Volume 15 ~ Issue 1 February 2013

2012-2013 Officers

President Bobby Joe Seales

First Vice-President William R. “Bill” Justice

Second Vice-President Dr. Fred Olive, III

Third Vice-President Scott A. Martin

Corresponding Secretary Mickey Griffin

Recording Secretary R. Glenn Nivens

Treasurer Rosalyn Lucas

Historian Carolyn Knowles

Board of Directors

2012-2017 Joshua D. Arnold Della Fancher Timothy D. Nettles, DMD

2010-2015 Evan Major David L. Nolen John R. Walker

2008-2013 Barbara Gilliland Herbert J. “Jim” Lewis, III Mayor Theoangelo Perkins

Advisory Board

Judge Jim Fuhrmeister Commissioner Dan Acker Tim Prince Diane B. Ellis

Quarterly Newsletter

SHELBY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC . 1854 Old Courthouse ~ P .O. Box 457 ~ Columbiana, Alabama 35051-0457

Founded 18 January 1974

The Shelby County Reporter Thursday, August 20, 1964

L.C. ABBOTT DIES IN SHELBY

L.C. Abbott, Shelby County Tax Collector for nearly thirty years, died Thursday, August 13, at the home of his niece, Mrs. Ed Glass, in Columbiana. He was 85 years old. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the First Baptist Church of Columbiana. The service was conducted by Pastor Raymond Scroggins, Rev. G.C. Guthrie of the Shelby Baptist Church, and Rev. Louis Brasher of the Jemison Baptist Church. Burial with Masonic honors was in the Shelby Cemetery. Mr. Abbott was born and reared in Shelby County, in the Shelby Community. His was a long and useful life, a large part of which was spent in the public service. He was elected to the office of Tax Collector in 1934, and was re-elected (several times without opposition) in 1938, 1942, 1948, 1954 and

1960. His faithful service in office brought Mr. Abbott the firm friendship of many citizens of the county. Their enthusiastic support made him the leader of the ticket in practically every campaign in which he was engaged. He is survived by four nieces; Mrs. Ed Glass of Columbiana, Mrs. C.A. Craven of Birmingham, Mrs. Herston Cooper, Miami Beach, Fla. And Mrs. J.O. Erwin, Houston, Texas. [Note: His parents were Green E. Abbott, the son of James D. Abbott, and Mary Ophelia Sturdivant, daughter of Allen and Louisa (Fielder) Sturdivant, the latter said to be the first white child born in Autauga County Alabama.]

The Shelby County Reporter

Thursday, September 17, 1964

STANDIFER NAMED TAX COLLECTOR

Gov. George C. Wallace, on September 14, appointed Earl Jessup Standifer of

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TIDBITS OF THE PAST IN SHELBY COUNTY ALABAMA Copied by Bobby Joe Seales

Pictured above left is Luther Clarence “L.C.” Abbott Born August 27, 1878 … Died August 13, 1964

The Quarterly Newsletter is publ ished year ly in February, May, August and November by the Shelby County Historical Society, Inc. Neither the Editor nor the Society is responsible for errors in fact or for the opinions of the contributors.

Editor: Scott A. Martin

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Alabaster to succeed the late L.C. Abbott as tax collector for Shelby County. The unexpired term runs until September 30, 1967. Standifer was an active campaign manager for G o v . W a l l a c e d u r i n g h i s gubernatorial race. He is a member of the Alabaster City Council and in 1961 ran for the office of tax collector but was defeated. Standifer is a native of Dale County but has been a resident of Alabaster for the past 22 years where he is a member of Standifer Brothers Construction Co.

