Walker County Genealogy
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Walker County Alabama History and Profile:
Walker County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of John Williams Walker, a member of the United States Senate. As of 2000 the population was 70,713. Its county seat is Jasper.
Walker County was established on December 26, 1823, and formed from sections of Marion and Tuscaloosa counties. It was named after Senator John Walker, who represented Alabama in the U.S. Senate from 1819 to 1822. Jasper is the county seat, named after William Jasper, a Red Stick War hero from South Carolina.
Walker County is home to the William B. Bankhead National Forest and Lewis Smith Lake, in addition to the Alabama Mining Museum.
Noted Natives:
* Major League Baseball pitcher Doyle Alexander (Cordova)
* Major League Baseball pitcher Ivy Andrews (Dora)
* U. S. Senator John H. Bankhead II (Jasper)
* House Speaker William B. Bankhead (Jasper)
* U. S. Representative Tom Bevill (Jasper)
* Rock musician Eric Dover (Jasper)
* U. S. Navy Admiral James Shepherd Freeman (Jasper)
* Investor James Stanley Freeman (Jasper)
* Actress Polly Holliday (Jasper)
* Author Tim Hollis (Dora)
* Actor George Lindsey (Jasper)
* Rock musician Marc Phillips (Jasper)
* Singer Sandy Posey (Jasper)
* Actor Glenn Shadix (Jasper)
* United States Air Force pilot Joe Shannon (Dora)
* Country Music Star Jimmy Westbrook Little Big Town (Sumiton, Alabama)
* ButterBean Professional Boxer (Eric Esch)
Source: Wikipedia.
Cities and Towns of Walker County, Alabama:
* Carbon Hill
* Cordova
* Curry
* Dora
* Eldridge
* Jasper
* Kansas
* Nauvoo (part – part of Nauvoo is in Winston County)
* Oakman
* Parrish
* Sipsey
* Sumiton
Walker County Government
Walker County Government – Official Site
Carbon Hill City Library
414 Nw 5th Avenue
Carbon Hill, AL 35549
Carl Elliott Regional Library
98 18th Street East
Jasper, AL 35501
Cordova Public Library
130 Main Street
Cordova, AL 35550
Dora Public Library
1485 Sharon Blvd (Po Box 700)
Dora, AL 35062
Jasper Public Library
98 18th Street East
Jasper, AL 35501
Walker County Historic Places
Bankhead House
Boshell’s Mill
First United Methodist Church (Jasper)
Gilchrist House
Jasper Downtown Historic District
Stephenson House
Walker County Hospital
Walker County Genealogy Resources
Walker County Alabama ALGenWeb Project Site
Walker County, Alabama USGenWeb archives
Walker County Genealogy page at KindredTrails
Vital Records
If you are outside the state of Alabama and are looking to request copies of vital records you must contact the statewide office of vital records:
Alabama Vital Records
P.O. Box 5625
Montgomery, AL 36103-5625
(334) 206-5418
Fax: (334) 262-9563
You can also call (334) 206-5418
There were no birth certificates prior to 1908, some counties may have recorded births in a ledger however. One way to search this centrally is by contacting:
Department of Archives and History
624 Washington Ave
Montgomery, AL 36130
(334) 242-4363
Birth and Death Records have been recorded in Alabama since 1908, Marriage Records since August 1936 and Divorces since 1950.
Census
1850 Federal Census Index & Transcription
1900 Federal Census Transcription – ED’s 134-139, 148-149, 152-153
1910 Federal Census Transcription – ED 170
Tax Records
Cemeteries
USGS listing of Cemeteries in Walker County
Walker County Cemetery Transcriptions
Cemetery Transcriptions (Although both are usgenweb this seems a slightly different listing.)
Query Forums
Genealogy Forums can be a great way to find other people that are researching the same ancestors as you are. Even if they may be not be researching the same direct line but related lines you may find information that is useful in your own research. Make sure to verify any other research that you add to your own research and try to document it well. If asking questions in genealogy forums it is good to provide as much information as possible and in the subject of the posting try to give name and a date or range of dates to help make your query more likely to be found. Posts with titles like “looking for family” or “help!” are too generic and something along the lines of “John Smith b. abt 1828 md. Hannah Jones” would be more helpful to get your post read by those that are interested in the John Smith/Hannah Jones family.
News Related to Walker County, AL
“Walker County” al – Google News
Alabama lawsuits challenge electronic mortgage system – The Birmingham News – al.com (blog)
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Alabama lawsuits challenge electronic mortgage system
The Birmingham News – al.com (blog) Walker County filed its lawsuit, which seeks to be certified as a class action complaint on behalf of all Alabama counties, against the company and its parent company, Reston, Va.based MERS Corp, in April. The case was transferred to federal court in … |
Walter Energy creating 530 jobs in Alabama – BusinessWeek
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Walter Energy creating 530 jobs in Alabama
BusinessWeek based company will develop an underground metallurgical coal mine in Tuscaloosa County, a coal terminal at the Port of Mobile, a barge load-out facility in Walker County and a rail spur in Fayette County. The announcement followed Hyundai's decision … Walter Energy to develop new coal mine in Tuscaloosa County |
Alabama Seniors Going Hungry – CBS42
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Alabama Seniors Going Hungry
CBS42 WALKER COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) – The number of senior citizens facing hunger is on the rise across America. Alabama has one of the highest rates of hunger among the elderly. According to the senior hunger report card released by Meals on Wheels, … |
Walker County woman killed in single-vehicle crash – al.com (blog)
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Walker County woman killed in single-vehicle crash
al.com (blog) By Kent Faulk — The Birmingham News WALKER COUNTY, Alabama — A 54-year-old Quinton woman was killed Saturday in a single-vehicle crash, Alabama State Troopers report. Yvonne Howard died in the 5:30 pm Saturday crash on Underwood Ferry Road about 10 … Walker County woman killed in wreck |
Tornado diary: Walker County’s Annie Muse calm in the face of future obstacles … – al.com (blog)
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Tornado diary: Walker County's Annie Muse calm in the face of future obstacles …
al.com (blog) Annie Muse Survived The April 27, 2011 Tornado gallery (8 photos) ARGO, Alabama — Annie Muse, 77, is now keeping her semi-weekly hair appointment. Her smiles come more easily. Instead of storms of frustration about the unfinished repairs to her … |
Walker County crash kills Nauvoo woman – al.com (blog)
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Walker County crash kills Nauvoo woman
al.com (blog) Tina Alexander, 27, died when her car left Alabama 5 a half mile east of Nauvoo in northwestern Walker County and struck a tree. Her passenger, Hunter Alexander, was airlifted by helicopter to Children's of Alabama hospital in Birmingham. Troopers report two fatal wrecks on Monday |
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