At 10:05 PM 2/18/99 EST, you wrote: >I plan to be in Alabama during the summer and would like to research some of >my relatives who lived in Chilton, Elmore, and Coosa Counties in the early and >middle 1800's. > >Where should I start my research, the court house or is there a library with a >genealogy section that might have more information? Your help will be greatly >appreciated. > >Thanks, > >Mary > > Mary, The Chilton County Library in Clanton has a good genealogy room and is not far from the courthouse. I have not done any research in Elmore Co. so cannot help you there. Please remember that until 1866 and 1868 respectively, large parts of Elmore and Chilton County were then part of Autauga County. Any records before those dates would be found in Autauga Co. Courthouse. We have a good genealogy room at the Autauga County Heritage Museum in Prattville. Also, be sure to check our Autauga County genweb site <http://www.rootsweb.com/~alautaug/> which has many online databases, including census, cemeteries, marriages, and probate records, that might help you prepare. Hope this helps, John ----------- John K. Brown, Jr. jkbrown@mindspring.com Researching: Burt, Brown, Abney, Watts