Morgan County, Alabama Genealogy

Guide to Morgan 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 after General Daniel Morgan, of Virginia. The County is located in the north-central location 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.

Biographies

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library. Morgan County begins on page 62.
 * 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

Directories
Morgan County, Alabama Online Historical Directories - identifies historical city, county, business and other directories available online on both and pay-to-access websites.

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 1984FHL book 976.193 X2b

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
 * 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  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

Civil War Battle Fought in Morgan County
 * 1864 - October 26-29 Decatur (partly fought in Limestone County)
 * Battle information from Civil War Battle Summaries by State, by the Heritage Preservation Services.

Map showing Civil War battles in Alabama.


 * - 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)

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; index and images
 * 1830-1976  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Morgan County Will Abstracts at USGenWeb.org

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 ($). 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
 * There is a growing list of Morgan County Births that have been submitted by descendants found at ALGenWeb

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 - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1936  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1818-1860 "Alabama Marriages, 1809–1920" at Ancestry – ($); Containing about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women.
 * 1821-1952  at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index and some
 * 1821-1825, 1848-1853, 1856-1862, 1917, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry – ($);
 * Marriages at ALGenWeb
 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry– ($); . contains over 12,000 names.

Death

 * 1881–1952  at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1881–1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. varies depending on the original record.
 * March to September 1902 Death Records Book C at ALGenWeb
 * 1908-1959 Index to Deaths Recorded by the State of Alabama at Ancestry– ($);
 * 1908–1974  at FamilySearch.org - How to Use this Collection; index

Archives
Morgan County Archives 624 Bank Street Decatur, AL 35601 Phone:256-351-4726 Website

Family History Centers

 * Decatur Alabama Family History Center

Libraries
Decatur Public Library 504 Cherry St. NE Decatur, Alabama 35601 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 P.O. Box 852 Hartselle, AL 35640 EMail: [mailto:hartsellehistoricalsociety@gmail.com hartsellehistoricalsociety@gmail.com] Facebook Website

Websites

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