Franklin County AlArchives Biographies.....Almon, George C. March 27 1852 - living in 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: Ann Anderson alabammygrammy@aol.com May 25, 2004, 10:11 pm Author: Brant & Fuller (1893) JUDGE GEORGE C. ALMON, senior member of the highly respected law firm of Almon & Bullock of Russellville, Ala., is a native of this state, and was born in Lawrence county, March 27, 1852, the third of seven children born to George V. and Nancy B. (Eubank) Almon, natives of Tennessee and Virginia, respectively. The paternal grandparents of the judge were Nathaniel and Elizabeth Almon of North Carolina; and his maternal grandfather was Thomas Eubank of Virginia. At the age of twenty years George C. Almon entered the law department of the university of Mississippi, at Oxford, having been thoroughly prepared for the university under private tutors in his native county. He graduated from the law department mentioned, in. 1873, and at once entered upon the practice of law at Franklin, Franklin county, where he was meeting with a promising patronage. A year later, however, the seat of justice was removed to Russellville, and his business being with the courts, he of course followed the court house, this event occurring in 1875, success following him as he had followed the court house. In 1879 the court house was again removed, this time to Bel Green, the present county seat. Having, in the meantime, been appointed probate judge, Mr. Almon also removed to Bel Green, where he remained till 1887, when he returned to Russellville to resume his private practice, and Russellville has been his home ever since. In 1886 he was elected to the state senate from the twelfth senatorial district, his popularity as a citizen equalling his reputation as a lawyer. The marriage of the judge took place in 1876, to Miss Modena Burgess, daughter of William Burgess of Alabama, and there has been born to them one child, Susie B. The judge and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, and he is a K. of P. In politics the judge is a stanch democrat, and takes great interest in the party, especially in its election of candidates who are fully qualified to fill the positions for which they may be nominated. Additional Comments: from "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 1027-1028 Published by Brant & Fuller (1893) Madison, WI This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb