Winston County Genealogy
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Winston County Alabama History and Profile:
Winston County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, formerly known as Hancock County before 1858. Its name is in honor of John A. Winston, the 15th Governor of Alabama. As of 2006 census estimates, the population was 24,634. Its county seat is Double Springs.
Winston County was established under the name Hancock County on February 12, 1850, from territory formerly in Walker County. 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 gained notoriety for its opposition to secession, which was so strong that it was sometimes referred to as the Republic of Winston. The county today plays on its reputation as the “Free State of Winston” to attract tourists. The county’s opposition to the Confederacy is briefly mentioned in the novels To Kill a Mockingbird and Addie Pray. Tap Roots, a 1948 movie based on a novel, presents a highly fictionalized and inaccurate version of Winston County’s Civil War history.
In 1883 the county seat was moved to Double Springs to be near the center of the county, since Cullman County was created from the eastern portion of Winston. The famous civil rights judge Frank M. Johnson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit was born in Winston County, in the Delmar Community.
Source: Wikipedia.
Cities and Towns of Winston County, Alabama:
* Addison
* Arley
* Delmar
* Double Springs
* Haleyville (part – part of Haleyville is in Marion County)
* Lynn
* Natural Bridge
* Nauvoo (part – part of Nauvoo is in Walker County)
* South Haleyville (poverty line community in western Haleyville)
* Houston
Winston County Government
Arley Public Library
6788 COUNTY ROAD 41
P.O. Box 146
Arley, AL 35541
Double Springs Public Library (Carl Elliot Regional Library)
Blake Drive
Double Springs, AL 35553
Winston County Historic Places
Archeological Site No. 1WI50 (Haleyville)
Feldman’s Department Store
Houston Jail
Winston County Courthouse
Winston County Genealogy Resources
Winston County Alabama USGenWeb Project Site
Winston County, Alabama USGenWeb archives
Winston 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 Transcription – Northern District #38
Tax Records
Cemeteries
USGS listing of Cemeteries in Winston County
Winston County Cemetery Transcriptions
Cemetery Transcriptions (Although both are usgenweb this seems a slightly different listing.)
Query Forums
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News Related to Winston County, AL
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Montgomery, Huntsville, Winston County have entrants in online contest for …
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YOUR VIEW: Redistricting plan punishes Alabama House member who changed party – al.com (blog)
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YOUR VIEW: Redistricting plan punishes Alabama House member who changed party
al.com (blog) … that now stretches from the Mississippi line to central Alabama, including Birmingport. The purpose was to defeat the representative. The result is the same as what happened several years ago when the town of Arley in Winston County was carved up, … |
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Lufkin Daily News Genealogy: âLoudoun County: Militia Journalsâ (1793-1829), âWinston County Alabama Marriagesâ (1891-1908). *Note: Genealogy titles are only available for reference in the Genealogy Department and are not available to be checked out. |
Former Alabama police officer charged with bribe – Montgomery Advertiser
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Former Alabama police officer charged with bribe
Montgomery Advertiser Federal prosecutors say 30-old Scottie Dewayne Wilkins of Winston County is charged with one count of bribery. He was accused Friday in a document called an information, which prosecutors often use when the defendant is cooperating with investigators. Former Jasper PD officer charged with accepting bribe Former Jasper police officer charged with bribery |
Former police officer charged with bribery – Montgomery Advertiser
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Former police officer charged with bribery
Montgomery Advertiser Federal prosecutors said 30-old Scottie Dewayne Wilkins of Winston County is charged with one count of bribery. He was accused Friday in a document called an information, which prosecutors often use when the defendant is cooperating with investigators. |
Addison man killed in standoff – Cullman Times Online
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Addison man killed in standoff
Cullman Times Online By Rachel Davis Daily Mountain Eagle JASPER â Deputies from the Winston County Sheriff's Department shot and killed a man who fired at them near Addison last week. Deputies responded to a call Wednesday from a man who said his brother, Donald Randal … |
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