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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Davidson County''' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[North Carolina]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Davidson County''' | ||
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Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc. | Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc. | ||
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| + | The Davidson County Public Library offers the following obituary indexes: | ||
| + | *[http://www.co.davidson.nc.us/media/PDFs/12/Obitsmisc1888-1948.pdf 1888-1948] | ||
| + | *[http://www.co.davidson.nc.us/media/PDFs/12/Obits1951_1975msgissues.pdf 1951-1975] | ||
| + | *[http://www.co.davidson.nc.us/media/PDFs/12/Dispatch_obits19762000.pdf 1976-2000] | ||
| + | *[http://www.co.davidson.nc.us/media/PDFs/12/DispatchObits2001-2009.pdf 2001-2009] | ||
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Revision as of 22:55, 18 March 2013
United States 
North Carolina Davidson County
Guide to Davidson County North Carolina genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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| Founded | 1822 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Lexington | ||||||||
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Contents |
County Courthouse
Davidson County Courthouse
P O Box 464
Lexington, NC 27293
Phone: 336-242-2150
Register of Deeds has birth, marriage, death and burial
land records from 1823
Clerk Superio Court has divorce
probate and court records from 1823[1]
History
Parent County
1822--Davidson County was created 9 December 1822 from Rowan County.
County seat: Lexington [2]
Record Loss
1866--Courthouse fire may have destroyed some records.
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville BillionGraves
Census
For tips on accessing Davidson County, North Carolina census records online, see: North Carolina Census.
Church Records
Baptist
- Abbott's Creek. Established 1753.[3][4] Originally located in Rowan County.
- Lick Creek. Established 1787.[4]
German Reformed
- Beck's Church, near Lexington, N.C. Established about 1765.[5]
- Beulah (Sauers) Reformed Church. Established 1788.[6]
- Pilgrim Church, near Lexington, N.C. Also known as Leonhardt's (Leonard's) Church. Established about 1757.[7] Originally located in Rowan County.
There was a German Reformed and Lutheran Church in Bethany.[8]
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Civil War
Civil War Confederate units - Brief history, counties where recruited, etc.
Newspapers
The Davidson County Public Library offers the following obituary indexes:
Probate
- 1823-1963 - Will Books (1823-1963) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
Taxation
Vital Records
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:
North Carolina Davidson County Vital Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- Davidson County, NCGenWeb - free genealogy resources; part of the national USGenWeb Project
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Davidson County, North Carolina. Page 508 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ George Washington Paschal, History of North Carolina Baptists, 2 vols. (1930; reprint, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research and Archives, 1990), 1:290-292. FHL Book 975.6 K2p 1990
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Davidson County, North Carolina," Carolana, http://www.carolana.com/NC/Counties/davidson_county_nc.html, accessed 23 October 2012.
- ↑ "Davidson County, North Carolina," Carolana, http://www.carolana.com/NC/Counties/davidson_county_nc.html, accessed 23 October 2012.
- ↑ "Davidson County, North Carolina," Carolana, http://www.carolana.com/NC/Counties/davidson_county_nc.html, accessed 23 October 2012.
- ↑ "Pilgrim Church," North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, http://www.ncmarkers.com, accessed 22 October 2012; "Davidson County, North Carolina," Carolana, http://www.carolana.com/NC/Counties/davidson_county_nc.html, accessed 23 October 2012.
- ↑ "Davidson County, North Carolina," Carolana, http://www.carolana.com/NC/Counties/davidson_county_nc.html, accessed 23 October 2012.
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