Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, Court House Records A PARTIAL list of the records held by the Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH) Please go to their web site http://www.archives.state.al.us/ and check the catalog for the specific Tuscaloosa record you would like to view. For the convenience of the researcher, a chronological listing has been compiled by Charlotte Green Tucker, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. July, 2004. This is a list of records on microfilm received by ADAH from October 2003 to April 2004. The list does NOT represent ALL of the Tuscaloosa County Alabama microfilm held by ADAH. Thomas A. Turley, Government Records Archivist, Government Records Division, State of Alabama, Department of Archives & History, has provided this specific information to us. Mr. Turley has been working for several years with volunteers throughout the State of Alabama in cooperation with the Genealogical Society of Utah to preserve Alabama's loose court house records. Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Marriage License 1884 - 1888 Index Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Marriage Licenses 1896 - 1899 Ended with E. P. Smith. Index. Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Marriage Licenses 1899 - 1901 Index. Begins with E. P. Smith Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Marriage Licenses A - Z 1902 - 1904 Ended with Will Leslie Index Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Marriage Licenses 1904 - 1907 Index Begin with Will Leslie End with Joe Leatherwood Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Marriage Licenses 1907 - 1910 Index Begin with Joe Leatherwood End with Stephen Murphy Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Marriage Licenses 1910 - 1917 Index Begin with Stephen Murphy End with Robert Kenney Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Marriage Licenses 1917 - 1919 Index Begin with Robert Kenney End with Dan Drake, Jr. Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Marriage Licenses 1919 - 1920 Index Begin with Dan Drake, Jr. End C. R. Nations Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Marriage Licenses 1920 - 1930 Index Begin with C. R. Nations End with 1930 year Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Marriage Licenses 1931 - 1932 Index Begin with surname letter A End with Chester Bracknell Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Marriage Licenses 1932 - 1933 Index Begin with Chester Bracknell End with John Crawford Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Marriage Licenses 1933 - 1933 Index Begin with John Crawford End with 1933 Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Confederate Pension Records 1899 Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Confederate Pension Records 1900-1903 Alphabetical by year. Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Confederate Pension Records 1926 - 1931 Index LG 330 Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Poll Tax List 1893 LG 2624 no index Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Poll Tax Records 1901 - 1914 LG 331 Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Poll Tax Records 1913 - 1920 LG 2410 Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Male Poll Tax Record 1921-1928 LG 2624 no index Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Poll Male Tax Record 1928-1935 LG 2411 no index Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Female Poll Tax Record 1928-1935 LG 2625 no index Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Poll Tax Record, Male 1936-1945 LG 2412 no index Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Poll Tax Record, Male 1936-1945 Part 2 LG 2412 no index Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Female Poll Tax Record 1936-1945 LG 2626 Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court Case Files 1897-1921 Alphabetical by last name Ended with Julia A. Daniel, et als vs Roena Lindsey, et als. Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court Case Files 1897-1921 Alphabetical by last name Begin with Davenport Hardware Co. End with Sallie Hassell vs William T. Hassell & Amanda Snow Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court Case Files 1897-1921 Alphabetical by last name M. R. Hassell vs John D. Hassell, et als - C. N. Maxwell vs C. C. Baker Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Estate Case Files 1850-1870 Alphabetical by last name Roll ends with William M. Dodson 1860 Case Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Estate Case Files 1850-1870 Alphabetical by last name Elizabeth Dodson - Nicholas Marr Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Estate Case Files 1850-1870 Alphabetical by last name William Marr - Robert S. Owen Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Estate Case Files 1850-1870 Alphabetical by last name John Parker - Margaret P. Pool Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Estate Case Files 1850-1870 Alphabetical by last name Rebecca Poll - O. T. Prince Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Estate Case Files 1850-1870 Alphabetical by last name O. T. Prince - William Sturkis Alabama, Tuscaloosa County Miscellaneous Records 1844 - 1933 LG 5547 no index

MEMORANDUM To: Registrants for ADAH Workshop: "Developing a Local Archives" From: Tom Turley, Local Government Records Archivist, ADAH Subject: Logistical Information for the Workshop Date: July 29, 2003 Thank you for registering for our local archives workshop on Friday, August 6. Attached are an agenda and a map of downtown Montgomery. The following information may also be useful: # Location. With nearly 50 people registered, and due to the noise caused by construction at our own building, we are holding the workshop in the first-floor conference room of the Alabama League of Municipalities building, located on the corner of Adams Avenue and Bainbridge Street, across from the Archives. (See figure A on the map.) # Lunch. Lunch at the workshop will be catered and is covered by your registration fee. For those who prefer, there are a few restaurants (notably the Commerce Center Café) within walking distance. Snacks will be available at workshop breaks. IMPORTANT: If you have registered for the workshop but now cannot attend, or if you intend to bring others with you who are not registered, please let us know immediately, so that we can change our lunch arrangements. Thanks! # Parking. Parking around the capitol complex is always problematic. During our wing construction, the ADAH parking lot is in the hands of the construction crew. We have arranged parking for workshop participants in the Commerce Center garage (map figure C), located across Adams Avenue from the center. Enter the garage from the Decatur Street side and use the code 048*. Metered parking may be available on nearby streets. # Lodging. Those of you who are driving a long distance may want overnight or weekend accommodations. The Embassy Suites Hotel (located downtown across from the Mont-gomery Convention Center on Bibb Street) is convenient and nice, but also expensive. There are several nice motels at Exits 5 and 6 off I-85 North, several miles east of down-town. If you would like more information about lodging, give us a call. We look forward to seeing everybody at the workshop. If you have questions , please call Frank Brown, Tom Turley, or Corlis Floyd at (334)242-4452. E-mail inquiries may be sent to records @archives.alabama.gov.

