Whether we look, or whether we listen, we hear life murmur or see it glisten. Henry watkins collier and scotts of lawrence county, alabama the wyatts and scotts and colliers were related to each other in several ways. Preserve historic sites, documents and other items that have significance to the history of henry county, alabama, publish books, articles and other forms of data pertaining to the history of. The original county was vast in size, until its boundaries were reduced by the establishment of the counties of pike county and covington county in 1821, by dale county in 1824, by barbour county in 1832 and houston county. Its name is in honor of james barbour, who served as governor of virginia. Covers are overall unmarked, although slightly faded. Henry county courthouse henry county was created by the alabama general territorial assembly on december, 1819. The area that includes henry county had historically been part of the lower creek confederacy. Alabama african american genealogy research alabama. The usgenweb archives project henry county, alabama.
Henry county is located in the southeastern corner of the state, bounded to the east by the state of georgia and the chattahoochee river. List of books and articles about alabama history online. Welcome to henry county, alabama welcome to the official website for henry county. Library directory for henry county, alabama source. Everyday discount prices and great customer service. Bethune kennedy house in abbeville, henry county, alabama this rare, dual front. It is identified as part of the coastal plain or wiregrass region.
The original county was vast in size, until its boundaries were reduced by the establishment of the counties of pike and covington in 1821, by dale in 1824, by barbour in 1832 and houston in 1903. The usgenweb archives project is part of the usgenweb project send comments about this page to. Henry county alabama ancestry research free resource. Family maps of henry county, alabama, deluxe edition. The presbyterian ministerial directory, 1898 source. Home the wiregrass archives graduating class, henry county training school.
It lies in the extreme southeastern corner of the state, having on the east georgia, from which it is separated by the chattahooche, and on the south, florida. The usgenweb archives project alabama main table of contents. This book has the ancestry of the henry county alabama pioneer family of the kirkland and then proceeds to list as much information as possible on the descendants. Henry county, alabama records, 18201830184018501855 census 352 pages. Hazzards history of henry county, indiana, 18221906.
The county was named for patrick henry, famous orator and governor of virginia. The county seat is located in louisville in 1833, moved to clayton in 1834. Contents of the fissure raven found the break in the cave wall just as melvin had said. These newspaper abstracts used to complete this book were compiled from papers on file at the barbour and henry courthouses, the eufaula carnegie library and the alabama history and archives. With homesteads, roads, waterways, towns, cemeteries, railroads, and more by gregory a. This collection contains a sampling of maps and blueprints from the extensive holdings at the alabama department of archives and history. Only one child married in south carolina and 12 other married in henry co. Stiff red paper wraps with gold stamped lettering on front cover and spine.
The heritage of henry county, alabama by, 2002, heritage pub. With biographical sketches of its most prominent citizens and genealogical histories or half a hundred of its oldest families judith parks america hill heritage books, 2009 history 442 pages. The name was changed to bibb county two years later. The maps span 300 years, documenting not only alabama s geographic past, but also that of the region, nation, and continent. Guide to henry county, alabama ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records. Great photographs of some beautiful old houses in henry county, alabama. Indiana hazzards history of henry county, indiana, 18221906, george hazzard. The usgenweb archives project alabama file manager. Henry ossian flipper, the colored cadet at west point autobiography of the first graduate of color from the us military academy. Barbour county was established on december 18, 1832, from former muscogee homelands and a portion of pike county. Entered according to act of congress in the year 1870 by v. The county was named for patrick henry 17361799, famous orator and governor of virginia. It derived its name from that of the great virginia orator, patrick henry.
Henry county, alabama genealogy and family history linkpendium familysearch catalog the familysearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications in their collection. Boyd 2010, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Henry county alabama genealogy and history presented by. Where can find barbour county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. Gayle snedecor in the clerks office of the district court of the united states for the southern district of alabama. Local books and publications henry county historical group henry county, alabama join us. Henry county was formed before the state of alabama was organized.
Beginning with the history of the kirkland surname begins in the home country as protector of the church kirk. Graduating class, henry county training school, abbeville, al. Together with sketches of its cities, villages, and towns. County courthouse edit edit source henry county courthouse 345 phillips drive mcdonough, ga 302533425 phone. Abbeville memorial library in cooperation with overdrive is making it easy for you to get an instant digital library card to access our e books online. Henry county, alabama was created on december, 1819 from conecuh county. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of. Google books a history of henry county, virginia includes mitchell source.
Then heaven tries the earth if it be in tune, and over it softly her warm ear lays. Local books and publications henry county historical. History of the black soldiers in the spanish american war along with other items on interest. Autauga county, alabama bible records bible of mrs. Brush creek in perry county, alabama was settled before alabama became a state. The area was designated as a post office and an election precinct. We have modeled this center much like we have for native americans, whose research can also be hampered by the available records.
