Morgan County, Alabama Genealogy

United States   Alabama    |Morgan County

County Courthouse
Morgan County Alabama 302 Lee Street NE Decatur, Al 35601-1999 Phone: 256-351-4737

Formerly Cotaco county, Name changed to Morgan 14 Jun 1821 Probate Judge has marriage and probate records from 1818

Parent County
1818--Morgan County was created 6 February 1818 from the Cherokee Turkeytown Cession. County seat: Decatur

Record Loss
1925 and 1938 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:

Burned Counties Research

Blogs

Neighboring Counties

 * Cullman
 * Lawrence
 * Limestone
 * Madison
 * Marshall
 * Winston

African American

 * 1865-1932 - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org - free. (skips 1910 and 1911)

Biography

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


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

Cemeteries

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

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.

Taxation

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

Birth

 * 1881-1930 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection


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

Marriage

 * 1816-1957 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Incomplete.


 * 1821-1952 - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org - free.


 * Marriages at ALGenWeb - free.

Death

 * 1881-1952 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection


 * March to September 1902 - Death Records Book C at ALGenWeb - free.


 * 1908-1974 - FamilySearch Historical Records Collection

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


 * Morgan County, Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection

Family History Center

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Decatur Alabama
 * 2006 Modaus Rd SW Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, United States Phone: 256-350-6586 Hours: W 6pm-8pm.

Web Sites

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