When asked, as part of my work at the state archives, to locate a divorce record for Rev. Albert Lee Creel—I did not expect to find much. Creel, a Methodist preacher born in Mississippi in 1859, lived only briefly in Alabama. What I found, though, was layer upon layer of insight into private lives at the turn of the nineteenth century. Creel v. Creel offers an excellent study in why divorce cases are worth preserving.
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Editor's Note“Adventures in Genealogy” is a regular department in Alabama Heritage magazine that spotlights the many ways people are uncovering their roots in Alabama. Archives
March 2021
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