Barbour County, Alabama Genealogy

United States

Alabama

Barbour County

Guide to Barbour County, Alabama ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Alabama Online Genealogy Records

County Facts County seat: Clayton Organized: December 18, 1832 Parent County(s): Creek Cession, Pike Neighboring Counties Bullock  • Clay  • Dale  • Henry  • Pike  • Quitman (GA)  • Russell  • Stewart (GA) See County Maps Courthouse Location Map Adoption This page is available for adoption

County Information

Description

The County was named in honor of James Barbour, who served as Governor of Virginia.The county is located in the southeast area of the state.

County Courthouse

Barbour County Courthouse
1 Court Square
PO Box 219
Clayton, Al 36016
Phone: 334-775-8366
Fax: 334-775-1125
Barbour County District Court
303 E Broad St
Eufaula, AL 36027
Phone 334-687-1516
Barbour County Website

Judge of Probate has marriage probate and land records from 1800's.
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records from 1860 and Court Record from 1912. Other records available in the courthouse basement record room include: Circuit Court Records (1839-1895), Probate Records, Civil Fee Books, Civil Trial Dockets, Civil Writ Dockets, Civil Bar Dockets, State Fee Books, Chancery Dockets, Sheriff's Dockets, Sheriff's Writ Dockets, Sheriff's Fine & Forfeiture Certificates, Sheriff's Execution Dockets, Sheriff's Subpoena Dockets, Fee Dockets, State Bar Dockets, State Subpoena Dockets, State Execution Dockets, Writ Dockets, Motor Vehicle License Reports, Land Bonds, Jury Rolls, Solicitor's Dockets, Solicitor's Grand Jury Dockets, Grand Jury Dockets, Register Solicitor's Fees, Appearance Dockets, Dentist and Attorney License Report, Register's Fee Books, Chancery Fee Books, Final Record books, Equity Trial Dockets, Appeal Bond books, Delinquent Tax Dockets, Direct Index to Personal Property, Reverse Index to Personal Property, Mortgage Record books, Circuit Court Trial Dockets, Circuit Court Appearance Dockets, and many more.

Barbour County, Alabama Record Dates

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Major Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1881	1838	1881	1912	1833	1820	1816
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1908. General compliance for births by 1927 and for deaths 1925.

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

1832--Barbour County was created 18 December 1832 from Pike and Creek Cession. Barbour County has two county courthouses (both in use) Clayton and Eufaula. County seat: Clayton Interactive Map of Alabama County Formation History (1799-1980) - animated maps illustrating Alabama county boundary changes Alabama Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

Populated Places

The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in Barbour County:

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator.

Cities
Clio	Eufaula
Towns
Bakerhill Blue Springs	Clayton (county seat) Louisville
Unincorporated communities
Akinsville Batesville Baxters Bells Crossroads Bethel Boot Hill Comer Cotton Hill Doster Edgefield Elamville Gaino Garmon Crossroads	Greens Crossroads Hawkinsville Hobdy Howe Lime Sink Lindsey Lugo Mount Andrew Mount Gilead Oateston Osco Pleasant Hill	Pratts Richards Crossroads Spring Hill Star Hill Teals Crossroads Terese Tew Texasville Tullis Tyler Crossroads White Oak Wylaunee

Resources

Biographies

• Biographies of many notable residents of Barbour County were published in Memorial Record of Alabama (1893). Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library. Begins on page 394.
• Barbour County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Barbour, Alabama online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Find A Grave BillionGraves USGW Tombstone Transcription Project Interment.net FamilySearch Digital Library - search for Barbour County, Alabama cemetery records
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)	Family History Library WorldCat.org
List of Cemeteries in the County	Find A Grave BillionGraves- enter in county and state in the search box. List of cemeteries is below the map. FamilySearch Places Alabama Cemeteries
See Alabama Cemeteries for more information

Census Records

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1840	12,024	—
1850	23,632	96.5%
1860	30,812	30.4%
1870	29,309	−4.9%
1880	33,979	15.9%
1890	34,898	2.7%
1900	35,152	0.7%
1910	32,728	−6.9%
1920	32,067	−2.0%
1930	32,425	1.1%
1940	32,722	0.9%
1950	28,892	−11.7%
1960	24,700	−14.5%
1970	22,543	−8.7%
1980	24,756	9.8%
1990	25,417	2.7%
2000	29,038	14.2%
2010	27,457	−5.4%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

State Census

• 1855 Alabama State Census, 1855 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 1866 Alabama State Census, 1866 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 1907, 1921, 1927 Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Church Records

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Alabama denominations, view the Alabama Church Records wiki page.

• 1831-1994 Alabama, Church Records, 1831-1994 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places
  

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

• 1865-1872 Alabama, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only

The following have information concerning African American research.Both should be used:

• African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
• Alabama Minorities has information specific to Alabama African Americans.

Land and Property Records

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Alabama Land and Property for additional information about early Alabama land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse, where records are currently housed.

To place a grant or deed on a map within context of Barbour County see:

• Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Barbour 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 ($). FHL Book 976.132 E7b.

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Barbour County. The histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Alabama Local Histories.