Many people settled in alabama for a time when the mississippi territory opened, then moved further west. The county is located in the central area of the state. This is a great book for genealogists researching early citizens of perry county, alabama. Information above was gathered from alabama law institute pamphlet 2001 henry county probate office recording fees. African american genealogy records are much more difficult to find due to the scant nature of record keeping for blacks prior to the civil war. History of limestone county, alabama walker, robert henry on. Barbour county vital records can be found at the alabama department of public health which has birth and death records from 1908, marriages from 1936 and divorce records from 1950. A history of henry county, in southeast alabama, whose county seat is abbeville, with more than half the book devoted to detailed genealogiesfamily histories. Great photographs of some beautiful old houses in henry county. Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy. Henry county is a county in the southeastern part of the u. Click here to check out all our books available on amazon and if you are a. Henry county je okrug u americkoj saveznoj drzavi alabama.
Created in 1818 and named for a local indian chief, it was renamed morgan county in 1821. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Barbour county, alabama genealogy, facts, records and links. Henry county, alabama court fee book, 18681869 viewing restrictions may. A directory of libraries throughout the world periodical source index search henry county, alabama source. Linkpendium s goal is to index every genealogy, geneology. Use your mobile phone number, and it will verify that you are living in our surrounding area. The county was named for patrick henry 17361799, famous orator and governor of virginia henry county is part of the dothan, al metropolitan statistical area. These 59 people who once resided in henry county, alabama, have had biographical details published online or in book form. Map of hale county, alabama shows landowners names and numbers and names of precincts. If you have any information that you would like to contribute to our site such as family bible records, cemetery records, land records, deeds, wills, marriages, obituaries, old newspaper articles, please send them to me via email and i will get them online for you. The original county was vast in size, until its boundaries were reduced by the establishment of the counties of pike county and covington county in 1821, by dale county in 1824, by barbour county in 1832 and houston county in 1903.
Tomb inscriptions and obituary notices of henry county, alabama. Henry county, alabama genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. The following web site has additional information on henry county cemeteries. Henry county alabama ancestral homesteads ancestral homestead books, one for each county in alabama. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Henry watkins collier and the scotts of lawrence county, alabama. Created in 1832, its name was changed to calhoun county on 29 january 1858. The area was ceded by the creek indian nation in 1814 under the treaty of fort jackson. The original county was vast in size until its boundaries were reduced by the establishment of the counties of pike and covington in 1821, by dale in 1824, by barbour in 1832, and houston in 1903.
Provided by alabama maps map of alabama counties with henry county highlighted. Discover librarianselected research resources on alabama history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. This book contains considerable amounts of data about the early colonial times, civil war, schools, churches, communities, etc with biographical sketches of its most prominent citizens and genealogical histories of half a hundred of its oldest families. Henry county historical group documents and promotes the history of henry county, alabama. History of henry county, alabama by scott, marvin mrs. Please click on their names to view the biographies available for each of them. History of henry county, alabama history of henry county henry county was created on 1819 dec. Henry county was created by the legislature december, 1819. Dekalb, fayette, franklin, greene, hancock, and henry counties source. Barbour county is a county in the southeastern part of the u. Every clod feels a stir of might, an instinct within it that reaches and towers, and, groping blindly above it for light, climbs to a soul in grass. At the time of its creation, henry county encompassed a vast area that included the entire southeast wiregrass region and beyond. Henry county is part of the dothan, al metropolitan statistical area. Henry county was created in the same year that alabama became a state, 1819.
Department of agriculture usda prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation or marital or family status. The county was named for revolutionary war patriot patrick henry virginia. Periodical source index search henry county, alabama source. Henry county was formed in 1776 from pittsylvania county. Henry county was established on december, 1819 by the alabama territorial legislature. Abbeville memorial library 301 kirkland street, abbeville, al 36310 phone. Researching and documenting our history henry county historical.
The area that includes henry county had historically been part of the lower. History of henry county, alabama 1961 edition open library. Search for library items search for lists search for. December 25, 2018 december 23, 2018 by donna r causey henry county was first proposed to be named choctawhatchee for the river in that section of the state, but the name finally given on the passage of the act was henry, in honor of patrick henry, the noble virginia patriot. Compiled by the henry county heritage book committee. Excerpts regarding marriages and deaths from the books, barbour and henry county 1841 1890 and barbour and henry county 18461890 posted with the permission of jan stith. Henry county, alabama genealogy, facts, records and links. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Our goals are to make this website helpful to you, the citizens and businesses that live and work in henry county. Hazzards history of henry county, indiana, 18221906, volume 1 county and regional histories of the old northwest. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Researching and documenting our history henry county. You do not have to be a member of the library to use this valuable resource.
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