Bullock County

The following are a list of newspapers past and present published in Bullock County. Bullock County Breeze. w. Non-political     Established: March 4, 1902     Size: 15 1/2 x 22 in.  7 columns.     Subscription: $1.00   Day of issue: Friday     Editor and Publisher: A. F. Smith. Union Springs Herald. w. Democrat     Established: Union Springs Times, 21 Feb., 1866; Herald about 1 Oct., 1860; Consolidated 25 Jan 1871.     Size: 13 1/2 x 20 in.  6 columns.     Subscription: $1.00. Day of issue: Wednesday.     Editor: H. S. Caldwell.     Publishers: Norman and Caldwell. Newspapers on Microfilm at ADAH

If you would like to have your Bullock County Alabama surnames added please use the comment form below. ADAMS Wilsie Calhoun Jennifer Coleman ALBRECHT John Radford ALBRIGHT John Radford ALSTON Eugenia ANDERSON Andree Roaf ALEXANDER Chrystine K. Land AUSTIN Bob Austin Kim Austin Linda Parnell Thrasher BABER Carol Easley BALDWIN Angela Radziszewski BALLENTINE Gini James BANKS Danee Miller Crouch BARBAREE Becky Bradley BARHAM Richard Barham Eugenia BARKER Garyxx8@aol.com BARKSDALE Lynda Little Crabill BARNES Cassaundra Haygood BARTLEY Bob Quinton BASKIN Joseph D. Ellis BATES Melissa Emerson BATTLE Carol Easley BECK Karyn Walsh BELLOTTE Jean Hayles Wright BERRY Wilsie Calhoun Emily Davis

In 1914 my grandmother, Elizabeth Matilda Thompson Smith, filed a petition for a pension on the confederate service of my grandfather, Jonathan Alexander Smith who served in Dawson’s Cavalry Company. She was denied because at that time no record could be found of Dawson’s Cavalry. She obtained affidavits from two members of the unit who attested to the fact that my grandfather did indeed serve in the company. It also gives a brief history. If you think this would be of interest to you I could send you a copy. – Contributed by George R, Smith. Affidavit of A. W.

The following are obituaries for Bullock County, Alabama. N.O. Glover Abraham McKinna Williams

The following are maps for Bullock County, Alabama. United States Digital Map Collection 1895 Map Atlas Maps for Alabama Animated Map of US – This animated map shows the formation of the United States by county from the 1600s to present in increments of 10 years. The page doesn’t tell you how to stop the animation, however in Internet Explorer you can use the “Stop” buttom on the menu to stop the download on a particular year. To go to another year select “Refresh” and stop on the desired year. In Netscape try using the stop button and reload.

Tchona nagi, also known as Chananagi ,an Upper Creek village, was located in the county, giving its name to Chunnennuggee Ridge, but location and other details are wanting. The territory of the county includes few large streams, and is in the extreme southern section of the Upper Creek territory. It was evidently not very thickly peopled. Mounds were found on the plantation of J. H. Fielder [1]I believe this to be the farm of Jack Fielder of Bruceville, Alabama., 10 miles from Union Springs in 1879. Mr. Barker dug into an Indian mound last Friday, on the plantation of Major

The following records may not be restricted to just Bullock County, but cover the entire state of Alabama, and it’s participation in the various US wars. Barbiere’s Cavalry Battalion, Local Defense Troops [Alabama Reserves] Major Joseph Barbiere’s Cavalry Battalion was organized in 1864 from several independent companies, which had themselves been created as supporting forces for the Conscript Reserves. The battalion served principally in central Alabama during the fall and winter, 1864-1865 as local defense troops. USGenWeb Special Collections Military  Revolutionary War Revolutionary War Records Revolutionary Soldiers of Alabama Revolutionary War Pensions Database 1840 Pensioners Database Civil War The Battlefield

The following are marriages for Bullock County, Alabama. Grimes Marriages in Alabama, 1821 – 1934 Alabama Marriages to 1825 AL Marriage Index: Brides AL Marriage Index: Grooms AL Marriage Index: Unknown Spouses  

Access Genealogy’s Alabama Genealogy ALGenWeb Project ALGenWeb Bullock Archives ALGenWeb Archives AL Dept of Archives & History AL Historical Commission AL History On-Line Best Politicians in Alabama Cities & Counties in Alabama Tracking your Roots (Lisa Franklin’s site) LDS Family Search Rootsweb’s World Connect Project  

