Frank Samuel Ware Obituary, 1896

“Clinton MO – Died at his residence on East Jefferson Street Tuesday afternoon, Frank Ware, whose genial soul took on the sleep of Death. And the words “Frank is dead”, soon were current over Clinton. That dread malady, rheumatism, with … Continue reading

Edmund Rhett Taber, Jr. (1883 – )

“TABER, Edmund Rhett, Jr. Mountain Creek, Ala. Mining Engr; b. Charleston, S. C, July 4, 1883; B. Edmund Rhett and Marie Matilde (Rhett) Taber; original Taber of note was a physician who was knighted for curing a king of a … Continue reading

Preston Ware (1821 – 1890)

Preston Ware, son of Preston and Electa (Richardson) Ware, was born August 12, 1821, at Wrentham, and died January 29, 1890, in Boston. At the age of seventeen years he became clerk in a wholesale boot and shoe house in … Continue reading

William S. Biddle (1865 – )

WILLIAM S. BIDDLE, M. D., of Haleyville, was born at Normandy Station, Bedford county, Tenn., Feb. 15, 1865. His paternal grandparents, Samuel and Sallie (Quinn) Biddle, came to Alabama at an early date and settled near Fort Payne, De Kalb … Continue reading

Spencer Hugh Ware (1851 – )

SPENCER HUGH WARE. Efficient, capable and trustworthy would be the verdict passed upon the character and official standing of our subject by any one in Shannon County to whom the question might be asked. Spencer Hugh Ware, circuit clerk and … Continue reading

J.K. Ware (1806 – )

(Note:  This is the same man, Jacob Read Ware.  Different versions of his biography written by 2 different men.) “J.K.WARE, retired farmer; P.O. Mechanicsburg; one of the early settlers and  prominent citizens of the county; was born near Salem, N.J., … Continue reading