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History of Limestone County AlabamaSelect a City, Town, Village or Township: Our database does not include an historic photo for Limestone County Alabama, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:Thomas Nicholas McClellan Biographical Sketch Thomas Nicholas McClellan, jurist, was born in Limestone county, Ala., Feb. 23, 1853; son of Thomas Joyce and Martha Fleming (Beattie) McClellan; grandson of William and Matilda Caroline (Joyce) McClellan and of John and Joanna (Moore) Beattie; and of Scotch ancestors who came to Virginia, removed to North Carolina and thence to Tennessee early in the nineteenth century. He was a student at Oak Hill college and Cumberland university, Tenn., and was graduated from Lebanon Law school in 1872. He practised at Athens, Ala., with his brother Robert Alexander McClellan, 1872-84. He served in the state senate, 1880-84; as attorney-general of Alabama, 1884-89; as associate justice of the state supreme court, 1889-98; and in 1898 was made chief justice of the court for the term expiring in November, 1904. Local History and Genealogy Links: |
Alabama Facts: Limestone County Facts: Seat: AthensEstablished: 6 Feb 1818 Formed from: Cherokee and Chickasaw Nations
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