Marshall County Alabama Genealogy

Marshall County was created by an act of the legislature January 9, 1836. Its original territory was taken from Jackson, Blount and the last Cherokee cession. It has been greatly reduced in size to form Etowah County but compensated by a small strip from Jackson County. It has a total area of 610 square miles, or 390,400 acres. The county was named “to perpetuate” the name of Chief Justice John Marshall. The county has a total area of 623 miles, and a population of 82,231 as of the 2000 census.

The first inhabitants of the county were Cherokees, who had a village at Guntersville, as early as 1790, which they called Kusa-nunnahi, meaning “Creek Path,” because it was situated near the great passage leading from the Creek country in middle Alabama to the hunting grounds in the valleys of the Tennessee, the Cumberland and Ohio River.

The county was first settled by immigrants from Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas. Upon the formation of the county in 1836, Claysville, a small village north of the Tennessee River, became the county seat by popular election, though more votes were cast for the place now known as Guntersville. In 1838 Marshall, became the county site, and continued as such until 1841, when in a general election Warrenton was chosen; in 1848 Guntersville was successful and has remained the county site ever since.

Marshall County Alabama Genealogy Research:

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Madison County Alabama

McNeill Family Cemetery, Autaugaville, Alabama

This is the McNeill Family Cemetery located across the street from the Autaugaville Methodist Church. Previous surveys have identified this cemetery as the Autaugaville Methodist Church Cemetery and the Old Autaugaville Cemetery. The “Old Autaugaville Cemetery” indicated in newspaper clippings, however, refers to the Asbury Cemetery, not this one. I would expect, but have not yet verified, that the McNeill home stood nearby this parcel of land in the 1860s.

DeBardelaben Obituaries, Autauga County, Alabama

These are obituaries of Autauga County, Alabama residents with the last name of Debardelaben. When a clipping can be made of the actual obituary it is included with the listing. Most of these were extracted from The Prattville Progress, but some more recent ones, were culled from online obituaries of local funeral homes.

1860 Free Persons of Color, Autauga County, Alabama

The table on this page reflects those individuals who were enumerated in the 1860 census in Autauga County, Alabama, and listed as free Black (B), Mulatto (M) or Indian (IND).

1850 Free Persons of Color, Autauga County, Alabama

The table on this page reflects those individuals who were enumerated in the 1850 census in Autauga County, Alabama, and listed as free Black (B), Mulatto (M) or Indian (IND).

Asbury Cemetery, Autaugaville, Alabama

The grave listings for this cemetery which were initially taken from the list at the Alabama Archives & History have been marked by an asterisk beside their name, they referred to it as Autaugaville cemetery and in newspaper clippings for obituaries it was referred to as the “old Autaugaville cemetery”. The remaining listings still have headstones present at the graveyard. While the location for this cemetery was not given in the original grave listing, we know that it exists at Coordinates: 32.43657, -86.65473 and is now referred to as Asbury Cemetery. The earliest known burial was that of Catharine Golson who died…

Caver Obituaries, Autauga County, Alabama

The following are obituaries of Autauga County, Alabama, residents with the last name of Caver. When a clipping can be made of the actual obituary it is included with the listing. Most of these were extracted from The Prattville Progress, but some more recent ones, were culled from online obituaries of local funeral homes.