Lamar County, Alabama Genealogy
Guide to Lamar County, Alabama ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Bible Records
- 2.2 Biographies
- 2.3 Business, Commerce, and Occupations
- 2.4 Cemeteries
- 2.5 Census Records
- 2.6 Church Records
- 2.7 Court Records
- 2.8 Directories
- 2.9 Emigration and Immigration
- 2.10 Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
- 2.11 Funeral Homes
- 2.12 Genealogies
- 2.13 Guardianship
- 2.14 Land and Property Records
- 2.15 Local Histories
- 2.16 Maps and Gazetteers
- 2.17 Migration
- 2.18 Military Records
- 2.19 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 2.20 Newspapers
- 2.21 Obituaries
- 2.22 Other Records
- 2.23 Periodicals
- 2.24 Probate Records
- 2.25 School Records
- 2.26 Social Security Records
- 2.27 Tax Records
- 2.28 Vital Records
- 3 Research Facilities
- 4 Societies
- 5 Websites
- 6 Research Guides
- 7 References
County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
The County was named in honor of Senator Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, member of the United States Senate from Mississippi.[2] The County is located in the northwest area of the state.[3]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Lamar County Courthouse
330 First St. NE.
PO Box 434
Vernon, AL 35592
Phone: 205-695-7193
Fax: 205-695-0046
Lamar County Website
Probate Office has marriage records 1867-1997, probate and land records;
Circuit Clerk Office has divorce and Court Records [4]
Lamar County, Alabama Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1919 | 1867 | 1919 | 1867 | 1867 | 1867 | 1816 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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1866 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following: |
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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Populated Places[edit | edit source]
The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in Lamar County:[7]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator.
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1870 | 8,893 | — |
| 1880 | 12,142 | 36.5% |
| 1890 | 14,187 | 16.8% |
| 1900 | 16,084 | 13.4% |
| 1910 | 17,487 | 8.7% |
| 1920 | 18,149 | 3.8% |
| 1930 | 18,001 | −0.8% |
| 1940 | 19,708 | 9.5% |
| 1950 | 16,441 | −16.6% |
| 1960 | 14,271 | −13.2% |
| 1970 | 14,335 | 0.4% |
| 1980 | 16,453 | 14.8% |
| 1990 | 15,715 | −4.5% |
| 2000 | 15,904 | 1.2% |
| 2010 | 14,564 | −8.4% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
State Census
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Alabama denominations, view the Alabama Church Records wiki page.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Alabama Land and Property for additional information about early Alabama land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse, where records are currently housed.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Lamar County. The histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Alabama Local Histories.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Maps of Alabama (1799-1980)
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
Civil War
Regiments. Men in Jefferson County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (part of a large regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Jefferson County:
- - 10th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company B "Jefferson Volunteers"
- - 18th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C (Cahaba Valley Rangers)
- - 18th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G (Yancey Guards [or Yancey Rangers])
- - 19th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C (Jefferson Warriors)
- - 20th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C and G
- - 28th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company D, G and H
- - 30th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company K
- - 43rd Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company G
- - 58th Regiment, Alabama Infantry, Company C and D
- 1861-1865 Alabama Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1861-1865 Alabama Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 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 Alabama, Southern Claims Commission Approved Claims, 1871-1880 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
- 1880-1930 - Alabama, Confederate Pension Applications, ca. 1880-1930s at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
- 1907, 1921, 1927 Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
World War I
- 1917-1919 Alabama, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
World War II
- 1940-1945 - Alabama, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- Alabama Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both and pay-to-access websites.
- Obituary Index Birmingham Area Newspapers(Birmingham News, May 1929 - January 1980;Birminham World, September 1940 - December 1996; Methodist Christian Advocate / Alabama Christian Advocate, January 1929 - December 1979; Shelby County Reporter, January 1932 - December 1979)
- Alabama Citizen - full-text digital issues in Google News Archive; covers 1913-1918
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
USGenWeb Archives Project - transcribed obituaries for Jefferson County.
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Voting Records[edit | edit source]
- 1834-1981: Alabama Voter Registration and Poll Tax Cards, 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. Jefferson County has one book.
