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Guide to Davidson County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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

Cemeteries

 * Spring Hill Cemetery BillionGraves

Church Records
Baptist
 * Abbott's Creek. Established 1753. Originally located in Rowan.
 * Lick Creek. Established 1787.

German Reformed
 * Beck's Church, near Lexington, N.C. Established about 1765.
 * Beulah (Sauers) Reformed Church. Established 1788.
 * Pilgrim Church, near Lexington, N.C. Also known as Leonhardt's (Leonard's) Church. Established about 1757. Originally located in Rowan. Baptisms from 1757-1845 are included in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

There was a German Reformed and Lutheran Church in Bethany.

Military Records
Revolutionary War 
 * 1779-1782 - at FamilySearch

Civil War 

Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry $
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry $
 * 1885-1953 - at FamilySearch


 * - 10th Battalion, North Carolina Heavy Artillery, Company A
 * - 14th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, formerly the 4th Volunteers, Company B
 * - 14th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, formerly the 4th Volunteers, Company I
 * - 1st Brigade, North Carolina Reserves, Company C
 * - 1st Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company C
 * - 6th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company C
 * - 6th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company G
 * - 6th Regiment, North Carolina Senior Reserves, Company I

World War I 
 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch

World War II 
 * 1940-1948 - at FamilySearch

Newspapers
The Davidson County Public Library offers the following obituary indexes:
 * 1888-1948
 * 1951-1975
 * 1976-2000
 * 2001-2009

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1660-1790 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry $
 * 1663-1979 - at FamilySearch
 * 1665-1998 - North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry $
 * 1735-1970 - at FamilySearch
 * 1760-1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry $
 * 1823-1963 - have been digitized by FamilySearch

Vital Records

 * 1867-2006 - at FamilySearch

Birth

 * 1800 - 2000 - at FamilySearch
 * 1866-1964 - at FamilySearch

Marriage
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at: North Carolina Davidson County Vital Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)


 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1741 - 2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
 * 1759-1979 - at FamilySearch
 * 1762-1979 -  at FamilySearch
 * 1763-1868 - at FamilySearch
 * 1822-1893 - Davidson County Marriage Index 1822-1893 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1898-1994 - at FamilySearch
 * 1906-1930 - at FamilySearch
 * 1908 - 2004 - North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1909-1975 - North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
 * 1931-1994 - at FamilySearch

Divorce

 * 1926-1975 - at FamilySearch
 * 1958 - 2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $

Museums

 * Davidson County Historical Museum Old Courthouse on the Square 2 South Main Street Lexington NC 27292 Fax: 336-242-2871 Website

Societies

 * Genealogical Society of Davidson County PO Box 1665 Lexington, NC 27293 Website

Websites

 * Davidson County, NC History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
 * Davidson County, NCGenWeb
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.