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A representative biographical encyclopedia is:  
A representative biographical encyclopedia is:  


*Owen, Thomas McAdory.'''''History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography''. Four Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing, 1921. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=192472&disp=History+of+Alabama+and+dictionary+of+Ala%20%20&columns=*,0,0 fiche]'''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=192472&disp=History+of+Alabama+and+dictionary+of+Ala%20%20&columns=*,0,0 6048243]'''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=192472&disp=History+of+Alabama+and+dictionary+of+Ala%20%20&columns=*,0,0 -46] [set of 40].) The first two volumes have historical information about Alabama events and places. The last two volumes are biographical.'''
*Owen, Thomas McAdory.'''''History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography''. Four Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing, 1921. (Family History Library {{FHL|192472|title-id|disp=fiche}}'''{{FHL|192472|title-id|disp=6048243}}'''{{FHL|192472|title-id|disp=-46}} [set of 40].) The first two volumes have historical information about Alabama events and places. The last two volumes are biographical.'''


*A source for portraits is: ''Alabama Portraits Prior to 1870''. Mobile, Alabama: Gill Printing and Stationary, 1969. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=216604&disp=Alabama+portraits+prior+to+1870%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 976.1 D3c].) The book has portraits, in alphabetical order, with some family history information about each individual.
*A source for portraits is: ''Alabama Portraits Prior to 1870''. Mobile, Alabama: Gill Printing and Stationary, 1969. (Family History Library {{FHL|216604|title-id|disp=book 976.1 D3c}}.) The book has portraits, in alphabetical order, with some family history information about each individual.


See [[United States Biographies|United States Biographies]] for information on nationwide biographical collections. See also the "[[Alabama History|History]]" and "[[Alabama Genealogy|Genealogy]]" sections for additional sources.  
See [[United States Biographies|United States Biographies]] for information on nationwide biographical collections. See also the "[[Alabama History|History]]" and "[[Alabama Genealogy|Genealogy]]" sections for additional sources.  
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