Shelby County Reporter Thursday, August 13, 1964

T.R. NASH PASSES IN ALABASTER

Thomas R. Nash, Alabaster Druggist, and Member of Shelby County Board of Revenue and Control for the past forty years, died at his home Monday, August 10, following a short illness. He was 72 years old. Mr. Nash was born in Aldrich and resided in Shelby County all his life. He attended Berry School in Georgia and received his degree in Pharmacy from Auburn in 1915. Following his service in WWI, he entered the Drug business in Helena but later moved his store to Alabaster and continued in the same location up to his death. In 1924, Mr. Nash was elected as a Member of the Shelby County Board of Revenue, a position he still holds; and he has been largely responsible for the fine record of debt free operation of the county’s business and the large portion of paved roads in Shelby County. His outstanding record of achievement was recently a f ea ture in the County Commissioner’s Magazine. In addition to the above, Mr. Nash was a member of the Helena Masonic Lodge 410, a Shriner, the Central Civitan Club of Alabaster and Vice-President of the First Bank of Alabaster. Surviving Mr. Nash is his wife, Mrs. Louise Ruffin Nash; a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Nash Montgomery; three grandchildren,

four sisters, Mrs. Mary McSpadden, Clarksdale, Miss., Mrs. R.M. Burt, Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. P.W. Hoskins, Mulga, Ala., Miss Geneva Nash, Birmingham.

Shelby County Reporter

Thursday, August 13, 1964

GOVERNOR TO APPOINT TWO COUNTY OFFICIALS

To Governor Wallace has come the responsibility of appointing two important county officials for Shelby County. The Governor will appoint someone to serve as Tax Collector until the expiration of the term of L.C. Abbott on October 1, 1967. The office of the Tax Collector will remain closed until a new official has been appointed. The Governor will also appoint an Associate Member of the County Board of Revenue to fill the remainder of the term of T.R. Nash. This term will expire in January 1965. L.P. (Louis) Wilson has been nominated by the Democratic Party for election to serve as Commissioner of this District for the four year term beginning next January. J.C. Acton has been nominated by the Republican Party for this position.

Shelby County Reporter

Thursday, October 31, 1985

RANDALL GLENN HALE

USAF Staff Sgt. Randall Glenn Hale, 32, formerly of Alabaster, died Oct. 8 in San Antonio, TX. Hale was a member of the First Baptist Church of Alabaster and a graduate of Thompson High School. He is survived by his wife Margie and son, Christopher; parents, Glenn and Betty Hale; two brothers, Mark and Mike; two sisters, Melanie Hale and Suzette Bishop; grandparents, Bruce and Margaret Phillips. Funeral services were held Oct. 14 at Temple Baptist Church in San Antonio with burial in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery with full military honors.

HISTORY NEVER WRITTEN IS SOON FORGOTTEN

Shelby County Reporter Thursday, March 3, 1927

Mrs. Ellen Baker, mother of po s tm a ste r J . F . B a ke r , o f Columbiana, died of pneumonia at the home of her son, J.E. Baker, in Birmingham, Tuesday night, at the age of 81 years. She had been in failing health for some time but was seriously ill for only a few days. Mrs. Baker had lived in Shelby county all her life until the death of her husband, W.G. Baker, in 1920, when she went to make her home in Birmingham. She was the daughter of Enoch Seale who was a prominent citizen of Columbiana and who served the county as tax collector, and is the last of a large family. She was a life long member of the Methodist church. The remains were brought to Columbiana and funeral services are being held this Thursday morning.

Shelby County Sun Thursday, September 12, 1912

NEW COAL MINE IS OPENED AT CHELSEA

Mr. J.W. Dillard, representing the Mt. Vernon Coal Mine Co., of Mt. Vernon, Ill., has opened up a new mine at Chelsea, on the A.B.&A. Railroad in this county. They are now working a full force and expect by the first of October to be making regular shipments.

listed, including 11-year-old Wilford, Griffin’s father-in-law. 1912 census records contain a long list of students at Chelsea school. It i n c l ude s c h i l d re n o f S .P . Williamson, T.B. Holcomb, G.H. and Laura Weldon, C.W. and Emma Blackerby, J.L. and Lulia Nivens, W.F. and Susie Wilder, J.D. and Ella Isbell, W.F. Adams’s son Clyde, as well as children from the Simmons, Helms, Brasher, Mulkey, Armstrong, Parker, Miller and other families. The late Dovie Crane Chesser, grandmother of June Marie Niven, recalled a two-story school building in Chelsea, where her eldest son Frank Jr. began first grade. It was located across the railroad from Chesser and Weldon stores, “about where Autry’s apartments are now,” she told me. “But it burned around 1913.” Evidently, this old two-story building is where the school census was taken 100 years ago. Griffin’s research on history of the Chelsea area includes other records on the above early schools as well as those at Wilder Hill, K-Springs, Yellow Leaf, East Saginaw and McGowen.

