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Welcome to
Dekalb
County, Alabama
Genealogy and
History |
Volunteers
Dedicated to Free Genealogy
This
county is "Up For Adoption"
Genealogy Trails is a group of
volunteers dedicated to putting data online. Our goal is to help you
track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and
historical data for the free use of all researchers.
If you
think you might be interested in hosting a county or state website
visit our
Volunteer Information Page - then email Nancy.
This is truly a fun project and you'll
learn as you go.
[You
must have a desire to transcribe data and
need to know how to
build a basic webpage to put that data on]
We are sorry
that we don't have time to perform personal research.
Any data
we come across for this county, will be placed on this site.
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County Information
Named in honor of
Major General Baron Johan DeKalb, a hero of the American
Revolution.
Its county seat is Fort Payne
Created by
the Alabama legislature on January 9, 1836, from land ceded to
the Federal government by the Cherokee Nation.
DeKalb
County was the one time home of the famous Cherokee
Sequoyah.
[Source:
wikipedia.org] |
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Cities and
Towns |
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Collinsville
(part - part of Collinsville is in Cherokee County)
Crossville
Fort Payne
Fyffe
Geraldine
Hammondville
Henagar
Ider |
Lakeview
Mentone
Pine Ridge
Powell
Rainsville
Sand
Rock (part - part of Sand Rock is in Cherokee County)
Shiloh
Sylvania
Valley
Head |
Online
Data
(We need data!!!)
We
hope you will consider contributing your Census Data,
Marriage/Birth/Death Records, Obituaries, Biographies and Pioneer
Family History. Send your contributions to Veneta
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Transcriptions of the Cherokee Removal
vouchers from Ross' Landing - some paid to people from DeKalb
county - have been posted on the Genealogy Trails, Hamilton
County, Tenn. site. These transcriptions can be found here. Please use your brower
"back" button to return back to DeKalb County Alabama
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Website Updates:
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May 2013: Deaths:
TERRELL
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April 2013: Bio: WALDEN;
History of DeKalb Cty - by Smith and
DeLand - 1888
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March 2013: 1907 Census of
Confederate Veterans; Bio: LAWLER,
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Feb 2013: Vietnam War
Casualties - Transcribed by Mary Kay Krogman; Estate Notices: BURKE, LAND, MAISE - Transcribed by
Cathy Danielson; Bio: ANDERSON -
Transcribed by FOFG mz; Crime news:
CANNON, THACKER
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Jan 2013: Sick News: GORDON,
SCOTT; Industrial: Death Notice:
SKELTON - transcribed by FOFG mz
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Nov 2012: Death News: LYONS,
DE SHIELDS
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Oct 2012: 1883
Pensioners
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Sept 2012: Deaths: BATES,
BRICE, LARMORE, MCNAIR, NASH: Miscellaneous News; Sick News
- BELL, LACKEY: Industrial News; Community News: Crime News:
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News: LACKEY burned severely;
WWI Gold Stars
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July 2012: Listing of
Churches, Historical Post Offices, and Schools,1836 Acts of Alabama establishing
Turnpike, Military-Rev. War - SARAH BENGE asking for
pension, Bios - WARD,
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July
2010: Obits: WINDSOR;
Feb. 2008: Cemetery Index, ANTIOCH
Cemetery, BETHLEHEM MISSIONARY BAPTIST, & BROWDER
Cemetery Records, County History
Aug 2008: MULLENS murder
news story
June 2008: CHANDLER, LINDSEY obits
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THANKS TO OUR
CONTRIBUTORS
LARRY BENEFIELD |
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