Hi Bill,
My family moved to Lee county from Pike County Georgia. The first ancestor that showed up in Lee county, Alabama was William Story Jr., b.3-8-1809,NC d. 10-9-1886, Lee Co.,Al. He was married to Martha Beckham b.7-22-1811 d.7-16-1889,Lee Co.,Al. They had six children:
Hiram Story
Sarah F. Story
Martha M. Story
William Alva Story
Elizabeth Story
Daniel Brooks Story(my direct line)

At least one brother of William Jr., James, also lived in Lee County. I am just assuming that they lived in Opelika. As far as I can tell alot of family members followed William Jr. like cousins and nephews to Lee County. In the end, many lived and died there. Let me know if you have any info about my family.

Let me ask you one thing. There is a mystery that I hope that you can solve for me. The above mentioned William Alva Story and Daniel Brooks Story both died within one day of each other. That seems odd to me unless there was some kind of epidemic happening at that time. William died 5-16-1906 at 68 years of age. Daniel died 5-17-1906 at 70 years of age.

If you need any more info just let me know.

Charlotte Story