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Date of Sale
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Land
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Owner
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Buyer - Details
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July 1900
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Lots 23 & 24
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C. O. Carlson
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Oscar T. Johnson
Carlson and Johnson were both agents of the Svea Land Co.
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March 1909
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Lots 23 & 24
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Oscar T. Johnson
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Oscar Johnson
Oscar T. Johnson of Chicago sold the property to Oscar Johnson of Silverhill. These are two different men.
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March 1925
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Lot 24
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Oscar Johnson
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State Bank of Silverhill
There was confusion in the position of this lot, which
actually turns out to be East half of Lots 23 & 24.
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September 1925
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East half of
Lots 23 & 24
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Oscar Johnson
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State Bank of Silverhill
This is a correction of the legal description of the
property. The bank is built in 1927
then closes in 1933.
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January 1936
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East half of
Lots 23 & 24
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Superintendent of
Bank of Alabama
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Mr. & Mrs. Sixten Edhegard
The family of 10 lives upstairs and operates a business
downstairs.
Paid $1500 ($30 a month at 6% interest).
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August 1940
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West half of
Lots 23 & 24
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Estate of
Oscar Johnson
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Elvera Armstrong, Oscar's daughter
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April 1945
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East half of
Lots 23 & 24
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Mr. & Mrs. Sixten
Edhegard
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Mr. & Mrs. David Forsman
The couple lives upstairs, then rents it to other
families. The downstairs remains
empty.
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July 1951
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West half of
Lots 23 & 24
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Elvera Armstrong
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Mr. & Mrs. David Forsman
With this sale the 2 lots are now back to a single owner.
In 1952 Frank Sturma & Ernest Wigstrom rent the downstairs for their business United Appliance. United Appliance moves to Robertsdale. The upstairs is rented as a family dwelling and the downstairs is empty.
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September 1959
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Lots 23 & 24
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Mr. & Mrs. David
Forsman
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Gale & Nora Hollinger
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February 1964
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Lots 23 & 24
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Gale & Nora Hollinger
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James & Estelle Cooper
Cooper's Restaurant downstairs.
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September 1987
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Lots 23 & 24
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James & Estelle Cooper
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Elton & Jewel Keating
Keating's Convenient Store & Gas Station. When Keatings close this business, a pizza parlor opens downstairs. After that business closes, Geneva Wilson rents the building, living upstairs. Downstairs she runs Geneva's Diner and second hand shop.
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November 1994
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Lots 23 & 24
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Elton & Jewel Keating
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1st Baptist Church of Silverhill
Geneva continues living there and running her business.
Paid $75,000
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August 2000
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Lots 23 & 24
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1st Baptist Church of
Silverhill
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Joseph D. Spalding
Historic renovation Sept. 2000 - May 2001. Dr. Spalding lives upstairs and runs
antique/furniture business downstairs.
Paid $90,000
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