Brief Life History of James William
When James William Creel was born on 22 June 1870, in Georgia, United States, his father, Joel Stamps Creel, was 39 and his mother, Malinda Taylor, was 38. He married Martha Etta Milligan on 27 February 1895, in Cullman, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, United States for about 20 years and Election Precinct 11 Trimble, Cullman, Alabama, United States in 1940. He died on 30 October 1951, in Cullman, Alabama, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Grandview, Cullman, Alabama, United States.
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- James W Creel, "United States Census, 1940"
- James W. Creel, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- James William Creel, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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Historical Boundaries: 1873: Blount, Alabama, United States 1877: Cullman, Alabama, United States
1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia
The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.
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Possibly an Americanized form of German Kriel or Krüll, a variant of Kroll 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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