· August 7, 2026
Judge Joseph Inzer Musgrove
Born 1884, died 1961 - son of William H. Musgrove and grandson of Rev. Phillip McCarty Musgrove, founder of the […]
Glossary Type: Person
· August 7, 2026
John Hanby
Born 1774 in Henry County, Virginia. Emigrated to Fayetteville, Tennessee, and enlisted there when Andrew Jackson called for men in […]
· August 7, 2026
J.A. Calvert
Killed instantly in September 1908 when a fast L&N passenger train struck his horse and buggy at a grade crossing […]
· August 7, 2026
R.R. Zell
President of the Southern Industrial Company. Reopened a plugged, abandoned oil well at Reid’s Gap in 1901, finding oil mixed […]
· August 7, 2026
John L. Burns
Partner to R.R. Zell in reopening and marketing the Reid’s Gap oil well starting in 1901; co-incorporated the Reid’s Gap […]
· August 7, 2026
John Franklin
Set up the Gray Goose Saloon around 1892-1893. In early March 1895, after a dispute over payment, he knocked down […]
· August 7, 2026
William Howard
A butcher from the Warrior suburb of Mabetown. Shot by John Franklin at the Gray Goose Saloon in early March […]
· August 7, 2026
William Grady Reid
A World War II-era veteran, 1923-1944, buried at Reid’s Gap Cemetery directly alongside George W. Reid‘s own children and grandchildren. […]
· August 7, 2026
Judge Moore
A judge of Blountsville who, in 1878, took W.C. Reid’s affidavit exposing a planned train robbery. Nine years earlier, per […]
· August 7, 2026
Lugenia G. Reid McPherson
George W. Reid‘s daughter, born 1873, died 1918. Married David Lafayette McPherson “at Reid’s Gap, in Blount County, Alabama” on […]