Crenshaw County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Crenshaw County

County Courthouse
Crenshaw County Courthouse 29 South Glenwood Avenue, Luverne, AL 36049 Phone: (334) 335-6575

Probate Judge has marriage, probate and land records from 1866 Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records.

Parent County
1866--Crenshaw County was created 24 November 1866 from Butler, Coffee, Covington, Lowndes, and Pike Counties. County seat: Luvern

Record Loss
1898 -- 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

 * Butler
 * Coffee
 * Covington
 * Lowndes
 * Montgomery
 * Pike

African American

 * 1937-1957 - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org - free.

Biography

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

Cemeteries

 * Brantley City Cemetery
 * Danielsville Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Enon Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Liberty Congregation Church Cemetery
 * Mt. Zion Cemetery (Red Bay)
 * Pleasant Home Baptist Church Cemetery
 * Sasser Church of Christ Cemetery
 * Sports Cemetery
 * Springhill Cemetery

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Crenshaw County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2008. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at HistoryGeo.com ($). Website includes free surname index..

Local Histories

 * Sport, Joe R. An Early History of Crenshaw County. n.d. Digital version at - free.

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military

 * Bullard, Karen C. and Annette J. Connor. Census of Confederate Soldiers Residing in Alabama, 1907 in Pike, Bullock and Crenshaw Counties. n.d. Digital version at - free.

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


 * 1858, 1867–1872, 1935–1969 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.


 * 1867–1872 "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.


 * 1867-1890, 1931-1951 - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org - free.


 * Crenshaw County 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 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free


 * Crenshaw County Deaths at ALGenWeb - free.

Voting Registers
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Crenshaw 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.
 * Crenshaw County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Crenshaw County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Crenshaw County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)