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Welcome to Winston County,
Alabama Genealogy and
History |
Volunteers Dedicated to Free
Genealogy My name is Veneta McKinney and I will be your Winston County
host. Unfortunately I am not from Winston County - I am from
the Marion/ Lamar area. If you have a love of Winston County
history and would like to host this site, please let
me know and I can
turn it over to you.
I hope to transcribe as much data and get it
online as quickly as I can. If you have anything you wish to share,
please don't hesitate to send it in. 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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transcribe data is required)
As you are doing your research,
don't forget to check out our national items on the front page of
the Genealogy Trails website. Very interesting reading!
CHECK BACK OFTEN AS WE ARE CONSTANTLY UPDATING
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.
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.
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CITIES/TOWNS/TOWNSHIPS/DIVISIONS in
WINSTON COUNTY |
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Addison |
Arley |
Delmar |
Double
Springs |
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Haleyville (part of Haleyville is in Marion
County) |
Lynn |
Natural
Bridge |
Nauvoo
(part of Nauvoo
is in Walker County) |
WINSTON COUNTY ONLINE DATA
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Website
Updates:
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May 2013
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World War
I Registration Cards: BLEDSOE, BOHANION, BOLES, BONDS,
BONNER, BARNER, BOON, BOTTLES, BOX, BRADFORD, BRASWELL,
BRAY
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History
of Winston Cty by Smith and DeLand - 1888
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Community
news: Haleyville News changes hands
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April 2013
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World War
I Registration Cards: BERRY, BIDDLE, BIRCHFIELD, BISHOP,
BLACKSTOCK, BLACKWELL, BLACKWOOD, BLAIR, BLAKE, BLANKINSHIP,
BLANTON
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March 2013
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World War
I Registration Cards: BERRY
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February
2013:
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Death
News: HULSEY
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Bio: SAM
BAKER - Transcribed by D. Donlon
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World War
I Registration Cards: BEARDEN, BEASLEY, BEATTIE, BECK, BELL,
BENFORD, BENNETTE, BERNETE, BENNETT, BENSON,
BENTLEY, BERRY
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January
2013:
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WWI Draft
Registration Cards: BARTON, BATCHELOR, BATES, BATTLES,
BAUGHN
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September - December
2012
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1893-4
Jasper District (includes Winston county) Methodist
Preachers
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WWI Draft
Registration Cards: BARBER, BARCLAY, BARNES, BARNETT,
BARNETT, BARR, BARRAN, BARREN, BARTIN, BARTLETT,
BARTON
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May - August
2012:
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News: Death - R. J.
TAYLOR
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News:
Community - Court house burners
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News:
Church: Fairview Baptist Church burned 1893
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WWI Draft
Registration Cards: BACHELOR, BAGGETT, BAGWELL, BAILEY,
BAILY, BAIRD, BALDWIN, BALDY, BALLENTINE, BANKSTON,
BARAGREY, BARBER
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1940
Census: Houston - Page
3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, Page
5A, 5B, 6A, 6B, Page
7A, 7B, 8A, 8B,
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January - April
2012
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Death Records of state convicts
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Listing
of Post Offices from GNIS
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Listing
of Churches from GNIS
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Listing
of Schools from GNIS
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Crime
News: MORRIS still raided, Counterfeiter JOHN DEAN
arrested
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Crime News Updated: Killing of NEWTON
ROWE, Arrest of DORRIS HAMMER
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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
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Aug - Dec 2011
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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;
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Vietnam
Casualties; Southern
Claims Commission Applicants; 1883 Pensioners,; Civil War News Items
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Marriage
- COONER - COKER; 1850 Hancock County Slave Schedule;
1922 Confederate
Pensioners; 1925
Confederate Pensioners; 1870 Winston County Post Office
Listings;
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WWI Draft Registration Cards:
AARON
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2009: COUNTY
History; VARIOUS
Marriages; 2008: LETSON,
LOVETT biographies; Ashridge Methodist Church Cemetery
Burials; CEMETERY Index, COMMUNITY
News Story, MAYHALL
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SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS
Kay Lee

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