Lawrence County, Alabama Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Probate Judge has marriage, divorce, probate and land records from 1810 Clerk Circuit Court has court records

Parent County
1818--Lawrence County was created 6 February 1818 from the Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw Cession of 1816. County seat: Moulton

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Alabama county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Alabama County Boundary Maps" (1799-1980) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
Lawrence County had a destructive courthouse fire in 1859.

Neighboring Counties

 * Colbert
 * Cullman
 * Franklin
 * Lauderdale
 * Limestone
 * Morgan
 * Winston

Biography

 * Northern Alabama, Historical and Biographical. Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land, 1888. Digital version at . begins on page 66.

Cemeteries
Start with:


 * Indexes for Lawrence County Cemetery Records at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives - free.

Then check:
 * Abernathy Cemetery
 * Aldridge Cemetery
 * Alexander Cemetery
 * Alexander Cemetery
 * Almon Cemetery
 * Andrew Garth Memorial Cemetery
 * Arbor Cemetery
 * Asherbranner Cemetery
 * Ashford Cemetery
 * Ashford Cemetery
 * Ashford Cemetery (Huntsville)
 * Bain Cemetery
 * Baker Cemetery
 * Baker Cemetery
 * Barclay Cemetery
 * Barnes Cemetery
 * Beavers Cemetery
 * Berry Cemetery
 * Blackground Cemetery
 * Black Ground Cemetery
 * Bobo Cemetery
 * Bobo Cemetery (Franklin)
 * Bogar Cemetery
 * Brickhouse Cemetery
 * Brides Hill Cemetery
 * Bunyan Hill Cemetery
 * Byars Cemetery
 * Bynum Cemetery
 * Byrd Cemetery
 * Cal Cemetery
 * Cal Cemetery (Colbert)
 * Cave Spring Cemetery
 * Center Cemetery
 * Center Church Cemetery
 * Cheatham Cemetery
 * Cheatham Cemetery
 * Childers Cemetery
 * Childers Cemetery (Morgan)
 * Clardy Cemetery
 * Clardy Cemetery
 * Conner Cemetery
 * Cooper Cemetery
 * Cooper Cemetery (Lauderdale)
 * Cooper Cemetery (Morgan)
 * Cottingham Cemetery
 * Cramer Cemetery
 * Davenport Cemetery
 * Davis Cemetery
 * Davis Cemetery (Browns Ferry Rd)
 * Davis Cemetery (Franklin)
 * Dement Cemetery
 * Dement Cemetery (Limestone)
 * Dobbins Cemetery
 * Dossey Cemetery
 * Early Cemetery
 * Ebenezer Cemetery
 * Ebenezer Cemetery (Cullman)
 * Ebenezer Cemetery (Falkville)
 * Ebenezer Cemetery (Morgan)
 * Elliott Cemetery
 * Elliott Cemetery
 * Elmwood Cemetery
 * Ennix Cemetery
 * Ferguson Cemetery
 * Flower Hill Cemetery
 * Foster Cemetery
 * Foster-Davis Cemetery
 * Friendship Cemetery
 * Friendship Cemetery (Cullman)
 * Friendship Cemetery (Franklin)
 * Fuller Cemetery
 * Fuqua Cemetery
 * Gargas Cemetery
 * Gibson Cemetery
 * Gibson Cemetery
 * Gibson Cemetery
 * Gibson Cemetery
 * Gilchrist Cemetery
 * Gordon Cemetery
 * Graham Cemetery
 * Graves Cemetery
 * Green Hill Cemetery
 * Gum Pond Cemetery
 * Hacklin Cemetery
 * Hampton Cemetery
 * Hampton Cemetery
 * Hawkins Cemetery
 * Heflin Cemetery
 * Hill Cemetery
 * Hill Cemetery
 * Hill Cemetery
 * Hodges Cemetery
 * Hodges Cemetery (Hodges)
 * Hodges Cemetery (Limestone)
 * Houston Cemetery
 * Houston Cemetery (Lauderdale)
 * Houston Cemetery (Limestone)
 * Houston Cemetery (Morgan)
 * Hughes Cemetery
 * Jetton Cemetery
 * Jobe Cemetery
 * Johnson Cemetery
 * Johnson Cemetery (Athens)
 * Johnson Cemetery (Flint Creek Rd)
 * Johnson Cemetery (Limestone-Johnson Cemetery Rd)
 * Johnson Cemetery (Limestone-Mooresville Rd)
 * Johnson Cemetery (Limestone-Williams Rd)
 * Johnson Cemetery (Morgan)
 * Johnson Cemetery (Winston)
 * Jones Cemetery
 * Jones Chapel Cemetery Graveshelter
 * Kelly Cemetery
 * Key Cemetery (Lauderdale)
 * Key Cemetery (Morgan)
