Difference between revisions of "DeKalb County, Alabama Genealogy"

From FamilySearch Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
m
(seop)
(32 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
{{Alabama-stub}}
+
''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Alabama|Alabama]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[{{PAGENAME}}|DeKalb County]]''
 +
 
 +
Guide to '''DeKalb County Alabama genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
  
−
{| border="2" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%"
+
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="2"
 
|-
 
|-
−
| bgcolor="#cccc99" width="100%" colspan="6" align="center" | '''Dates for major county records'''
+
| width="100%" bgcolor="#cccc99" align="center" colspan="6" | '''Dates for major county records'''
 
|-
 
|-
−
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[DeKalb County, Alabama#Birth|Birth]]'''</center>  
+
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[DeKalb County, Alabama#Birth|Birth]]'''</center>  
 
| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>'''[[DeKalb County, Alabama#Marriage|Marriage]]'''</center>  
 
| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>'''[[DeKalb County, Alabama#Marriage|Marriage]]'''</center>  
−
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[DeKalb County, Alabama#Death|Death]]'''</center>  
+
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[DeKalb County, Alabama#Death|Death]]'''</center>  
−
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[DeKalb County, Alabama#Census|Tax]]'''</center>  
+
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[DeKalb County, Alabama#Taxation|Tax]]'''</center>  
−
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[DeKalb County, Alabama#Land_and_Property|Land]]'''</center>  
+
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[DeKalb County, Alabama#Land_and_Property|Land]]'''</center>  
−
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[DeKalb County, Alabama#Probate_Records|Probate]]'''</center>
+
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[DeKalb County, Alabama#Probate_Records|Probate]]'''</center>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <br>  
+
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1885</center>  
−
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <br>  
+
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1836</center>  
−
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <br>  
+
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1885</center>  
−
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <br>  
+
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1865</center>  
−
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <br>  
+
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1835</center>  
−
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <br>
+
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1848</center>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| bgcolor="#99d6ff" width="100%" colspan="6" | '''For earlier dates, try...'''
+
| width="100%" bgcolor="#99d6ff" colspan="6" | '''For earlier dates, try...[[DeKalb County, Alabama#Church_Records|Church]] &#124; [[DeKalb County, Alabama#Newspapers|Obituaries]] &#124; [[DeKalb County, Alabama#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] &#124; [[DeKalb County, Alabama#Parent_County|Parent County]]'''
−
|-
+
|}
−
| style="height: 40px" valign="middle" width="100%" colspan="6" | <br>
 
−
*'''[[DeKalb County, Alabama#Church_Records|Church]] &#124; [[DeKalb County, Alabama#Obituaries|Obituaries]] &#124; [[DeKalb County, Alabama#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]''' <br>
 
−
*'''Parent counties'''&nbsp;
 
  
−
*{{PAGENAME}} '''residents''' may also have records in<br>'''Neighboring Counties:'''
+
{{ALDC}}  
−
 
 
−
|-
 
−
| bgcolor="#cc9999" width="100%" colspan="6" align="center" | '''Remember these collections'''
 
−
|-
 
−
| style="height: 40px" valign="middle" width="100%" colspan="3" |
 
−
*[http://ohsweb.Alabamahistory.org/death// Alabama][https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1661470 &nbsp;Births and Christenings 1881-1930]
 
−
*{{RecordSearch|1932106|Alabama, County Births, 1856-1909}} [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1674672 Marriages 1816-1957]
 
−
*{{RecordSearch|1614804|Alabama, County Marriages, 1789-1994}} [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1674670 Death and Burials 1881-1952]
 
−
*{{RecordSearch|1307272|Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1953}}&nbsp;[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1307888 Deaths &nbsp;1908-1974]<br>
 
−
 
 
−
| style="height: 40px" valign="middle" width="100%" colspan="3" |
 
−
*{{RecordSearch|1680845|Alabama, Births and Christenings, 1821-1962}}&nbsp;[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1916159 County Probate Records]<br>
 
