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Guide to Lenoir County, North Carolina ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
Lenoir County is located in the Southeastern portion of North Carolina and was named for General William Lenoir, a prominent Revolutionary War hero, Speaker of the State Senate, and trustee of the University of North Carolina.

County Courthouse
Lenoir County Courthouse P O Box 3289 Kinston, NC 28502 Phone: 252-523-2390 Clerk Superior Court has divorce probate and court records from 1880 Register of Deeds has marriage and land records

Census Records

 * Lenoir County census records - via Lenoir County NCGenWeb

Church Records

 * Lenoir County church records - via the NCGenWeb Archives
 * Various Church records, 1830-1875 available on microfilm at the FHL.

Baptist
 * Bear Creek. Established by 1785.
 * Beaver Dam. Established by 1808.
 * Wheat Swamp, near Kinston, N.C. Organized about 1760. Has belonged to the Disciples of Christ since 1843.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Howard's Chapel Branch was the first congregation of LDS members residing in and around Kinston, Lenoir County in the early 1900s.
 * Record of members, 1939-1942 available on microfilm at the FHL.

Court Records

 * Lenoir County court records - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives

Directories

 * Statewide NC Business Directories - page provides direct link to Lenoir County pages

Land and Property Records

 * Deeds of Lenoir county - via the NCGenWeb Archives

Local Histories

 * The Story of Kinston and Lenoir County, North Carolina by Talmage Johnson and Charles R. Holloman available at the FHL.
 * 200 years of progress : a report of the history and achievements of the people of Lenoir County, 1776-1976by Mike Kohler availbale at the FHL.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Lenoir County - about 40 various maps; via the North Carolina State Library

Military Records

 * Lenoir County military records - via NCGenWeb Archives

Revolutionary War 
 * 1779-1782 - at FamilySearch

Civil War 

Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch
 * 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 $
 * 1885-1953 - at FamilySearch


 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry
 * - 13th Battalion, North Carolina Infantry, Company C
 * - 2nd Regiment, North Carolina Junior Reserves, Company G
 * - 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Artillery, Company A
 * - 41st Regiment Volunteers - 3rd Cavalry, Company E
 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Cavalry (63rd Regiment Volunteers), Company B
 * - 5th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, Company D
 * - 8th Battalion, North Carolina Cavalry (Partisan Rangers), 2nd Company

Civil War Battles  The following Civil War battles were fought in Lenoir County:


 * December 14, 1862 = Kinston
 * March 7-10, 1865 = Wilmington, also known as Wilcox’s Bridge, Wise’s Fork, Second Kinston, Second Southwest Creek, or Kelly's Mill Pond


 * Map showing Civil War battles in North Carolina.

World War I 
 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch

World War II 
 * 1940-1948 - at FamilySearch

Newspapers

 * Kinston Free Press Index -- various transcriptions of articles from the paper
 * Newspaper articles of Lenoir County - via NCGenWeb Archives
 * Newspapers of Lenoir County - a listing of newspapers published in the county; via the Library of Congress
 * North Carolina Newspaper Digitization Project - search historical newspapers from the 18th &amp; 19th century. Includes papers from the New Bern area so there will be Lenoir county persons mentioned

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1660-1790 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1660-1790 at Ancestry $
 * 1663-1979 - at FamilySearch
 * 1665-1998 - North Carolina Wills and Probate Records 1665-1998 at Ancestry $
 * 1735-1970 - at FamilySearch
 * 1760-1800 - North Carolina Will Abstracts 1760-1800 at Ancestry $
 * 1869-1922 - have been digitized by FamilySearch
 * '''1861-1891 - Images of Wills and Estates.  North Carolina Pioneers ($)
 * Wills &amp; Estates - transcribed for the NCGenWeb Archives

School Records

 * Grainger High School - senior class listings from 1927-1970
 * Lenoir County students at NC colleges - via the NCGenWeb Yearbook Index

Tax Records

 * 1769 - Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1769 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1769 - Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1769 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1769 - Tax List, 1769 (images) online at FamilySearch
 * 1779 - Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1779 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1779 - Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1779 - Tax Lists, New Bern District, 1779 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * 1780 - Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1780 (index) in NC Taxpayers vol. 2, online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1780 - Tax Lists, Dobbs County, 1780 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections
 * Lenoir County Tax Lists - via the NCGenWeb Archives
 * 1844 - Tax Lists, Lenoir County, 1844 (images) online at North Carolina Digital Collections

Vital Records

 * Uncertified copies of vital records can be ordered for a small fee from the Register of Deeds. Please visit their website for more information.

Birth

 * 1800-2000 - at FamilySearch
 * 1866-1964 - at FamilySearch

Marriage

 * 1741-2004 - North Carolina, United States Marriages at FindMyPast
 * 1873-1952 - Lenoir County Marriage Index 1873-1952 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1799-1893 - Lenoir County marriages are included in Carrie Broughton's 6-volume index of the Raleigh Register &amp; State Gazette newspaper (1799-1893). Marriages are listed by year and PDF files are searcheable. Available on the North Carolina Digital Collections website.
 * 1741-2004 - North Carolina Marriage Index 1741-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1759-1979 - at FamilySearch
 * 1762-1979 - at FamilySearch
 * 1763-1868 - at FamilySearch

Death

 * Lenoir County NCGenWeb - various records for deaths and obituaries
 * Deaths of Lenoir County - list of county area deaths reported in various newspapers; dates range from late 1700s to 1900s.
 * Lenoir County Obituaries - via the NCGenWeb Archives
 * 1898-1994 - at FamilySearch
 * 1906-1930 - at FamilySearch
 * 1908-2004 - North Carolina Death Indexes 1908-2004 at Ancestry $
 * 1909-1975 - North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 at Ancestry $
 * 1931-1994 - at FamilySearch

Divorce

 * 1880-1914, 1922 - 1969 - Lenoir County Divorces 1880-1914, 1922-1969 at NC State Archives
 * 1926-1975 - at FamilySearch
 * 1958-2004 - North Carolina Divorce Index 1958-2004 at Ancestry $

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers
 * Kinston North Carolina Family History Center

Societies

 * Heritage Genealogical Society PO Box 6204 Kinston, NC 28501 Website
 * Historical Preservation Group Kinston, North Carolina 501 C ( 3 ) Non-Profit Organization Telephone Number: 252-522-0540 E-mail:[mailto:diamondgp@suddenlink.net diamondgp@suddenlink.net] *Heritage Place at Lenoir Community College

Websites

 * NCGenWeb: Lenoir County - part of the USGenWeb Project.
 * – 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.