Morgan-Montgomery County AlArchives Biographies.....Scovil, George Jordan 1858 - 
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Author: Smith & De Land, publishers

  GEORGE JORDAN SCOVEL, son of Lyman and Mariah L. (Sheppard) Scovel, was born
in Montgomery, Ala., August 3, 1858.

  Lyman Scovel was a native of Connecticut. He came to Montgomery, Ala., about
1850, and engaged in the grocery business. He was married twice, and George J.'s
mother was his second wife. She died in May, 1859, and he in 1862, the latter
aged about sixty years.

  Having thus been left an orphan, the subject of our sketch was adopted by Mrs.
T. B. Jordan, with whom he lived until grown. He attended the common schools of
Montgomery, and for two years at Roanoke College, Salem. Va., after which he
clerked for a few years, and began business on his own account as a grocer in
Montgomery. Having conducted this business for two years, he sold it and acted
as assistant register in chancery three years. In January, 1887, he came to
Decatur, anid as one of the firm of Joseph & Scovel, real estate agents, stock
brokers and insurance men, is doing a flourishing business. Mr. Scovel was
married, December 12, 1883, to Miss Willie M., daughter of of Dr. W. C. and F.
K. (Bibb) Jackson, of Montgomery. They have but one child. Marie.

  Mr. Scovel and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is a
Knight of Pythias.


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Extracted from:

Northern Alabama: Historical and Biographical
Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land
1888

PART IV.
MONOGRAPHS OF THE PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALABAMA,
TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF MANY OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVE PEOPLE.


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