Shelby County Reporter Wednesday, August 1, 2012

By: Shelba Shelton Nivens Community Columnist

100-YEAR OLD SCHOOL RECORDS SHED LIGHT ON AREA RESIDENTS

Harold Griffin, local amateur historian and researcher, recently brought me copies of some early Chelsea area school census records, which he’d copied several years ago at the Shelby County Historical Society. To my surprise, I found some of my own family members—Gibsons—at Mt. Chapel School 100 years ago. Mt. Chapel was located behind Griffin’s childhood home place this side of Simsville Mountain from old Deerhearst. There was also a church and graveyard there, he said. I recall visiting relatives as a child at a log cabin in Deerhearst. But I didn’t know the main road from Chelsea to Pelham ran across the mountain past the cabin. Quite likely, some of my ancestors walked across the mountain, or rode in a wagon, to school and church at Mt. Chapel. Other students in 1912 included children of J.L. Mooney, J.R. Moore, H.R. Carter, G.W. Shaw, E.M. Kirklin, J.W., M.O. and G.W. Stone, J.W. and W.J. Minor. Four children of John H. Minor were

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1930 … Chelsea School eight and ninth grade students pictured above include C.W. Chesser, Paul Nivens, Edgar Vanzant, Lewis Crane, Alan Chesser, Paulene Moore, Donna Kendrick, Verna Kendrick, Lallage Kendrick, Ozelle Kendrick, Gladys Niven, Gertrude Gilbert, Gracie Lee Shirley, Lorene Mooney, James Curtis (teacher), Buelah Helms, Myrtle Kendrick, Melvin Moore, Max or Collis Holcombe, Rosie Harper, Lois Kendrick, Autanzie Vick, Pearlene Duncan, Irene Minor.

Shelby County Democrat Thursday, February 11, 1937

OLD CHAPEL CHURCH HAS BEEN REBUILT

Old Chapel Church, the oldest Methodist Episcopal Church South, in Shelby County, was torn down in November 1936 and has been replaced with an up to date auditorium and four Sunday School rooms. Sunday School will be held next Sunday at 10:00 o’clock. At 1:30 p.m. the Bethel and Blue Springs and other community singing classes will meet with the Old Chapel Singers in the main auditorium and sing throughout the afternoon.

The People’s Advocate Thursday, February 8, 1912

FIRE DAMAGES SHELBY HOTEL

On Thursday evening fire was discovered in the roof of the New Dannemora hotel, which came near resulting in total loss of the building. However, the quick work of the well organized firemen of Shelby Iron Co. saved the building after part of the roof had fallen in. D a m a g e f r o m w a t e r w a s considerable, owing to the fact that fire had to be fought entirely from the roof. The New Dannemora is owned and operated by the Shelby Iron Co. and is considered one of the most up-to-date little hotels in the state. The origin of the fire is unknown.

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afterwards. It is very rare that so sad an affair as this one happens, and the crushing sorrow that it brings with it is beyond expression the whole community in the vicinity of the accident is sorrowful and depressed, while the neighborhood in which the unfortunate once resided mourn their untimely fate, and sympathize with the families and friends in their great bereavement.

Shelby County Democrat Thursday, November 1, 1934

FORMER PASTOR OF COLUMBIANA DEAD

Columbiana residents will be grieved to learn of the death of the Rev. C.W. Seale, who formerly served the Methodist Church in Columbiana. Mr. Seale died in Arab, Alabama, where he was serving as pastor of the Methodist Church. His death was due to pneumonia. Mr. Seale is survived by his wife and daughter, Kathleen Seale.