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Online Probate Records
- 1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records 1753-1999 at Ancestry $
- 1809-1985 Alabama Probate Records, 1809-1985 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1818-1840 Images of Loose Wills (and index) Southeastern Genealogy ($)
- 1856-1880 Wills (with index) Southeastern Genealogy ($)
School Records[edit | edit source]
- Birmingham Southern College: 1914-2008 (via the Internet Archive)
- Howard College Student Catalogs (currently Samford University): 1847-1908 (via the Internet Archive)
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index 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[edit | edit source]
Alabama tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information, see the wiki page Alabama Taxation.
Jefferson County Tax Payment Records - County of Jefferson (searchable database)
- 1865-1866 U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 at Ancestry $
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Alabama State Department of Health , the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred or order electronically online $.
For some online statewide indexes, see the FamilySearch Historical Record Collections for Alabama.
Birth[edit | edit source]
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1733-2013 Alabama, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
- 1800-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 at Ancestry $
- 1808, 1815, 1818-1879, 1885, 1898, 1923, 1930, 1936-1969 Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969 at Ancestry $
- 1809-1920 Alabama Marriages
- 1809-1920 (Selected Counties)] at Ancestry $
- 1809-1950 Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1816-1957 Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1818-1928 Jefferson County Marriage Books 1-28 Index 1818-1928 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch[8]
- 1818-1845 Grant, Orena V. Orena V. Grant Genealogical Collection (Marriages and Cemetery Records): From Southeastern, North and South Central States at Ancestry$
- 1819-1875 Jefferson County, Alabama Marriages 1819 to 1875 at FamilySearch Digital Library
- 1819-1875 "Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920" at Ancestry $
- 1928-1949 Jefferson County, Alabama Marriage Books 110-215 in "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950," at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- To 1825 Index to Marriages at Ancestry $
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1881-1952 Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952 at FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - How to Use this Collection
- 1881-1974 Index to Deaths and Burials at Ancestry $
- 1908-1959 Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama at Ancestry $
- 1908-1974 Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974 atFamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Birmingham Public Library, Archives & Manuscripts Dept
2100 Park Place
Birmingham AL 35203
Phone: 205-226-3631
Website
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Libraries
Bessemer Alabama Family History Center
831 Briarwood Dr
Bessemer, Alabama, 35022-4577
205-425-7928
Website
Birmingham Alabama Family History Center
2780 Altadena Rd
Birmingham, Alabama, 35243
Website
Birmingham 2nd Alabama Family History Center
1337 Old Springville Rd
Birmingham, Alabama 35235
205-854-0300
Website
Leeds AlabamaFamily History Center
1101 Rockhampton St NE
Leeds, Alabama, 35904-1326
Website
Gardendale Alabama Family History Center
1925 Mt Olive Blvd
Gardendale, Alabama 35071
205-631-6765
Website
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Jefferson County. For state-wide library facilities, see Alabama Archives and Libraries.
Birmingham Public Library
Southern History Department
2100 Park Place
Birmingham, AL 35203
Phone: 205-226-3665
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Birmingham Genealogical Society
P. O. Box 2432
Birmingham, AL 35201
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Birmingham Historical Society
1 Sloss Quarters
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205-251-1880
Website
The Jefferson County Historical Association
PO Box 130285
Birmingham, AL 35213-0285
205-871-6213
Website
Hueytown Historical Society
P. O. Box 3313
Hueytown, AL 35053
Website
West Jefferson County Historical Society
310 18th St N. #303
Birmingham AL 35203
Phone: 205-458-1393
Website
Birmingham African-American Society Group
P.O. Box 12011
Birmingham, AL 35202
Phone: 205-901-6387
Website Facebook
Alabama Genealogical Society Samford University
PO Box 293921
Samford University
800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35229
Website
Jefferson County Historical Commission
4700 7th Ct South
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205-592-6610
Website
Websites[edit | edit source]
- 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.
- Jefferson County, ALGenWeb ~ record transcriptions and information pertinent to the county.
- Jefferson County, Alabama Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Jefferson County AL Genealogy (Alabama Genealogy)
- FamilySearch Catalog – 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.
- United States Resources: Alabama
- Al Gen Web
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Lamar County, Alabama Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ala/lamar/ 6/07/2017.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Lamar, Alabama," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamar_County,_Alabama 6/07/2017.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Alabama.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Lamar County, Alabama," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamar_County,_Alabama, accessed 18 October 2018.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/0/06/Igialabamadj.pdf.
