From Jamestown to Alabama A Saga of Abner Strange
The article traces Abner Alloway Strange born in Virginia, his Revolutionary War service from 1779 to 1781, his marriages to first a Virginia wife and later Mary Saunders, and his move with family to Alabama in 1825. It notes descendants in Athens area, land holdings along Elk River, the old yellow poplar log house torn down in 1961, and the Audie Christopher family who preserve the graves and history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
John Alloway Strange
Virginia
Abner Alloway
Limestone County
Abner Alloway Strange
Miles Caney
Albermarle County
Wil
Abner Strange
Mary Saunders
Harriet Vanison
Elizabeth Mitchell
Jamima Vanison
Archiles Michel
George
Edward Saunders
Sarah Jane
Alabama
Tennessee
Mary
Abner
Abner* Alloway Jr
Nancy Ann Mitchell Alloway Bernard
Martha A. Flannan
Abner $E
Sallie
John Gideon
Lucy Ann
Abner Jr
Elizabeth A
Joab A
Reuben A
Thomas__A
Abner A. Ili
Abner A. Strange Jr
Nancy Ann Mitchell Strange
Charles M. Bernard
Abner Allen
Mary Elizabeth
Treana Ellender
Ann Mitchell
Bernards
Martha Harriet
Sarah Catherine
Martha Strange Flanagan
Simpson B. Flanagan
John M. Flanagan
Athens
Audie Christopher
Area Men In Service Highlights From Decatur and Surrounding Areas
Senior Chief Jam es Posey Jr. serves aboard USS Midway in the Western Pacific with the Seventh Fleet conducting air strikes against North Vietnam and Viet Cong targets. Airman First Class Jimmy Randolph reports for duty at Homestead SAC unit after England service. Richard Grant and Jerry Greer sail aboard USS Turner with the Atlantic Fleet for the Six th Fleet transatlantic cruise. Pvt Lewis Tucker completes wheel ed vehicle mechanic course at Fort Jackson. Cadets Cade Haney Clarence Parr Jr and Donald Sides undergo six week ROTC training at Fort Bragg tied to University of Alabama program.
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USS
Midway
James. A. Posey Jr
USN
James A. Posey Sr
6Th Ave
Decatur
Western Pacific
Seventh Fleet
Viet Nam
South
North
Homestead
Fla
Jimmy G. Randolph
Ruth Randolph
Courtland
England
Randolph
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Hazlewood High School
Town Creek
Ala
Fort Bragg
N.C
Cade Merrit W. Haney
Louis M. Haney
Athens
Clarence R. Parr Jr
Richard C. Parr
Pennylane SE
Donald J. Sides
Donald E. Sides
Carolyn St. SW
Ft. Bragg
Army Cadets Reserve Officer Training Corps
University of Alabama
Haney
Tanner High School
Part and
Sides
Decatur High School
Two Air Force officers retire after long service
Newburgh New York Lt Col Emory M Shelton son of Mr and Mrs Emory R Shelton of Athens retires from the U S Air Force at Stewart AFB after more than 22 years serving as a communications and electronics staff officer He has overseas service in Bermuda Japan and Vietnam and holds several medals His wife Maxine is from Athens. In Texas Chaplain Captain J E Clayton Phillips son of J R Phillips completes the Air Force advanced chaplains course at Lackland AFB He studied at Emory University and Athens College with B A and B D degrees His wife Mary Ann is from Spring City Tennessee.
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Newburgh
N. Y
Emory M. Shelton
Emory R. Shelton
Vine St
Athens
U.S. Air Force
Stewart Afb
N.Y
Shelton
Stewart
Bermuda
Japan
Viet Nam
Air Force
Antonio
Texas
J. E. Clayton Phillips
J. R. Phillips
Courtland
Lackland Afb
Hazlewood High School
Town Creek
Emory University
Athens College
Mary Ann
Mabel M. Jenkins
Spring City 1
Tenn
Alaskan Exercise Ends With Fort Wainwright Soldier
Army PFC Coy W Bedingfield son of Mr and Mrs Buford Bedingfield Athens 7 participated in a week long Alaskan Command summer field training exercise named Northern Hills ending June 23. The 23 year old rifleman from Co B 47th Infantry First Battalion Ft Wainwright Alaska joined a battalion sized task force in simulated combat against Minnesota Army National Guard infantrymen. He entered the Army in March 1964 completed basic training at J Polk Louisiana and is a 1961 graduate of Tanner High School.
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FT. Richardson
Alaska
W. Bedingfield
Buford Bedingfield
Athens 7
Alaskan Command
Northern Hills
Bedingfield
Minneta Army National Guard
Co. B
47Th Infantry
Ft. Wainwright
Thermy
J. Polk
Tanner High School
Marine Lance Corporal Kay Deploys With 3rd Marines to Med
Cpl John L Kay son of Mr and Mrs L C Kay Belle Mina Alabama deployed June 4 with Battery L 3rd Battalion 10th Marine Regiment Battalion Landing Team 2/2 aboard the attack transport USS Fremont flagship of the unit en route to the Mediterranean. He will have liberty visits to European ports while serving with the U S Sixth Fleet training and operations.
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USS
Fremont
John L. Kay
L. C. Kay
Belle Mina
10Th Marine Regiment
U. S. Atlantic Fleet
Mediterranean
Navy Reserve Ensign Milton Price graduates officer candidate school
Newport R I Navy Reserve Ensign Milton S Price son of Mr and Mrs Sim M Price of 1015 Grant St Decatur was graduated June 11 from the U S Naval Officer Candidate School Here After a 16 week intensive program he is qualified in technical matters for a junior officer and in leadership principles as he prepares to join the modern fleet WANT ADS GET RESULTS
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Newport, R. I
Navy Reserve
Milton S. Price
Sim M. Price
Grant St
Decatur
U. S. Naval Officer Candidate ‘School
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Liamsburg
Joseph Haden
William Cabel
Thompson
Petersburg
Bobbin Point
James River
Strange
Richard Wappier
Albermarle Barracks
John Burgoyne
Saratoga
Sgt
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Lafayette
Cap
Anthony Kaden
Seg
Banks of
Elk Ri
Christophers
Michigan
Jimi Garner
Christopher
Edward Sanders Strange
Edward Sanders
Salem Methodist Church
Audie Christophers
Woody Anderson
Huntsville
Edward
A. M. Christopher
Sheffield
Mrs. Christopher
John Wade Keyes
The
DAR
Ely
Jan
Goidel Drug Co
5Th Ave
S.W
Dial
Round Neel
First National Bank OF Decatur
Decatur, Alabama
A. L. Johnson
Lester H. Smith
W. L. Standridge
Cashier
L. Denton Cole Jr
Joe W. Perrin
Winston W. Legge, JR
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Downtown
Sixth Avenue’ Branch
FDIC
William B. Eyster
W. McLeod
Henon W. Pearce
M. R. Rankin
John B. Sewell
Rutledge
S. Thomas
Turner
Richard E. Grant
Richard W. Grant
Lacey’s Spring
Jerry Greer
Glenn Greer
Somerville
U.S. Atlantic
Mediterranean Sea
Fort Jackson
S. C
Lewis D. Tucker
Edgar S. Tucker Cullman
Tucker
Hanceville High School
Athens’ High School
Aviation
Maxine
Rena Gray
Browns Ferry St
Phillips
Staff Chaplain Program Administration
U. S
Allied Sales
McCulloch Bros
JEEP
Moulton St
Rot Blake
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