Biography:

Genealogist; historian. Born– June 11, 1926, Birmingham. Parents– Fred Lewis and Gladys Scott (Sims) Davis. Married– Richard Neal Hahn, 1950 (divorced 1973). Children– Three. Married– Carr Byron Barefield, 1983. Married Frederick Mitchell Jackson, December 10, 1993. . Education– Attended Huntingdon College for two years. Worked for Vulcan Materials Company, 1945-1950; Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, 1972-1981; executive secretary of the Birmingham Historical Society after 1982; served as secretary, vice-president and president of the Alabama Historical Commission. Honors; Alabama Historical Commission, Award of Merit, 1978. Died October 1, 2005.

Source:

Marilyn Barefield, Birmingham, Ala.; Obituary, findagrave.com

Publication(s):

Alabama Mortality Schedule, 1950. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1983.

Clarke County, Alabama Records, 1814-1885. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1983.

Historical Records of Randolph County, Alabama, 1832-1900. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1985.

Old Cahaba Land Office Records and Military Warrants, 1817-1853. Mobile, Ala.; Old South Printing and Publishing Co., 1981.

Old Huntsville Land Office Records and Military Warrants, 1810-1854. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, Inc. 1985.

Old Montgomery Land Office Records and Military Warrants, 1834-1869. Birmingham, Ala.; Southern University Press, 1991.

Old St. Stephen’s Land Office Records & American State Papers, Public Lands. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1983.

Old Sparta and Elba Land Office Records and Military Warrants, 1822-1860. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1983.

Old Tuskaloosa Land Office Records and Military Warrants, 1821-1855. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1984.

Joint_Publication(s):

Pickens County, Alabama, 1841-1861. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1984.

Compiler:

Butler County, Alabama, Obituaries–from Alabama Christian Advocate, Greenville Advocate. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1985.

Butler County in the Nineteenth Century. Birmingham, Ala.; Privately Published, 1978.

Cemeteries of Jefferson County, Alabama. Birmingham, Ala.; Birmingham Genealogical Society and Birmingham Public Library, 1982-.

Map Reproductions; a New Map of Alabama with its Roads and Distances From Place to Place, Along the Stage and Steam Boat Routes. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1985.

Railroad and County Map of Alabama. Easley, S.C.; Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1984.