Dallas County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Dallas County

County Courthouse
Dallas County Courthouse 105 Lauderdale, Selma, AL 36702, Phone: (334) 874-2523

Probate Judge has marriage records from 1818 Divorce Records from 1917 Probate Records from 1821 and land records from 1820

Parent County
1818--Dallas County was created 9 February 1818 from Montgomery County and the Creek Cession of 1814. County seat: Selma

Neighboring Counties

 * Autauga
 * Chilton
 * Lowndes
 * Marengo
 * Perry
 * Wilcox

African American

 * 1883-1893, 1925-1930 - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org - free.
 * Slaves and their owners - Centre Ridge Presbyterian Church, 1842 - 1911.

Biography

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

Cemeteries
Additional Dallas County cemeteries are included in Alabama Cemetery Records at FamilySearch Books Online - free.

Baptist

 * Jackson, Walter M. The First Hundred Years: A History of the Selma Baptist Church of Christ, Commonly Known as the First Baptist Church of Selma. Selma, Ala., 1942. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Methodist

 * Fry, Anna M. Gayle. Memories of Old Cahaba. Nashville, Tenn.: Printed for the author by the Publishing House of the M.E. Church, 1908. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Directories
Dallas County, Alabama Online Historical Directories - identifies historical city, county, business and other directories available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.

Civil War
Civil War service men from Dallas 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 Dallas County.


 * - 2nd Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company I
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company D [formerly Jackson County Mounted Rifles]
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company F[formerly Murphy's Independent Co.]
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company I [formerly Lenoir County Cavalry]
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company K
 * - 4th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A(Governor's Guard)
 * - 4th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C
 * - 5th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A [subsequently, Company F]
 * - 7th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H(Mounted)
 * - 8th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D "Independent Blues"
 * - 20th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B
 * - 28th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I
 * - 44th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A and G
 * - 51st Regiment, Alabama Partisan Rangers, Company I
 * - 58th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H

Civil War Battle Fought in Dallas County

 * 1865 - April 2 = Selma

Battle information from Civil War Battle Summaries by State, by the Heritage Preservation Services.

Map showing Civil War battles in Alabama, by the Heritage Preservation Services.

Newspapers
Alabama Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.

Taxation

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

Birth

 * 1881-1930 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free

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.


 * 1816-1957 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Incomplete. - free


 * 1818-1929 - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org - free.


 * 1818–1826, 1835–1839, 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.


 * 1818–1845 "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

 * 1881-1952 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free


 * 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 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free

Voting Registers
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Dallas County lists six books, but books 4 and 6 appear to be duplicates of Volume 5.


 * Book 1
 * Book 2
 * Book 3
 * Book 5

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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