Barbour County, Alabama Genealogy
Guide to Barbour County, Alabama ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Bible Records
- 2.2 Biographies
- 2.3 Business, Commerce, and Occupations
- 2.4 Cemeteries
- 2.5 Census Records
- 2.6 Church Records
- 2.7 Court Records
- 2.8 Directories
- 2.9 Emigration and Immigration
- 2.10 Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
- 2.11 Funeral Homes
- 2.12 Genealogies
- 2.13 Guardianship
- 2.14 Land and Property Records
- 2.15 Local Histories
- 2.16 Maps and Gazetteers
- 2.17 Migration
- 2.18 Military Records
- 2.19 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 2.20 Newspapers
- 2.21 Obituaries
- 2.22 Other Records
- 2.23 Periodicals
- 2.24 Probate Records
- 2.25 School Records
- 2.26 Social Security Records
- 2.27 Tax Records
- 2.28 Vital Records
- 3 Research Facilities
- 4 Societies
- 5 Websites
- 6 Research Guides
- 7 References
County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
The County was named in honor of James Barbour, who served as Governor of Virginia.[2]The county is located in the southeast area of the state.[3]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
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.[4] 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[edit | edit source]
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.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1881 | 1838 | 1881 | 1912 | 1833 | 1820 | 1816 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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Populated Places[edit | edit source]
The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in Barbour County:[7]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator.
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
- 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
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
The following web site has additional information on Barbour county cemeteries.
- Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.
- Cemetery Records: Barbour County, Alabama, Vol. 1 1966. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Librarye. Includes Anderson Cemetery, Anderson Baptist Church Cemetery, Antioch Cemetery (Blue Springs, Ala.), Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Batesville Baptist Church Cemetery, Betcher Bethel Cemetery, Bethel Hardshall Baptist Church Cemetery, Blue Springs Assembly of God Church Cemetery, Clayton Cemetery, Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Elam Baptist Church Cemetery, Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery, Lightner Private Cemetery, New Hope Cemetery, Old Scott or Old Scotch Cemetery, Pea River Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Pleasant Plains Baptist Church Cemetery, Pleasant View Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rocky Mount Cemetery, Ryans Cemetery, Shiloh Holiness Church Cemetery, Sikes Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Warren Cemetery, and Weycott Plantation Cemetery.
- Cemetery Records: Barbour County, Alabama, Vol. 2 1966. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Librarye. Bethlehem Cemetery, Bethsadie Cemetery, County Line Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Dykes or Lightwood Knot Cemetery, Ephesus or Cunningham Cemetery, Epworth Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, Faulk Cemetery, Grubbs Church or Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, McElvin Private Cemetery, Methodist Cemetery (Louisville, Ala.), Mt. Zion Cemetery, Pea Creek Church Cemetery, Thomas Cemetery, and Whiteoak Cemetery.
- Cemetery Records: Barbour County with Cherokee & Lawrence Counties Alabama, Vol. 3 1966. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Librarye. Includes Adams Chapel Cemetery, Baptist Cemetery (Spring Hill, Ala.), Beauchamp Cemetery, Center Ridge Cemetery, Christian Grove Cemetery, Creel Cemetery, Espy Cemetery, Jones Private Cemetery, Methodist Church Cemetery (Texasville, Ala.), Mt. Andrew Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Old Spring Hill Methodist Church Cemetery, Pine Level Baptist Church Cemetery, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Pond Bethel Cemetery, Private Cemetery (Spring Hill, Ala.), Private Family Cemetery (Sandy Point, Ala.), Ramah Baptist Church Cemetery, Sardus Church Cemetery, Tucker Cemetery, Upper Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery, and Zion's Chapel Cemetery.
- Barbour County, Alabama Tombstone Inscriptions n.d. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Librarye. Includes Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Clayton Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, Louisville Methodist Church Cemetery, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Pea River Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
- Barbour County, Alabama Cemetery Records 1957. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Librarye. Includes Adams Chapel Cemetery and Creel Cemetery.
- Additional Barbour County cemeteries are included in Alabama Cemetery Records Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 at FamilySearch Digital Library
Census Records[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| 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
Church Records[edit | edit source]
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.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
The following have information concerning African American research.Both should be used:
- African American Genealogy (US) has more information about the kinds of records
- Alabama Cultural Groups has information specific to Alabama African Americans.
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
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 ($). FHL Book 976.132 E7b.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Barbour County. The histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Alabama Local Histories.
- Besson, J A. B. History of Eufaula, Alabama: The Bluff City of the Chattahoochee Atlanta, Ga: Franklin Steam Print. House, 1875 - read full-text online
- Thompson, Mattie Thomas. History of Barbour County, Alabama Eufaula, Ala., 1939. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
- Walker, Anne Kendrick. Backtracking in Barbour County: A Narrative of the Last Alabama Frontier Richmond, Va.: The Dietz Press, 1941. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Family Maps of Barbour County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($).
- 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
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
Civil War
- 1861-1865 Alabama Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1861-1865 Alabama Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 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
- 1880-1930 Alabama, Confederate Pension Applications, ca. 1880-1930's at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
- 1907, 1921, 1927 Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 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
- 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 — index and images - How to Use this Collection
- 1940-1966 Alabama Active Military Service Reports at Alabama Department of Archives and History - alpha index by name and images
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Voting Records[edit | edit source]
- 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:
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
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 — image - How to Use this Collection
- 1833-1858 Estates, Wills in Chancery Court 1833-1856 - images at Southeastern Genealogy ($)
- 1888-1927 Divorce Book B; Index to Chancery Court (Estates, Wills, Petitions, Bonds, Adoptions, Marriage Licenses 1888-1927; and index). Southeastern Genealogy ($)
School Records[edit | edit source]
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 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 ($) — index, click here for more information.
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
Alabama tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information, see the wiki page Alabama Taxation.
- 1865-1866 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Barbour County is in District 1.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
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 $.
For some online statewide indexes, see the FamilySearch Historical Record Collections for Alabama.
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1881-1930 Alabama Births and Christenings, 1881-1930 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1881-1930 - Alabama, County Birth Registers, 1881-1930 at FamilySearch — index, and some images - How to Use this Collection
- 1884, 1906-1919 Barbour County Birth Index 1884, 1906-1919 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch[8]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast$
- 1800-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
- 1809-1950 Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1809-1920 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties) at Ancestry $
- 1816-1957 Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1838-1925 Barbour County Marriage Books 1-19 Index 1838-1925 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch[9]
- 1843; 1845; 1849-1874; 1892; 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry– ($); Index. This collection is comprised of indexes created by several agencies - the Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research, and Hunting For Bears.
- 1850-1874 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920at Ancestry– ($); 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.
- 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.
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1881-1952 Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 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
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
- Alabama Department of Archives and History
P.O. Box 300100
624 Washington Ave.
Montgomery, AL 36130
(334) 242-4435
website
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
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
Libraries[edit | edit source]
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
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Barbour County, Alabama Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ala/barbour/ 05/29/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Barbour, Alabama," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbour_County,_Alabama 05/29/2017.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Barbour County, Alabama," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbour_County,_Alabama, accessed 24 September 2018.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version.
