Barbara, I grew up in Monroeville, a few miles from Claiborne and the Alabama River. We would often go down to the river on Sunday afternoons for picnics. At that time, we could walk around the area where Claiborne had been located and see the city blocks outlined. We also would visit the large Jewish cemetery. I don't know any dates to give you, but many people died from yellow fever and everyone else moved away from the town. According to my parents, Claiborne was once a very busy city at one time. I think the tracks for the pulleys that lowered the cotton bales to the steam boats below in the river can still be seen. Hopefully, someone on this Board will know of a good history book that will give the details. Freda Researching my USA Southern families: Rober(t)son, Blakely, Wright, Solomon, Godbold, Sills, Thornton, Regan, Sims, Jones, Riley, Boles On Aug 7, 2006, at 2:57 PM, Barbara Daniels wrote: > Do you know more about this? Several lines of my family lived in > Claiborne during this time. > ----- Original Message ----- From: <Emp106@aol.com> > To: <ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 3:29 PM > Subject: Re: [ALMONROE-L] 1858 Yellow Fever epidemic? > > > >> I've been told that some families moved away from Claiborne >> (and the river) because of yellow fever. Seems my Medlocks relocated >> from there to Perdue Hill. >> Emma in NM >> >> >> ==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== >> **** "Genealogy - where you confuse the dead and irritate the >> living." >> Monroe County, ALGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~almonroe >> Listowner Carolyn Golowka at cgolowka@prodigy.net >> > > > ==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== > **** You know you are taking genealogy too seriously when your > house leans slightly toward the side where your genealogical > records are stored! > Monroe County, ALGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~almonroe > Listowner Carolyn Golowka at cgolowka@prodigy.net > >

Hi Freda, Thanks for the info. My 4g-grandfather, Jacob Stabler lived in Claiborne. He supposedly died there in 1844, but we cannot find a grave. His son, James Guthral, settled in the McKinleys area. His son, Malachi settled in Suggsville in Clarke County. My great-grandfather, Fletcher DeLoach Stabler, lived with his grandfather in McKinleys per the 1880 census. I am still looking for James' grave also. He was married to Nancy Jane Presnall. She was the daughter of Elijah Presnall whose family owned Silver Creek Plantation and Presnall's Landing in Clarke County. When did Claiborne dry up and disappear? What is left there? Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Freda Noble" <tnoble@mcn.org> To: <ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 6:14 PM Subject: Re: [ALMONROE-L] 1858 Yellow Fever epidemic? > Barbara, I grew up in Monroeville, a few miles from Claiborne and the > Alabama River. We would often go down to the river on Sunday afternoons > for picnics. At that time, we could walk around the area where Claiborne > had been located and see the city blocks outlined. We also would visit > the large Jewish cemetery. I don't know any dates to give you, but many > people died from yellow fever and everyone else moved away from the town. > According to my parents, Claiborne was once a very busy city at one time. > I think the tracks for the pulleys that lowered the cotton bales to the > steam boats below in the river can still be seen. Hopefully, someone on > this Board will know of a good history book that will give the details. > Freda > Researching my USA Southern families: Rober(t)son, Blakely, Wright, > Solomon, Godbold, Sills, Thornton, Regan, Sims, Jones, Riley, Boles > > On Aug 7, 2006, at 2:57 PM, Barbara Daniels wrote: > >> Do you know more about this? Several lines of my family lived in >> Claiborne during this time. >> ----- Original Message ----- From: <Emp106@aol.com> >> To: <ALMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 3:29 PM >> Subject: Re: [ALMONROE-L] 1858 Yellow Fever epidemic? >> >> >> >>> I've been told that some families moved away from Claiborne >>> (and the river) because of yellow fever. Seems my Medlocks relocated >>> from there to Perdue Hill. >>> Emma in NM >>> >>> >>> ==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== >>> **** "Genealogy - where you confuse the dead and irritate the living." >>> Monroe County, ALGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~almonroe >>> Listowner Carolyn Golowka at cgolowka@prodigy.net >>> >> >> >> ==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== >> **** You know you are taking genealogy too seriously when your house >> leans slightly toward the side where your genealogical records are >> stored! >> Monroe County, ALGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~almonroe >> Listowner Carolyn Golowka at cgolowka@prodigy.net >> >> > > > ==== ALMONROE Mailing List ==== > ****When an old person dies ... it's like a library burning to the ground. > Monroe County, ALGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~almonroe > Listowner Carolyn Golowka at cgolowka@prodigy.net >