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History
Walker County was created by an act of the Alabama legislature on
December 26th,1823. It was named for
U.S. Senator John Williams Walker. Walker County is located in
the northwestern part of the state, and is bordered by Winston,
Cullman, Blount, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Fayette, and Marion
counties. (See "And Nearby"... for more information on
surrounding counties) Walker County and it's 803 square miles is
exceeded only by Jefferson County in coal producing. The county
includes the Black Warrior River and Mulberry and Sipsey Forks. The
county seat is Jasper, named for
William Jasper, a hero of the American Revolution. Other towns
and communities include Dora, Carbon Hill, Corona, and Cordova and
Sipsey.. Fires at the courthouse in Jasper occurred in 1865, 1877,
1886, and 1932. For more information on John Williams Walker
(click
here) And for more on local Walker County history. (Look
here)
Books with
info on Walker County--Ancestors and Descendants & History
The Annals of Northwest Alabama:
A five volume set of books that deals with 9 counties of northwest
Alabama---Walker, Winston, Cullman, Blount, Fayette, Franklin,
Pickens, Lamar, Marion. Published from 1958 to 1987 by former
Congressman Carl Elliott. See
Volume Five for...The History of Walker County
by Dombhart. For more information (click
here)
Dixie's Diverse Destiny: A book written by Margery Thompson
Lockhart that speaks of her birthplace Beat 10, Walker County
Alabama. Ms. Lockhart goes into detail about her experiences and
knowledge of the families in the county. It includes numerous
photos, a Table of Contents and an Index. A very entertaining read
and fascinating recollection of bygone years.
For more information
(click here)
The
Heritage of Walker County, Alabama
is a collection of over 800 stories about families who once lived,
or who now live in Walker County. Also included are articles about
churches, communities, etc. (For more information)
Volumes of Cemetery records: Here They Rest. These
records include not only the cemetery census --they also include
information compiled from the records that were available at
those times. Published by the Walker County Genealogical
Society, Inc.. Contact:
WCGS,Inc.
Walker County Probate Marriage 1877-1908, a 447 page
compilation of marriages indexed by bride and groom, including
various notations. Published by the Walker County Genealogical
Society, Inc.. Contact:
WCGS,Inc.
The Walker County Alabama Ancestral Homestead
. There are a series of books, one on
each Alabama county.
The books are
compiled from original U.S. land records as supplied by the
General Land Office.
The books are moisture resistant 8 ½" by 11" and
contain an average of 4000 records. The one on Walker County
contains 6,651 records of land entries. On each of 133 pages is
a list of names, acres, dates, document numbers, land
descriptions, section numbers, township numbers and range
numbers and on the facing page of each is an area map with an
over-lay locating each land entry. There is a complete name
index with access numbers and order forms for ordering document
copies.
(For more information)
SOUTHERN HOMESPUN
is an authentic collection of Southern Folklore. It
includes old expressions, home remedies, planting "by the moon,"
ghost stories, and facets of southern living. By
Ruth Teaford Baker who has written about Walker County, Alabama
for over 25 years. (For
more information on Southern Homespun)
BAREFOOT DREAMS
is an authentic book of the 1930's in the rural South. Ruth
Romine (Teaford Baker) write of living on a farm, as the
youngest of 12 children. Transportation consisted of a
wagon and two matched Mississippi mules. Life was simple
and was lived in a virtual triangle; home, school,
church.The book has a section of poetry with drawings and 47
short stories of those days of "barefoot dreams." (For
more information on Barefoot Dreams)
"Echoes of the Great Depression" By
Nathaniel L. Self is a keyhole view (213 pages) of the daily
life of a coal-mining family struggling for ten years during the
Great Depression, beginning in 1929, in and near Dora, Alabama,
in eastern Walker County. For
more information on "Echoes of the Great Depression"
One Hundred Years of Memories: An Oral History of Red Bay,
Alabama (1888-1988)
The author, a native of Red Bay, conducted many interviews of
elderly citizens of the city in the 1970's and 1980's in order
to produce this 100 year history. Hundreds of photographs
included, index, 576 pages. By Carl Elliott, Sr. (Of Walker
County, Alabama)
For more information
(click here)
Walker County Alabama (Postcard History Series)
Walker County's history through postcards of public buildings,
businesses, churches and schools with commentary by the author.
By Pat Morrison.
For more information
(click here)
Magazines and Newsletters ---Ancestors and Descendants & History
For magazines of Alabama interest (try
here)
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