−
 
 
−
|}
 
−
 
  
 
{{ALinfobox|DeKalb|1836|January 9|Fort Payne}}  
 
{{ALinfobox|DeKalb|1836|January 9|Fort Payne}}  
−
 
−
''[[United States|United States&nbsp;]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Alabama|Alabama]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[{{PAGENAME}}|DeKalb County]]''
 
  
 
== County Courthouse  ==
 
== County Courthouse  ==
  
−
[[Image:DeKalb County Alabama Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|200px|DeKalb County Alabama Courthouse.jpg]]&nbsp;[http://www.dekalbcountyal.us/joomla1/ DEKALB COUNTY]<br>&nbsp;111 Grand Avenue SW<br> Fort Payne, AL 35967<br> Phone:(256) 845-8525  
+
[[Image:DeKalb County, Alabama Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]&nbsp;[http://www.dekalbcountyal.us/joomla1/ Delkalb County Courthouse]&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;111 Grand Avenue SW<br>Fort Payne, AL 35967<br>Phone:(256) 845-8525  
  
−
Probate Judge has marriage, divorce, probate and land records County Health Department has birth, death and burial records Clerk Circuit Court has court records <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Dekalb County p. 37. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
+
Probate Judge has marriage, divorce, probate and land records County Health Department has birth, death and burial records Clerk Circuit Court has court records <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Dekalb County p. 37. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
  
 
== History  ==
 
== History  ==
  
−
[[Image:Johann de Kalb.JPG|thumb|right|200px]]  
+
[[Image:Johann de Kalb.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Johann de Kalb.JPG]]  
  
 
The county is named after Revolutionary War hero [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_de_Kalb Johann de Kalb] (1721-1780), a German baron.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_de_Kalb "Johann de Kalb,"] Wikipedia.</ref>  
 
The county is named after Revolutionary War hero [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_de_Kalb Johann de Kalb] (1721-1780), a German baron.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_de_Kalb "Johann de Kalb,"] Wikipedia.</ref>  
Line 83: Line 65:
  
 
== Resources  ==
 
== Resources  ==
 +
 +
==== Biography  ====
 +
 +
{{ALbio|929}}
 +
 +
:*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/dekalb/bios.htm DeKalb County Biographies] at [http://www.usgwarchives.net/ The USGenWeb Archives Project] - free.
  
 
==== Cemeteries  ====
 
==== Cemeteries  ====
Line 176: Line 164:
 
*[http://www.interment.net/data/us/al/dekalb/whitehall/index.htm Whitehall Cemetery]
 
*[http://www.interment.net/data/us/al/dekalb/whitehall/index.htm Whitehall Cemetery]
  
−
<br>  
+
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="12" border="1"
 +
|-
 +
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" | <center>'''Free Online Cemetery Transcripts'''</center><br><br>  
 +
In the 1960s, volunteers from the Gadsden Branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints transcribed gravestones from all 125-known DeKalb County cemeteries (approximately 22,000 names). The master surname index covering all five volumes is split in two. Surnames A to M appear in {{FSbook|185746|disp=Volume 2}} beginning on page 5. Surnames M to Z appear in {{FSbook|185731|disp=Volume 3}} beginning on page 576.
 +
 
 +
*''Cemetery Records of DeKalb County, Alabama.'' Vol. 1. 1966. Digital version at {{FSbook|185746}} - free. Allen Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, Antioch Cemetery, Bailey's Chapel Cemetery, Bankhead Cemetery, Belcher's Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Beulah Church Cemetery, Black Oak Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Broadway Church Cemetery, Browder Cemetery, Collins Cemetery, Collinsville Cemetery, Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Copeland Bridge (Liberty Hill) Cemetery, Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Crossville Cemetery, Dalrymple Cemetery, Deer Head Cove Cemetery, Fairview Methodist Cemetery, Fischer Cemetery, Forester Cemetery, Franklin Cemetery, Freeman Cemetery, Freeman Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendship Baptist (Biddle) Church Cemetery, Fuller Cemetery, and Fyffe Cemetery.
 +
 
