Page from Victor Tulane's Estate File. Courtesy of the Montgomery County Archives.
Victor Tulane's will. Book 11, Pg 420. Courtesy of the Montgomery County Archives.
Victor H. Tulane
African American Victor H. Tulane thrived as a businessman in Montgomery in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Sometime in the late 1800s or early 1900s, Tulane opened a grocery store. By 1905, he had prospered enough to construct a building at the corner of High and Ripley Streets. He also worked as a druggist and served as the Montgomery Penny Savings Bank's cashier. In addition to these responsibilites and achievements, Tulane also served on the board of the Tuskegee Institute, now known as Tuskegee University. [9]
Victor Tulane's Grave in Old Oakwood.