Materials Concerning Sumter County PDF

Received from various families since 2010                                                 

Held in brown archival box in Archives Room

  1. Abernethy, Barrett (cf Stillman, Charles, Stillman College)聽
  2. Abrams Descendants 鈥淟est we forget our families鈥� by Shirley Brown-Reeder聽
    Family surnames: Abrams, Brown, Johnson, Sampson, Whitfield and Williams聽
  3. Abstracts of Deeds involving slaves聽
  4. Aduston Hall photograph n.d.聽
  5. Black and Delaine families (African American trailblazers)聽
  6. The Brewer Families of Sumter County 1837-1860聽
  7. Brewersville Cemetery聽
  8. John Boyd family descendants聽
  9. The Boyds of Kilmarnock聽
  10. The Cedars : a Brown family treasure聽
  11. Century farm 鈥� Centennial farm 鈥� home certificate (copy) 鈥� to Robert & Cynthia Parker
    a. Certificate (copy) from Alabama Heritage Farms 11/11/1976.聽
  12. Churches in Sumter County 鈥� color photographs聽
    a. Belmont Methodist, Belmont Alabama聽
    b. Beulah Baptist, Kinterbish, Alabama聽
    c. Brewersville Methodist聽
    d. Cedar Grove Presbyterian, Epes, Alabama聽
    e. Church of God 鈥� Holiness, Cuba, Alabama聽
    f. Coatopa Presbyterian, Coatopa, Alabama聽
    g. Cuba Baptist聽
    h. Cuba Presbyterian聽
    i. Elizabeth Presbyterian聽
    j. Epes Methodist, Epes, Alabama聽
    k. Liberty Baptist聽
    l. Livingston Methodist, Livingston, Alabama聽
    m. Mt Gilead Baptist聽
    n. Oxford Presbyterian, Oxford, Alabama聽
    o. Reeds Chapel聽
    p. Shorts Baptist, Shorts, Alabama聽
    q. Zion Baptist, Rosser, Alabama聽
  13. Cobb, Nathaniel: Family compilation by Freddie Simmons Erickson聽
  14. (Miscellaneous) correspondence pertaining to Sumter County聽
    a. Letter to columnist from Mettie Seale about Bored Well聽
    b. Letter to columnist from Martha Culp about Nut Grass聽
    c. Letter to columnist from E. Rosenbush about J. C. Herman鈥檚 good 5 cent cigars
  15. Cuba High School Commencement (1943)聽
  16. Davidson, Augustus Cleveland (Baptist biography form)聽
  17. Derby, Frank I. Senior thesis by Rev Lyle Meador聽
  18. (The) D.U.D. in Livingston, Al (booklet); also transcribed clipping from Mobile Register 1884 referencing D.U.D.鈥檚 in Camden AL.聽
  19. Emelle, Alabama 1933 map, and legend聽
  20. Emelle, Alabama school picture聽
  21. Extant Antebellum Churches of Sumter County by Horace (buddy) Hunt聽
  22. Gilbert, Bill (Geiger) (memories of old Geiger School)聽
  23. Good Night, The A short story by Boyd Cobb (Tyrus Cobb)聽
  24. Green, Aubrey and Ellen聽
  25. History of Cuba by Mrs. Ida M. Stallworth聽
  26. Home Record (The) August 7th 1974 fire聽
  27. Jack White and The Sucarnochee Review聽
  28. Larkin family from Maryland聽
  29. Letters from Robert Boyd (1864) (2 copies)聽
  30. Lions Club Calendar for 2011 with Birthdays聽
  31. Lists of Sumter County Churches with addresses 鈥� some old聽
  32. Livingston analysis of the water聽
  33. Livingston Presbyterian Church Files聽
  34. Luke and McLain (descendants buried in Myrtlewood Cemetery)聽
  35. May, Steven聽
  36. McMillan & Co. Bankers check聽
  37. Millville High School Annual 1894 (2 copies)聽
  38. (The) Muses Cookbook聽
  39. Munoz, Linda and Charles聽
  40. Notes from Historical Records in Probate office of Sumter County, Alabama聽mostly regarding churches and homes (1 page, 5 copies)聽
  41. Obituary: Julia Stewart Killingsworth Ivey聽
  42. Obituary: William Russ Simpkins M.D.聽
  43. Our Southern Home newspaper clippings聽
  44. Pickens: Champ Pickens聽
  45. Poole House : Old House Journal聽
  46. Port Epes Engineering Reports (1987)聽
  47. Recipes of the Ladies of the Presbyterian Church (historical)聽
  48. Reed, Violet clippings聽
  49. Schools: Livingston Male Academy from Mrs. Abbe)聽
  50. Siloam Baptist Church, York, AL history聽
  51. (the) Spotlight 鈥� Livingston High School newspaper (1934 & 1935)聽
  52. Sumter County brochures and flyers聽
  53. Sumter County Fine Arts Council Brochures聽
  54. Sumter County Historical Points of Interest聽
  55. Sumter County Journal & Livingston Edition 1975 (in folder 2nd range shelving)聽
  56. Sumter County residents biography & other lists聽
  57. Sumter County Sun 1899 (bound volume on 2nd range shelving)聽
  58. Sumter Theater Pizza聽
  59. Tombstone inscriptions from the Methodist Cemetery, Sumterville聽
  60. The Wallace Record advertising supplement to The Birmingham News April 26, 1970.聽(Photos of Wallace visiting York and Linden on p. 14)聽
  61. White: Jack White and The Sucarnochee Review聽
  62. Will of James D. Long (probate date 20 April 1859)聽

Family and executors named: Peter Wier; James H. Neely; Sarah A. Pope; Henry Long; Polly Smith; Nancy Kiser; Sally Counts; Joseph Counts; Richard B. Long; Andrew A. Kiser Samuel Neely; John Long; Andrew Long; Thomas Long. 

Slaves named: Old Elsick?; Old Charity; Henry Benton; Jim; Sarah; Charles; Scott; Young Sally Jane; Nelson; Martha; Dorothy; Mary: John; Tom; Charlotte; Sellick; Stith; Maria; Wilson; William; Young Charity; Sarah Jane; Ned; Callidony; Harriet; Easter; Frank; Phillip; Penny; Virginia; Parker; Fanny; Lewis; Young Selick; Sam; Perry; Eliza; Dic; Old Sandy; Diana; Old Sally; Moses; Van Buren; Andy; Catherine; Rojo; Queen; Dasil; Brany; Emiline; Qusan; Indiana; Sami;