 +
*''Cemetery Records of DeKalb County, Alabama.'' Vol. 2. 1966. Digital version at {{FSbook|185802}} - free. Garvin Cemetery, Geraldine First Baptist Church Cemetery, Gilbreath Cemetery, Glenwood Cemetery, Gravel Hill Cemetery, Green Cemetery, Green's Chapel Cemetery, Hall Cemetery, Harbour Cemetery, Hawkins Cemetery, Head Springs Cemetery, Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Jack Cemetery, Jennings Cemetery, Kelley's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Killian Cemetery, Kilpatrick Cemetery, Lankford Cemetery, Lebonan Cemetery, Lee's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Liberty Church Cemetery, Liberty Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery, Liberty Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Lipscomb Cemetery, Little River Church Cemetery, Lookout Mt. Church, Lower Sulphur Springs Cemetery, and Lusk Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery.
 +
 
 +
*''Cemetery Records of DeKalb County, Alabama.'' Vol. 3. 1966. Digital version at {{FSbook|185775}} - free. McNutt Memorial Chapel Cemetery, Macedonia Baptist Church (No. 1) Cemetery, Macedonia Missionary Baptist (No. 2) Cemetery, Miller Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Moore's School Cemetery, Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt. Flat Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt. Herman Cemetery, Mt. Home Cemetery, Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Chruch Cemetery, Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Mt. Zion Cemetery, and Mt. Zion Cemetery.
 +
 
 +
*''Cemetery Records of DeKalb County, Alabama.'' Vol. 4. 1966. Digital version at {{FSbook|185709}} - free. New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, New Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery, New Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, New Home Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery (No. 1), New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery, Nicholson Cemetery, Oak Hill Church Cemetery, Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Old Collinsville Cemetery, Old Antioch Church Cemetery, Old Straight Creek Church Cemetery, Painter Baptist Church Cemetery, Pea Ridge Cemetery, Pilgrims Rest Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Pine Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Plain View Baptist Church Cemetery, Plunket Cemetery, Price Cemetery, Providence Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rainsville Church of Christ Cemetery, Red Hill Cemetery, Robertson Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Rocky Mt. Cemetery, Roden Cemetery, Salem Methodist Church Cemetery, Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Skirum Methodist Church Cemetery, Smith Cemetery, Smith's Chapel Cemetery, Smith's Chapel Cemetery, Smith's Chapel Cemetery, Stewart Cemetery, and Straight Creek Church Cemetery.
 +
 
 +
*''Cemetery Records of DeKalb County, Alabama.'' Vol. 5. 1966. Digital version at {{FSbook|185764}} - free. Ten Broeck Cemetery, Town Creek Cemetery, Trinity Methodist Church Cemetery, Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Union Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Unity Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Valley Head Cemetery, Violet Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Walker's Chapel Cemetery, Walnut Grove Cemetery, Warren Cemetery, Welcome Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Welden Cemetery, Wesley's Chapel Cemetery, and Whitehall Cemetery.
 +
 
 +
|}
  
 
==== Census  ====
 
==== Census  ====
Line 201: Line 204:
 
|2000 | 64452
 
|2000 | 64452
 
|2010 | 71109
 
|2010 | 71109
−
}}  
+
}} {{Census|Alabama}}  
−
{{Census|Alabama}}
+
 
 +
==== Church Records  ====
 +
 
 +
==== Court Records  ====
  
−
==== Church ====
+
==== Land and Property ====
  
−
==== Court  ====
+
To place a grant or deed on a map within context of {{PAGENAME}} see:<br>
  
−
==== Land  ====
+
*Boyd, Gregory A. ''Family Maps of DeKalb County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More''. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2007. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at [http://www.historygeo.com/maplib/prjs/AL HistoryGeo.com] ($). Website includes free surname index. {{FHL|1376535|item|disp=FHL Book 976.166 E7b}}.
  
