Escambia County AlArchives Biographies.....Harold, G. C. October 20 1846 - living in 1893
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Author: Brant & Fuller (1893)
    G. C. HAROLD, the principal member of the well-known Harold Mill company, is
a native of Germany, and dates his birth from the 20th day of October, 1846. His
highly esteemed parents, Henry and Dora Harold, were married in Germany in 1839,
and resided in their native country until 1853, at which time, through the
influence of the former's brother, who had previously crossed the Atlantic, they
were induced to immigrate to the United States. The family landed at New
Orleans, and proceeded directly to Escambia county, Ala., where they lived
happily together until the father's death occurred in October, 1890. He was born
in 1809, and followed farming all his life. The mother is still living, having
reached a good old age. The following are the names of the children born to
Henry and Dora Harold: Eva, wife of John Carlovitz, deceased; Margaret, wife of
Riley Franklin; Elizabeth, wife of John Franklin; George C.; Henry, deceased;
Andrew; Cournal, wife of James Franklin; Lucinda, wife of William J. Jernigan;
Paulina, deceased, and James H., all of whom were born in Germany except four.
G. C. Harold was but a small boy when his parents came to America, and he has
spent the greater part of his life in Escambia county, Ala. In 1866 he engaged
in the timber business at Brewton, where he also started a small mercantile
establishment, and in 1874, in partnership with his brother Andrew, under the
firm name of Harold Bros., engaged in the manufacture of lumber, which, with
merchandising, he still carries on. Mr. G. C. Harold was married October 6,
1870, to Ann M. Weaver, daughter of C. E. Weaver, the issue of which union is
eleven children, namely: Dora, wife of R. O. Coker; Annie, deceased; Cora,
Henry, Edward, Rudolph, Freeman, infant deceased, Homer, Joyce and Carl. Mr. and
Mrs. G. C. Harold live in Alco, a thriving little town near Brewton, and are
among the most estimable and highly respected people of that town. Both are
members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and Mr. Harold is an earnest
supporter of the republican party. Mrs. G. C. Harold's parents, Clark and Jane
Weaver, were married in 1849 in the state of Alabama, where they were born and
raised, the issue of which union is six children, namely: William W.; Ann M.,
wife of G. C. Harold; Eliza J., wife of Henry Weaver; Caroline, deceased;
Edmund; Mary, wife of George Mantel. This happy couple lived peacefully together
until the mother's death, which occurred in 1864. In the year 1865 the father
was married to Elizabeth Snell; to them were born three children, namely: John
G.; Catharine, wife of Frank Blair, and Benjamin. The father's death occurred in
1890; he was born in 1823, thus showing that he lived to reach a good old age.



Additional Comments:
from "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 966-967
Published by
Brant & Fuller (1893)
Madison, WI

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