Greene County AlArchives Biographies.....Archibald, James H. December 9 1849 - 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 26, 2004, 11:33 am Author: Brant & Fuller (1893) JAMES H. ARCHIBALD, a planter, of Greene county, Ala., and living at Pleasant Ridge, was born in this county December 9, 1849. He is a son of Samuel S. and Jane N. (Somerville) Archibald, the former of whom was born in Greene county in 1826, the latter in South Carolina in 1825. They were married in 1849, and were the parents of six children, viz.: James H.; William P., merchant and farmer in Tuscaloosa county; Robert S., merchant, Pleasant Ridge; Bettie S., wife of J. J. Chiles; Andrew B., farmer, living at Pleasant Ridge, and Mattie J., unmarried and living with her mother at Pleasant Ridge. Samuel S. Archibald was a planter. He was well known and eminently respectable citizen, whose life was full of good, useful deeds. He was a soldier in the war with Mexico, and he served as lieutenant in the late Civil war, enlisting in 1863, and served to the close. He was a member of the Presbyterian church at Pleasant Ridge, and died September 12, 1872. Mrs. Archibald survives him; is a member of the Presbyterian church, and lives at the old homestead near Pleasant Ridge. The father of Samuel S. Archibald was a native of South Carolina, and an emigrant to Alabama at an early day, settling in Greene county. He was a planter, and lived near Pleasant Ridge, dying in 1864, his wife having died in 1844. James H. Archibald was reared on a farm, and was educated at Pleasant Ridge academy. He was married in 1883 to Miss Mary E. Murphy, who was born in Greene county in 1858. She is a daughter of Dr. Samuel S. Murphy, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work. To the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Archibald there was born one child, Wilbert, and Mrs. Archibald died July 18, 1887. Mr. Archibald's farm lies near Pleasant Ridge, Ala. He makes a specialty of raising Jersey cattle. He is a member and a deacon of the Presbyterian church at Pleasant Ridge, Ala. The Archibalds are among the leading and progressive citizens of Greene county, and are cultured, refined and respectable. Additional Comments: from "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 1043-1044 Published by Brant & Fuller (1893) Madison, WI This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb