Bessemer Genealogy (in Jefferson County, AL)

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Bessemer Birth Records

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

Bessemer Cemetery Records

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

Arnolds Chapel United Methodist Cemetery Find a Grave online

Brighton Cemetery Billion Graves online

Brighton Memorial Gardens Find a Grave online

Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

Cedar Hill Cemetery Billion Graves online

Cedar Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cedar Hill Cemetery, Bessemer, Alabama WorldCat

Cemetery in Bessemer, Alabama 35020 : located across from 6220 Harper Dairy Loop, which is off of Pocahontas Road, which is off of Eastern Valley Road in Bessemer, Alabama FamilySearch Library

Cemetery records of Jefferson and Walker Counties, Alabama Ancestry online

Fairington Cemetery Find a Grave online

George Cemetery Find a Grave online

Highland Memorial Gardens Billion Graves online

Highland Memorial Gardens Find a Grave online

Hopewell Church of God Cemetery Find a Grave online

Jerusalem Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery Find a Grave online

Memorial Mound Find a Grave online

Oakdale Cemetery Find a Grave online

Parsons Cemetery Find a Grave online

Pine Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Billion Graves online

Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Find a Grave online

Sadlers Cemetery Find a Grave online

Sadlers Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Paul African-American Find a Grave online

Smith Cemetery Find a Grave online

Smithson Cemetery Find a Grave online

Smithson Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Smithville Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bessemer Census Records

1820-1866 Alabama State Census Ancestry online

1850 Alabama State Census Ancestry online

1866 Alabama State Census MyHeritage online

1866 Alabama State Census Ancestry 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

Bessemer Church Records

Trinity Church records (included in Episcopal Diocese of Alabama Church Records) 1903-1925 Ancestry online

Trinity Church records (included in Episcopal Diocese of Alabama Church Records) 1906-1909 Ancestry online

Trinity Church records (included in Episcopal Diocese of Alabama Church Records) 1925-1957 Ancestry online

Trinity Church records (included in Episcopal Diocese of Alabama Church Records) 1941-1963 Ancestry online

Trinity Church records (included in Episcopal Diocese of Alabama Church Records) 1955 Ancestry online

Trinity Church records (included in Episcopal Diocese of Alabama Church Records) 1958 Ancestry online

Trinity Church records (included in Episcopal Diocese of Alabama Church Records) 1963 Ancestry online

Bessemer City Directories

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Bessemer City Directory 1913 MyHeritage online

Bessemer City Directory 1916 MyHeritage online

Bessemer City Directory 1920 MyHeritage online

Bessemer City Directory 1924 MyHeritage online

Bessemer City Directory 1926 MyHeritage online

Bessemer City Directory 1932 MyHeritage online

Bessemer City Directory 1938 MyHeritage online

Bessemer City Directory 1940 MyHeritage online

Bessemer City Directory 1946 MyHeritage online

Bessemer City Directory 1948 MyHeritage online

Bessemer City Directory 1955 MyHeritage online

Bessemer City Directory 1957 MyHeritage online

Bessemer City Directory 1959 MyHeritage online

Bessemer City Directory 1960 MyHeritage online

Bessemer, AL 1913-1914, 1916-1917, 1920-1921, 1924, 1926, 1932 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Bessemer, AL; 1938, 1940, 1946, 1948, 1951 - 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959 - 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Bessemer, Alabama, City Directory, 1913 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bessemer, Alabama, City Directory, 1916 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bessemer, Alabama, City Directory, 1920 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bessemer, Alabama, City Directory, 1924 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bessemer, Alabama, City Directory, 1926 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bessemer, Alabama, City Directory, 1932 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bessemer, Alabama, City Directory, 1951 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bessemer, Alabama, City Directory, 1953 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bessemer, Alabama, City Directory, 1955 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bessemer, Alabama, City Directory, 1957 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bessemer, Alabama, City Directory, 1959 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Bessemer, Alabama, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Birmingham (Alabama) city directories FamilySearch Library

Polk's Bessemer (Alabama) city directories FamilySearch Library

White Pages, Bessemer, April 1934 thru June 1937 Library of Congress online

White Pages, Bessemer, April 1952 thru July 1953 Library of Congress online

White Pages, Bessemer, December 1937 thru December 1939 Library of Congress online

White Pages, Bessemer, December 1940 thru June 1944 Library of Congress online

White Pages, Bessemer, July 1977 Library of Congress online

White Pages, Bessemer, June 1954 thru June 1961 Library of Congress online

White Pages, Bessemer, June 1962 thru May 1963 Library of Congress online

White Pages, Bessemer, June 1964 Library of Congress online

White Pages, Bessemer, June 1968 Library of Congress online

White Pages, Bessemer, June 1969 Library of Congress online

White Pages, Bessemer, June 1970 Library of Congress online

White Pages, Bessemer, June 1971 Library of Congress online

White Pages, Bessemer, June 1972 Library of Congress online

White Pages, Bessemer, June 1973 Library of Congress online

White Pages, Bessemer, June 1974 Library of Congress online

White Pages, Bessemer, June 1975 Library of Congress online

White Pages, Bessemer, September 1948 thru December 1949 Library of Congress online