The following are links to pages offsite. They contain details on past and present Bullock County residents genealogy. Family and Descendants of William Montgomery and Eloise (Frizzell) Alford Glover-Evans Families Culpepper Family of Bullock Edwards Genealogy Glover Family Albert Sidney Dix McDade Family Families in the database with ties to Bullock County are: McDade, Armstrong, Bonner, Cobb, Pendleton, Roberts, Williams, Waugh, Youngblood        

Black Ancestry AccessGenealogy’s Black Genealogy African-American Genealogy Cyndi’s list of African American Links afrigeneas.com Native American Ancestry Native American Genealogy at Access Genealogy Freedman of the Five Civilized Tribes Cherokee -NC Cherokee – OK History of the Cherokee Choctaw Indians – Mississippi Band Choctaw Genealogy and Research (Armstrong Rolls 1831) Creek Indian Researcher The Seminole Tribe Cyndi’s List of Native American Links USGenWeb Native American Census Project    

On August 1, 1863, George W. Dawson, who had served as captain of the ‘Perote Guards’ in the 1st Alabama Infantry, and more recently as first lieutenant in Co. B of the 53rd, was promoted to the rank of captain with authority to raise a new cavalry company. Serving as first lieutenant in the new company was Thomas B. Miles, who had served with Dawson in the 1st Alabama, and as orderly sergeant of Co. B in the 53rd before being discharged for disability. Initially, Dawson’s company was intended to be part of a new battalion, designated as the 4th

An area in the southeastern part of the State, lying to the south and southeast of the black belt, and including part of Bullock, Lowndes and Montgomery Counties. The area contains approximately 2,300 square miles. The line of division between the black belt, or prairie section, and the Chunnennuggee Ridge, or blue marl section, is marked by a rather abrupt ascent, amounting almost to an escarpment, 100 feet or more in height. This escarpment or ridge is most conspicuous and most typical in the vicinity of Union Springs, and it was here that the name by which the entire ridge

Census Records did not start being taken in Bullock County, Alabama until the 1870 federal census. From there on out, a census was taken every 10 years enumerating the residents of the county. Historical census figures show the following estimation for the population of Bullock County, AL since 1870. You will notice that there has been an ever decreasing trend line since the population peaked around 1900. 1870 – 24,474 1880 – 29,063 1890 – 27,063 1900 – 31,944 1910 – 30,196 1920 – 25,333 1930 – 20,016 1940 – 19,810 1950 – 16,054 1960 – 13,462 1970 – 11,824

The following are the names of cemeteries, known by me, and found within the county limits of Bullock County. If the name of the cemetery is linked, then it has at least a partial transcription found online for it. Aberfoil Community Cemetery – Aberfoil Antioch Church Cemetery – Midway Barnette Cemetery – Saco Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery Cope-Hoffman Cemetery – Perote Cornerstone Cemetery – Thompson County Line Zion A.M.E. Church Cemetery Creek Stand Cemetery – Creek Stand Dasinger Cemetery – Aberfoil Edwards Cemetery – China Grove Elizabeth Cemetery – Aberfoil Fairview Cemetery – Midway Fellowship Cemetery – Midway Fitzpatrick Cemetery

The following are obituaries for Bullock County, Alabama. Benjamin and Mary Edwards Family Bible Columbus “Lum” C. & Rachel M. Parrish Family Bible    

Major Joseph Barbiere’s Cavalry Battalion was organized in 1864 from several independent companies, which had themselves been created as supporting forces for the Conscript Reserves. The battalion served principally in central Alabama during the fall and winter, 1864-1865, and it was first assigned (November 1, 1864) to Armistead’s Cavalry Brigade, District of Central Alabama, until January 1865. The unit was headquartered at Wilsonville, Alabama (February 1865) and was reported as serving with the Alabama Reserves with six companies (“A”-“F”). It was assigned to, and included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana by Lieutenant General

Bullock County Clerk  PO Box 71  Union Springs, AL 36089-0071 334-738-2250 Bullock County Courthouse 217 N. Prairie Street Union Springs, Alabama Union Springs Library 103 N. Prairie St. Union Springs AL 36089 334-738-2760 Bullock County Historical Society P.O. Box 663 Union Springs, AL 36089 Union Springs/Bullock County Tourism Council PO Box 5236 Union Springs, Alabama 36089 Heritage Books of Alabama Alabama Department of Archives & History (ADAH) 624 Washington Ave. Montgomery, AL 36130-0100 (334)242-4435 Alabama Vital Records U.S. National Archives