 
==== Local Histories  ====
 
==== Local Histories  ====
Line 214: Line 220:
 
==== Maps  ====
 
==== Maps  ====
  
−
==== Military  ====
+
==== Military&nbsp; ====
 +
 
 +
===== Civil War  =====
 +
 
 +
Civil War service men from DeKalb County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of&nbsp;DeKalb County.
 +
 
 +
:- [[10th Regiment, Alabama Infantry|10th Regiment, Alabama Infantry]], Company I
 +
:- [[12th Regiment, Alabama Infantry|12th Regiment, Alabama Infantry]], Company E "DeKalb Invincibles"
 +
:- [[48th Regiment, Alabama Infantry|48th Regiment, Alabama Infantry]], Company B
 +
:- [[49th Regiment, Alabama Infantry|49th Regiment, Alabama Infantry]], Company D and G
 +
:- [[54th Regiment, Alabama Infantry|54th Regiment, Alabama Infantry]], Company G (formerly Co. "C", 1st AL, TN, and MS Infantry)
 +
:- [[54th Regiment, Alabama Infantry|54th Regiment, Alabama Infantry]], Company K (formerly Co. "K", 40th TN Infantry)
 +
 
 +
<br>{{Alabama Conf}}
  
 
==== Newspapers  ====
 
==== Newspapers  ====
  
−
==== Probate  ====
+
==== Probate Records ====
  
 
==== Taxation  ====
 
==== Taxation  ====
 +
 +
:*'''1865-1866''' - U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1264 Ancestry] ($). DeKalb County is in District 3.
  
 
==== Vital Records  ====
 
==== Vital Records  ====
 +
 +
===== Birth  =====
 +
 +
:*'''1881-1930''' - {{RecordSearch|1661470|Alabama, Births and Christenings, 1881-1930}} FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free
 +
 +
===== Marriage  =====
 +
 +
:*'''1816-1957''' - {{RecordSearch|1674672|Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957}} FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Incomplete. - free
 +
 +
:*'''1836-1916''' - Duff, Dorothy Smith. ''DeKalb County, Alabama Marriage Index, 1836-1916.'' Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2003. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49117 Ancestry] ($).
 +
 +
:*'''To 1825''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2080 ''Index to Marriages''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] – ($); Index. contains over 12,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked. <br>
 +
 +
:*'''1850-1858, 1862-1901, 1936–1969''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7838 ''Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] – ($); Index. This collection is comprised of indexes created by several agencies - the Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research, and Hunting For Bears. <br>
 +
 +
:*'''1850-1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192 "Alabama Marriages, 1809–1920"]at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] – ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage records from the state. Researchers will find the names of both bride and groom along with the marriage date. The county where the ceremony was performed is also provided. Containing about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women. <br>
 +
 +
:*[http://www.algw.org/dekalb/marriage.htm DeKalb County Marriages - partial] at [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~algenweb/ ALGenWeb] - free.
 +
 +
===== Death  =====
 +
 +
:*'''1881-1952''' - {{RecordSearch|1674670|Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952}} FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free
 +
 +
:*'''1881–1974''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2543 ''Index to Deaths and Burials''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] – ($); Index. Volunteers extracted the details in this index from microfilmed copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. details vary depending on the original record. Note that the number of available records can vary widely by county, and this database does not necessarily represent a comprehensive set of death records for the state during this time.<br>
 +
 +
:*'''1908–1959''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188 ''Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] – ($); Index. The index includes name of the deceased, county of death, date of death, and the state certificate number (volume and page).<br>
 +
 +
:*'''1908-1974''' - {{RecordSearch|1307888|Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974}} FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free
 +
 +
:*[http://www.algw.org/dekalb/death.htm DeKalb County Deaths - partial] at [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~algenweb/ ALGenWeb] - free.
 +
 +
===== Vital Record Substitutes  =====
  
 
A free collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the DeKalb County area has been put together by GenealogyBuffs.com.  
 
