>From THE FLORENCE HERALD - Saturday, July 19, 1890 A CENTENARIAN DEAD "Uncle Dave", the Oldest Man in North Alabama "UNCLE DAVE" HUTCHINGS, a well known colored character, died last week at the home of Capt. A. D. COFFEE, three miles from the city, in Colbert's Reserve. He was supposed to have been born about 1790, and was over one hundred years old. UNCLE DAVE emigrated from North Carolina, to Rutherford County, Tennessee, with Gen. JOE DICKSON, and afterwards came to Lauderdale County, in 1817, with Mrs. MARY HUTCHINGS. He served Gen. JACKSON during the settling of Colbert's Reserve. He was a remarkable man and his memory was well preserved till the last.