Transcribed by Larry E. Caver, Jr. on December 14, 2002, from microfilm and 
original newspaper issues in the holdings of the Alabama Department of 
Archives & History, Montgomery, Alabama. 

May 21, 1896:

Major John R. TOMPKINS left yesterday afternoon for a visit of several days 
to his cousin, Mr. Henry B. TOMPKINS, of Atlanta. From Atlanta Major TOMPKINS 
will go to Edgefield, South Carolina, where he will spend a short while with 
relatives in hope of recuperating his health… -Register, May 16th

May 28, 1896:

Miss Jessie STAPLETON, of Battles, is visiting her brother, Mr. R.H. 
STAPLETON, of Van Kirk.

Mr. Benjamin F.KESSLER and Mr. J.C. WALKER, of Monrovia, Maryland, who have 
been the guests of the former’s son, Mr. G.W. KESSLER, for the past two weeks, 
left for their home Monday morning… Mr. KESSLER, who is quite old, being in 
his 89th year, contemplates returning here at an early date to make Daphne his 
future home.

June 4, 1896:

Miss Laura STOKES, who has been in Houston, Texas for the past six months, 
returned home Thursday evening. She was accompanied by her sister, Mrs. J.M. 
KAILIN, who will spend the summer at her old home near Daphne.

Mr. A. HARFORD left last Thursday on a visit to his old home at Verona, 
Illinois.

Miss Mary LEA, of Tampa, Florida, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. E. 
T. LEA, of this place, left for Mobile Tuesday morning.
Marriage Licenses Issued:

White Colored
Charles ENGLISH and June COOPER Byron TARVIN and Ellen JACKSON
Charley TAYLOR and Nora M. BERRY
Andrew LEWIS and Nora ARD

June 11, 1896:
State of Alabama, Baldwin County, Probate Court, April 29, 1896
This day came W.G. OVERTON, guardian of Orrin OVERTON and Jessie OVERTON, 
minors under 14 years of age, and filed his accounts, vouchers, evidences and 
statements for a final settlement of his guardianship… Charles HALL, Judge
Marriage Licenses Issued:

White Colored
Walter C. NEWTON to Georgia B. TAYLOR William JULY to Bettie 
ROBINSON
Dan WASHINGTON to Emma WILKINS

June 18, 1896:

(Fairhope) Born to Mr. and Mrs. J.T. KEARNS, on May 22nd, a daughter, the 
first born; mother and daughter are doing well, and the proud parents are the 
recipients of hearty congratulations from their Fairhope friends.

Judge HALL was called to Rosinton Wednesday to perform the rites of matrimony 
between Robert H. COOPER and Miss Eliza Belle COOPER.

Mrs. C. E. BUCKNER and three children, who have been the guests of her 
parents, Colonel and Mrs. Louis HORD, of this place, the past winter and spring, 
left Saturday morning for their home in Mexico, Missouri.

Marriage Licenses Issued:

White Colored
James HARDY to Rose Ada KIMMERSON Norman DAVIS to Laura ROSSE
Charles L. TRAWICK to Cora HOWELL

June 25, 1896:

In memory of little Vivian, the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Steve FULFORD, 
who died at Point Clear, Alabama, June 15th, aged 4 days.

July 9, 1896:

(Brady) Mrs. BRADY, of Ray, died on the 21st of last month, of consumption. 
She leaves three children.

Died, Miss Mamie HARRUB, Sunday night, at the home of her father, Mr. Thomas 
HARRUB, Sr., near Daphne, of consumption, after an illness of about a year’s 
duration. The deceased was a devout member of the Catholic Church… Tuesday 
amid sorrowing friends and loved ones, her remains were laid to rest in the 
Catholic Cemetery in Mobile. She leaves a father and mother, three brothers and 
a sister, who have our heart-felt sympathy.

July 23, 1896:

(Brady) Mr. J.T. SILCOX and Miss Rhoda PATTERSON were happily united in the 
holy bonds of matrimony on the night of the 2nd, by Mr. P.F. BRADY.

Invitations have been issued to the marriage of Miss Lillie GABLE to Mr. 
Charles STAPLETON, to occur on the 30th instant.

August 6, 1896:

(Swifts) We are very sorrow to say that Mr. Arthur CATON, who has been very 
ill for over a year, died at his home near Narrx (?) Gap, on the 21st of July. 
He leaves a wife and six children to mourn his loss. He died with the 
consumption and was buried at Cedar Grove Church.

Mr. D. Charles STAPLETON and Miss Lillie GABEL were married last Thursday 
evening at the residence of the bride’s father, Mr. John I. GABEL, near Fairhope…
The groom is the son of Mr. D. Crocket STAPLETON, a progressive farmer and 
sheep raiser…

August 13, 1896:

(Brady) Mrs. Timothy DUCK quietly passed away on the morning of the 5th. 
She was a good mother and a true Christian… She was 73 years of age. She 
leaves a husband, seven children and a number of grandchildren. The burial 
services took place on the 6th instant.

Mr. Charles F. ZUNDELL died at his home at Point Clear Saturday morning. 
His health has gradually declined since his wife’s death last August. Mr. 
ZUNDELL was about 71 years of age and for many years had resided at Point Clear. 
He was a prominent factor in the upbuilding of this shore. He was engaged 
in mercantile and truck gardening, and was said to be quite wealthy. He owned 
lands on the bay front from Point clear to Johnson Springs, and also the long 
wharf in front of his store. He was a native of Saxony and when he first 
came to this country, he resided at Selma. Later he went to Mobile and engaged 
in the bakery business, and several years later came across the bay and 
established the firm of Kapan & Zundel. Six sons and three daughters survive him 
(none named). His remains were interred in the Point Clear Cemetery Sunday 
afternoon.

August 20, 1896:

(Bay Minette) We are pained to record the death of Mrs. CHUTE, who died 
Tuesday and was interred this morning.

August 27, 1896:

Mrs. Anna FITZSIMMONS, a resident of Mobile, died Saturday at the residence 
of her granddaughter, Mrs. W. EANES, at Battles Wharf. The remains were taken 
to Mobile Monday on the steamer Carney, and were taken to St. Joseph Church, 
where funeral services were conducted, after which the remains were interred 
in Magnolia Cemetery.

William GRAY, colored, aged 18 years, was hanged in the yard of the county 
jail at Mobile, at 6:30 o’clock last Friday. The crime for which GRAY suffered 
was the murder, in broad daylight, on a public road ten miles from Mobile, of 
John LYNDBERG, an old man 63 years of age, for whom GRAY had been working…

September 3, 1896:

Miss Mary CALLAHAN, aged 62 years, died at the residence of Mrs. SCHEURMAN, 
near Battles Wharf, last Friday, after a long illness. She was a resident of 
Mobile and had been at Battles Wharf about two months. She was a daughter of 
the late John CALLAHAN, one of the leading merchants of Mobile.

September 17, 1896:

The marriage of Mr. William WHITE to Miss Florence BANKESTER is announced to 
occur on next Sunday at Bay Minette.

September 24, 1896:

Marriage licenses were issued Tuesday by the Probate Judge to Mr. Fred H. 
ALLEN and Miss Sarah C. NELSON, daughter of Mr. J.F. NELSON, of Cavanac.