A free collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the DeKalb County area has been put together by GenealogyBuffs.com.  
  
−
*[http://www.genealogybuff.com/al/dekalb/webbbs_config.pl DeKalb County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection]
+
:*[http://www.genealogybuff.com/al/dekalb/webbbs_config.pl DeKalb County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection]
 +
 
 +
==== Voting Registers  ====
 +
 
 +
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the&nbsp;[http://www.archives.alabama.gov/voterreg/countybooksmain.html Alabama Department of Archives and History]. &nbsp;DeKalb County has one [http://www.archives.alabama.gov/voterreg/books/dekalbcounty.pdf book].
  
 
== Societies and Libraries  ==
 
== Societies and Libraries  ==
 +
 +
'''Rainsville Public Library'''<br>941 East Main St<br>Rainsville, Alabama 35986<br>United States<br>+1 256-638-3311
 +
 +
:Hours:&nbsp;Mon, Wed, Thur &amp; Fri 8am-5pm;<br>Tue 8am-7pm;<br>Sat 8am-12pm
  
 
==== Family History Centers<br>  ====
 
==== Family History Centers<br>  ====
Line 236: Line 297:
 
== Web Sites  ==
 
== Web Sites  ==
  
−
*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.  
+
*[http://usgenweb.org USGenWeb project.] May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.  
 
*{{FHL|Alabama%2C+De+Kalb|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}  
 
*{{FHL|Alabama%2C+De+Kalb|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}  
 +
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/dekalb.htm USGenWeb Archives Project] ~ contains record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
 +
*[http://www.webring.org/l/rd?ring=accal;id=20;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ealgw%2Eorg%2Fdekalb%2Findex%2Ehtml DeKalb County ALGenWeb] ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/AL/De_Kalb/ DeKalb County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
 
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/AL/De_Kalb/ DeKalb County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
  

Revision as of 00:50, 14 March 2013

United States  Gotoarrow.png  Alabama  Gotoarrow.png  DeKalb County

Guide to DeKalb County Alabama genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Dates for major county records
Birth
Marriage
Death
Tax
Land
Probate
1885
1836
1885
1865
1835
1848
For earlier dates, try...Church | Obituaries | Cemeteries | Parent County
Hand and keyboard.jpg Alabama
Online Records



DeKalb County, Alabama
Map
Map of Alabama highlighting DeKalb County
Location in the state of Alabama
Map of the U.S. highlighting Alabama
Location of Alabama in the U.S.
Facts
Founded January 9, 1836
County Seat Fort Payne
Courthouse



County Courthouse

DeKalb County, Alabama Courthouse.jpg
 Delkalb County Courthouse 
 111 Grand Avenue SW
Fort Payne, AL 35967
Phone:(256) 845-8525

Probate Judge has marriage, divorce, probate and land records County Health Department has birth, death and burial records Clerk Circuit Court has court records [1]

History

Johann de Kalb.JPG

The county is named after Revolutionary War hero Johann de Kalb (1721-1780), a German baron.[2]

Parent County

1836--De Kalb County was created 9 January 1836 from the Cherokee Cession of 1835.  County seat: Fort Payne [3]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

The Cherokee County court house burned. Some of its records were given to De Kalb County. The records can be found in a old building in Fort Payne, the county seat.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Biography

Biographies of many notable residents of DeKalb County, Alabama Genealogy were published in Memorial Record of Alabama (1893). Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online - free. Begins on page 929.

