Montgomery County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Montgomery County

County Courthouse
Montgomery County, Alabama P O Box 1667 Montgomery, Alabama 36102 Phone 334-832-1210

Probate Judge has marriage records from 1928, Probate Records from 1817 and land records from 1819 Alabama Dept of Archives and History has marriage records 1817-1928 Clerk of Board of revenue has divorce records from 1851 and court Records from 1817

Parent County
1816--Montgomery County was created 6 December 1816 from Monroe County. County seat: Montgomery

Neighboring Counties

 * Autauga
 * Bullock
 * Crenshaw
 * Elmore
 * Lowndes
 * Macon
 * Pike

Biography

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

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

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Montgomery

Directories

 * 1878 - Beale, Jesse D. City Directory and History of Montgomery, Alabama: With a Summary of Events in that History, Calendarically Arranged, Besides Other Valuable and Useful Information. Montgomery, Ala.: T.C. Bingham &amp; Co., Printers and Binders, 1878. Digital version at Ancestry ($).


 * 1880-1895 - Montgomery, Alabama Directories, 1880-95 at Ancestry ($). Includes 1881-1881, 1883-1884, 1887, 1891, 1893, and 1895 city directories.

Local Histories

 * Robertson, W. G. Recollections of the Early Settlers of Montgomery County, Alabama. Montgomery, Ala.: Society of Pioneers of Montgomery, 1961. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

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


 * - 1st Battalion, Alabama Artillery, Companies A and E

Probate Records

 * 1820-1899 Montgomery County AlArchives Wills - Index Volumes 2 - 6. Wills from Volume 1 were entered into Volume 2, except for a will for Arthur Williams.

Taxation

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

Birth

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


 * There is a growing list of Montogmery County Births that have been submitted by descendants found 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.


 * 1817-1861, 1869, 1925, 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.


 * 1818-1860 "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 - at 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.

Family History Center

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Montgomery Alabama
 * 3460 Carter Hill Rd Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama Phone: 334-269-9041 Hours: Tuesday 9am-2pm; by appt Tue. eve. and Sat.

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