The People's Advocate Thursday, September 29, 1892

Mr. Willoughby [Willaby] Seale one of the old landmarks of Shelby, died at his home near Shelby on Monday 19th inst., of decrepitude, age 74 years. We extend sympathy to his family in their bereavement.

The People’s Advocate Thursday, October 17, 1907

MRS. MARY J. CROMWELL DEAD

It is with much regret we chronic the death of Mrs. Mary J. Cromwell, wife of W.B. Cromwell, of Shelby which occurred at her home in that place Friday morning, Oct. 11th. Mrs. Cromwell had been in bad health for a long while, and her death was not unexpected to her friends and family. She was 59 years of age at the time of her death; professed Christ at an early age, became united with the Methodist church, and since that time lived a devout Christian life. Although a good woman has gone to

The Shelby Sentinel Thursday, August 26, 1880

A SAD AFFAIR A YOUNG MAN AND TWO YOUNG LADIES

DROWNED IN THE COOSA RIVER

On last Sunday evening as a party of ladies and gentlemen, consisting of Mr. Newton Atchison and his daughter, Miss Sue, of Talladega county, Mr. H. Worthy, Mr. Zeb. Johnson and Miss Mary Seale, of Shelby, were crossing the river from the Talladega side, just above old Fort William ferry in a skiff, the frail boat which was old, small and unsafe, was capsized by the waves just before reaching the shore on this side, and all the occupants thrown into the water. All managed to get hold of the boat and held on to it for some time. Two of the gentlemen, Messrs. Worthy and Atchison, could not swim and were consequently unable to render the ladies any assistance. Mr. Johnson was a fine swimmer; and did what he could to rescue the young ladies, and probably would have succeeded had not one of them got hold of him and held him until both were drowned. The wind was blowing almost a gale, and the water had been rendered quite rough thereby, and it was next to impossible to hold on to the upturned skiff. Both of the young ladies, Miss Seale and Miss Atchison, and Mr. Zeb. Johnson, were drowned. Mr. Worthy and Mr. Atchison succeeded in holding to the boat and were saved. Several persons were standing on the bank, among them Mr. Wm. Seale, the father of Miss Seale, but they had no boat and could render no assistance and were forced to see them drown before their eyes, while they were powerless to prevent it. The party had been at or near Fayetteville, attending a singing school exercise, and were returning home, accompanied by Mr. Atchison and his daughter. Some of the party had just crossed over the river, and the skiff had been carried back and was bringing over the remainder when the sad accident occurred. The bodies were recovered a few hours

her reward, and a place in the home and church has been made vacant which will be hard to fill, we would say to the bereaved husband and family, that the will of the All Wise must be done, and our loss is only her eternal gain. Mrs. Cromwell was born and raised in Shelby near the place where she died, and her death casts a gloom over the entire community in which she lived so long. She leaves a husband, two sons, and a number of other relatives to mourn her death. The funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at the Beaver Creek cemetery by Rev. A.M. Yoe, of Columbiana, after which the remains were laid to rest to peacefully await the resurrection morn. A Friend. [Note: Mary J. Cromwell was the daughter of Willaby Seale and Sarah Sophronia Ford.]

Shelby County Reporter

Thursday, March 17, 1938

SHELBY SPRINGS HAS CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP

A change in the ownership of Shelby Springs, famous summer resort of the old days and one of the best known spots in Shelby county, was effected this week when Mr. and Mrs. J.R. McMillen sold their interests to Mr. Irby of Louisville and Cincinnati. The McMillens have owned the property for more than twenty years. Mr. Irby, it is reported, is planning extensive developments at the Springs.

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“Our Home … 1898” Wiley B. and Mary Jane Cromwell

and their two sons Tom & Will

will light every department of the plant with arc and incandescent, and furnish lights to the dwellings of those people who are willing to pay a reasonable fee per month. There are 155 employees on the payroll of the company at the present time, and there will be more at no distant day as the company is soon to begin the erection of six additional kilns, fifteen fine steel kilns in all with a capacity of 1,500 barrels per day, and, as we have said, will furnish employment to from 75 to 100 more men. The increasing demand for Keystone Lime necessitates enlarging the plant to meet this demand. At Keystone has grown up quite a village, and that the company is interested in the moral welfare of the employees is shown in the fact that two churches for the Negro employees have been built, and the contract has been let to build a pretty, commodious house of worship for the white people. Although without any police protection the best of order prevails — the company will not employ anyone who is inclined to be a peace disturber, but, instead, prides itself on having the most congenial lot of employees in this district — they are under perfect control, and are law-abiding and peaceable citizens.

