Morgan County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
Morgan County was created on 6 February 1818 and was named for General Daniel Morgan, of Virginia. Its county seat is Decatur. It is located in the northern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Morgan County Courthouse 302 Lee Street NE, 4th Fl Courthouse Decatur, Al 35601 Phone: 256-351-4790 Fax:  256-351-4880 Morgan County Website Probate Judge has marriage and probate records from 1818

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

Bible Records

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

Biographies

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Pg. 62. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, HathiTrust.
 * Morgan County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project

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

Church Records

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

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1820-1930 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1830-1874 (*); Orphans' and Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1842-1916 (*); Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1875-1925 (*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1885-1969 (*); Justice's Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Cotaco County, Alabama Stock Mark Book, 1818-1820 Mrs. Pierce Pattillo. Pass Christian, Mississippi : Willo Institute of Genealogy. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
African American


 * 1865-1872  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
 * Morgan County, Alabama, 1850 Federal Census. Compiled by Janet Baker Burks. - Hartselle, Ala. Marine/Walls Historical Publication, c1984. - ii, 146p. illF332.M8 B87 1984FS Library book 976.193 X2b

Funeral Homes

 * Hartselle Heritage Funeral Home in Hartselle
 * Parkway Funeral Home in Trinity
 * Peck Funeral Home in Hartselle
 * Reynolds Funeral Home in Decatur
 * Roselawn Funeral Home and Roselawn Cemetery in Decatur
 * Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home in Decatur
 * Sharpley Funeral Home in Decatur
 * Shelton Funeral Home in Decatur

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

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
Multiple 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


 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company C
 * - 5th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company D, F and G
 * - 9th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E "Decatur Sons of Liberty"
 * - 12th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H "Magnolia Rifles"
 * - 27th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H
 * - 54th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H (formerly Co. "I", 1st AL, TN, and MS Infantry)

''Civil War Battle The following Civil War battle was fought in Morgan County:
 * October 26-29, 1864 - Decatur (partly fought in Limestone County).
 * Battles of the American Civil War maps - filter by state or by battle name.

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 - 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

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

Obituaries

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

Other Records
Voter Registration
 * 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 Morgan 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
 * 1820-1888 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1820-1915 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1820-1930 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1825-1879 (*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1830-1874 (*); Orphans' and Probate Courts at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1830-1976 (*) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1913-1914 (*); Judge of Probate at FamilySearch Catalog — 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

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

Birth

 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881-1930  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * Births at ALGenWeb

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
 * 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 ($)
 * Mar-Sep 1902 Death Records Book C at ALGenWeb
 * 1908-1959 Alabama, U.S., Death Index, 1908-1959 at Ancestry ($)
 * 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 Morgan County Archives 624 Bank Street NE Decatur, AL 35601 Phone: 256-351-4726 Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Decatur Alabama FamilySearch Center

Libraries
Decatur Public Library 504 Cherry St NE Decatur, AL 35601 Phone: 256-353-2993 Website The Alabama Room has local histories, microfilmed newspapers, census records, directories, family histories, and more.

Societies
Hartselle Historical Society 307 College St NE PO Box 852 Hartselle, AL 35640 Email: [mailto:hartsellehistoricalsociety@gmail.com hartsellehistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Website Facebook Morgan County Genealogical Society 624 Bank St NE Decatur, AL 35601 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.
 * Morgan 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.