Lawrence County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
Lawrence County was created on 6 February 1818 and was named in honor of J. Lawrence, a captain in the United States Navy from Vermont. Its county seat is Moulton. It is located in the northwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lawrence County Courthouse 14451 Market St, Ste 300 Moulton, AL 35650 Phone: 256-974-2432 Fax:  256-974-1118 Lawrence County Probate Judge has marriage, divorce, probate and land records from 1810 Clerk Circuit Court has court records

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

Bible Records

 * Lawrence County, Alabama Bible Records at Access Genealogy
 * Lawrence County, Alabama Bible Records at Alabama Genealogy
 * Lawrence County Bible Records at Rootsweb
 * Lawrence County Bible Records at USGenWeb Archives Project

Biographies

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Pg. 66.  Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, 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

For individual censuses, see:
 * Parsly, Mrs. Lewis F. 1820 Census Lawrence County Alabama Territory n.d. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1820 State Census of Lawrence County, Alabama Huntsville, Ala.: The Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society, Inc., 1977. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library

Church Records

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

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places


 * Index for Lawrence County Churches at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives

Court Records

 * 1818-1850 Indexes for Lawrence County Minute Books 1818-1850 at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives
 * 1818-1950 (*); County, Chancery, Circuit, Commissioners', Justice, and Supreme Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images only

Funeral Homes

 * Elliot Brown-Service Funeral Home in Moulton
 * Jackson Memory Funeral Home in Town Creek
 * Lawrence Funeral Home in Moulton

Genealogies

 * Index for Lawrence County Family Files at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1818-1850 Indexes for Lawrence County Deed Books 1818-1850 at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * Life and Legend of Lawrence County Alabama. By Dorothy Gentry. Tuscaloosa, AL: Nottingham-SWS, Inc., 1962. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library
 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Pg. 66. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, HathiTrust.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * 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
Revolutionary War
 * Revolutionary War to World War II - Indexes for Lawrence County Military Records at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives

Mulatipal 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
 * - 4th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (Roddy's), Company A and B
 * - 4th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (Roddy's), Company D
 * - 5th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company C
 * - 9th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C "Pope Walker Guards"
 * - 16th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B, F and I
 * - 27th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D and I
 * - 35th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C and H

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 — index and images - 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

 * 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1855-1905 Indexes for Lawrence County Newspapers (Mostly Obituaries) 1855-1905 at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives
 * Alabama Civil War and Reconstruction Newspapers at Alabama Department of Archives and History
 * Lawrence County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection by GenealogyBuffs.com - collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the Lawrence County area

Obituaries

 * Lawrence County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection by GenealogyBuffs.com - collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the Lawrence County area

Other Records
Voter Registration Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Lawrence County has one book.
 * 1834-1981  at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection; index and some images

Periodicals

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

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
 * 1818-1850 Lawrence County Inventory and Will Books 1818-1850 at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives
 * 1818-1950 (*);County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1818-1958 (*); Judge of Probate at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1830-1976 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1850-1934 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1866-1880 Index to Wills of Lawrence Co., Alabama at USGenWeb.org. Contributed by Sandra Beaver.
 * 1869-1884 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & 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

 * 1848-1849 Indexes for Lawrence County Tax Records 1848-1849 at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives
 * 1865-1866 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry $

Birth

 * 1881-1900 Lawrence County Birth Index 1881-1900. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images

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
 * 1818-1947 Indexes for Lawrence County Marriage Books 1818-1947 at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives
 * 1828-1928 Lawrence County Marriage Books L-Q Index 1828-1928 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * | Marriages at ALGenWeb

Death

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

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 Lawrence County Archives 698 Main St PO Box 728 Moulton, AL 35630 Phone: 256-974-1757 Email: [mailto:Lawcoarchives@aol.com Lawcoarchives@aol.com] Website Facebook List of databases, including indexes for Loose Case Papers.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Athens Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Decatur Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Florence Alabama FamilySearch Center
 * Florence-Lauderdale Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Lawrence County Archives - an affiliate library

Libraries
Lawrence County Public Library 401 College Street Moulton, AL 35650 Phone: 256-974-0883 Email: [mailto:info@lawrencecpl.org info@lawrencecpl.org] Website Facebook

Societies
Lawrence County, Alabama Genealogy Research Group Moulton, AL Facebook Lawrence County History and Preservation Society PO Box 343 Moulton, AL 35650 Phone: 256-974-1757 Email: [mailto:lchps21@gmail.com lchps21@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.
 * Lawrence County ALGenWeb. Record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Lawrence 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.