The Isom Family

Having joined the retired community in 2019 I undertook a study of my family history, a subject that had long interested me but about which I knew almost nothing. The project began with a basic review of the history of western Europe and colonial era United States to learn something about the world my forebears inhabited. I then began a search back in time generation by generation. I noted any available anecdotal information and, where anecdotal information was not available, I noted whatever interesting bits of information I could discover in the public records. I hoped to make the work more interesting and readable and not just the obligatory list of names, dates and places. This book is not intended to be a scholarly product. Rather it is the result of much research done for my own edification and hopefully for the entertainment and edification of my family both immediate and remote. It is to preserve the research done and to hopefully inspire others to perform additional research that would either confirm or correct the accuracy of the family history as presented here.

Having joined the retired community in 2019 I undertook a study of my family history, a subject that had long interested me but about which I knew almost nothing. The project began with a basic review of the history of western Europe and colonial era United States to learn something about the world by forebears inhabited. I then began a search back in time generation by generation. I noted any available anecdotal information and, where anecdotal information was not available, I noted whatever interesting bits of information I could discover in the public records. I hoped to make the work more interesting and readable and not just the obligatory list of names, dates and places. This book is not intended to be a scholarly product. Rather it is the result of much research done for my own edification and hopefully for the entertainment and edification of my family both immediate and remote. It is to preserve the research done and to hopefully inspire others to perform additional research that would either confirm or correct the accuracy of the family history as presented here.

Charles E. (Ed) Isom was born in Franklin County, Alabama but grew up in Birmingham. He attended the public schools of that city , received a BA Degree from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas and then in 1967 he received a JD Degree from Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham. After four years of active duty with the U.S. Navy he entered law practice in Anniston, Alabama. In 1995 he retired from the Navy Reserve as a Commander in the Navy's JAG Corps. and in 2019 he retired from the practice of law. Retirement enabled him to devote time to genealogical research, a matter of long interest, which resulted in the publication of this book. The Author is married to Alison Lynne (Adams) Isom, a native of Birmingham, Alabama, and they have three sons, Alan, Brett and Drew.