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Decatur County, Alabama Genealogy (view source)
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== History Tidbit == | == History Tidbit == | ||
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The county was named after U.S. naval officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur Stephen Decatur] (1779-1820).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee"], Wikipedia.</ref> | The county was named after U.S. naval officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur Stephen Decatur] (1779-1820).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee"], Wikipedia.</ref> | ||
*'''1821'''--Decatur County was formed 17 December 1821 from Jackson County. | *'''1821'''--Decatur County was formed 17 December 1821 from Jackson County. | ||
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[[Category:Jackson_County,_Alabama]] | [[Category:Jackson_County,_Alabama]] | ||
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