Decatur County, Alabama Genealogy: Difference between revisions

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For a period of four years there existed a county in Alabama known as Decatur County. It was located in what is today eastern Madison County, western Jackson County, and a small portion of northwest Marshall County.

  Records and Archives of Decatur County were transferred to Jackson County and were held by clerks of the County and Circuit Courts.

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-*'''1821'''--'''Decatur County''' was formed 17 December 1821 from [[Jackson County, Alabama]].
+[[Category:Decatur County, Alabama]]
-*'''1824'''--Abolished 28 December 1824 for want of minimal area, and her territory was divided between [[Madison County, Alabama Genealogy|Madison]] and [[Jackson County, Alabama Genealogy|Jackson]] counties.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Decatur County, Alabama" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at (accessed 27 August 2012).</ref>
-For [[Decatur_County,_Alabama|Decatur County]] records, see [[Madison County, Alabama Genealogy|Madison]] and [[Jackson County, Alabama Genealogy|Jackson]] counties.
+For a period of four years there existed a county in Alabama known as Decatur County. It was located in what is today eastern Madison County, western Jackson County, and a small portion of northwest Marshall County.
-=== References  ===
+   Records and Archives of Decatur County were transferred to Jackson County and were held by clerks of the County and Circuit Courts.
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-[[Category:Jackson_County,_Alabama]] [[Category:Decatur_County,_Alabama]] [[Category:Extinct Counties of Alabama]]