Wilcox County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
Wilcox County was created on 13 December 1819 and named for Lieutenant J. M. Wilcox, who fought in the wars against the Creek Indians. Its county seat is Camden. It is located in the southern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Wilcox County Courthouse 12 Water Street PO Box 603 Camden, AL 36726 Phone: 334-682-4126 Fax: 334-682-4025 Wilcox County Website Probate Judge has marriage, probate and land records from 1819

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

Bible Records

 * Bible Record of Zack and Ruby Henderson Nettles at RootsWeb
 * Wilcox County, Alabama Bible Records at Access Genealogy
 * Wilcox County, Alabama Bible Records at Alabama Genealogy
 * Wilcox County Bible Records at USGenWeb Archives Project

Biographies

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Pg. 223. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, HathiTrust.

Census Records
State Census


 * 1855   at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1866  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1907, 1921, 1927  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Church Records

 * 1831-1994  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Please see listings for Fellowship Baptist Church and Friendship Baptist Church under Resources:African Americans.

Court Records

 * 1821-1899 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1831-1898 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African Americans
 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only
 * Slaves and their owners extracted from the Fellowship Baptist Church Records, 1828-1847, Wilcox Co, AL
 * Slaves and their owners, Friendship Baptist Church, 1863-1864.Also includes 1867 members.

Funeral Homes

 * Christian Memorial in Camden
 * Dunklin Funeral Home in Camden

Land and Property Records
To place a grant or deed on a map within context of Wilcox County see:


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Wilcox 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 ($). Website includes surname index..

Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Wilcox County, deeds, 1820-1901 FamilySearch Catalog
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * Family Maps of Wilcox County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - 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  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index, images at partner site
 * 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  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1880-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 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


 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K (Wilcox True Blues)
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company C [formerly Robbins' Independent Co.]
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company D [formerly Jackson County Mounted Rifles]
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company I [formerly Lenoir County Cavalry]
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company K
 * - 4th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (Russell's), Company A [formerly 3rd TN Cavalry]
 * - 6th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C [subsequently, Company I]
 * - 7th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H(Mounted)
 * - 13th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A
 * - 23rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A
 * - 23rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K "Kings Guard"
 * - 32nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D
 * - 38th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B and H
 * - 42nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C
 * - 44th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C

World War I
 * 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  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  at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection; index and some images

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1753–1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1985 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
 * 1830-1976 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Wilcox County, Probate records, 1830-1921 FamilySearch Catalog
 * Wilcox County, Alabama, probate records, 1820-1934 Loose Estate Case Files - FamilySearch Catalog
 * 1821-1929 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1821-1959 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1831-1898 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1879-1930 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014  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.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * Wilcox County, Poll Tax records, 1886-1906 FamilySearch Catalog


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

Birth

 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1905–1908 Wilcox County Birth Index 1905-1908 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
 * 1800-1969 Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1802-1825 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1825 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-1920 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809–1950  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1816–1957  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1936 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1820–1895, 1918–1936  Wilcox County Marriage Index 1820-1895 and 1918-1936 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1881–1952 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1974 Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry ($)*1904–1908 Wilcox County Death Index 1904-1908 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1908-1959 Alabama, U.S., Death Index, 1908-1959 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1908–1974 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Divorce

 * Wilcox County, Circuit Court, divorce records, 1830-1950 FamilySearch Catalog

Archives
Alabama Department of Archives and History 624 Washington Ave PO Box 300100 Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: 334-242-4435 Email: [mailto:mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov] Website Facebook

FamilySearch Centers

 * Camden Alabama FamilySearch Center

Libraries
Wilcox County Library 100 Broad Street Camden, AL 36726 Phone: 334-682-4355 Email: [mailto:wilcoxlibrary@frontiernet.net wilcoxlibrary@frontiernet.net] Website Facebook

Societies
Wilcox Historical Society 301 Broad St PO Box 464 Camden, AL 36726 Email: [mailto:wilcoxhistoricalsociety@gmail.com wilcoxhistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Website Facebook

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project. Record transcriptions from Bibles, obituaries, court records and more.
 * Wilcox County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * – 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.

Research Guides

 * Inventory of the County Archives of Alabama: Wilcox County. Birmingham, Ala.: The Survey, 1942. Digital version at Ancestry