Family Genealogy Queries: Autauga, Dallas Counties, Alabama (Southern Genealogical Research)

The family information in this book comes from a genealogy magazine published during the 1990s, now out of print. Contents of this volume include all queries from the magazine mentioning individuals or families with a connection to Autauga or Dallas County, Alabama. There are 73 such queries in total.

Genealogy queries such as these have long been a means for family researchers to share information. Although written by persons seeking information, the wealth of detail in them could prove valuable to you if you are working on the same line or lines. The information in this locale-focused volume may also be useful to historians working to get a more complete picture of the area's settlement and the families who lived here.

Autauga County, was created in 1818 as part of the Alabama Territory. Its original territory took in present-day Autauga County as well as what would become Elmore and Chilton counties. The area was ceded to the U.S. by the native Creeks in the Treaty of Fort Jackson. The name comes from the Autauga Indians who lived in the area. Prattville is the county seat. Cities and towns in Autauga County include Prattville, Millbrook (also partly in Elmore County), Autaugaville, and Billingsley.

Dallas County, Alabama was formed in 1818 as part of the Alabama Territory. It was named in honor of Alexander J. Dallas, who was U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in 1814-1816. The county seat is at Selma. Like Autauga County, Dallas County lies in the fertile Black Belt region of the state, in an area that was part of the 1814 Creek Indian cession of lands to the United States. In the antebellum era, its lands were developed for cotton plantations. Dallas County is still mostly rural today. Selma is the main urban center. Other towns and communities include Marion Junction, Sardis, Orrville, Valley Grande, and Minter.

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