Franklin County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Franklin County

County Courthouse
Franklin County Courthouse 410 North Jackson Ave. Russellville, AL 35653, (256) 332-8861

Records burned 1890 Probate Judge has marriage, probate and land records from 1890 Clerk Circuit Court has court records from 1923 and divorce records

Parent County
1818--Franklin County was created 6 February 1818 from the Cherokee and Chickasaw Cession of 1816. County seat: Russellville

Record Loss
1890 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:

Burned Counties Research

http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Colbert
 * Itawamba County, Mississippi
 * Lawrence
 * Marion
 * Tishomingo County, Mississippi
 * Winston

Cemeteries

 * Shady Grove Cemetery, Phil Campbell BillionGraves

Local Histories

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Digital version at . begins on page 102.

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


 * - 1st Battalion, Alabama Artillery, Company F

Periodicals

 * Valley Leaves. 1966–. Published by the Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1568, Huntsville, Alabama 35807. . Website identifies articles relating to (click "Search by County").

Taxation

 * 1865-1866 - U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry ($). Franklin County is in District 3.

Birth

 * 1881-1930 - at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free


 * Births at ALGenWeb - free

Marriage

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


 * 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.


 * 1823–1825, 1875, 1890–1902, 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.


 * 1890–1900 "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.


 * Marriages at ALGenWeb - free

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 - at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free

Voting Registers
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Franklin County has one book.

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