Montgomery County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Montgomery County

Guide to Montgomery 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 records from 1928, Probate Records from 1817 and land records from 1819 Alabama Dept of Archives and History has marriage records 1817-1928 Clerk of Board of revenue has divorce records from 1851 and court Records from 1817

Parent County
1816--Montgomery County was created 6 December 1816 from Monroe County. County seat: Montgomery

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
For a list of record loss in Alabama counties see: Alabama Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Autauga
 * Bullock
 * Crenshaw
 * Elmore
 * Lowndes
 * Macon
 * Pike

African American

 * 1865-1895 - Montgomery County Colored Marriage Books 1-17 Index 1865-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.

Biography

 * Montgomery County Biographies at The USGenWeb Archives Project - free.

Cemeteries
Some Montgomery County cemeteries are included in Alabama Cemetery Records at FamilySearch Books Online - free.

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Montgomery

Directories

 * Montgomery County, Alabama Online Historical Directories - identifies historical city, county, business and other directories available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.
 * 1878 - Beale, Jesse D. City Directory and History of Montgomery, Alabama: With a Summary of Events in that History, Calendarically Arranged, Besides Other Valuable and Useful Information. Montgomery, Ala.: T.C. Bingham &amp; Co., Printers and Binders, 1878. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * 1880-1895 - Montgomery, Alabama Directories, 1880-95 at Ancestry ($). Includes 1881-1881, 1883-1884, 1887, 1891, 1893, and 1895 city directories.

Local Histories

 * Robertson, W. G. Recollections of the Early Settlers of Montgomery County, Alabama. Montgomery, Ala.: Society of Pioneers of Montgomery, 1961. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Maps

 * Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)

Civil War
Civil War service men from Montgomery 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 Montgomery County.


 * - 1st Battalion, Alabama Artillery, Company A and E
 * - 1st Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company B, G and K
 * - 2nd Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company I, F and J
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F "Metropolitan Guards"
 * - 3rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G" Montgomery Free Blues"
 * - 6th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D [subsequently, Company E]
 * - 6th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G [subsequently, Company H]
 * - 7th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry, Company B, C, F and K
 * - 7th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I(Mounted)
 * - 13th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D and K
 * - 17th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company F
 * - 21st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B "Montgomery Guards"
 * - 22nd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K
 * - 23rd Battalion, Alabama, Company G
 * - 31st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I
 * - 33rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company H
 * - 34th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company A and H
 * - 46th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company E
 * - 51st Regiment, Alabama Partisan Rangers, Company H
 * - 58th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K
 * - 60th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C and F
 * - 61st Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company I

Newspapers
Alabama Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.

Probate Records

 * 1820-1899 Montgomery County AlArchives Wills - Index Volumes 2 - 6. Wills from Volume 1 were entered into Volume 2, except for a will for Arthur Williams.

Taxation

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

Vital Records
See also How to order Alabama Vital Records

Birth

 * 1878 - Montgomery County Birth Index 1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.


 * There is a growing list of Montogmery County Births that have been submitted by descendants found at ALGenWeb - free.

Marriage

 * 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.


 * 1817-1895 - Montgomery County Marriage Index 1817-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.


 * 1817-1861, 1869, 1925, 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.


 * 1818-1860 "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.


 * Marriages at ALGenWeb - free.

Death

 * 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.

Societies and Libraries

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

Libraries
Montgomery City-County Public Library Main Branch:


 * Juliette Hampton Morgan Memorial Library 245 High Street Montgomery, Alabama 36104 Telephone: 334-240-4999

Family History Center

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Montgomery Alabama
 * 3460 Carter Hill Rd Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama Phone: 334-269-9041 Hours: Tuesday 9am-2pm; by appt Tue. eve. and Sat.

Montgomery County Alabama Genealogy Websites

 * Montgomery 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.
 * Montgomery County ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
 * Montgomery County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Montgomery County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)