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ABERCROMBIE, JAMES, (1795-1861), a Representative from Alabama; born in Hancock County, Ga., in 1795; attended the common schools; moved to Alabama about 1812 and settled in Monroe (now Dallas) County, and later, in 1819, in Montgomery County; during the War of 1812 served as a corporal in Maj. F. Freeman’s Squadron of Georgia Cavalry; studied law; member of the State house of representatives 1820-1822 and in 1824; captain in the Alabama Militia and in command of the cavalry at the reception for General Lafayette in 1825; served in the State senate 1825-1833; moved to Russell County in 1834; again a member of the State house of representatives in 1838 and 1839; again served in the State senate 1847-1850; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1855); was not a candidate for renomination in 1854; moved to Florida in 1856 and became engaged as a Government brick contractor; died in Pensacola, Fla., July 2, 1861; interment in Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Ga.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present, contributed by A. Newell.
ETHELBERT S. BECKER, a prominent merchant and banker of Forsyth, Montana, is a member of the firm of Alexander & Becker, extensive dealers in general merchandise, and bankers. He was born at Selma, Alabama, in 1863, a son of Duane O. Becker, a prominent business man of Selma.Source: An illustrated history of the state of Montana 1894 - Submitted by Janice Rice
KENAN, THOMAS, (1771 - 1843)
KENAN, Thomas, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Kenansville, Duplin County, N.C., February 26, 1771; educated by private tutors; member of the State house of commons 1799-1803; served in the State senate in 1804; elected as a Republican to the Ninth, Tenth, and Eleventh Congresses (March 4, 1805-March 3, 1811); was not a candidate for renomination; moved to Selma, Dallas County, Ala., in 1833 and engaged in planting; member of the Alabama house of representatives for several years; died near Selma, Ala., October 22, 1843; interment in Valley Creek Cemetery, near Selma.Source: Biographical Directory of the United States 1774-present. - Submitted by Linda Rodriguez
LACY, SAMUEL CHAPMAN , farmer, was born August 5, 1879, at Pea Ridge, Dallas County; son of Theophilis and Mary Newell (Pettus) Lacy, the former a native of Huntsville, who moved to Dallas County, and served during the last year of the War of Secession as a member of the Fourth Alabama cavalry, C. S. Army; grandson of Theophilis and Fannie (Binford) Lacy, of Huntsville, and of Edmund Winston and Mary Lucinda (Chapman) Pettus (q. v.). His great-great-grandfather Lacy came from England and settled in Virginia, afterward moving to North Carolina. Mr. Lacy received his early education in the country schools, and attended Marlon Military Institute for two sessions. Since leaving school, he has engaged in farming, with the exception of a short time when he served as fireman on the Southern Railway. He represented Dallas County in the State legislature, 1907, as a Democrat. Married: January 23, 1901, at Jones' Switch, to Evelyn Furniss Hogg, daughter of Alexander Preston and Pallle Letitia (Harville) Hogg, the former a lineal descendant of James Hogg, the Scotch poet. Children: Evelyn Letitia. Residence: Valegrande.Source: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, By Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen, Published by The S. J. Clarke publishing company, 1921; Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer
LEE, JACOB MARTIN , physician and planter, was born November 10, 1810, at Charleston, S. C., and died April 30, 1874, at Carlow- ville; son of Paul Smyrna Hudson and Jane (Martin) Lee, who lived at Carlowville, the former a native of Charleston, S. C., a major in the army; grandson of Stephen and Dorothea Allison Lee, who lived at Charleston, S. C., the latter the widow of Rev. Hugh Allison, of that place; great-grandson of Thomas and Mary (Giles) Lee, the former a native of Bridgetown, Barbadoes; great-great-grandson of Francis Lee and Mary of Barbadoes, who bore the same coat of arms as Harry Lee, one of the captains of London, and the son of Robert, Lord Mayor of London in 1602. The coat of arms was granted December 20, 1593. He was educated in the schools of Charleston, S. C., and was graduated, M. D., from Charleston university of medicine. He became a physician and planter, and practiced in Carlowville and the surrounding country from 1835 to 1872. He waa a Democrat and an Episcopalian. Married: January 10, 1832, in Charleston, to Rebecca Ballard, daughter of Thomas and Eliza (Maxwell) Fishburn, who lived at Walterboro and Charleston, S. C. Children: 1. Paul Cornelius, b. January 10, 1835, d. March 13, 1875, was graduated from the University of Alabama, A. B., and from the University of Pennsylvania, M. D., 1858, served as surgeon in the C. S. Army, and later, as a physician at Montgomery, m. Bettie Scott Pollard; 2. Thomas Fishburn, b. April 8, 1837, d. June 22, 1865, at Mobile, attended the University of Alabama, and was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, M. D., 1860, physician at Tuscaloosa, m. Lucy J. Foster; 3. Harriet Eliza, Selma, m. Josiah Henry Smith, deceased; 4. William Julian, b. June 8, 1840, d. August 15, 1865, attended the University of Alabama, served as lieutenant, Third regiment, Alabama cavalry, C. S. Army; 5. Frances Eleanor, m. Andrew Pickens Calhoun, both deceased; 6. Sarah Mallet, Birmingham, m. Robert James Lide, deceased; 7. Florence Olivia, m. James Francis Calhoun, both deceased; 8. Mary Louisa, Selma; 9. Jacob Martin, m. Rosa Mary Jordan, both deceased; 10. Eliza Martin, m. William Asbury Bibb, Albany. Last residence: Carlowville.Source: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, By Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen, Published by The S. J. Clarke publishing company, 1921; Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer
