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Note: From the book "Northern Alabama" published in 1888: James Alfred Kyle - Register in Chancery, Scottsboro, is a son of Nelson Kyle, was born February 28, 1862, in Bellefonte, this state. Nelson Kyle was a son of John Kyle, and a native of Alabama. He was a farmer and subsequently a merchant at Bellefonte, and has been Sheriff, Clerk of the Probate Court, County Treasurer, Probate Judge from 1874 to 1880, and was Register in Chancery at the time of his death, September 19, 1886. He was married, first, to the widow of Henry Walker, of Bellefonte, daughter of Nelson Robinson, and one of a family of five. They were the parents of three sons and one daughter, viz.: William; James A., the subject of our sketch; Sallie B., wife of W. B. Hunt; and Chas. E. James A. Kyle was educated at the Agricultural and Mechanical School at Auburn. He assisted in the Probate Judge's office in Jackson County for some time previous to 1880, clerked in stores until 1883, became a partner with his father, and was a merchant for two years. After his marriage, he went to Texas and remained there about a year. He returned to Jackson County in 1886, and has been a Register in Chancery ever since. He was married to Miss Vula Sanders on March 24, 1885. She was a daughter of C. B. Sanders, a minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. They have two interesting children: Mary Du and Vula Sidney. Mr. Kyle is a member of the Knights of Honor. ***************************************************************************** Burial: Cedar Hill Cemetery Scottsboro Jackson County Alabama, USA Created by: Donnie Holderfield Record added: Apr 01, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 10715061 ********************************************************************************* KYLE, JAMES ALFRED, public official, was born February 28, 1862, at Bellefonte, Jackson County; son of Nelson and Mary Jane (Robinson) Kyle, the former a native of Madison County, who lived at Bellefonte and Scottsboro. Nelson Kyle was salt agent during the War of Secession, served as sheriff of Jackson County, 1865- 1868, as deputy in the probate office, 1868-1874, as county treasurer, 1870-1874, as judge of probate, 1874-1880, and as register in chancery from 1880 until his death, September 19, 1886, at Scottsboro; grandson of John and Mary Jane Kyle, who lived at Kyle's Spring, Jackson County, and of Nelson Robinson, a lawyer of Bellefonte. James Alfred received his early education in Bellefonte and Scottsboro, and attended the Alabama agricultural and mechanical college at Auburn, 1877-1878, and Moore's business college in Atlanta, Ga., 1882. He assisted in the probate judge's office in Jackson County for some time previous to 1880; clerked in stores until 1883; became a partner to his father and was a merchant for two years; went to Texas in 1885, and remained there about a year; returned to Jackson County in 1886; was appointed register in chancery in that year, and continued in that office until 1916; was elected assistant secretary of the Alabama senate in 1901; was elected secretary of the senate in 1906, and was re-elected in 1911; acted as special agent for the government in 1907 in gathering marriage and divorce statistics. He is a Presbyterian; a Mason; an Odd Fellow; a Knight of Honor; a Knight of Pythias; and a Woodman of the World. Married: March 24, 1885, in Chattanooga, Tenn., to Vula Sabine (Saline), daughter of Dr. Constantine Blackman and Duanna Ann (White) Sanders, of Scottsboro, the former a Presbyterian minister for more than forty years. Children: 1. Mary Du, b. January 17, 1886, m. Marion Montgomery Wingfield, child, Vula Abbott, residence, Rome, Ga.; 2. Vula Sidney b. October 29, 1887, m. Russell Land Telford, child, Mary, residence, Louisville, Ky.; 3. Victoria Robinson, b. October 31, 1889, m. Hugh Boyd, Scottsboro; 4. Ruth, b. March 26, 1891, m. Elwood Price Oliver, child, Vula, residence, Reform, Pickens County; 5. Thomas Cobbs, b. December 9, 1892, engaged in concrete construction, Louisville, Ky.; 6. Fred Simpson, b. August 4, 1898, Scottsboro. Residence: Scottsboro. History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography By Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie (Bankhead) Owen Published by The S. J. Clarke publishing company, 1921 Item notes: v. 1; v. 3 Original from the University of Michigan Digitized Sep 23, 2008 716 pages See page 995 of: http://books.google.com/books?id=hmF5AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA996&lpg=PA996&dq=mary+du+wingfield+rome&source=web&ots=bR5e0WC0dy&sig=o5TIFKxR8v0j_uc0fhK15-e1nW8&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#v=onepage&q=mary%20du%20wingfield%20rome&f=false
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