31st Anniversary Edition of the Columbiana Sentinel

Thursday, September 7, 1905

KEYSTONE LIME COMPANY'S PLANT ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ITS KIND IN

ALL THE SOUTHERN STATES

The manufacture of lime is one of the greatest industries in this section of the South, and there is no doubt but that Shelby county ranks first in manufacturing this product. At Keystone, on the line of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, in the northern part of this county, is located one of the largest lime producing plants in the South. Here the Keystone Lime Works have one of the most complete, up to date manufactories with all the latest modern appliances for quarrying stone and burning lime. In 1899, Mr. Robt. E. Bowdon purchased what is now known as the Keystone Lime Works, and at that time the plant was in its most primitive state and the output but 80 per day. A recent visit to the plant shows a wonderful improvement — a revelation so to speak. The works have now a capacity of 1,000 barrels per day, and the entire output for this year has been sold. They have just put in a complete system of waterworks, and will install an electric light plant this summer. This will furnish power for the operation of certain machinery,

Keystone is connected with the outside world by long distance phone and has a private telephone line to Siluria, Saginaw and Maylene. Close application to business and a careful and thorough study of the different methods adopted in manufacturing lime has made Superintendent R.E. Bowdon a past master in his profession. The kilns of the Keystone are the continuous burning kind and are equipped with an automatic dump thus minimizing the cost and labor to manipulate them. A great improvement inaugurated by Mr. Bowdon is a cooperage for the manufacture of barrels, which represents an outlay of $5,000, and is the most complete of any plant of the kind in the South. The barrels are made by machinery - beginning with the log and ending with one of the best and prettiest barrels ever put upon the market. There is an inexhaustible supply of the finest limestone to be found anywhere in the South, and that it is almost pure the analysis shows 99.65 per cent. The quarry is only about 500 feet from the kilns, and the stone is quarried with steam and electric appliances and is drawn to the kilns by cable with steam power. When the company which controls the Keystone Lime Works was organized some two or three years ago it was capitalized at $55,000 for the purpose of making the improvements necessary to the more rapid manufacture of the lime which had so rapidly grown into popular favor, and its entire output is now taken by the Portland Cement Co., of Charleston, S.C. A few weeks ago the large store and commissary of this company was destroyed by fire, together with a large stock of goods. A new and much larger store is now being built and when completed will be filled with a stock of goods which will not only supply the employees of the company, but will cater to the patronage of the surrounding country as well. The great success to which the Keystone Lime Company

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demands from every employee value received for the wage paid. He is unusually successful in the management of the employees of the company, and that he is just and fair in his treatment of them is evi-denced in the fact that he has never had any friction or trouble with his men. He is an enthusiast in his business, and takes delight in hav-ing everything pertaining to the works in first class condition and order. He has a pardonable pride in his success and has every right to have for it has come to him through hard labor and square dealing with his fellow men. The Keystone Lime Company is a credit not only to Shelby county but to the whole South as well. It is a great enterprise, and its success is due to Mr. Bowdon's efforts.

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has attained is largely due to the personal efforts and practical experience of R.E. Bowdon, superintendent of the works, and in whom his Company has the utmost confidence as to his management judgment and ability, and upon whom the success of the plant largely depends. Mr. Bowdon is a young man in years, being not yet out of his twenties, and his career as a m a n u f a c t u r e r o f l i m e i s phenomenally successful. It has been but a few years since he was a clerk in a commissary at a small salary; today he is superintendent and owns a good-sized block of stock in one of the most successful and best known enterprises in the South. He is unceasing in his efforts to build up the business, is a worker himself and

Shelby County Reporter Thursday, February 28, 1929

J.E. ADAMS DIES IN AUTO WRECK

James E. Adams of Leeds, a former citizen of Shelby county, died Sunday as a result of injuries sustained when he was struck by an automobile at a street intersection in Leeds. The young man who was driving the car was released after being questioned, the police holding that the accident was unavoidable. Mr. Adams was born and reared near Chelsea, his family being among the most prominent in that section. For many years he was engaged in the mercantile business in Vincent. He served for a time as a member of the jury commission of Shelby county. Besides his wife he is survived by one son, John Adams.