• Backtracking in Barbour County: A Narrative of the Last Alabama Frontier. 1941. By Anne Kendrick Walker. Richmond, Va.: The Dietz Press. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat).
• History of Barbour County, Alabama. 1939. By Mattie Thomas Thompson. Eufaula, Alabama : n.p. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat).
• History of Eufaula, Alabama: The Bluff City of the Chattahoochee. 1976. By J.A.B. Besson. Spartanburg, South Carolina : Reprint Co. Publishers. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Google Books; At various libraries (WorldCat). Original published 1875, Atlanta, Ga: Franklin Steam Printing House.

Maps and Gazetteers

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for more resources

• Family Maps of Barbour County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($).
• FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
• Alabama Maps and Blueprints Collection at Alabama Department of Archives and History – maps can be browsed by location or subject

Military Records

Multiple Wars

• ca.1918-ca.1962 Alabama, Military Discharge Records, ca.1918 - ca.1962 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War

• 1861-1865 Alabama Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, images at partner site
• 1861-1865 Alabama Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, images at partner site
• 1861-1865 Civil War Service Database at Alabama Department of Archives and History - index
  
• 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
• 1871-1880 Alabama, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 1880-1930 Alabama, Confederate Pension Applications, ca. 1880-1930's at index and images - How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 1907, 1921, 1927 Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
• Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History

Regiments. Men in Barbour County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (part of a large regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Barbour County:

- 1st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A (Pioneer Guards)

- 1st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B (Eufaula Rifles)

- 1st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I (Clayton Guards)

- 1st Battalion, Alabama Artillery, Company B

- 4th Battalion, Alabama Cavalry (Love's), Companies B and C

- 5th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K [subsequently, Company A

- 7th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E

- 15th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B (Midway Southern Guards)

- 15th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D (Fort Browder Roughs)

- 15th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H (Glenville Guards)

- 15th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K (Eufaula City Guard)

- 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G "Seal's Guards"

- 29th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K

- 37th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H

- 39th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Companies B, C, G, H, I, and K

- 45th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Companies A and C

- 59th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D

World War I

• 1917-1919 Alabama, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 1917-1918 Alabama World War I Service Records at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images
  
• 1917-1918 Alabama World War I Gold Star Files at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images
  

World War II

• 1940-1945 Alabama, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 1940-1966 Alabama Active Military Service Reports at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images
  

Newspapers

• Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History
• 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)

Other Records

Voter Registration

• 1834-1981: Alabama Voter Registration and Poll Tax Cards, 1834-1981 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection, index and images

Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Barbour County has three books:

• Book 1
• Book 2
• Book 3

Probate Records

Online Probate Indexes and Records

• 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry $
• 1809-1985 Alabama Probate Records, 1809-1985 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 1830-1976 Alabama Estate Files, 1830-1976 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 1833-1858 Estates, Wills in Chancery Court 1833-1856 - images at Southeastern Genealogy ($)
• 1888-1927 Divorce Book B; Index to Chancery Court (Estates, Wills, Petitions, Bonds, Adoptions, Marriage Licenses 1888-1927; and index). Southeastern Genealogy ($)

Social Security Records

• 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
• 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

Alabama tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information, see the wiki page Alabama Taxation.

• 1865-1866 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Barbour County is in District 1.

Vital Records

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Alabama State Department of Health , the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred or order electronically online $.

For some online statewide indexes, see the FamilySearch Historical Record Collections for Alabama.

Birth

• 1881-1930 Alabama Births and Christenings, 1881-1930 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection; index
• 1881-1930 - Alabama, County Birth Registers, 1881-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collectionindex, and some images
• 1884, 1906-1919 Barbour County Birth Index 1884, 1906-1919 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Marriage

• 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast$
• 1800-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
• 1809-1950 Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
• 1809-1920 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties) at Ancestry $
• 1816-1957 Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

• 1818-1936 Alabama County Marriages, 1818-1936 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

• To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry– ($); Index.
• 1838-1925 Barbour County Marriage Books 1-19 Index 1838-1925 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
• 1843; 1845; 1849-1874; 1892; 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry– ($); Index
• 1850-1874 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920at Ancestry– ($); Index. Contains about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women.

Death

• 1881-1952 Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
• 1881-1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry $
• 1906-1918 Barbour County Death Index 1906-1918 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
• 1908-1959 Alabama Deaths, 1908-59 at Ancestry $
• 1908-1974 Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Research Facilities

Archives

• Alabama Department of Archives and History
  P.O. Box 300100
  624 Washington Ave.
  Montgomery, AL 36130
  (334) 242-4435
  website

Family History Centers

Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Eufaula Alabama Family History Center
  

Libraries

Listed below are libraries in Barbour County. For state-wide library facilities, see Alabama Archives and Libraries.

• Barbour Eufaula Carnegie Library
  217 N Eufaula Ave
  Eufaula AL 36027
  334-687-2337
  Website

Societies

• Barbour County Genealogy & Local History Society
  Facebook
  

• Eufaula Heritage Association
  340 North Eufaula Ave.
  Eufaula, AL 36027
  Phone 334-687-3793 or 888-383=2852
  Website
  

Websites

• Barbour algenweb
• USGenWeb project may have maps, name indexes, history, or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• USGenWeb Archives Project ~ contains record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
• Barbour County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
• Barbour County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• FamilySearch Catalog – 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.
• Rootsweb Wayback Machine Welcome to Barbour County, Al
• Random Acts of Kindness Alabama Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies
• GenealogyInc Barbour County
• Ancestral TralSearch Alabama Genealogy
• GenealogyLinks Barbour County, Alabama Genealogy links

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