Bibb County AlArchives Biographies.....Meadow, Albert E. November 22 1860 - after 1893
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Author: Brant & Fuller (1893)
  ALBERT E. MEADOW, M. D., a practicing physician of Blocton, was born in
Humphreys county, Tenn., November 22, 1860. He is a son of Jacob E. and Susan
(Crockett) Meadow, and is thus a lineal descendant of the renowned David
Crockett. He is a grandson of William D. and Sarah (Harris) Meadow, both of whom
were natives of Tennessee. William D. Meadow was an overseer of a large
plantation owned by General Harding prior to the breaking out of the war. He now
resides in Maury county, Tenn., aged seventy-three years. The father of Albert
E., was a farmer and was born October 30, 1838. His mother was born August 26,
1838. They were married September 11, 1856, and had nine sons, seven of whom are
living, viz.: William H., cashier of the Waverly Bank and Trust company, at
Waverly, Tenn; Jesse H., a planter of Clinton, Ky.; Albert E.; James D., a well
known physician of Sherman, Texas; John M., a physician and partner of Albert
E.; Thomas R., tax assessor of Humphreys county, Tenn.; and Daniel G., assistant
postmaster at Blocton. David Mc., and an infant are deceased. The father of our
subject is now a resident of Houston county, Tenn., is a Mason and a member of
the Presbyterian church. The mother died April 2, 1870, and was also a member of
the Presbyterian church. The boyhood days of Albert E. Meadow were spent upon
his father's farm, and during the time spent at home he received the rudiments
of an English education. In 1879 he began the study of medicine under Dr. J. C.
Bridges, and
the fall of 1881 he entered the Homeopathic Medical college of Missouri at St.
Louis; in 1882-83, he attended the Pulte Medical college at Cincinnati, Ohio. He
then began the practice of medicine at Birmingham, Ala., associated with Dr. A.
L. Monroe, continuing thus until 1885, when he removed to Blocton, and has since
remained in practice there. He was married September 24, 1885, to Miss Emmie
Andrews, born in Oxford, Miss., in 1868. She is a daughter of Dr. David Audrews
and the only one surviving of a family of two children. She came with her
parents to Alabama when a small child. Dr. Andrews died in 1868, Mrs. Andrews,
surviving and living with her daughter. Dr. Meadow is a member of the Knights of
Pythias, Enterprise lodge, No. 48. He is also a member of the Masonic fraternity
and is worshipful master of lodge No. 474. He is a member of Ridgely lodge, No.
88, I. O. O. F., and is representative to the grand lodge of the state. Mr.
Meadow and wife are the members of the M. E. church, south. They are the parents
of one son, who was born. September 22. 1887. Dr. Meadow and his brother, J. M.
Meadow, are rising young physicians and have a large and yet steadily increasing
practice. The latter attended Pulte Medical college at Cincinnati, Ohio, and
formed a co-partnership with his brother in 1892. Both are excellent physicians
as well as citizens, and enjoy the respect of all.



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from "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 494-495

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