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COUNTY INFORMATION

Marion County was established on February 13, 1818. At its beginning, Marion County consisted of the present day Alabama counties of Marion, Walker, Winston, Lamar, Fayette, Pickens, Greene, Western Tuscaloosa County; and all of present day Lowndes and Monroe Counties, MS east of the Tombigbee. The Mississippi counties were lost in 1820-21 when the state line became official. The remaining counties gradually splintered off until the present shape of Marion was formed in 1866 when Lamar became its own county. Its name is in honor of Francis Marion of South Carolina, general in the American Revolutionary War. Its early county seat was Pikeville. After the counties had splintered off, the county seat was moved to Hamilton so it could be located in a more central location. In March 1887, the court house burned and all documents from the time of the establishment of the county to 1887 were destroyed.

CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

* Bear Creek * Brilliant * Glen Allen * Guin * Gu-Win * Hackleburg * Haleyville * Hamilton * Winfield * Twin *Detroit * Shottsville

OLD TOWNS AND POST OFFICES:

* Pikeville * Caudle * Thorn Hill * Bexar * Ireland Hill * Barn Creek
* Toll Gate * Pearce's Mill * Allen's Factory * Goldmine *

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MARCH 2025

World War I Draft Registration Cards: BRAY, BRENNEMAN, BREWER, BRISTER, BRITNELL

FEBRUARY 2025

Birth Certificates: CAUDLE

Bible Records: CAUDLE

Census: 1850 US Census - Beat #4 - Pages 3 and 4

JANUARY 2025

Family: LAMBERT Bible Record

DECEMBER 2024

World War I Draft Registration Cards: BRADBARY, BRAKEFIELD, BRAMBLETT, BRANDIS, BRASSEALE, BRASSEAL, BRASWELL, BRAY

NOVEMBER 2024

Birth News: MITCHELL

Sick List News: THORN

Visiting News: GUIN, ENLOW, STOKES, STONE, ARNOLD, MAXWELL, CLEVELAND, CASHION, WOODS, HOWELL, THORN, HIGHTOWER, WHITE, FORD, ARNOLD, GAY, TOWNSEND, WRIGHT, CLARK, HIGHTOWER

OCTOBER 2024

Biographies: MILLER

World War I Draft Registration Cards: BOYCE, BOY, BOYETT, BOYETTE, BOZMAN, BOZEMAN, BRADBURY, BRADBERRY, BRADBARY

JULY - SEPTEMBER 2024

Calamity News: ALEXANDER

Marriage News: WRIGHT, BOOKER

Sick List News: MOBLEY, WILLIAMS, FRANKS

APRIL - JUNE 2024

Birth News: NORTHCUTT, LAMBERT

Sick List News: OLIVE

Marriage News: WAX, MOORMAN

Family: Ernestine & Exine ADDISON - submitted by Shirley Cardiel

World War I Draft Registration Cards: BOSTICK, BOTTOMS, BOWENS, BOWEN, BOWLAN, BOLIN, BOWLIN, BOWLING, BOX

Ads: DAVIS, RAY, MITCHELL, JOHNSON, FITE, ALMON, HOLLEY, FORD, BULLOCAK, GRAY, SPROTT, DUNN, COFIELD, GOGGANS, GODDARD

JANUARY - MARCH 2024

Deaths: 1860 Mortality Schedule

Census: 1850 Slave Schedule, Beats 5 and 6

Marriage News: SELLERS, MILLER, BURGREEN, RAGAN, PEEPLES, HILL

Military: 1863 Civil War News: CANADE, MITCHEL, HALLWORK, LEWIS, PALMER, WILLIAMS, WIGHTMAN, LANE, PETERSON

World War I Draft Registration Cards: BLACKMON, BLAKNEY, BLANCHARD, BOBO, BOGGS, BOLDING, BOLILN, BOLLEN, BONDMAN, BONNER, BOOKER, BOSTICK

OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2023

Census: 1850 US Census - Beat #3

Census: 1850 US Census - Beat #4 - Pages 1 and 2

World War 1 Draft Registration Cards: BERRYHILL, BICE, BICKERSTAFF, BIRDYSHAW, BISHOP, BLACK

JULY - SEPTEMBER 2023

Cemetery: Union Grove Cong. Cemetery: CLEMENT, COOK, COOPER, CORNELISON, COX, CUMENS

World War 1 Draft Registration Cards: BELK, BENEFIELD, BENTLEY, BENTON, BERRY, BERRYHILL

Visiting News: CLARK, YOUNG, DUNCAN, POPE, SPRINGFIELD, REDDIN, BULL, THOMPSON, CHAPMAN, KENNEY, MCWHIRTER, WHITE, SIZEMORE, BURLESON, LITTLETON