BAPTIST CHURCH VINCENT, ALA.

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KEYSTONE LIME CO.

Shelby County Reporter Thursday, March 5, 1959

FUNERAL HELD FRIDAY FOR ROBERT ELBERT BOWDON, SR.

The last tribute of respect and high esteem by county wide friends was paid to Robert E. Bowdon, Sr., when funeral services were held in the First Methodist Church of Calera Friday, February 28. Mr. Bowdon was 84 years of age and had been prominently identified with the social, commercial, political, religious and cultural life of Shelby County for a number of years. He was a member of the Board of Revenue. Surviving Mr. Bowdon are: his wife [Ettye, daughter of Jasper and Lucy (Bailey) Holcombe]; two sons, R.E. Bowdon, Jr. of Calera and Sam F. Bowdon of Birmingham; two daughters, Mrs. W.A. Cone of St. Petersburg, Fla. and Mrs. James E. Gunn of Oklahoma City, Okla.; a sister, Mrs. Loulah Lauham, of Birmingham.

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The Shelby County Historical Society, Inc. a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, founded on 18 January 1974, is dedicated to the discovery, collection, and preservation of all things related to the history of Shelby County Alabama; to the encouragement, promotion, and sponsorship of historical research and the public dissemination of that research; to the acquisition of physical artifacts and documents and provision of their public display; and to the presentation of educational programs and other activities for our citizens and visitors about our past history and our heritage.

The criteria for the Shelby County Pioneer Certificate Program include (1) Current member of the Shelby County Historical Society, Inc. (2) Completion of Pioneer Certificate Program Application for each certificate. [Visit our website or write for this application.] (3) Copy of documentation of proof of direct descent for each generation of each settler and proof of earliest year ancestor lived in Shelby Coun-ty Alabama (4) $20.00 certificate fee for each submission.

For each qualifying ancestor you will receive a beautifully designed 8-2” x 11” certificate ready for framing. Each certificate is numbered and signed.

Acceptable forms of proof of direct descent for each generation [please number proof of direct descent to correspond to each generation number]: (1) Census records. (2) Birth records. (3) Death records. (4) Marriage records. (5) Military records. (6) Land records. (7) Wills. (8) Obituaries or Funeral Home records . ( 9 ) Tombstone inscriptions or cemetery records, name

Shelby County Pioneer is a certificate program, founded in the year-2000, offered by the Shelby County Historical Society, Inc. and is designed to identify and honor the memory of the early residents of Shelby County Alabama.

Due to popular demand we have expanded the Pioneer Certificate Program, effective January 1, 2008.

The Shelby County Historical Society, Inc. will issue three categories of certificates to direct descendants of the early residents of Shelby County Alabama. For many years these ancestors have gone unrecognized. We hope that this certificate will be a source of pride for your family.

(1) PIONEER CERTIFICATE … 1830 or earlier.

(2) SETTLER CERTIFICATE … 1831 through 1860.

(3) EARLY RESIDENT CERTIFICATE … 1861 through 1900

and location of cemetery. (10) Estate records. (11) Bible records. (12) Books or written articles with proof of copyright date. Please submit copies [do not send original documents] of evidence of direct descent for each generation.

Documentation will be filed in the archives of the Shelby County Museum & Archives to help preserve the history of your ancestor and will be made available for public research.

Please mail (1) Completed “Pioneer Certificate Program Application” (2) Documentation of “Proof of Direct Descent” for each generation and “Proof of Earliest Year” ancestor lived in Shelby County Alabama (3) and $20.00 certificate fee to:

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