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Welcome
To
Colbert County
Alabama
Genealogy and
History |
Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy
This Site is Available for
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Our goal is to
help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing
genealogical and historical data for the free use of all
researchers.
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regret that we are unable to perform personal research for
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Colbert County was originally established on
February 6, 1867 after it split from Franklin County over political
issues after the American Civil War. It was abolished eight months
later by an Alabama constitutional convention and then reestablished
on February 24, 1870. It was named in honor of brothers George and Levi
Colbert, Chickasaw Indian chiefs. George Colbert operated a ferry
across the Tennessee River in 1790 near present day
Cherokee.
The county seat of Colbert County is
Tuscumbia
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Wilson Dam
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Courthouse
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Towns and Cities:
* Cherokee * Leighton * Littleville *
Muscle Shoals
* Sheffield * Tuscumbia
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Website Updates:
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May
2013: Death: COOPER
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Industiral news; ice factory
1890
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Misc news: Large cucumber -
MCWILLIAMS
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March 2013: Death: MOOREFIELD;
Crime news:
ABERNATHY robbed; Industrial News: 1903
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Bios: KING, KUMPIE, RAND;
History of
Colbert County - By Smith and DeLand -
1888
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Feb
2013: Marriage News: CABANISS, ALLEN - transcribed by
FOFG mz; Bio:
PAYNE, DILLARD - Transcribed by Jeanne
Kalkwarf ;
Misc News: MERRILL house burned
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Jan
2013: Crime New: FOSSICK; AVERY, PROBY,
SHERRILL, Industrial news: 1908 Cherokee
Fire; Misc News: TURNER; Death News:
GARNER, MCKINNEY, KING, SCHMUCK, ROBERTS, COOPER,
KELLER, KING, KIRK, NEFF, THORNTON - Transcribed by
FOFG mz; Deaths of State Convicts
1910 - 1914 - Transcribed by Dawn Conway;
1907
Census of Confederate Veterans
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Nov
2012: History of Colbert County - 1893
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Oct
2012: 1883 Pensioners; Deaths: KILROY
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Sept 2012: Bios: BURNS, MCWHORTER,
THOMPSON; Crime News; Death News: AUGUSTUS, BRIDGES,
CARTER, FINLEY, HICKS, KILBOWINE, LESLIE, O'DONNELL,
RAND, SCHAW, SEWELL, SKIDMORE; Community News:
Industrial News
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Aug
2012: News: Misc: 1874 Storm at Tuscumbia - submitted
by Kathy McDaniel; Death: SEWELL
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July 2012: Listing of Post
Offices, Churches, and Schools
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Jan. 2012: News: Obits & Death
Notices: COOPER;
May 2011: Obits: BREWER; WILLIAMS;
Burnstown Cem: VADEN;
Mar. 2011: Community News:
SHEFFIELD, AL;
Feb. 2010: News: Misc. News: KELLER;
From SHEFFIELD;
Dec. 2010: Military: WORLD WAR II
Marker & Casualties; Korean Marker & Military
Members; Photo of Military Markers;
Nov. 2010: Military:
VIETNAM War Marker in front of Tuscumbia Courthouse;
WORLD WAR I Marker & Soldiers;
Aug. 2010: News; Obits:
WALKER;
July 2009: CEMETERY Index; VARIOUS
CEMETERY Records;
Feb. 2009: WINSTON - REVOLUTIONARY
Soldiers
Oct. 2008: 1867 - 1868 Marriages Indexed
by Groom &
Bride | |
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THANKS TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS:
Kathy
McDaniel |
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