Source: "Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1907" State of AL Dept of Archives and History, compiled by Thomas M. Owen, L.L, D. Director, Brown Publishing Co, Montgomery, AL, 1907 p. 75-76 Legislative Department, Twenty-Seventh District, Lee and Russell Counties EUGENE HERNDON GLENN, of Seale, Russell county, was born Oct 26, 1843 at Glennville, Barbour county, and is the son of Massilon McKendree and Barbara W. (Herndon) Glenn, and the grandson of James E. and Elizabeth (Robinson) Glenn, and of Stephen and Sarah (Conner) Herndon, who lived at Cokesbury, Abbeville district, SC. James E. Glenn emigrated from Abbeville District S.C. to Randolph County, GA thence to Alabama. He was a Methodist preacher in Barbour and adjoining counties from 1834 to his death in 1852. The town of Glennville bears his name. His son, Massilon M. Glenn, born in Abbeville S.C. lived at Glennville from 1834 to his death in 1889; was in the Creek War of 1836-7 serving on the staff of Gen Winfield Scott, and was a member from Barbour county to the State convention of 1865. Senator Glenn's early education was at the Glennville collegiate and military institute. He was at the State University in 1861-62, and reached the junior class; in June, 1862 was detailed with other cadets by Gov. Shorter to drill Confederate soldiers; was appointed drill-master of the 45th Alabama Infantry Regiment, organized in June 1862 and afterwards was sergeant major and adjutant of that regiment; was adjutant of the 1st Alabama Regiment at the surrender of Gen. Johnston at Greensboro, and formed the regiment on its colors for its surrender to the Federal officer; from 1876 to 1886 was chairman of the Democratic executive committee of the county; for some years was a member of the Congressional committee, and served three times at intervals as a member of the State executive committee; is a Methodist, ahs been steward and trustee in that church for twenty years; and is a Royal Arch Mason. He was married Feb 8, 1877 at Villula, Russell county, to Sarah Virginia, daughter of John T. and Frances Elizabeth (Collier) Evans. The Evans family formerly lived in Harris county, Ga. and in 1859 emigrated to Russell county, Ala.