APRIL - JUNE 2023

Birth News: BURLESON

Marriage News: WILSON, EVANS

Death News: GREEN, PHILLIPS, WILSON, BRADLEY, CANTRELL, NICKLES

World War 1 Draft Registration Cards: KING, KINNEY, KIRK, KIRKLAND, KIVETT, KIVETTE, KNIGHT, KUYKENDALL, KYLE

Cemetery: Burials in ADKINS Cemetery; Burials in Union Grove Congregational Cemetery: ANTHONY, BAILEY, BAKER, BARNETT, BARNES, BATCHELOR, BATES, BEECHAM, BOSHELL, BRAKEFIELD, BRIDGMON, BROCK, BROWN, BRYANT, BURLESON, BURNETT, CAGLE, CARR, CARRUTH, CARTER, CLEMENT

JANUARY - MARCH 2023

Legal Notices: ALLMAN

Death news: SHIELDS, TUCKER, FORD, ROBERTS

Land: Final Proof Notices: TAYLOR, CONNER

Sick List News: WEEKS, FRANKS, SULLENS

Crime News: HAMILTON, FRANKS, ROLLINS, FRANKS, Howe's Circus, NICHOLS, JAMISON, DOBBINS

OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2022

Death News: ALLEN

Marriage News: DICKERSON, MITCHELL

Military News: 1863 Union Testimonys: MITCHELL, AVERY, BARRON, REID, INMAN, WILLIAMS

Visiting News: SEAY, SELF, SCRUGGS, LEE, ASHMORE, WARREN, COCHRAN, MCWHIRTER, KELLEY, CARNES, SPANN, SHIREY, JONES, HANSELL, FITZGERALD, WADSWORTH, HAY, GILBERT, HULSEY, MILLER, LAWRENCE, WHITE, CADDELL, GRAHAM, OSBORNE, ASTON, FITZHUGH, HIGHTOWER, CAUDLE, TERRELL

JULY - SEPTEMBER 2022

Biographies: FREEMAN, RANDOLPH, TAYLOR, BIDDLE, PALMER

Military: 1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners

Military: Rejected Revolutionary War Pensions

APRIL - JUNE 2022

Ads: TROTTER, SYMONS

Sick List News: WEBSTER

Slavery News: HENRY, WALKER, REA

Community News: DUKE, SANDERS, TRICE

Crime News: CURRY, BRAZAELE, KINZY, ARMSTRONG

Death News: FRAZIER, KEY, CANTRELL, TUTTLE, MURRELL

Estray Notices: SHOTTS, DUNHAM, WALLIS, BERRYHILL, WALKER, LOYD, HARRIS, MOXLY

JANUARY - MARCH 2022

Death News: NORTHCUT, CAMPBELL

Marriage News: BANKHEAD, HOLLIS

Military News: Civil War News

Calamity News: UNDERWOOD, LITTLE

Death Records: 1850 Mortality Schedule

Community news: 1825 County Election Candidates

Land News: MCGRAW, MATHEWS, DICKENSON

History: 1824 Article regarding Jackson Military Road

Court News: Admin: DAVIS, PATTERSON, MOORE

Estray Notices: BANKHEAD, RIGGS, SHOEMAKE, BROWN, MOORE

School: 1931 Graduates of State Secondary Agricultural School

School: 1932 Graduates of State Secondary Agricultural School

Ads: DAVIS, STONE, WOOLDRIDGE, MARSHALL, HERBERT, TRICE, SANFORD, NESMITH

Slavery News: SAM, LOVADO, WASHINGTON, TOM, HANNAH, JOHN, MOT

Crime News: LITTLE, ALLMAN, FOOTE, CLAIBORNE, CANTRELL, STANFORD, KING

School: 1924 Guin and State Sec Ag Graduating Class; 1925 Hackleburg Graduating Class

Census: 1918 Qualified Electors List - Bexar Beat 4, Shottsville Beat 5, Reid Beat 6, Hackleburg Beat 7

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Karen Melton Manasco

Juanita Holliman

Juliet Morgan

Mona Robinson Mills

Kathy Hayes

Michael Loden

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Interesting Links for Marion County

Itawamba Connections	Itawamba, MS Blog by Mona Mills - has many Marion county references
NW AL Most Wanted	Stories and photos of Marion County families - Palmer, Smith, etc.; stories by Joel Palmer

Libraries - Societies - Government Offices

Winfield Public Library	185 Ashwood Drive, Winfield, AL	(205) 487-2484
Clyde Nix Public Library	350 Bexar Avenue W., Hamilton, AL	(205) 921-4290
Marion County Probate Office	132 Military Street South, Hamilton, AL	(205) 921-2471

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Surrounding Counties

* Winston County (east)

* Walker County (southeast)

* Fayette County (southeast)

* Lamar County (south)

* Monroe County, MS (s-west)

* Itwamba County, MS (west)

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