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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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(Enough knowledge to make a basic webpage and a desire to transcribe data is required)

In the meantime, we'll be doing our best to create a website that you will find helpful, useful and meaningful as you trace your ancestors. Our goal with our websites is to add enough raw data that you will be able to trace your ancestors through time - wherever their trails led them! What we can do is try to provide the data and early history to help you along. At the same time we hope you will share what information you have that might be of help to others.

We regret that we are unable to perform personal research for folks.
All data we come across will be added to this site. We thank you for visiting and hope you'll come back again to view the updates we make to this site.

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Biographies and Pioneer Family History.
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Christina

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.


WINSTON COUNTY ONLINE DATA

Bible Records

Biographies

Births

Cemeteries

Deaths

Marriages

Military

Miscellaneous Data

News Articles

Obituaries

Pioneer Families

History

Wills & Probates

Website Updates:
June 2009: VARIOUS Marriages;
Mar. 2009: COUNTY History
28 Dec. 2008: CEMETERY Index, COMMUNITY News Story, MAYHALL Obit
Oct. 2008: LETSON, LOVETT biographies
Ashridge Methodist Church Cemetery Burials

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)

 

SURROUNDING COUNTIES

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Alabama State Site

Lawrence County (north)

Cullman County (east)

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Genealogy Trails National Site 

Marion County (west)

Franklin County (northwest)

Walker County (south)



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