Tuscaloosa County – Alabama Genealogy

The Alabama Historical Quarterly Vol 4

The Alabama Historical Quarterly Spring Issue 1942

This is volume 4 of The Alabama Historical Quarterly published quarterly in 1942 by the Alabama State Department of Archives and History. You can freely read this manuscript online, search the manuscript, or download a PDF copy for offline reading. This edition provides histories of several Alabama counties: Chambers, Coosa, and Randolph. It also provides an historical sketch of the town of LaFayette, Alabama and cemetery records transcriptions in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

The Alabama Historical Quarterly Vol 1

The Alabama Historical Quarterly Spring Issue 1930

This is volume 1 of The Alabama Historical Quarterly published quarterly in 1930 by the Alabama State Department of Archives and History. You can freely read this manuscript online, search the manuscript, or download a PDF copy for offline reading.

Index to the Tuskaloosa Gazette 1875-1876

Genealogists and local historians will find a wealth of information in old newspapers. The weekly “gossip” columns, wedding and death announcements, court and legal documents, and even the classified advertisements are filled with the names of old Tuscaloosa area residents. The names can be compared with census records and can help family historians document the lives of their relatives. The local businesses, clubs, schools and churches of post-Reconstruction Tuscaloosa were especially important social services, and the newspaper accounts of their activities and memberships are invaluable research sources. The usefulness of a Gazette item to genealogists can vary from zero to … Read more

Samuel Chambers Dunn Graveyard near Windham Springs, Alabama

Many of the graves in this small cemetery are not marked other than with a plain rock. Betty Fields McMillan, a daughter of Manley Fields, gave the information about the unmarked graves. The cemetery is on privately owned land, but accessible to visitors. The cemetery is located about 2 miles north of Windham Springs in Section 4, Township 18 South, Range 9 West (east of Highway 69). Windham Springs is about 20 miles north of Northport, Alabama on Highway 69. Graves at the Samuel Chambers Dunn Cemetery north of Windham Springs *Sam Dunn (Samuel Chambers Dunn) *Nancy Christian Dunn; 1837 … Read more

Oregonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Oregonia Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama about 2 miles west of Windham Springs in Section 11, Township 18 South, Range 10 West. Row 1 is the easternmost row and starts just inside the gate. Row 1, North to South First Name Last Name Birth Death Other Inscription or Notes Charles C. Davis August 12, 1903 July 6, 1956 . Emmer Davis September 20, 1867 February 3, 1935 wife of C. C. Davis C. C. Davis March 24, 1862 January 11, 1938 . J. Earl Davis July 4, 1893 May 29, 1933 . . . . . … Read more

Utley Family Cemetery, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

The Utley Family Cemetery is located in northern Tuscaloosa County, Alabama in Section 2, Township 18 South, Range 10 West. From Oregonia Church, go north about 1/2 mile; turn right on the first paved road. The Utley Cemetery is on the right just past this turn. Row 1, North to South Name Birth Date Death Date Comments D. J. Utley May 20, 1828 Nov. 10, 1901 . Sarah L. Utley Apr. 14, 1835 Mar. 22, 1924 . J. D. Cox January 21, 1807 July 14, 1892 Most of this marker is no longer legible. Birth date was taken from a … Read more

Index of Graves at Liberty Hill Primitive Baptist Cemetery

Note the ID number in the left hand column. When you go to the full listing of gravestones at Liberty Hill Primitive Baptist Cemetery, these numbers appear in order. The graves are entered in roughly the order they are laid out. Liberty Hill Primitive Baptist Church and Cemetery is located approximately 25 miles north of Northport, Alabama, off Alabama Highway 69. From Windham Springs, Liberty Hill (also known as Evanstown) is about 4.5 miles NNW in section 24, township 17S, Range 10W.