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| Franklin County, Alabama | |
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| Founded | February 6, 1818 |
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| County Seat | Russellville |
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County Courthouse
410 North Jackson Ave.
Russellville, AL 35653, (256) 332-8861
Records burned 1890
Probate Judge has marriage, probate and land records from 1890
Clerk Circuit Court has court records from 1923 and divorce records[1]
History
Parent County
1818--Franklin County was created 6 February 1818 from the Cherokee and Chickasaw Cession of 1816.
County seat: Russellville [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1890 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.
For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:
http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Biography
Biographies of many notable residents of Franklin County, Alabama were published in Memorial Record of Alabama (1893). Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online - free. Begins on page 1027.
Cemeteries
- Shady Grove Cemetery, Phil Campbell BillionGraves
Census
| Franklin County, Alabama | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | %± |
| 1820 | 4,988 | — |
| 1830 | 11,078 | 122.1% |
| 1840 | 14,270 | 28.8% |
| 1850 | 19,610 | 37.4% |
| 1860 | 18,627 | −5.0% |
| 1870 | 8,006 | −57.0% |
| 1880 | 9,155 | 14.4% |
| 1890 | 10,681 | 16.7% |
| 1900 | 16,511 | 54.6% |
| 1910 | 19,369 | 17.3% |
| 1920 | 22,011 | 13.6% |
| 1930 | 25,372 | 15.3% |
| 1940 | 27,552 | 8.6% |
| 1950 | 25,705 | −6.7% |
| 1960 | 21,988 | −14.5% |
| 1970 | 23,933 | 8.8% |
| 1980 | 28,350 | 18.5% |
| 1990 | 27,814 | −1.9% |
| 2000 | 31,223 | 12.3% |
| 2010 | 31,704 | 1.5% |
Church Records
Court Records
Land and Property
Local Histories
- Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online. Franklin County, Alabama begins on page 102.
Maps
Military
- Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865
- Alabama, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865
Newspapers
Probate Records
Taxation
Vital Records
Birth
- 1881-1930 - Alabama, Births and Christenings, 1881-1930 FamilySearch Historical Records Collection
Marriage
- 1816-1957 - Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957 FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Incomplete.
Death
- 1881-1952 - Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952 FamilySearch Historical Records Collection
- 1908-1974 - Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974 FamilySearch Historical Records Collection
Voting Registers
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Franklin County has one book.
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- USGenWeb Archives Project ~ contains record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
- Franklin County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
- Franklin County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Franklin County p. 37. ; .
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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