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=== Courthouse Fires === | === Courthouse Fires === | ||
[[Image:Fire.png|left|30px|Fire.png]]Fires occurred in many county courthouses. If records are missing , you can often find cemetery records, censuses, church records, newspapers, Bible records, military service and pension records, delayed birth certificates, or records in neighboring counties that have similar information. See [[Burned Counties Research]]. Sometimes landowners registered their deeds after a courthouse fire. The following list shows when Alabama courthouses were damaged by fire: | [[Image:Fire.png|left|30px|Fire.png]]Fires occurred in many county courthouses. If records are missing , you can often find cemetery records, censuses, church records, newspapers, Bible records, military service and pension records, delayed birth certificates, or records in neighboring counties that have similar information. See [[Burned Counties Research]]. Sometimes landowners registered their deeds after a courthouse fire. The following list shows when Alabama courthouses were damaged by fire: <br><br> | ||
**Baker 1870 | **Baker 1870 | ||
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**Sumter 1901 | **Sumter 1901 | ||
**Walker 1865, 1877, 1886, 1932 | **Walker 1865, 1877, 1886, 1932 | ||
**Winston 1891 | **Winston 1891<br> | ||
The above list was compiled from ''Research in Alabama'' by Wendy L. Elliott and ''Researching in Alabama: A Genealogical Guide'' by Marilyn Davis Barefield. | The above list was compiled from ''Research in Alabama'' by Wendy L. Elliott and ''Researching in Alabama: A Genealogical Guide'' by Marilyn Davis Barefield. | ||