Blount County was created by the Alabama Territorial legislature on Feb. 6, 1818, from Montgomery County and land ceded to the Federal government by the Creek Nation on Aug. 9, 1814. It was named for Gov. Willie G. Blount of Tennessee, who provided assistance to settlers in Alabama during the Creek War of 1813-14. It lies in the northeastern section of the state, generally known as the mineral region.
Blount County is bordered by Cullman, Marshall, Etowah, Jefferson, and Walker Counties. The county is drained by the Locust and Mulberry Forks of the Black Warrior River. Blount County contains 643 square miles. The Warrior coal field is located in Blount County. From 1818 to 1889, Blountsville served as the county seat. An election that year resulted in its transfer to Oneonta. Other towns and communities include Bangor, Blount Springs, Liberty, and Cleveland.
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Blount County Clerk of Circuit Court has Court Records from 1829-1852/1872 and is located at County Courthouse, 220 Second Avenue, E., Room 208, Oneonta, AL 35121; (205) 625-6868 .
Blount County Clerk of Probate Court has Marriage Records from 1820, Probate Records from 1829 and Land Records from 1818 and is located at County Courthouse, 220 Second Avenue, E., Oneonta, AL 35121; (205) 625-6868.
The office of the probate judge is the county office where the most significant genealogical records are created and maintained in Alabama. A variety of records are housed in this office
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Blount County Health Department has Birth Records from 1905, Death records from 1905. You may go to any county health department in the State of Alabama to obtain a certificates can be issued while you wait.
Contact Clerk of Circuit Court For County Divorce Records(See Blount County Court Records for Address and Phone number) in the county where divorce was granted, and Contact Probate Judge For County Marriage Records (See Blount County Court Records for Address and Phone number) in county where license was issued
Alabama State Vital Records, Center for Health Statistics Office is located at Suite 1150, 201 Monroe Street, Montgomery, AL 36104. The phone number is 334) 206-5418; Fax: (334) 262-9563. They have the following records:
There were no Alabama birth "certificates" before 1908. Most counties just registered births in ledgers. Some county court houses may have kept some records, but the best source is the Department of Archives and History, Most of their information comes from census records.
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Federal Population Schedules that exist for Alabama are 1820 (Partial, see below), 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 (fragment, see below), 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930. The first federal census was taken in 1820. Records exist for only eight of the thirty enumerated counties. These counties include Baldwin, Conecuh, Dallas, Franklin, Limestone, St. Clair, Shelby, and Wilcox. Part of the 1820 state census, Lawrence County, still exists and is also housed at the state archives. It has been published as 1820. The only extant records for Alabama of the almost destroyed 1890 census are portions of Perryville (Beat No. 11) and Severe (Beat No. 8) of Perry County. There are free downloadable and printable Census forms to help with your research. These include U.S. Census Extraction Forms and U.K. Census Extraction Forms
Alabama Territorial and State census records are scant when compared with other states of the same age. There are 12 groups of census or census substitute materials for 1706 through 1816-19.
State censuses were taken sporadically, and sizable but not complete collections exist for 1855 and 1866. The originals are housed in the Alabama Department of Archives and History.
In 1907 a census was taken of Alabama's Confederate veterans. Another census was taken in 1921 of Confederate pensioners in Alabama.
There are many other Federal Schedules to look at when researching your family tree in the state of Alabama. There are Industry and Agriculture Schedules availible for the years 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Slave Schedules exist for 1850 & 1860. The Mortality Schedules for the years 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880.
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Alabama Antique Maps & Atlases has images of old American atlases during the years 1795, 1814, 1822, 1823, 1836, 1838, 1845, 1856, 1866, 1879 and 1897 for Alabama and other states.
You can view rotating animated maps for Alabama showing all the county boundaries for each census year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries. You can view a list of maps for other states at Census Maps
You can view rotating animated maps for Alabama showing all the county boundary changes for each year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries . You can view a list of maps for other states and State Department of Transportation Maps at County Maps. The Alabama Department of Transportation has county maps the show the locations of churches, cemeteries, roads, ect... free for viewing or download here
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The uses and value of military records in genealogical research for ancestors who were veterans are obvious, but military records can also be important to re-searchers whose direct ancestors were not soldiers in any war. The fathers, grandfathers, brothers, and other close relatives of an ancestor may have served in a war, and their service or pension records could contain information that will assist in further identifying the family of primary interest. Due to the amount of genealogical information contained in some military pension files, they should never be overlooked during the research process. Those records not containing specific genealogical information are of historic value and should be included in any overall research design. A list of Wars fought on American.
1918 Pensioners in Blount
The State of Alabama, Blount County. As provided in paragraph 28, page 894, of the Acts of the Legislature of 1915, entitled an Act to provide pensions for Soldiers and Sailors, I give below a correct list of the names and addresses of the Pensioners of Blount County, those who were soldiers and widows of soldiers which is hereby published as provided by said law, and I hereby certify that same is correct as it appears of record in this office.
Witness my hand, this 24rd day of January, 1918. E.G. Alldredge, Judge of Probate.