 * Key Cemetery (Morgan-Nat Key Rd)
 * Keys Cemetery
 * Keys in Aldridge Grove Cemetery
 * King Cemetery
 * King Cemetery (Colbert)
 * King Cemetery (Colbert-King Bridge Rd)
 * Kitchens Cemetery
 * Landersville Cemetery
 * Lebanon Cemetery
 * Lee Cemetery
 * Lindsey Cemetery
 * Locklayer Cemetery
 * Long Cemetery
 * Love Cemetery
 * Lyle Cemetery
 * Macedonia Cemetery
 * Macedonia Cemetery (Cullman)
 * Macedonia Cemetery (Franklin-Co Rd 27)
 * Macedonia Cemetery (Franklin-Co Rd 99)
 * Macedonia Cemetery (Lawrence-Co Rd 2)
 * Macedonia Cemetery (Morgan)
 * Masterson Cemetery
 * Mathews Cemetery
 * Mayes Cemetery
 * McBride Cemetery
 * McDonald Cemetery
 * McLemore Cemetery
 * Milam Cemetery
 * Miller Cemetery
 * Miller Cemetery (Hackleburg)
 * Miller Cemetery (Lauderdale)
 * Miller Cemetery (Lawrence)
 * Montgomery Cemetery
 * Moody Cemetery
 * Morgan-Thompson Cemetery
 * Morris Chapel Cemetery 
 * Moulton Municipal Cemetery
 * Mount Olive Cemetery
 * Newman Cemetery
 * Old Friendship Cemetery
 * Old Prospect Cemetery
 * Owens Cemetery
 * Owens Cemetery
 * Paff Cemetery
 * Penny Cemetery
 * Perkins Cemetery
 * Pippen Cemetery
 * Pointer Cemetery
 * Poplar Spring Cemetery
 * Porter Cemetery
 * Preuit Cemetery
 * Preuit Cemetery (Colbert)
 * Providence Cemetery
 * Puckett Cemetery
 * Rainwater Cemetery
 * Red Hill Cemetery
 * Reynolds Cemetery
 * Roberts Cemetery
 * Roberts Cemetery (Morgan-Brown Rd)
 * Roberts Cemetery (Morgan-Co Rd 87)
 * Rocky Hill Cemetery
 * Roden Cemetery
 * Rutherford Cemetery
 * Rutherford Cemetery (Limestone)
 * Sanderson Cemetery
 * Scruggs Cemetery
 * Shackelford Cemetery
 * Sheffield Cemetery
 * Sherrod Cemetery
 * Shiloh Cemetery
 * Shiloh Cemetery (Marion)
 * Shiloh Cemetery (Morgan)
 * Shiloh Cemetery (Winston)
 * Simms Cemetery
 * Sivley Cemetery
 * Smith Cemetery
 * Smith Cemetery (Brown's Ferry Rd)
 * Smith Cemetery
 * Smith Cemetery (Co Rd 80)
 * Smith Cemetery (Franklin)
 * Smith Cemetery (Franklin-Hwy 24)
 * Smith Cemetery (Limestone)
 * Smith Family Cemetery
 * Speake Cemetery
 * Spring Hill Cemetery
 * Stephenson Cemetery
 * Stover Cemetery
 * Stover Cemetery (Hwy 36)
 * String Cemetery
 * Swoope Cemetery (Browns Ferry Rd)
 * Swoope Cemetery
 * Swoope Cemetery (Co Rd 388)
 * Sykes Cemetery
 * Sykes Cemetery
 * Sykes Cemetery
 * Sykes Cemetery (Decatur)
 * Tapsville Cemetery
 * Templeton Cemetery
 * Terry Cemetery
 * Terry Cemetery
 * Terry Cemetery
 * Thompson Cemetery
 * Thompson Cemetery
 * Thompson Cemetery
 * Thompson Cemetery (Lauderdale)
 * Thompson Cemetery (Lauderdale Co Rd 81)
 * Thompson Cemetery (Colbert)
 * Thrasher Cemetery
 * Town Creek Cemetery
 * Trotter Cemetery
 * Troupe Cemetery
 * Troupe Cemetery (Morgan)
 * Truitt Cemetery
 * Tweedy Cemetery
 * Vaughan Cemetery
 * Vaughn Cemetery (Lauderdale)
 * Wade Cemetery
 * Wade Cemetery (Franklin)
 * Warren Cemetery
 * Warren Cemetery
 * Watkins Cemetery
 * Watkins Cemetery (Lauderdale)
 * Watson Cemetery
 * Watson Cemetery (Franklin)
 * Wear Cemetery
 * Westmoreland Cemetery
 * Wheeler Cemetery
 * Wheeler Cemetery
 * Wilborn Cemetery
 * Woodard Cemetery
 * Yates Cemetery


 * String Cemetery, Town Creek BillionGraves


 * Cemetery Records: Barbour County with Cherokee &amp; Lawrence Counties Alabama, Vol. 3. 1966. Digital version at - free. Includes Hickory Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mt. Hope Methodist Church Cemetery, Owens Cemetery, Rock Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Smith Cemetery, Templeton Cemetery, Wear Cemetery, and Young Town Cemetery.


 * Douthat, James L. Wheeler Reservoir Cemeteries. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press. Free surname index and publisher's bookstore at Mountain Press.

