Dale County AlArchives Biographies.....Hugh Lawrence DeShazo February 14 1838 - August 22 1893 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Christine Thacker http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00033.html#0008100 May 6, 2004, 9:31 pm Author: Pat Overby Hugh Lawrence DeShazo, was Mayor of Ozark 1877-1879. H.L. DeShazo was born February 14, 1838 in Barbour Co., Alabama, and died August 22, 1893 in Headland, Alabama. He was buried in the Union Cemetery. He was married 1st to SARAH DUBOSE. She was born 1829 in Louisiana.He married 2nd MARTHA "MATTIE" A. COLLINS, daughter of URIAH COLLINS and ACQUILLA JOHNSTON. She was born April 02, 1847 in Alabama, and died May 07, 1926 in Alabama. Hugh and Sarah had 9 children. Hugh and Martha had 2 children. Hugh Lawrence DeShazo, served with the 33st Infantry of Alabama, Company "G", Army of the Confederacy. Enlisted on March 12, 1862 at Daleville, Dale County, Alabama and served until the end of the war. He served as a nurse as a 5th Sergeant in Chattanooga, Tn. He belonged to the Masonic lodge and was a Methodist. He owned a mill. (not sure what type of Mill. It was listed in some of his records.) Mr. Homer Jones had a Marker showing his service in the war placed at his grave in Union Cemetery, Ozark, Alabama. Mr. Jones helped me so much with my research on my Great-grandfather. I am grateful for the work Homer did and miss him. Source : Pat. Overby This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb