This book contains all the known marriages in Marion County, Alabama for a 43-year period between 1887 and 1930. Actual images from the official marriage books from the Hamilton courthouse were examined, abstracted, and presented within these pages. Marion County was established in 1818 with the courthouse at Pikeville. In 1881, the county seat was moved to Hamilton. The courthouse burned in April of 1887 and all the earliest marriage records were destroyed. This volume begins with the records which were kept following the catastrophic fire of 1887. Grooms names are alphabetized and the book contains a full name bride's index. It is hoped this volume contributes to the body of knowledge for Marion County--an important county in Northwest Alabama.

“Births, Deaths, and Marriages of Marion County Alabama” are the extractions of the births, deaths, and marriages that were found in the early Marion County Alabama newspapers. The first newspaper on record for Marion county was the Marion County Herald, which began in 1885. A fire in 1887 destroyed those early issues. However, the remaining issues, along with other newspapers of Marion County including The Hamilton Times, The Guin Dispatch, The Guin Gazette, Hamilton Free Press, Hamilton News Press, Hamilton Appeal, Guin Gazette Appeal, Winfield Enterprise, Marion County Democrat, and The Marion County Republic, have been transcribed and the listing of all births, deaths, and marriages have been extracted out and arranged in alphabetical order (there is also an index in the back of the book). These were transcribed the same way they were presented in the newspaper. Please note that the amount of information may vary from one entry to another.