Census
State Census


 * 1866 - at FamilySearch — index

For individual censuses, see:


 * Parsly, Mrs. Lewis F. 1820 Census Lawrence County Alabama Territory. n.d. Digital version at - free.


 * 1820 State Census of Lawrence County, Alabama. Huntsville, Ala.: The Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society, Inc., 1977. Digital version at - free.

Church Records

 * Index for Lawrence County Churches at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives - free.

Court Records

 * 1818-1850 - Indexes for Lawrence County Minute Books 1818-1850 at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives - free.

Genealogy

 * Index for Lawrence County Family Files at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives - free.

Land and Property

 * 1818-1850 - Indexes for Lawrence County Deed Books 1818-1850 at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives - free.

Local Histories

 * Gentry, Dorothy. Life and Legend of Lawrence County Alabama. Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1962. Digital version at - free.

Loose Papers

 * Indexes for Lawrence County Loose Case Papers at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives - free.

Maps

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)

Military

 * Revolutionary War to World War II - Indexes for Lawrence County Military Records at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives - free.

Civil War
Civil War service men from Lawrence County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Lawrence County.


 * - 4th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (Roddy's), Company A and B
 * - 4th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (Roddy's), Company D
 * - 5th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company C
 * - 9th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C "Pope Walker Guards"
 * - 16th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B, F and I
 * - 27th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D and I
 * - 35th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C and H

Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1907, 1921, 1927 - at FamilySearch — images

Newspapers

 * 1855-1905 - Indexes for Lawrence County Newspapers (Mostly Obituaries) 1855-1905 at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives - free.

Periodicals

 * Valley Leaves. 1966–. Published by the Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1568, Huntsville, Alabama 35807. . Website identifies articles relating to (click "Search by County").

Probate Records

 * 1818-1850 - Indexes for Lawrence County Inventory and Will Books 1818-1850 at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives - free. Note: these will books are not at the Family History Library.
 * 1866-1880 Index to Wills of Lawrence Co., Alabama at USGenWeb.org. Contributed by Sandra Beaver.

Online Probate Records
 * 1753 – 1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1809 – 1985 at FamilySearch — images

Taxation

 * 1848-1849 - Indexes for Lawrence County Tax Records 1848-1849 at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives - free.


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

Vital Records
See also How to order Alabama Vital Records

Birth Records

 * 1881-1900 - Lawrence County Birth Index 1881-1900. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1881 – 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index

Marriage Records

 * 1818-1947 - Indexes for Lawrence County Marriage Books 1818-1947 at Lawrence County, Alabama Archives - free.


 * To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry – ($); Index. contains over 12,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked.


 * 1808, 1818–1884, 1888–1889, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry – ($); Index. This collection is comprised of indexes created by several agencies - the Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research, and Hunting For Bears.


 * 1818–1884 "Alabama Marriages, 1809–1920" at Ancestry – ($); Index. This database is a collection of marriage records from the state. Researchers will find the names of both bride and groom along with the marriage date. The county where the ceremony was performed is also provided. Containing about 150,000 records and the names of nearly 300,000 men and women.


 * 1828-1928 - Lawrence County Marriage Books L-Q Index 1828-1928 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.


 * Marriages at ALGenWeb - free


 * 1809 – 1950 at FamilySearch.org — index/images


 * 1816 – 1957 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1800 – 1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 1809 – 1920 [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192 Alabama Marriages,


 * 1809-1920 (Selected Counties)] at Ancestry.com — index $

Death Records

 * 1881-1895 - Lawrence County Death Index 1881-1895. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1881–1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry – ($); Index. Volunteers extracted the details in this index from microfilmed copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. details vary depending on the original record. Note that the number of available records can vary widely by county, and this database does not necessarily represent a comprehensive set of death records for the state during this time.


 * 1908–1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry – ($); Index. The index includes name of the deceased, county of death, date of death, and the state certificate number (volume and page).


 * 1908-1974 - at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free

Vital Record Substitutes
A free collection of obituaries and death notices from various funeral homes in the Lawrence County area has been put together by GenealogyBuffs.com:


 * Lawrence County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection


 * 1881 – 1952 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1908 – 1974 at FamilySearch.org — index


 * 1881 – 1974 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * 1908 – 1959 [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188 Alabama Deaths,


 * 1908-59] at Ancestry.com — index $

Voting Registers
Alabama Voting Registers for 1867 are available online at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Lawrence County has one book.

Societies and Libraries
Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society P. O.  Box 1568 Huntsville, Alabama 35807 Publication: Valley Leaves Link

Lawrence County Archives 698 Main St. PO Box 728 Moulton, AL 35630 256-974-1757 Link

Lawrence County Historical Commission, Inc. P. O. Box 728 Moulton, AL 35650-0728 256-974-1757 Publication: Old Lawrence Reminiscences


 * List of Alabama Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Libraries
Lawrence County Public Library 401 College Street Moulton, Alabama 35650 Telephone: 256-974-

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Family History Centre Locator

Lawrence County Alabama Genealogy Websites

 * Lawrence County, AL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy


 * 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.


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


 * Lawrence County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)