Greene County AlArchives Biographies.....McAlpine, Solomon 1800 - 1861
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Author: "Alabama:  Her History, Resources, War Record, and Public Men from 1540 to 1872,: by Willis Brewer, pg. 261 (published in 1872)

Solomon McAlpine came to this county in its early settlement, when quite a 
young man.  He was a native of Georgia, and born in the year 1800.  He read law 
here, and was a very successful practitioner at Erie for many years.  Devoting 
his energies then to planting, he amassed a large property.  From 1837 to 1847 
he represented the county in one branch or the other of the legislature.  His 
death occurred at Mobile in January 1861, but his remains are interred at 
Eutaw.  “His character was pure, and very attractive for its genuine nobility, 
simplicity, and force.  His talents were not brilliant or showy, but practical 
and solid.  He was a man of admirable common sense, possessed a thorough 
knowledge of men and the world, and was a splendid business map.  *  *  He was 
scrupulously honest, a sincere Christian, and a truly good and wise man.” *  
His descendants are among the most worthy people of this county.

* Hon. Joseph W. Taylor of Eutaw.


Additional Comments:
Eutaw, Greene County, is where Solomon resided (per census records).  In the 
1850 census, Solomon is in Greene County with his wife, Virginia, age 47, born 
in Virginia, and children Mary V., age 14, Agnes E, age 7, Susan E., age 6, 
Solomon L, age 4, and John M., age 2, all born in Alabama.  Also in the same 
household was daughter, Helen, age 18, and her new husband, Joseph W. Taylor, 
age 30.  They had been married February 7, 1850 in Greene County.  Joseph was 
an attorney-at-law.  Solomon and Virgina are still in Greene County in the 1860 
census with children Agnes E., Susan E., and Solomon L.

Solomon settled in Greene County along with his brother, William.  Also in the 
county was Alexander McAlpine.

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