Born in Asbury, Marshall County, Ala., 1872. Son of Elijah Miller Isbell and Elizabeth Jane (Dowdy) Isbell; married to Arizona Melissa Berry; brother of Arthur Levi Isbell and Leander Isbell. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1920 (alternate), 1932; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1930; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1931-33. Isbell Airport at Fort Payne is named for him. Died in Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Ala., 1960.
Born in Asbury, Marshall County, Ala., 1872. Son of Elijah Miller Isbell and Elizabeth Jane (Dowdy) Isbell; married to Arizona Melissa Berry; brother of Arthur Levi Isbell and Leander Isbell. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1920 (alternate), 1932; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1930; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1931-33. Isbell Airport at Fort Payne is named for him. Died in Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Ala., 1960.
Family Members
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William Joseph Isbell
1862–1925
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Wesley Sherman Isbell
1865–1956
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Dolphus Dowdy Isbell
1867–1939
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Sarah Caldonia Isbell Slaten
1870–1942
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Zack Isbell
1875–1948
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Infant Isbell
1876–1876
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Infant Isbell
1876–1876
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Minerva Isbell Beard
1878–1965
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Nora Isbell McGriff
1881–1964
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Arthur Levi Isbell
1883–1964
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Elijah Leander Isbell
1886–1965
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Records on Ancestry
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John Birdwell Isbell Sr.
1920 United States Federal Census
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John Birdwell Isbell Sr.
Geneanet Community Trees Index
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John Birdwell Isbell Sr.
Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
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John Birdwell Isbell Sr.
1930 United States Federal Census
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John Birdwell Isbell Sr.
1910 United States Federal Census
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