First Class. Second Class |
Third Class Adcock, Julia, Bangor Adams, Mrs. S.J., Cleveland Allbrittain, Emily, Blount Springs, R.1. Armstrong, Elizabeth, Warrior, R.3. Armstrong, Mary, Bangor, R.3. Armstrong, Charlotte, Blount Springs, R.1. Armstrong, Mrs. I.J., Bangor Acton, Mrs. J.J., Blountsville, R.2. Adams, E.J., Blountsville, R.3. Alldredge, Louisa, Brooksville Baker, Mary J., Bessemer Bradley, Francis, Oneonta Burnum, L.J., Allgood Burnett, Eliza, Blountsville, R.1. Bales, Mrs. S.P., Blountsville, R.3. Bailey, Elizabeth, Cleveland, R.1. Butler, Marcenia, Springville, R.3. Bledsoe, Mrs. J.A., Liberty, R.1. Bentley, Dorcas, Cleveland, R.1. Brown, Mrs. John, Cleveland Coxwell, Mrs. C.A. Creel, Lourany, Blountsville, R.1. Clay, Sarah K., Altoona, R.3. Carr, Lizzie, Blountsville Calvert, A.J., Cullman Carnes, Mary J., Oneonta Cox, Artilicia, Blount Springs, R.1. Copeland, Sarah L., Horton, R.1. Copeland, R.A., Oneonta Cannon, A., Warrior Causey, Mrs. A.B., Oneonta Chamblee, Martha A., Bangor, R.2. Carnes, Mary E., Oneonta Dorning, Elizabeth, Selfville Daily, Mary, Oneonta Dean, Litha, Blount Springs Daily, Cecilia Davis, Mary Fowler, N.M., Blountsville Fulenwider, Susan, Oneonta, R.2. Fendley, Sarah Graves, Sylvania, Bangor, R.2. Glasscock, Mrs. E.A., Cleveland, R.1. Goodwin, Elizabeth, Warrior, R.3. Graves, Mrs. E.C., Blountsville Gibson, Mrs. M.E., Cleveland Green, Francis E., Cleveland Gallimore, S.L., Cleveland, R.1. Gilliland, E.F., Oneonta, R.2. Green, Jennie T., Altoona RFD Guy, A.C., Bangor Hobbs, Mrs. S.C., Oneonta, R.2. Higginbotham, Mrs. N.V., Village Springs Hill, Mrs. S.M., Oneonta, R.2. Hames, Mrs. C.R., Oneonta, R.3. Henderson, Mrs. L.E. Huey, Margaret, Blountsville Holt, Malinda, Bangor, R.3. Hunt, Mrs. L.E., Walnut Grove, R.2. Huffstutler, Mary M., Trafford, R.1. Harvey, Mrs. E.C., Oneonta, R.2. Hansomd, Mrs. S.L., Liberty Iverson, Mrs. A., Oneonta James, Martha, Blount Springs Jones, Malissia Jones, Neecy Larue, Mars. L.A., Liberty, R.1. Lundsen, Elizabeth, Summit Kirby, W.D., Oneonta, R.3. Latham, Mrs. M.J. Latta, Mrs. E., Blountsville Lowery, Sarah S., Horton, R.2. Moss, Mrs. W.F. Cleveland, R.1 Milligan, Mrs. M.J., Altoona McAnnally, Mrs. A.M., Warrior, R.2. McCurry, Sarah, Bangor, R.1. McDade, Eva, Cleveland, R.1. Moore, Mrs. M.L., Blount Springs Munger, Mrs. M.P., Allgood Miller, Amanda E. Moore, Mary F. McGlaughn, Mrs. M.J., Altoona, R.3. McCay, R.L., Adville Nations, Marion, Blountsville Owen, Patience C. Parker, Mary Peoples, E.A., Altoona Putman, Mary L., Blountsville, R.2. Pannell, Polly E., Bangor, R.1. Price, Mrs. M.E., Warrior, R.3. Paulk, Ann Roberts, Mrs. M.A., Brooksville Street, Missouri T., Warrior Stone, Mrs. N.M., Summit Shelton, Margie, Oneonta Self, Mary A., Trafford, R.1. Starnes, Francis Tidwell, Fannie, Blountsville Thornhill, Mrs. E.A., Oneonta, R.3. Tidwell, Mrs. N.E., Springville, R.3. Tidwell, Mrs. David, Springville, R.3. Tolbert, Mrs. B.E., Oneonta Treadway, Amanda, Cleveland, RFD Wood, Francis J., Oneonta, R.3. Walker, Mrs. W.W., Oneonta Whitley, Mrs. A.J., Altoona, R.3. Williams, Sultana Williams, Elizabeth Wright, Nancy Jane, Guntersville, R.2. Warren, Mary J., Blountsville, R.2. Yarbrough, Sarah, Cleveland |
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County tax records are housed in the office of the tax assessor. These records are usually arranged by legal description and are not indexed. There are few counties with tax records before 1860. The National Archives has a microfilm publication titled Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Alabama, 1865-1866 (NARA M754, 6 reels).
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The Repositories in this section are Archives, Libraries, Museums, Genealogical and Historical Societies. Many County Historical and Genealogical Societies publish magazines and/or news letters on a monthly, quarterly, bi-annual or annual basis. Contacting the local societies should not be over looked. State Archives and Societies are usually much larger and better organized with much larger archived materials than their smaller county cousins but they can be more generalized and over look the smaller details that local societies tend to have. Libraries can also be a good place to look for local information. Some libraries have a genealogy section and may have some resources that are not located at archives or societies. Also, take a special look at any museums in the area. They sometimes have photos and items from years gone by as well as information of a genealogical interest. All these places are vitally important to the family genealogist and must not be passed over.
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There are many churches and cemeteries in Blount County. Some transcriptions are online. A great site is the Blount County Tombstone Transcription Project. The Alabama Department of Transportation has county maps the show the locations of churches and cemeteries free for viewing or download here.
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When view family trees online or not, be sure to only take the info at face value and always follow up with your own sources or verify the ones they provide. Below is a list of online resources for Blount County Family Trees, web forums and other family type information . Email us with websites containing Blount County Family Trees, web forums and other family type information by clicking the link below:
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