Escambia County AlArchives Biographies.....Harold, Andrew October 1851 - living in 1893
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Author: Brant & Fuller (1893)
    ANDREW HAROLD, treasurer of the Harold Mill company and sixth child of Henry
and Dora Harold, was born in Germany, October, 1851, and since his second year
has been a resident of Alabama, living in the county of Escambia. He early
became interested in the timber business, engaging in the same at the age of
nineteen, but shortly thereafter accepted the position as manager of his
brother's mercantile establishment at Brewton, the duties of which he discharged
for a period of four years. In the fall of 1874, he purchased a third interest
in the timber and mercantile business with his brother, and the firm thus
continued until 1881, since which time it has undergone various changes, being
now known as the Harold Mill. October 6, 1874, Mr. Harold and Miss Malinda
Oliver were united in marriage, and to their union the following children have
been born: William A., Lenna D., Walter H., Charles L., George O., Leona D., and
Ralph M. In local politics, Mr. Harold is independent; in state and national
matters a republican and prohibitionist. He is a Methodist in religion and
fraternally belongs to the order of K. of H. The business firm of Harold Bros.,
was organized in 1874, and changed in 1881, by the admission thereto of J. S.
Scott, who purchased a third interest in the concern, which then became known as
the firm of Harold Bros. & Scott. In that year the company purchased 2,000 acres
of timber land and a large stock of general merchandise, and did a very
profitable business until 1888, when Mr. Scott withdrew and a stock company of
G. C. Harold, A. Harold, J. H. Harold and C. W. Zimmerman was incorporated under
the laws of the state. The firm is known as the Harold Mill company, G. C.
Harold, president; C. W. Zimmerman, vice-president; J. H. Harold, secretary, and
A. Harold, treasurer, and manufactures yellow pine Lumber and timber, pine and
cypress shingles, and deals in all kinds of merchandise demanded by the general
trade. The main mill, to which a railroad track has been constructed, is
situated about four miles east of Brewton and has a capacity of about 40,000
feet of lumber per day. The firm does a yearly business of about $125,000, and
the plant and other property represent a capital of $100,000.



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from "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 967-968
Published by
Brant & Fuller (1893)
Madison, WI

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