Biography of Napoleon Bonapart Spradley, Montgomery, Alabama

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BIOGRAPHY of Napoleon Bonapart Spradley - Montgomery Co., AL


"Napoleon Bonaparte Spradley was born in the county of Montgomery, Ala., 
Dec. 7, 1849. His father was Michael D. Spradley, a prominent farmer of 
South Alabama, who died in Calhoun county, Ala., in January, 1881, and was 
son Warren C. Spradley and his wife, Alcey (Malone) Spradley. The mother of 
Mr. Spradley was Elizabeth Boone, daughter of Samuel Boone and his wife, 
Elizabeth (Bradley) Boone, of  North Carolina, who removed to Montgomery 
county, Ala., in 1830. Samuel Boone was a nephew of Daniel Boone, the 
pioneer hunter of historic fame. In the private schools of Montgomery county
Mr. Spradley began his education, and at the age of sixteen he left school 
and acquired the trade of mechanic, the occupation partly followed him 
since 1884. He has educated himself, read extensively, and is now county 
superintendent of school, St. Clair county, which office he has held since 
1892. He was justice of the peace in Calhoun county for two years, in which 
county he was also engaged in farming. In St. Clair county he blends the 
literary duties with the scientific by supervising the schools and carrying 
on the important work of farming. Politically, he is a Populist; fraternal-
ly, a member of lodge 28, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Of Cropwell, 
denominationally, a Methodist. In December, 1868, he married Minerva A., 
daughter of Joseph L. and Malinda Taylor Kirby, of South Carolina. They 
have the following children: Joseph K., in business in St. Clair county; 
Panora, wife of J. D. Scoot, of St. Clair county; Thaddeus, a blacksmith of 
Cropwell; Mary, wife of U. G. Nelson, engineer of the government building at 
Birmingham; Taylor D., clerk in Birmingham postoffice; Lewis N., clerk at 
Cropwell; Rusia E., wife of Rufus Pate, and Flint E., mechanic in Birming-
ham; the baby, twelve years of age, now in school. The great-uncle of N. B. 
Spradley, whose name is a household word in every intelligent family, gave 
Kentucky in large measure to the Union." (1)

(1) Hon. Joel C. DuBose, Notable Men of Alabama: Personal and  Genealogical 
with Portraits, Vol. II (Atlanta, GA: Southern Historical Association, 1904)
pp. 281-282.