Cemeteries

Free Online Cemetery Transcripts


In the 1960s, volunteers from the Gadsden Branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints transcribed gravestones from all 125-known DeKalb County cemeteries (approximately 22,000 names). The master surname index covering all five volumes is split in two. Surnames A to M appear in Volume 2 beginning on page 5. Surnames M to Z appear in Volume 3 beginning on page 576.

  • Cemetery Records of DeKalb County, Alabama. Vol. 1. 1966. Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online - free. Allen Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, Antioch Cemetery, Bailey's Chapel Cemetery, Bankhead Cemetery, Belcher's Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Beulah Church Cemetery, Black Oak Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Broadway Church Cemetery, Browder Cemetery, Collins Cemetery, Collinsville Cemetery, Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Copeland Bridge (Liberty Hill) Cemetery, Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Crossville Cemetery, Dalrymple Cemetery, Deer Head Cove Cemetery, Fairview Methodist Cemetery, Fischer Cemetery, Forester Cemetery, Franklin Cemetery, Freeman Cemetery, Freeman Methodist Church Cemetery, Friendship Baptist (Biddle) Church Cemetery, Fuller Cemetery, and Fyffe Cemetery.
  • Cemetery Records of DeKalb County, Alabama. Vol. 2. 1966. Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online - free. Garvin Cemetery, Geraldine First Baptist Church Cemetery, Gilbreath Cemetery, Glenwood Cemetery, Gravel Hill Cemetery, Green Cemetery, Green's Chapel Cemetery, Hall Cemetery, Harbour Cemetery, Hawkins Cemetery, Head Springs Cemetery, Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Jack Cemetery, Jennings Cemetery, Kelley's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Killian Cemetery, Kilpatrick Cemetery, Lankford Cemetery, Lebonan Cemetery, Lee's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Liberty Church Cemetery, Liberty Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery, Liberty Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Lipscomb Cemetery, Little River Church Cemetery, Lookout Mt. Church, Lower Sulphur Springs Cemetery, and Lusk Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery.
  • Cemetery Records of DeKalb County, Alabama. Vol. 3. 1966. Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online - free. McNutt Memorial Chapel Cemetery, Macedonia Baptist Church (No. 1) Cemetery, Macedonia Missionary Baptist (No. 2) Cemetery, Miller Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Moore's School Cemetery, Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt. Flat Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt. Herman Cemetery, Mt. Home Cemetery, Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Chruch Cemetery, Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Mt. Zion Cemetery, and Mt. Zion Cemetery.
  • Cemetery Records of DeKalb County, Alabama. Vol. 4. 1966. Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online - free. New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, New Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery, New Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, New Home Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery (No. 1), New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery, Nicholson Cemetery, Oak Hill Church Cemetery, Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Old Collinsville Cemetery, Old Antioch Church Cemetery, Old Straight Creek Church Cemetery, Painter Baptist Church Cemetery, Pea Ridge Cemetery, Pilgrims Rest Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Pine Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Plain View Baptist Church Cemetery, Plunket Cemetery, Price Cemetery, Providence Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Rainsville Church of Christ Cemetery, Red Hill Cemetery, Robertson Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Rocky Mt. Cemetery, Roden Cemetery, Salem Methodist Church Cemetery, Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Skirum Methodist Church Cemetery, Smith Cemetery, Smith's Chapel Cemetery, Smith's Chapel Cemetery, Smith's Chapel Cemetery, Stewart Cemetery, and Straight Creek Church Cemetery.
  • Cemetery Records of DeKalb County, Alabama. Vol. 5. 1966. Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online - free. Ten Broeck Cemetery, Town Creek Cemetery, Trinity Methodist Church Cemetery, Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Union Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Unity Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Valley Head Cemetery, Violet Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Walker's Chapel Cemetery, Walnut Grove Cemetery, Warren Cemetery, Welcome Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Welden Cemetery, Wesley's Chapel Cemetery, and Whitehall Cemetery.

