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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Alabama|Alabama]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[{{PAGENAME}}|Colbert County]]''  
''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Alabama|Alabama]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[{{PAGENAME}}|Colbert County]]''  


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Guide to '''Colbert County Alabama genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
 
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| bgcolor="#cccc99" width="100%" colspan="6" align="center" | '''Dates for major county records'''
| width="100%" bgcolor="#cccc99" align="center" colspan="6" | '''Dates for major county records'''
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| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Colbert County, Alabama#Birth|Birth]]'''</center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Colbert County, Alabama#Birth|Birth]]'''</center>  
| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>'''[[Colbert County, Alabama#Marriage|Marriage]]'''</center>
| width="16.6%" align="center" | <center>'''[[Colbert County, Alabama#Marriage|Marriage]]'''</center>  
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Colbert County, Alabama#Death|Death]]'''</center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Colbert County, Alabama#Death|Death]]'''</center>  
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Colbert County, Alabama#Taxation|Tax]]'''</center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Colbert County, Alabama#Taxation|Tax]]'''</center>  
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Colbert County, Alabama#Land_and_Property|Land]]'''</center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Colbert County, Alabama#Land_and_Property|Land]]'''</center>  
| valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>'''[[Colbert County, Alabama#Probate_Records|Probate]]'''</center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Colbert County, Alabama#Probate_Records|Probate]]'''</center>
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| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>1881</center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1881</center>  
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>1867</center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1867</center>  
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>1881</center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1881</center>  
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <br>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <br>  
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>1867</center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1867</center>  
| style="height: 25px" valign="middle" width="16.6%" | <center>1861</center>
| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px" | <center>1861</center>
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| bgcolor="#99d6ff" width="100%" colspan="6" | '''For earlier dates, try...[[Colbert County, Alabama#Church_Records|Church]] &#124; [[Colbert County, Alabama#Newspapers|Obituaries]] &#124; [[Colbert County, Alabama#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] &#124; [[Colbert County, Alabama#Parent_County|Parent County]]'''
| width="100%" bgcolor="#99d6ff" colspan="6" | '''For earlier dates, try...[[Colbert County, Alabama#Church_Records|Church]] &#124; [[Colbert County, Alabama#Newspapers|Obituaries]] &#124; [[Colbert County, Alabama#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] &#124; [[Colbert County, Alabama#Parent_County|Parent County]]'''
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{{ALinfobox|Colbert|1867|February 6|Tuscumbia}}  
{{ALinfobox|Colbert|1867|February 6|Tuscumbia}}  
== County Courthouse  ==
== County Courthouse  ==


[[Image:Colbert County, Alabama Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Colbert County, Alabama Courthouse.jpg]] [http://www.colbertcounty.org/ Colbert County Courthouse]<br>201 North Main Street,<br>Tuscumbia, AL 35674,<br>Phone:(205) 386-8512  
[[Image:Colbert County, Alabama Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|250px]] [http://www.colbertcounty.org/ Colbert County Courthouse]<br>201 North Main Street,<br>Tuscumbia, AL 35674,<br>Phone:(205) 386-8512  


Probate Judge has marriage records from 1877 land records from early 1800;s<br>Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Colbert County p. 36. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
Probate Judge has marriage records from 1877 land records from early 1800;s<br>Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Colbert County p. 36. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
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*[[Tishomingo County, Mississippi|Tishomingo County, Mississippi]]
*[[Tishomingo County, Mississippi|Tishomingo County, Mississippi]]


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== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==
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:- [[4th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (Roddy's)|4th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (Roddy's)]], Company C
:- [[4th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (Roddy's)|4th Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (Roddy's)]], Company C


<br> {{Alabama Conf}}
<br> {{Alabama Conf}}  


==== Newspapers  ====
==== Newspapers  ====


[http://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/usa/al Alabama Online Historical Newspapers] - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.
[http://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/usa/al Alabama Online Historical Newspapers] - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.  


==== Periodicals  ====
==== Periodicals  ====
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*''Valley Leaves''. 1966–. Published by the Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1568, Huntsville, Alabama 35807. {{FHL|976.19 B2v|disp=FHL Book 976.19 B2v}}. Website identifies [http://www.tvgs.org/ articles relating to {{PAGENAME}}] (click "Search by County").
*''Valley Leaves''. 1966–. Published by the Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1568, Huntsville, Alabama 35807. {{FHL|976.19 B2v|disp=FHL Book 976.19 B2v}}. Website identifies [http://www.tvgs.org/ articles relating to {{PAGENAME}}] (click "Search by County").


==== Probate Records ====
==== Probate Records ====


==== Research Guides  ====
==== Research Guides  ====
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:*'''1816-1957''' - {{RecordSearch|1674672|Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957}} FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Incomplete. - free <br>
:*'''1816-1957''' - {{RecordSearch|1674672|Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957}} FamilySearch Historical Records Collection. Incomplete. - free <br>


:*'''To 1825''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2080 ''Index to Marriages''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]– ($); Index. contains over 12,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked. <br>
:*'''To 1825''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2080 ''Index to Marriages''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]– ($); Index. contains over 12,000 names. Each entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked. <br>


:*'''1870-1872, 1936–1969''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7838 ''Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]– ($); Index. This collection is comprised of indexes created by several agencies - the Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research, and Hunting For Bears. <br>
:*'''1870-1872, 1936–1969''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7838 ''Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800–1969''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]– ($); Index. 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. <br>


===== Death  =====
===== Death  =====
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:*'''1881–1974''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2543 ''Index to Deaths and Burials''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]– ($); Index. Volunteers extracted the details in this index from microfilmed copies of church, civil, family, and other records of Alabama deaths and burials. details vary depending on the original record. Note that the number of available records can vary widely by county, and this database does not necessarily represent a comprehensive set of death records for the state during this time.<br>
:*'''1881–1974''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2543 ''Index to Deaths and Burials''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]– ($); Index. 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.<br>


:*'''1908–1959''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188 ''Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]– ($); Index. The index includes name of the deceased, county of death, date of death, and the state certificate number (volume and page).<br>
:*'''1908–1959''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188 ''Index to Deaths recorded by the state of Alabama''] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry]– ($); Index. The index includes name of the deceased, county of death, date of death, and the state certificate number (volume and page).<br>


:*'''1908-1974''' - {{RecordSearch|1307888|Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974}} FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free
:*'''1908-1974''' - {{RecordSearch|1307888|Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974}} FamilySearch Historical Records Collection - free
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== Societies and Libraries  ==
== Societies and Libraries  ==


==== Family History Centers<br> ====
==== Family History Centers<br> ====


*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
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== References  ==
== References  ==


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