolina Extension Service (Winthrop) in summer 1926 and U.S. Bureau…

Biography: Businessman, elected official; political activist. Born– Aug. 25, 1820 in Madison Co., Ala. Parents– Samuel and Margaret Tanner. Married– Susan Owen Wilson, Nov. 26, 1846. Children– Seven. Education– attended school in Athens, Ala. Began his career as a clerk in his father’s store in Athens at the age of thirteen; in cotton business in…

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Biography: Attorney, legal educator, diplomat, writer. Born– Sept. 12, 1851 in New Bern, N. C. Parents– Richard Nixon and Susan (Stevenson) Taylor. Married– Lenora Le Baron, May 8, 1878. Children– Five. Education– attended Lovejoy’s School for Boys; the University of North Carolina; studied law in Mobile with firm of Anderson and Bond; admitted to bar, 1869; practiced…

Biography: Botanist, educator; college president. Born– Feb. 14, 1933 in Holt, Ala. Parents– Ralph Cage and Chamintney Elizabeth (Stovall) Thomas. Married– Marly A. Dukes, Dec. 22, 1954. Children– Four. Education– Harvard University, A.B. (1955), A.M.(1957), Ph.D. (1959).  Cytotaxonomist at Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, 1959-1961; taught at University of Alabama and directed its Herbarium, 1961-1976;…

Biography: Wrestler, coach. Born– November 4, 1903, in Weatherford, Okla. Parents– William Arnold and Anna (Schoonmaker) Umbach. Married– Lucile Irene Cox, April 24, 1931. Children– Two. Education– Oklahoma Southwestern State University, B.S., 1927; Northern Colorado University, M.S., 1940. Taught high school in Oklahoma, 1927-1941; William and Mary College, 1941-1944; Auburn University, 1944-1973. Participated in football…

Biography: Educator, writer. Born– Apr. 14, 1896 in Belt, Mont. Parents– Gethin C. and Alaice Josephine (Barnaby) Thomas. Married– Muriel Merle Goodburn, July 5, 1924. Children– Three. Education– University of California, A.B., M.A., Ph.D. Taught at University of California, 1923-1927; University of Oklahoma, 1927-1937; University of Alabama after 1937; served in U.S. Naval hospital unit,…

Biography: Clergyman, educator. Born– Nov. 1, 1855 in Henry Co., Va. Parents– Daniel Gray and Martha (King) Taylor. Married– Anna Hinton in 1882. Education– University of Richmond, B.A. , A.M.; attended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; ordained, 1876. Pastor in Lexington, Ky., 1881-1887; Mobile, 1887-1899; Norfolk, Va., 1899-1903; Knoxville, Tenn., 1907-1915; and Savannah, Ga., 1915-1918; president…

Biography: Educator. Born– Nov. 11, 1898 in Kelso, Tenn. Parents– James Knox and Mary Jane (Ratliff) Taylor. Married– Ida Pickens Greenhaw on June 5, 1922. Education– attended Florence Normal School; University of Alabama, B.S., M.A. Taught at Hurricane, Ala., 1916-1920, and at Hatton, Ala., 1920-1923; principal in Catherine, Ala., 1923-1926; Pine Hills, 1926-1936; Florala, 1936-1942;…

Biography: Author of children’s books; Journalist, educator, social worker, civil rights activist. Born– September 26,1906 in Birmingham. Married. Children– One. Education– attended Alabama State College and Bank Street College Writer’s Laboratory in New York City.  Taught at Slater School, Birmingham; columnist, Birmingham Truth [newspaper]; feature writer for Amsterdam News. Served as deputy assistant to the…

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Biography: Journalist. Born– 1891, in Buford, Ga. Wrote for Mountain Eagle, Jasper, Ala.; sportswriter, columnist and humorist for Birmingham News, 1913-1959. Wrote column “The Coal Bin”. Appeared regularly on radio program “Henry and Percy”. Published stories in Smith’s Magazine, a magazine for men. Source: Alabama Public Library Service. Publication(s): Day Before Yesterday. Birmingham, Ala.; Vulcan…

Biography: Educator. Born– June 5, 1905 in Northport, Ala. Parents– Louis Lovell and Minnie (Perkins) Tower. Married– Elizabeth Ozley, May 9, 1947. Children– Two. Education– University of Washington, A.B., M.S., Ph.D. Taught geography at American University of Beirut, 1928-1936; Birmingham Southern College, 1936-1961; visiting professor at University of Washington and at George Peabody College. Received…

Biography: Sports publicist. Born– Piedmont, Ala. Married– Jo Anne Morrison. Children– One. Education– attended Jacksonville State University and University of Alabama. Worked in Sports Publicity Offices at University of Alabama; on sports staff of Gadsden Times, 1963; sports editor for Florence Times Tri-Cities Daily, 1965-1970; after 1970 sports information director for University of North Alabama.…

Biography: Educator. Born– Dec. 4, 1928 in Washington, D.C. Married– Margie Loretta. Children– One. Education– Catholic University, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Taught in Washington, D.C., 1959-1961 and 1962-1965; later taught modern languages at Alabama State College and at Air University at Maxwell AFB. Received Smith-Mundt Education Grant to Tunisia 1961-1962. Source: Precious Poverty. Publication(s): Precious Poverty.…

Biography: Attorney, jurist, writer. Born– July 10, 1867 in Chambers Co., Ala. Parents– William Erasmus Crawford and Emma Jane (Avery) Thomas. Married– Lula Marian McCurdy, June 4, 1891. Children– One. Education– Emory University, A.B. Practiced law, 1888-1902 and 1910-1915; judge City Court of Montgomery, 1902-1910; justice Supreme Court of Alabama, 1915-1945. Member– Child Labor Committee,…

Biography: Clergyman, writer. Born– Jan. 10, 1886 in Mobile. Parents– Gardiner C. and Melville Leigh (Eckford) Tucker. Married– Ellen Dorothy O’Reilly on July 14, 1914. Children– Three. Education– General Theological Seminary in New York, B.D.; attended Columbia University. Protestant Episcopal priest, 1913-1950; after 1927 at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Chicago; converted to Roman Catholicism…