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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.
We're looking for folks who share our dedication to putting
data online and are interested in helping this project be as
successful as it can be. If you are interested in joining Genealogy
Trails, view our Volunteer
Page for further information and then contact Kim.
(Enough knowledge to make a basic webpage and a desire to
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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February 2012
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WWI Draft
Cards: ADAMS, ADCOCK, ADERHOLT, ADERHOLD, ADIAR, ALBRIGHT,
ALDRIGE, ALEXANDER
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January 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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WWI Draft
Registration Cards: ABERCROMBIE, ABERNATHY, ABLES, ABNER,
ADAIR, ADAMS
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Sept
- Dec 2011
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Updated
Military
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Civil War
News Items
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Updated
News items - crime - community
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Marriage
- COONER - COKER
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1850
Hancock County Slave Schedule
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1922
Confederate Pensioners
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1925
Confederate Pensioners
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1870
Winston County Post Office Listings
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Updated
Marriages
WWI Draft
Registration Cards: AARON
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Aug.
2011:
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updated: news
stories for deaths, community,
weddings
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Bios:
TUBBS, SHEATS, HALEY,
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1907
Census of Confederate Soldiers - transcribed by Kay Lee,
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WW1 Gold
Stars,
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WW2
Casualties - Army,
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Korean
War Casualties,
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Vietnam
Casualties,
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Southern
Claims Commission Applicants,
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1883
Pensioners of 1812,
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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
Last Updated:
February 6, 2012
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