This collection of records at FamilySearch consists of marriage records from Crenshaw County Alabama. These marriage records cover the years of 1867-1957. To help users better understand and access these records, I have created this page.
These are called “county marriages” as they were recorded by the county, not the state, and the physical books can be found within the county’s records. As can be found across the South, these records were not always recorded for blacks and when recorded were often done so in a different book. It appears that Crenshaw County Alabama began keeping separate records for colored people in 1907 and continued up through 1950.
You will need to be registered with FamilySearch to access these free records. All records are reported as searchable, however, it’s important that if you do not get results from the search, but you think your ancestor was married in Crenshaw County, that you then use the links below to access digital images of the marriage volumes directly.
These records are held at the Crenshaw County Courthouse in Luverne, Alabama. Some pages wanting, torn, faded, bleeding through, etc.
Mixed Marriage Records
- Marriage records v. A-C, 1867-1890
- Marriage records v. D-E, 1890-1901
- Marriage records v. F-G, 1901-1912
- Marriage records v. H, 1908-1916
Colored Marriage Records
- Marriage records v. K, 1917-1927
- Marriage records v. M, 1927-1936
- Marriage records v. M, 1927-1936 (another filming)
- Marriage records book O, 1937-1946, item 2
- Marriage records book P, 1947-1957
White Marriage Records
- Marriage records v. I, 1912-1921
- Marriage records v. J, 1917-1923
- Marriage records v. L, 1923-1931
- Marriage records book N-R, 1931-1951
- Marriage records book R (cont.), 1947-1951, item 1
This marriage record is problematic in multiple ways. Poor handwriting and poor transcription practice has this indexed under F. M. Byram. Clearly, by the example set for J. V. Benbra, that first letter of the surname cannot be a B. Further compounding the identity is the usage of initials for the given name of the groom. How would you go about finding the correct name for this individual?