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Alabama Census Notes

Mobile Spanish Census records exist for years 1786, 1787, 1789 & 1805. See 1786, 1787 & 1789 Spanish Censuses of the Mobile District.

Alabama was first included in the Territory of Mississippi in 1798.  In 1817, it became the Territory of Alabama  and  achieved statehood in 1819.

Federal census schedules for Alabama  include: 1820 (partial), 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 (partial), 1900, 1920, and 1930.  See 1790-1930 Census Collection at Ancestry.

A Special note about the 1820 Federal census records for Alabama: Much of the 1820 Federal Census for Alabama was lost.  All that remains are 1820 census schedules for the following counties:  Baldwin, Conecuh, Dallas, Franklin, Limestone, Shelby, St. Clair and Wilcox.

1890 Alabama Federal census records were for the most part lost in a 1921 warehouse fire.  However remnants of it do exist for Perry County: 

Perryville - Beat 11 & Severe - Beat 8. See 1890 Federal Census Fragments at Ancestry.

Alabama State census records for years 1855 & 1866 survived and are available at the Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH).  There is also an 1820 state census of which only part of Lawrence County survives. See: 1820-1866 Alabama State Census at Ancestry.

Special Alabama censuses include a 1907 Confederate census, and a 1921 Confederate census.

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P.O. Box 5625
Montgomery, AL 36103-5625
Phone (334) 206-2999

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They have birth and death records from 1908 to present and some scattered earlier records.  

Marriage records are available from the county clerks offices of each individual county.

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Alabama

(Statehood 1819)

Statewide Alabama Census Records Online

 1786, 1787 & 1789 Spanish Censuses of the Mobile District

 1810-1890 Alabama Census Records Database Search

 1820-1866 Alabama State Census Records at Ancestry

 1850 Federal Census Index

 1850 Federal Census Images for Alabama

 1850 Federal Census Mortality Schedules for Alabama

 1860 Federal Census Index

 1870 Federal Census Index

 1870 Federal Census Images for Alabama

 1880 Federal Census - Search and View the images

 1880 Federal Census Search at Family Search

 1900 Federal Census Index

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 1910 Federal Census Index

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 Alabama Statewide Databases of Census Records & Genealogy Records

AL Census Records Online by County

Lowndes County (formed 1830 from butler, Dallas & Montgomery)

1850 Federal Census Surname Index by SK Publications

1850 Federal Census Records Transcription - Census files arranged by page #.

1850 Slave Holders Census

1860 Large Slave Holders Census Records & 1870 Federal Census Surname Matches

1880 Federal Census Records of Beat #1, Benton and Church Hill Beat

Other Records

1847-1882 Mt. Gilead Church Book and Membership

1850-1921 Hopewell Methodist Church Membership

1896-1909 Minutes of the Letohatchie Baptist Church

Vital Records at Lowndes County USGenWeb Archives

Will Book B Index

Will Book C Index

Will Book D Index

Macon County (formed 1832 from the 1832 Creek Cession)

1850 Federal Census Surname Index by SK Publications

1850 Federal Census Records Index and Transcription

1850 Federal Census Records Transcription (partial) - Files arranged by page #.

1855 State Census of Slave Owners and Free Persons of Color

1860 Large Slave Holders Census Records & 1870 Federal Census Surname Matches

1866 State Census of Colored Population

1880 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1880 Prisoners Census

Madison County (formed 1808 from the 1806-07 Cherokee & Chickasaw Cession)

1809 Census from the Mississippi Territory Census

1809 Census for Madison County, Mississippi Territory

1830 Federal Census Surname Index by SK Publications

1830 Federal Census Records Index

1830 Federal Census Records Transcription - Census files arranged by page #.

1830 Census of Free Black Persons

1840 Federal Census Surname Index by SK Publications

1840 Federal Census Records Index

1840 Federal Census Records Transcription - Census files arranged by page #.

1850 Federal Census Surname Index by SK Publications

1850 Federal Census Records Index

1850 Federal Census Records Transcription - Census files arranged by page #.

1860 Federal Census Records Index

1870 Federal Census Records Index

1870 Federal Census Records Transcription (partial)

1900 Federal Census Records Transcription (partial) (best to check both)

1900 Federal Census Records Transcription (partial) (best to check both)

Other Records

1809-1973 Marriage Records

1818-1846 Naturalization Records

1847-1906 Naturalization Records

1847-1906 Naturalization Records

1847-1853 Justice of the Peace Bonds

1873-1905 Postmasters of Madison County

1881-1912 Birth Register

1890 Delinquent Tax Docket

1890 Delinquent Tax List

1898-1907 Confederate Pension Records

1902-1926 Voters List of Precinct #19

1908-1914 Confederate Pension Records

Madison County Indian Reservation Records

Madison County Probate Record Indices

Vital Records at Madison County USGenWeb Archives

Marengo County (formed 1818 from Tuscaloosa)

1850 Federal Census Surname Index by SK Publications

1850 Federal Census Records Transcription - Use with above index.

1850 Federal Census Records Index and Transcription

1850 Federal Census Records Transcription - Census files arranged by page #.

1850 Federal Census Records Transcription

1860 Federal Census Records Transcription (partial)

1860 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1860 Slave Holders Census

1866 State Census of Colored Population

Other Records

1860-1861 Marengo County Directory

Late 1800s Deep Creek Church Records

1912-1941 Records of Vineland Church

Lee County Land Patents Database.  

Surnames starting with: A-C   D-G   H-K   L-O   P-S   T-Z

Marion County (formed 1818 from Tuscaloosa)

1830 Federal Census Transcript

1850 Federal Census Surname Index by SK Publications

1850 Federal Census Images

1850 Federal Census Mortality Schedules

1860 Federal Census Images

1860 Federal Census Mortality Schedules

1870 Federal Census Images

1870 Federal Census Mortality Schedules

1907 Census of Confederate Soldiers

Other Records

1867-1871 William Anderson Musgrove General Store Ledger

1891 Voters Register for Russell's Beat

Marshall County (formed 1836 from Blount, 1835 Cherokee Cession, & Jackson)

1850 Federal Census Surname Index by SK Publications

1851 Census of Cherokees East of the Mississippi

1851 Chapman Rolls

1866 State Census of Colored Population

1900 Federal Census Records Index

Other Records

Marshall County Land Patents Database.

Surnames starting with: A-C   D-G   H-K   L-O   P-S   T-Z

Vital Records at Marshall County USGenWeb Archives

Mobile County (formed 1812 from West Florida)

1786, 1787 & 1789 Spanish Censuses of the Mobile District

1787 Spanish Census of the Tenshaw District

1789 Spanish Census of Tombikbee District

1820 Federal Census Index of Names

1860 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

Other Records

1857-1870 Will Book 3 Abstracts - Part 1

1857-1870 Will Book 3 Abstracts - Part 2

1763 List of Inhabitants of Mobile in West Florida

1764 List of Inhabitants of Mobile in West Florida