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Winston County, Alabama
Genealogy and History

 
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Winston County Courthouse, Double Springs, Alabama
Courtesy of USDA Gov. Photo by Calvin Beale
 
 

Brief History:
Named in honor of John A. Winston, a Governor of Alabama. Its county seat is Double Springs.

Winston County was established under the name "Hancock County" on February 12, 1850. It was originally named for John Hancock, Governor of Massachusetts and famous signer of the American Declaration of Independence, with its county seat at Houston. On January 22, 1858, the county was renamed Winston County to honor Alabama Gov. John A. Winston. During the American Civil War, the county refused to join the Confederacy and declared itself the Republic of Winston. Today it is popularly and colloquially known as "the Free State of Winston". The county seat was moved to Double Springs in 1883 so it would be near the center of the county, as Cullman was created from the eastern portion of Winston.

CITIES/TOWNS/TOWNSHIPS/DIVISIONS in WINSTON COUNTY

Addison

Arley

Delmar

Double Springs

Haleyville
(part of Haleyville is in Marion County)

Lynn

Natural Bridge

Nauvoo
(part of Nauvoo is in Walker County)

WINSTON COUNTY ONLINE DATA

Biographies

Cemeteries

Census

Church Data

Deaths

History

Marriages

Military

News Articles

Post Offices

Schools

Wills & Probates

Website Updates:
 
May 2013
World War I Registration Cards: BLEDSOE, BOHANION, BOLES, BONDS, BONNER, BARNER, BOON, BOTTLES, BOX, BRADFORD, BRASWELL, BRAY
History of Winston Cty by Smith and DeLand - 1888
Community news: Haleyville News changes hands
 
April 2013
World War I Registration Cards: BERRY, BIDDLE, BIRCHFIELD, BISHOP, BLACKSTOCK, BLACKWELL, BLACKWOOD, BLAIR, BLAKE, BLANKINSHIP, BLANTON
 
March 2013
World War I Registration Cards: BERRY
 
February 2013:
Death News: HULSEY
Bio: SAM BAKER - Transcribed by D. Donlon
World War I Registration Cards: BEARDEN, BEASLEY, BEATTIE, BECK, BELL, BENFORD, BENNETTE,  BERNETE, BENNETT, BENSON, BENTLEY, BERRY
 
January 2013:
WWI Draft Registration Cards: BARTON, BATCHELOR, BATES, BATTLES, BAUGHN
 
September - December 2012
1880 Mortality Schedule
1940 Census: Helican - Page 1A,1B,2A,2B
1893-4 Jasper District (includes Winston county) Methodist Preachers
WWI Draft Registration Cards: BARBER, BARCLAY, BARNES, BARNETT, BARNETT, BARR, BARRAN, BARREN, BARTIN, BARTLETT, BARTON
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May - August 2012:
News: Death - R. J. TAYLOR
News: Community  - Court house burners
News: Church: Fairview Baptist Church burned 1893
WWI Draft Registration Cards: BACHELOR, BAGGETT, BAGWELL, BAILEY, BAILY, BAIRD, BALDWIN, BALDY, BALLENTINE, BANKSTON, BARAGREY, BARBER
 Page 9A, 9B, 10A, 10B, 11A, 11B - Houston Completed!!!
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January - April 2012
Death Records of state convicts
Listing of Post Offices from GNIS
Listing of Churches from GNIS
Listing of Schools from GNIS
1940 Census: Houston - Page 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B
Crime News: MORRIS still raided, Counterfeiter JOHN DEAN arrested
Crime News Updated: Killing of NEWTON ROWE, Arrest of DORRIS HAMMER
WWI Draft Cards: ABERCROMBIE, ABERNATHY, ABLES, ABNER, ADAIR, ADAMS, ADCOCK, ADERHOLT, ADERHOLD, ADIAR, ALBRIGHT, ALDRIGE, ALEXANDER, ALFORD, ALLCORN, ALLDREDGE, ALDRIDGE, ALLDRIDGE,  ALLEN, ALLISON, ALSABROOK, ALSUP, AMICK, ANDERSON, ANDREWS, ANGLE, ARMSTRONG, ARRINGTON, ARTHUR, AUTEN, AYERS, BACCUS
 
 
Aug - Dec 2011
News: deaths, community, weddings; Bios: TUBBS, SHEATS, HALEY, ; 1907 Census of Confederate Soldiers - transcribed by Kay Lee; WW1 Gold Stars; WW2 Casualties - Army; Korean War Casualties;
Vietnam Casualties; Southern Claims Commission Applicants; 1883 Pensioners,; Civil War News Items
Marriage - COONER - COKER; 1850 Hancock County Slave Schedule; 1922 Confederate Pensioners; 1925 Confederate Pensioners; 1870 Winston County Post Office Listings;
WWI Draft Registration Cards: AARON
 
2009: COUNTY History; VARIOUS Marriages;
 2008: LETSON, LOVETT biographies; Ashridge Methodist Church Cemetery Burials; CEMETERY Index, COMMUNITY News Story, MAYHALL Obit

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS

Kay Lee

 

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Last Updated:  May 11, 2013

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