James C. Ware Obituary, 1991

Former state Sen. James C. Ware died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center-South in Edgewood, apparently of a heart attack. Mr. Ware, who lived at Lakeside Park, was 78. A state senator for part of Northern Kentucky from 1958 to … Continue reading

Robert J. Ware ( – 1867)

”Dr. Robert J. Ware, of Montgomery, had long been a member of the House, but had retired for several years until 1841, when he was again elected, and reelected in 1842. At both sessions he struggled manfully to obtain the … Continue reading

William Johnson Boykin (1861 – )

“BOYKIN, WILLIAM JOHNSON, lawyer, was born November 8, 1861, at Oswicheee, Russell County; son of James William and Athalie Annett (Johnson) Boykin, the former a native of Columbus, Ga., who came to Alabama, lived in Oswichee, Glenville and other places … Continue reading

Attilla Cox (1843 – 1909)

Note:  The wife of Attilla Cox, Kate Ware Martin was the great-granddaughter of Edmund Ware and Susannah Brasfield. “ATTILLA COX, Sr. was one of Kentucky’s prominent financiers and business men. His success was achieved from comparatively humble beginnings, but for … Continue reading

James Britton Ware Sr. (1830 – 1918)

“Mr. James Britton Ware was born in Coweta, now Heard county, Georgia, June 16, 1830.  He was a son of John Mimms Ware and Mrs. Lucy Sturdivant Ware.  His father was a planter, and lived to be fifty years old.  … Continue reading