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

Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Perry county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Alabama cemetery records by county.
 * Additional Perry County cemeteries are included in Alabama Cemetery Records FamilySearch Digital Library-Vol. 5

Census Records
State Census


 * 1866 at FamilySearch

Church Records
List of Churches and Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

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

Military Records
Civil War, 1861-1865
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch
 * 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
 * 1880-1930  at FamilySearch
 * 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch
 * 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
 * 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 — 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

Voting Records

 * 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 Records
 * 1753 – 1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry
 * 1809 – 1985 at FamilySearch

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
 * 1881-1930 - at FamilySearch — 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
 * 1816 – 1957 at FamilySearch.org
 * 1818, 1820-1879, 1923, 1927, 1936–1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry– ($); . This collection is comprised of indexes created by several agencies - the Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research, and Hunting For Bears.
 * 1820-1895 - Perry County Marriage Index 1820-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1820-1878 "Alabama Marriages, 1809–1920" at Ancestry– ($); . 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.
 * 1820-1929 - in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch.org
 * 1858-1873 - Hageness, MariLee Beatty. Marriages 1858-1873 Perry County, Alabama. Anniston, Ala.: MLH Research, 2002.
 * To 1825 Indexrriages at Ancestry– ($); . contains over 12,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexe to Mad so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked.

Death

 * 1881-1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry– ($); . Volunteers extracted the details in this index from microfilmed copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. details vary depending on the original record. Note that the number of available records can vary widely by county, and this database does not necessarily represent a comprehensive set of death records for the state during this time.
 * 1881 – 1952 at FamilySearch.org
 * 1908-1974 - at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection
 * 1908–1959 Index to Deaths Recorded by the State of Alabama at Ancestry – ($);The index includes name of the deceased, county of death, date of death, and the state certificate number (volume and page).
 * 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 Genealogical Society Box 310 Uniontown, Alabama 36786

African-American Genealogical Society of Ala. P. O. Box 217 Faunsdale, AL 36738 334-627-3772

Perry County Historical Society Box 257 Marion, Alabama 36756 334-683-6411

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.