LEWIS, DIXON HALL , lawyer, representative in congress, U. S. senator, was born August 10, 1802, in Hancock County, Ga., and died in New York City, October 25, 1848; son of Francis and Mary Dixon (Hall) Lewis, the former a native of Dinwiddle County, Va., who moved with his parents to Hancock County, Ga., in his youth, and in 1818, moved with his family to Alabama and settled in Lowndes County; grandson of Francis Lewis who lived in Dinwiddie County, Va., and of Dixon and Anna (Hunt) Hall, who lived in Hancock County, Ga., and in Montgomery County, the former a soldier in the Revolution: great-grandson of John and Catherine (Croy) Lewis, of Belvoir, and of John and Anne (Boiling) Hall, the former a justice in colonial times, the latter a member of the Boiling and Randolph families. The Lewis family is of Welsh descent; the original emigrant, Robert Lewis, came with his wife Elizabeth from Graves End, England, in April, 1635. Mr. Lewis received his early education from Mount Zion academy, under the direction of Rev. Nathan S. S. Beeman, and was graduated from Columbia college, South Carolina, 1822. He read law in the office of Judge Hitchcock in Cahaba; was admitted to the bar in 1823; and opened a law office in Montgomery in 1825. The following year he was elected to the State legislature from Montgomery County, and was re-elected in 1827 and 1828. He was a leading member in the counsels of the legislature, and in 1827 made a report in the house on the relation and policy of the State toward the Indian tribes within its territorial limits, which established for him a high position as a legislator and exerted an infiuence in the removal of the remaining tribes from the state. Mr. Lewis was elected a representative in congress in 1829 from southern Alabama, and was again elected in 1831, defeating Gov. Murphy of Monroe County. He was returned to congress in 1833, 1835, 1837, and 1839, with little opposition, and during the latter year, during the contest for speakership which lasted three months, was seven times balloted for as the nominee of his party for the position, but was defeated by the faction of his party controlled by Senator Ben- ton. In 1841, he was elected to congress for the seventh time, that time on the general ticket with Hon. H. W. Hilliard of Montgomery as his opponent; and two years later defeated Hon. Henry C. Lee of Perry. He resigned in 1844, after a service of fifteen consecutive years in the house of representatives, in order to accept the appointment made by Gov. Fltzpatrick to the U. S. senate to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment of the Hon. William R. King to the court of France. His appointment was ratified the following December by the legislature. In 1847, Mr. Lewis was reelected to the Federal senate over Hon. William R. King, who had become a candidate for his former seat, and Judge A. F. Hopkins, and was serving in that body at the time of his death. During his service in the national house of representatives, he was chairman of the committee on ways and means, and in the senate was chairman of the financial committee. His politics were of the extreme state-rights school, and he advocated nullification and secession. He was a trustee of the University of Alabama, 1828-1831. His death occurred while on a visit to New York City, and the city authorities arranged a public funeral. Married: March 11, 1823, in Autauga County, to Susan Elizabeth, daughter of Gen. John Archer Elmore (q. v.), a soldier in the Revolution, who moved to Laurens District, S. C., and served in the State legislature, married a Miss Martin, sister of Abram Martin of Montgomery, and moved to Autauga County in 1819, where he became a representative in the Alabama legislature; sister of FxaakElmore, who succeeded John C. Calhoun iS^TEetJ. S. senate after the latter's death, but survived him only a few months, of John Elmore, a distinguished lawyer at the Montgomery bar, of Rush Elmore, appointed chief justice of the territory of Kansas by Franklin Pierce, of Wiliam A. Elmore, superintendent of the New Orleans mint during President Buchanan's administration, and of Col. H. M. Elmore. who commanded a Texas regiment in the C. S. Army, during the War of Secession.. Her eldest sister married Benjamin Fitzpatrick, who was three times governor of Alabama, and was U. S. senator at the time of secession. Mrs. Lewis moved from Alabama to Texas in 1854, with her surviving children. Children: 1. Laura Ann, m. Robert Lindsey Scott; 2. Francis Maxcy, served in the C. S. Army, War of Secession, m. Carrie Baker; 3. John Archer, b. 1829, d. 1850; 4. Mary Susan, b. 1830, d. 1850; 5. Dlxou Hall, b. February 3, 1834, served as a captain in Emons regiment, C. S. Army, War of Secession, d. April, 1899, m. in 1860, to Sarah Hill, of West Texas; 6. William Henry, killed in the battle of the Wilderness,1864; 7. Sarah Terry Fitzpatrick, b. 1838, d. 1839. Last residence: Washington, D. C. and Lowndes County.Source: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, By Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen, Published by The S. J. Clarke publishing company, 1921; Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer
