Alabama, Randolph County Circuit Court Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States Alabama Randolph County

What is in the Collection?
The collection includes records of disputed estates and divorces cases heard by the Randolph County Circuit Court. This collection is being published as images become available. The records cover the years 1897 to 1930.

What Can this Collection Tell Me?
The records may include:


 * Names of interested parties
 * Date of court proceeding or transaction
 * Details of the case
 * Place of residence
 * Names of witnesses

How Do I Search the Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know the following:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * Approximate court date
 * Names of known relatives and friends

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page (Hyperlink to browse): To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒Select the "Record" category ⇒Select the "Record Type, Volume, and Year Range" category which takes you to the images

Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * Use court records to identify relatives and known friends.
 * Use court records to learn about adoptions or guardianship of any minor children and dependents.
 * Use court records to locate additional records in the county where they lived.

I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for? What Now?

 * Compile the entries for every person who has the same surname as the deceased, this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual.
 * Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have been in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify.
 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.
 * Earlier records may not contain as much information as the records created after 1900.
 * There is also some variation in the information given from one record to another record.
 * Witnesses in court cases may be close relatives.
 * Check for variant spellings of the surnames.
 * Check for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume. Local historical and genealogical groups also compile indexes to local records.
 * Search the indexes and records of nearby counties.

Citing this Collection
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