Census

DeKalb County, Alabama
Year Pop.  %±
1840 5,929 —
1850 8,245 39.1%
1860 10,705 29.8%
1870 7,126 −33.4%
1880 12,675 77.9%
1890 21,106 66.5%
1900 23,558 11.6%
1910 28,261 20.0%
1920 34,426 21.8%
1930 40,104 16.5%
1940 43,075 7.4%
1950 45,048 4.6%
1960 41,417 −8.1%
1970 41,981 1.4%
1980 53,658 27.8%
1990 54,651 1.9%
2000 64,452 17.9%
2010 71,109 10.3%
For tips on accessing DeKalb County, Alabama Genealogy census records online, see: Alabama Census.

Church Records

Court Records

Land and Property

To place a grant or deed on a map within context of DeKalb County, Alabama Genealogy see:

  • Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of DeKalb County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2007. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at HistoryGeo.com ($). Website includes free surname index. FHL Book 976.166 E7b.

Local Histories

Maps

Military 

Civil War

Civil War service men from DeKalb County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of DeKalb County.

- 10th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I
- 12th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E "DeKalb Invincibles"
- 48th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B
- 49th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D and G
- 54th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G (formerly Co. "C", 1st AL, TN, and MS Infantry)
- 54th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K (formerly Co. "K", 40th TN Infantry)



Newspapers

Probate Records

Taxation

  • 1865-1866 - U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). DeKalb County is in District 3.

Vital Records

Birth
Marriage
  • 1836-1916 - Duff, Dorothy Smith. DeKalb County, Alabama Marriage Index, 1836-1916. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2003. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry – ($); Index. contains over 12,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked.
  • 1850-1858, 1862-1901, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry – ($); Index. This collection is comprised of indexes created by several agencies - the Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research, and Hunting For Bears.
  • 1850-1900 "Alabama Marriages, 1809–1920"at Ancestry – ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage records from the state. Researchers will find the names of both bride and groom along with the marriage date. The county where the ceremony was performed is also provided. Containing about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women.
Death
  • 1881–1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry – ($); Index. Volunteers extracted the details in this index from microfilmed copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. details vary depending on the original record. Note that the number of available records can vary widely by county, and this database does not necessarily represent a comprehensive set of death records for the state during this time.
Vital Record Substitutes

A free collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the DeKalb County area has been put together by GenealogyBuffs.com.

Voting Registers

Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History.  DeKalb County has one book.

Societies and Libraries

Rainsville Public Library
941 East Main St
Rainsville, Alabama 35986
United States
+1 256-638-3311

Hours: Mon, Wed, Thur & Fri 8am-5pm;
Tue 8am-7pm;
Sat 8am-12pm

Family History Centers

Web Sites

References

  1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Dekalb County p. 37. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
  2. ↑ "Johann de Kalb," Wikipedia.
  3. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
v • d • e
Links to Alabama-related articles
Topics
Counties
Autauga · Baldwin · Barbour · Bibb · Blount · Bullock · Butler · Calhoun · Chambers · Cherokee · Chilton · Choctaw · Clarke · Clay · Cleburne · Coffee · Colbert · Conecuh · Coosa · Covington · Crenshaw · Cullman · Dale · Dallas · DeKalb · Elmore · Escambia · Etowah · Fayette · Franklin · Geneva · Greene · Hale · Henry · Houston · Jackson · Jefferson · Lamar · Lauderdale · Lawrence · Lee · Limestone · Lowndes · Macon · Madison · Marengo · Marion · Marshall · Mobile · Monroe · Montgomery · Morgan · Perry · Pickens · Pike · Randolph · Russell · Shelby · St. Clair · Sumter · Talladega · Tallapoosa · Tuscaloosa · Walker · Washington · Wilcox · Winston
Extinct Co.
Baine · Baker · Benton · Cahawba · Cotaco · Decatur · Hancock · Jones · Sanford
Major
 Repositories
Migration
 Routes
Retrieved from "https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/index.php?title=DeKalb_County,_Alabama_Genealogy&oldid=1268922"