Index to Will Book B, Dallas County, Alabama
This is an index to Will Book B for Dallas County, Alabama. This will book includes the dates from 15 Feb 1850 to 26 Apr 1871, and includes an index to 253 wills.
This is an index to Will Book B for Dallas County, Alabama. This will book includes the dates from 15 Feb 1850 to 26 Apr 1871, and includes an index to 253 wills.
Spencer Sharp, born 1809 in Virginia, was a pioneering horticulturist in Alabama, known for his ground-breaking work in orange culture. Despite initial challenges, his patience led to substantial rewards, securing his legacy in Alabama’s agricultural history.
There are usually four entries (names) per page. Information given is Name, Location of Property, and Amount of Tax owed. If paid it is so marked. If sold an additional entry is made giving that information. The data is alphabetized by Beat so check each beat if you aren’t sure where your ancestor lived. Scans from this and other years are available from the Tax Assessor’s Annex in Huntsville, Alabama. Beat 1 Huntsville Barclay J. W. Dr. p. 1 Beadle J. H. p. 1 Bennett F. M. p. 1 Binford Lucinda p. 2 Bowen Solon p. 2 Breek Beverly (Hornton)
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