Benton Genealogy (in Lowndes County, AL)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Benton are also found through the Lowndes County and Alabama pages.


Benton Birth Records

Alabama, Birth Records, 1908-present Alabama Department of Public Health

Births and deaths, 1879-1935 FamilySearch Library

Benton Cemetery Records

Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 (selections) Ancestry online

Benton Cemetery Find a Grave online

Good Hope Cemetery Find a Grave online

Robert Rives Cemetery Find a Grave online

Teague Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Benton Census Records

1820-1866 Alabama State Census Ancestry online

1855 Alabama State Census MyHeritage online

1855 Alabama State Census Ancestry online

1866 Alabama State Census MyHeritage online

1866 Alabama State Census Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Benton, Alabama LDS Genealogy online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Benton Death Records

1908-1959 Alabama Death Index Ancestry online

1908-1974 Alabama Deaths MyHeritage online

Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 (selections) Ancestry online

Alabama, Death Records, 1908-present Alabama Department of Public Health

Alabama, Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920 Ancestry online

Births and deaths, 1879-1935 FamilySearch Library

Benton Land Records

Deed record book, no. I, 1830-1834, Lowndes County, Alabama FamilySearch Library

Deed record book, no. I, 1830-1834, Lowndes County, Alabama (cont.) FamilySearch Library

Deed records, 1830-1900 FamilySearch Library

Land and property, 16th section, 1830-1871 FamilySearch Library

Benton Marriage Records

1805-1967 Alabama County Marriages (selections) Ancestry online

1816-1957 Alabama Marriages (selections) MyHeritage online

Alabama Marriage Index, 1800-1969 (includes Lowndes County 1830-1880, 1898, 1936-1969) Ancestry online

Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920 (Selected Counties) Ancestry online

Alabama, Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935 Ancestry online

Alabama, Marriage Records, 1936-present Alabama Department of Public Health

Alabama, Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920 Ancestry online

Lowndes County, Alabama, estate records, guardian records and marriage licenses 1858-1910 FamilySearch Library

Lowndes County, marriage records, 1896-1900 : Book B Lowndes County, marriage records FamilySearch Library

Marriage records, 1830-1936 FamilySearch Library

Benton Newspapers and Obituaries

Offline Newspapers for Benton

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Weekly Herald. (Benton, Ala.) 1840s-1860s

Benton Probate Records

1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Abstracts of estate settlements, Lowndes County, Alabama FamilySearch Library

Alabama, Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920 Ancestry online

Lowndes County, Alabama, estate records, guardian records and marriage licenses 1858-1910 FamilySearch Library

Old records of estates and administrations, Benton (Calhoun) County, Alabama WorldCat

Benton Tax Records

Poll tax records, 1875, 1877, 1901-1930 (Lowndes County, Alabama) FamilySearch Library


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