Lida mordecai biography of abraham

ABRAM MORDECAI

Written and researched by Lisa Morton Mills

Abram (Abraham) Moses Mordecai was among the first settlers of the Mississippi Territory in the areas of Alabama which became Chambers and Tallapoosa County.

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Abraham Mordecai () was among the earliest white residents, and likely the first Jewish resident, of what is now Alabama.

Born in Lida about the date (), to father Rabbi Neta, and to mother Ethel.

Abraham Mordecai () was among the earliest white residents, and likely the first Jewish resident, of what is now Alabama?

He played a role in virtually all of the events that shaped the Southeast, including the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Creek War of 1813-14. But also in fact, he crisscrossed back and forth over Chambers and Tallapoosa counties for fifty years establishing many friends, including the well earned respect of my third great grandfather who lived and died in the community of Dudleyville.

William Henry Irvin named his fifth son “Abram” in honor of this Early American
hero and respected neighbor. I suspect many of us have ancestors from Chambers and Tallapoosa Counties named “Abram” or “Abraham” in his honor.

We might even wonder why the name “Abram” sneaks into one of our family lines suddenly when