Jackson County, Alabama Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Probate Judge has marriage records from 1851, probate records from 1850, land records from 1835 and 1900 Civil War Vets list; Clerk Circuit Court has court records from 1920 and divorce records from 1895; County Health Department has birth and death records; Public library has cemetery records

History


The county is named after War of 1812 hero Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) who became Seventh President of the United States in 1829.

Parent County
1819--Jackson County was created 13 December 1819 from the Cherokee Cession of 1816. County seat: Scottsboro

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
Jackson County had destructive courthouse fires in 1864, and 1920. See Research in Alabama: A Genealogical Guide  pages 27-28 for suggested alternative sources to overcome this loss.

Neighboring Counties



 * Dade County, Georgia
 * De Kalb
 * Franklin County, Tennessee
 * Lincoln County, Tennessee
 * Madison
 * Marion County, Tennessee
 * Marshall

Bible Records
Bibles of the Edmonds, Flowers, Green, Hembree, Hunt (3), Jenkins, Keeble, Kirby (2), Larkin, Lindsay, McKelvy, Price, and Stewart families were published in Volume 1 of Jackson County Alabama Records by Christine P. Sumner, which is available online at - free. Volume 2 includes Bibles of the Acklen, Caperton, Cotton, Harris, Hunt, Lewis, Smith, and Woosley families. It is also available online at - free.

Biography

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Digital version at . begins on page 92.


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

Cemeteries
The following web sites have additional information on Jackson county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.


 * Douthat, James L. Guntersville Reservoir Cemeteries. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press. Free surname index and publisher's bookstore at Mountain Press.


 * Sumner, Christine P. Jackson County Alabama Records. Vol. 1&2. Scottsboro, Ala., 1971. Digital version at - free. Includes Beech Grove Cemetery, Kirkpatrick Cemetery, Smith Cemetery, Travis Cemetery, and Union Cemetery.

Census
State Census


 * 1866 - at FamilySearch — index

Baptist
Minutes of the Union Primitive Baptist Church (Woodville, Ala.) from 1840 to 1842 were published in Volume 1 of Jackson County Alabama Records, available online at - free. (Begins on page 74.)

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


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Jackson 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 free surname index..

Many early Jackson County land entries (starting in 1830) were published in Volume 2 of Jackson County Alabama Records by Christine P. Sumner, which is available online at - free. (Begins on page 1.)

For recent deeds, check: Probate Court Land Index

Local Histories

 * Kennamer, John Robert. History of Jackson County. Winchester, Tenn.: Press of Southern Print. and Pub. Co., 1935. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Civil War
Civil War service men from Jackson 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 Jackson County.


 * - 2nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K


 * - 4th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (Russell's), Company E and G
 * - 4th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K(Larkinsville Guards)
 * - 6th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F [subsequently, Company K]
 * - 6th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I "Raccoon Roughs" [subsequently, Company D]
 * - 7th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G
 * - 9th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B "Railroad Guards"
 * - 12th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Comapny G "North Alabama Sharpshooters"
 * - 49th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C
 * - 50th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C, formerly Company F, 2nd Battalion

Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1907, 1921, 1927 - at FamilySearch — images
 * Blevins, Jerry. Sequatchie Valley Soldiers in the Civil War: Bledsoe, Grundy, Marion and Sequatchie Counties in Tennessee and Jackson County in Alabama. Huntsville, Ala.: J. Blevins, 1990..
 * A list of individuals who appear on the 1907 CSA Soldiers Census was published in Volume 2 of Jackson County Alabama Records by Christine P. Sumner, which is available online at - free. (Begins on page 23.)

Newspapers
Abstracts of The Bellefonte Courier (1839), The Jackson County Herald (1868), The Era &amp; Star (1873), The Scottsboro Citizen (1879-1880, 1917), The Jackson County Sentinel (1932-1933, 1937), and The Progressive Age (1937) were published in:


 * 1839-1937 (gaps) - Caver, Larry E. Abstracts from Alabama Newspapers, Volume II: Limestone County, Madison County, Marshall County, Jackson County. Carrollton, Miss.: Pioneer Publishing Co., 2007. Digital version at - free.

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").

Probate Records
Early will books were destroyed in a fire. Will Book K, which begins in the mid-1850s, is the earliest Jackson County will book that survives. A portion of it was published in Volume 2 of Jackson County Alabama Records by Christine P. Sumner, which is available online at - free. (Begins on page 16.)

Online Probate Records
 * 1753 – 1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1809 – 1985 at FamilySearch — images

Taxation

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

Vital Records
See also How to order Alabama Vital Records

Birth Records

 * 1892-1896 - Jackson County Birth Index 1892-1896. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1914-1917 - Jackson County Birth Index 1914-1917. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1881 – 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index

Marriage Records

 * 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.


 * 1800, 1833, 1851-1901, 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.


 * 1851-1929 - Jackson County Marriage Books A-I and 2-7 Index 1851-1929 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1851–1900 "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.


 * 1809 – 1950 at FamilySearch.org — index/images


 * 1816 – 1957 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1800 – 1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 1809 – 1920 Alabama Marriages,


 * 1809-1920 (Selected Counties)] at Ancestry.com — index $

Death Records

 * 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.


 * 1892 - Jackson County Death Index 1892. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1892-1896 - Jackson County Death Index 1892-1896. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * 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


 * 1914-1917 - Jackson County Death Index 1914-1917. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1881 – 1952 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1908 – 1974 at

FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1881 – 1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 1908 – 1959 Alabama Deaths


 * 1908-59 at Ancestry.com — index $

Vital Record Substitutes
A free collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the Jackson County area has been put together by GenealogyBuffs.com:


 * Jackson County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection

Societies and Libraries
Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society P. O. Box 1568 Huntsville, Alabama 35807 Publication: Valley Leaves Valley Leaves Website

Jackson County Historical Society Rt. 1 Langston, AL 35755 Publication: Jackson County Chronicles


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


 * Jackson County, Alabama


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 * United States Resources: Alabama


 * Al Gen Web

Family History Center

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers


 * Scottsboro Alabama


 * Bob Jones Rd &amp; 113 Greenwood A Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, United States Phone: 256-259-1501 Hours: W 6pm-8pm Family History Centre Locator

Jackson County Alabama Genealogy Websites

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