LEWIS, J. N., Presbyterian minister, was a native of Pennsylvania, and died in Bagdad, Fla. He was educated at Lafayette college and Union seminary. He labored in Pennsylvania for eighteen years; removed to Virginia serving first as a colporteur and then as a minister, serving at Danville for six years. He moved to Alabama and served in Dallas County, later removing to Florida. Last residence: Bagdad, Fla.Source: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, By Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen, Published by The S. J. Clarke publishing company, 1921; Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer
LISTER, J. N., telegrapher, was born June 6, 1840, near Aberdeen, Miss.; son of Jeremiah and Eliza (Bush) Lister, the former of Georgia removing to Mississippi from Alabama, but later returned; grandson of John Bush, an early settler and Indian fighter, of St. Clair County. He attended the schools of Cahaba. and early became interested in telegraphy. In 1858 he was placed in charge of the telegraph official Cahaba; and later transferred to Selma. When the War of Secession opened, he was detailed to the telegraph department of the Confederate government at Cahaba, but later sent to Selma. At the close of the war, he was train-dispatcher at McDowell. In 1867, be located permanently at Demopolis, Marengo County, where he has since been connected 1053 with the telegraph service. He is a Democrat; with the telegraph service. He is a Democrat; a Mason; and a Christian. Married: December 1865, at McDowell to Joella Coats. They have eight children: Residence: Demopolis.Source: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, By Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen, Published by The S. J. Clarke publishing company, 1921; Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer
LOVELACE, EDWIN MARSHALL, business man, was born July 14, 1854, at Pleasant Hill, Dallas County; son of Basil Manly and Amanda (Lovelace) Lovelace, the former a native of Edgefield District, S. C., who moved to Alabama with his parents, lived in Dallas County until 1859, then moved to Escambia County; grandson of Aaron Lovelace, of English parentage, who was born in South Carolina, married a Miss Blalock, and later moved to Dallas County, and of Thomas Lovelace, of Edgefield, S. C. Mr. Lovelace was educated in the common schools of Brewton, and at Brooklyn high school. He left school at the age of sixteen years to work in a logging camp, and has since been engaged in the timber business in all its branches. He has been president of the Lovelace lumber company for many years; a director in the Bank of Brewton; commissioner of Escambia County, 1904 -1910; alderman of Brewton for eight years; president of the board of trustees of the Brewton institute; and State senator from the twenty-first district, 1911. He is a Democrat; a Baptist; a Knight of Pythias;a Knight of Honor; and an Elk. Married: to Frances, daughter of Captain B. B. and Elizabeth (Flournoy) McKenzie, of Eufaula, the former of whom was captain of Co. B, Love's Fourth Alabama infantry battalion, later a part of the Jeff Davis legion, one of the most conspicuous commands of the army of northern Virginia. Children: 1. Edwin McKenzie ; 2. William Yancey ; 3. Barnes Flournoy. Residence: Brewton.Source: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, By Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen, Published by The S. J. Clarke publishing company, 1921; Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer
VASSER, EDWARD MILHOUS, physician. was born March 12, 1832, near Pleasant Hill. Dallas County, and died February 3, 1879, in Dallas County; son of Dr. John Edward Vasser of that place, a physician of prominence in the community; grandson of Litteberry Vasser, a native of Cotlon Counly, Va. He was educated by private instruction in the home, later attended school in Selma and read medicine under Dr. William Townsend of Carlowville, Dallas County, entered upon the practice near Cahaba in 1852 and ten years later entered the Confederate army as assistant surgeon in the hospitals in Ringgold, Ga., and later at Rome. He was a Douglas Whig, opposed to secession. but stood by his state after it withdrew from the union; a member of the Alabama Medical Association; an Episcopalian, and a Mason. Married: August 22, 1858. in Lowndes County. to Elizabeth Ancrum, daughter of Dr. Adam Brisbane and Mary Rebecca (Atkins) Arthur. who lived at Montgomery Hill, Baldwin County; granddaughter of Col. Adam Fowler and Mary (Camber) Brisbane of Colonial and Revolutionary fame, and of Reuben Arthur of Camden, S. C., once sheriff of Kershaw District and member South Carolina legislature, 1808; great- granddaughter of Sir Thomas Camber, of Savannah, Ga., and of Dr. William and Mary (Stewart) Brisbane of Charleston and Beaufort, S. C., respectively; great-great-granddaughter of William Brisbane of Glasgow, Scotland; great-great-great-granddaughter of William Brisbane, also of Scotland. Children: 1. Mary Anna; 2. Leila Eugenia; 3. John Edward. Last residence: Dallas County.
Source: Owen, Thomas and Marie Owen, History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Vol 4. Chicago, S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1921. Submitted by Dawn Conway