White Pages, Bessemer, September 1950 thru April 1951 Library of Congress online

White Pages, Bessemer, Winter/Spring 1927 thru March 1934 Library of Congress online

White Pages/Yellow Pages, Bessemer, October 1945 thru November 1947 Library of Congress online

Bessemer Death Records

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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

Burials by Browns of Bessemer, Alabama, 1952-1974 WorldCat

Burials by Browns of Bessemer, Alabama, 1952-1999 WorldCat

Deaths reported by early Bessemer, AL newspaper, 1887-1919 WorldCat

Bessemer Histories and Genealogies

Bessemer, yesterday and today, 1887-1888 FamilySearch Library

Bessemer Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, 1904 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, 1913 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, 1924-1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, April 1888 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, April 1895 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, July 1899 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, June 1890 Library of Congress online

Bessemer Marriage Records

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1805-1967 Alabama County Marriages (selections) Ancestry online

1816-1957 Alabama Marriages (selections) MyHeritage online

Alabama Marriage Index, 1800-1969 (includes Jefferson County 1808, 1815, 1818-1879, 1885, 1898, 1923, 1930, 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

Marriage records, 1818-1928 ; index, 1818-1938 FamilySearch Library

Bessemer Newspapers and Obituaries

Bessemer Weekly (Jefferson County, Alabama) : Special Illustrated Edition 18 May 1901 FamilySearch Library

Daily Pig 1891-1892 Newspapers.com online

Death and marriage notices from Jefferson County, Alabama newspapers 1854-1906 FamilySearch Library

Deaths reported by early Bessemer, AL newspaper, 1887-1919 WorldCat

Herald-Journal 1888-1909 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Bessemer

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.

Bessemer Advertiser. (Bessemer, Ala.) 1920-1930

Bessemer Advertiser. (Bessemer, Ala.) 1949-1990

Bessemer Journal. (Bessemer, Ala.) 1888-1897

Bessemer Journal. (Bessemer, Ala.) 1902-1909

Bessemer Weekly. (Bessemer, Ala.) 1889-1920

Bessemer Workman. (Bessemer, Ala.) 1899-1910s

Bessemer. (Bessemer, Ala.) 1887-1889

Bessemerite. (Bessemer, Ala.) 1896-1890s

Daily Bessemer. (Bessemer, Ala.) 1891-1890s

Daily Pig. (Bessemer, Ala.) 1891-1890s

Herald-Journal. (Bessemer, Ala.) 1897-1902

Rustler. (Bessemer, Ala.) 1900s-1908

Bessemer Probate Records

1753-1999 Alabama Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

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

Bessemer School Records

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Abrams High School yearbook, 1970 Classmates online

Abrams High School yearbook, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Abrams High School yearbook, 1970 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Belmont High School yearbook, 1941 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Bessemer Academy - Reflections Yearbook (Bessemer, AL), 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 E Yearbook online

Bessemer Academy yearbook, 1964, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Bessemer Academy yearbook, 1964, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Classmates online

Bessemer Academy yearbook, 1964, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Bessemer Faith Academy yearbook, 1982 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Bessemer High School - Kallista Yearbook (Bessemer, AL), 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 E Yearbook online

Bessemer High School yearbook, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1941 (Jun), 1942, 1943, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970 Classmates online

Bessemer High School yearbook, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1941 (Jun), 1942, 1943, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Bessemer High School yearbook, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Carver High School yearbook, 1967, 1974, 1978 Classmates online

Carver High School yearbook, 1967, 1974, 1978 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Carver High School yearbook, 1967, 1974, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Faith Academy yearbook, 1971, 1972, 1974 Classmates online

Faith Academy yearbook, 1971, 1972, 1974 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Faith School yearbooks, 1971, 1972, 1974 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Gilmore Bell High School - Home of the Champions Yearbook (Bessemer, AL), 1988 E Yearbook online

Gilmore-Bell High School yearbook, 1986, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Gilmore-Bell Vocational Center High School yearbook, 1990 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Gilmore/Bell Vocational Center High School yearbook, 1986, 1990 Classmates online

Jess Lanier High School yearbooks, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Lanier High School - Largus Yearbook (Bessemer, AL), 1971, 1977, 1986 E Yearbook online

Lanier High School yearbook, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Lanier High School yearbook, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1992 Classmates online

Lanier High School yearbook, 1992 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Oak Grove High School - Tiger Yearbook (Bessemer, AL), 1961 E Yearbook online

Oak Grove High School yearbook, 1961 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Oak Grove High School yearbook, 1961, 1989 Classmates online

Oak Grove High School yearbook, 1961, 1989 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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