Greene County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Greene County

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

County Courthouse
Greene County Courthouse 400 Morrow Avenue Eutaw, AL 35462 Phone: (205) 372-3598

Probate Judge has marriage records from 1823, probate records from 1821, land records from 1820 and military discharge records

Parent County
1819--Greene County was created 13 December 1819 from Marengo and Tuscaloosa Counties. County seat: Eutaw

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Alabama county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Alabama County Boundary Maps" (1799-1980) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1868 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For a list of record loss in Alabama counties see: Alabama Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Hale
 * Marengo
 * Pickens
 * Sumter
 * Tuscaloosa

Biographies

 * Greene County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project - free.

Directories

 * 1855-1856 - Snedecor, V. Gayle. 1963 Reprint of Snedecor's 1855-1856 Directory of Greene County, Alabama. Eutaw, Ala., 1963. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)

Civil War, 1861-1865
Civil War service men from Greene 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 Greene County.


 * - 1st Battalion, Alabama Artillery, Company B
 * - 2nd Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company C
 * - 5th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I [subsequently, Company D]
 * - 7th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company I
 * - 11th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B "Greene County Grays"
 * - 11th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C "Confederate Guards"
 * - 20th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E and I
 * - 36th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B, C and H
 * - 41st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E
 * - 43rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C

Probate Records

 * 1824-1829 Persons Named in the Greene County, Alabama Orphans Court Record A-L
 * 1824-1829 Persons Named in the Greene County, Alabama Orphans Court Record M-Z
 * 1830-1976 - Probate Records, 1830-1976 at  - free.

Taxation

 * 1865-1866 - U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Greene County is in District 2.

Vital Records
See also How to order Alabama Vital Records

Marriage

 * 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.


 * 1822-1860, 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.


 * 1823-1929 - Greene County Marriage Books A-H Index 1823-1929 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1823–1860 Marriages at ALGenWeb - free

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.


 * 1908–1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry – ($); Index. The index includes name of the deceased, county of death, date of death, and the state certificate number (volume and page).


 * 1908-1974 - at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free

Voting Registers
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Green County has 2 books:


 * Book 1
 * Book 2

Societies and Libraries

 * List of Alabama Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Libraries
James C. Poole, Jr. Memorial Library 420 Prairie Avenue Eutaw, AL 35462 Telephone: 205-372-9026

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Greene County Alabama Genealogy Websites

 * Greene County, AL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * 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.
 * County ALGenWeb~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Greene County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Greene County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)