Perry County, Alabama Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, of Rhode Island, the United States Navy. The County is located in the west-central location.

County Courthouse
Perry County Courthouse 300 Washington St P O Box 505 Marion, Alabama 36756 334-683-2200 Perry County Website County Clerk has marriage probate and land records

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

Biographies

 * Perry 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 Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

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

Land and Property Records
To place a grant or deed on a map within context of Perry County see:


 * Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Perry County, Alabama: with Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads, and More. Norman, Okla.: Arphax Pub. Co., 2009. This is a definitive work and can be used as an index to land grants. Digital version at HistoryGeo.com ($). Website includes surname index..

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * Family Maps of Perry County (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- 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
 * 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 Battalion, Alabama Artillery, Company C
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company F[formerly Murphy's Independent Co.]
 * - 4th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D(Canebrake Rifle Guards)
 * - 4th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G(Marion Light Infantry)
 * - 8th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Comany A "Alabama Rangers"
 * - 8th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K "Southern Guards"
 * - 11th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K
 * - 20th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A, F and H
 * - 28th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A and K
 * - 40th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H
 * - 41st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E
 * - 51st Regiment, Alabama Partisan Rangers, Company I

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

Other Records
Voter Registration
 * 1834-1981 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection, index and images

Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Perry County has three books, with two having working links:


 * Book 2
 * Book 3

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; index and images
 * 1830-1976  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images

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.

Tax Records

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

Birth

 * 1881–1930  at FamilySearch.org - 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, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
 * 1809-1920 Alabama Marriages,1809-1920 (Selected Counties) at Ancestry $
 * 1809–1950  at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1816–1957  at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818, 1820-1879, 1923, 1927, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry– ($);
 * 1818-1936  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1820-1878 "Alabama Marriages, 1809–1920" at Ancestry– ($);  Contains about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women.
 * 1820-1895 Perry County Marriage Index 1820-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1820-1929  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * To 1825 Indexrriages at Ancestry– ($); contains over 12,000 names.
 * 1858-1873 Hageness, MariLee Beatty. Marriages 1858-1873 Perry County, Alabama. Anniston, Ala.: MLH Research, 2002.

Death

 * 1881-1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry– ($); copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. varies depending on the original record incomplete.
 * 1881 – 1952  at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1908-1974  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1908–1959 Index to Deaths Recorded by the State of Alabama at Ancestry – ($);
 * 1912-1929 Perry County Marriage Index 1912-1929 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.

Libraries
Marion - Perry County Library 202 Washington Street Marion, Alabama 36756 334-683-6411 Website

Societies
Perry County Historical and Preservation Society 204 W Monroe St. Marion, Alabama 36756 334-292-0319 Website

Websites

 * 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.
 * Perry County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Perry 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.