Alabama Department of Archives and History Workshop "DEVELOPING A LOCAL ARCHIVES" Friday, August 6, 2004 Agenda 9:00 - 9:15 Welcome, Introductions, and Logistics Tracey Berezansky, ADAH 9:15 - 10:15 Enlisting Public and Political Support for Local Archives Programs; Establishing a Funding Mechanism Chris Ozbirn, Franklin County Archives Susan Bzdell, Morgan County Archives 10:15-10:30 BREAK 10:30 - 11:15 Selecting, Renovating, and Outfitting the Local Archives Site Tom Turley, ADAH Rhonda Larkin, Madison County Archives 11:15 - 12:15 Establishing Collecting Policies; Acquiring and Processing Historical Materials; Cataloging and Creating Record Finding Aids Lyn Frazer, Montgomery County Archives 12:15 - 1:00 LUNCH 1:00 - 1:45 Providing Records Storage, Retrieval, and Destruction Services for Local Government Agencies Frank Brown, ADAH Coll'ette King, Mobile Probate Court Archives 1:45- 2:30 Preserving Archival Records from Environmental Degradation, Theft, and Natural Disaster Linda Overman, ADAH 2:30 - 2:45 BREAK 2:45-3:30 Using Volunteers and Providing Reference Assistance to the Public Susan Bzdell, Rhonda Larkin, Chris Ozbirn 3:30 - 4:00 "Questions for the Panel" (audience questions and general discussion)

I missed this when it was published--you may have too. --- National Archives to offer public access to servicemembers’ files By Lisa Burgess <mailto:[email protected]>, Stars and Stripes European edition, Wednesday, July 14, 2004 ARLINGTON, Va. — U.S. government officials have decided to preserve forever the personnel files of every military member since 1885, and to allow public access to such records 62 years after official discharge or separation. An agreement designating these files as permanent records was signed Thursday by Archivist of the United States John Carlin and David Chu, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness. The National Archives and Records Administration will maintain the records forever, according to Greg Pomicter, assistant for operations in the NARA’s Office of Regional Records Services. Protecting personnel files is crucial because they contain the legal documents veterans and their families need in order to claim entitlements that may have accrued from military service, Pomicter said in a telephone interview Monday from NARA’s Suitland, Md., headquarters. Before the agreement was signed, the U.S. government would release only basic information, such as dates of service. Only the member himself, if alive, or next-of-kin if the member was dead, had access to the entire file, Pomicter said. Under the new policy, the public will have access to records 62 years after a servicemember’s official discharge or separation — “a wealth of information” that will appeal to a variety of individuals, Pomicter said. After a six-month survey of records requests, archivists found that the nature of requests moved from administrative to historical between 56 years and 62 years after the servicemember’s separation, and went with the higher number to be safe. People searching for genealogical data will find that the records “give you a tremendous amount of family history,” Pomicter said. Personnel files contain such things as medical information, performance reports and disciplinary actions, as well as birth, marriage and death records, and adoption records and visas. Academics and other researchers will be able to use the records to reconstruct all sorts of information, such as the demographic composition of a specific military unit and how it has changed over time, Pomicter said. But if a servicemember is still alive after 62 years, the Privacy Act of 1974 allows NAR officials to redact, or black out, certain information, such as Social Security numbers, Pomicter said. “If we have any indication that person is alive, we’ll be very careful what’s released … to ensure that there’s no unwarranted invasion of a person’s privacy,” Pomicter said. It will take at least a decade for government archivists to transfer all 56 million eligible records to the public domain. That’s because before 1960, DOD did not necessarily file its personnel records by date of discharge, requiring archivists to sort through the jackets one-by-one to discern whether they meet the 62-year age requirement, Pomicter said. The first major block of files — nearly 1 million records for sailors and Marines that date back to World War I — will be released this fall, Pomicter said. To learn how to search records maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration, including records that have been archived electronically, go to: www.archives.gov <http://www.stripes.com/releases/releases.html> © 2003 Stars and Stripes. All Rights Reserved.

To All: I just subscribed to your list in hopes of finding someone related or someone who can direct me to records wherein I can learn more abt. My family. The 1850 census says: Alexander Baird 50 was bn. in Va. his wife Sarah 47 was also bn. Va.. Children: Jane 20,Ann 18, Helen, 16, Isabell 14, Sarah A 11, Robert 8, and Thomas 6. Any one? Thanks., Fred Baird [email protected]

Hi! I visited the Tuscaloosa Courthouse yesterday and am happy to tell everyone that the records in the basement of the records room are in great shape. I do not know what all is down there. Maybe someone who knows will write in. Meanwhile, I got to see the probate minutes of my g-g-grandfather but didn't have enough money on me to make copies. BTW, if the clerk makes copies for you, then the cost is $1 a page. If you make the copies and the clerk will show you how to use the machine, the cost is 50 cents per page. The records I wanted were 20 pages and I didn't have ten bucks with me. Anyway, the clerk in the records room was very nice and friendly. She took me downstairs and pulled two large and heavy books for me. I then had to carry them upstairs, where they have a large table, so I could look through them. After finding what I was looking for, I offered and was taken up on carrying the heavy volumes back downstairs. A little niceness never hurts!! This does open the question to me, which I did not ask the clerk this trip but will at another time, unless someone can answer now. As it was, I already had my g-g-grandfather's records, given to me by a cousin but they were not very good copies, so I thought I would try to get better ones. Since I already had them, it was easy for the clerk to help me re-find them but what if I hadn't had the info? Say, I felt certain there were probate records but didn't have a date. I feel sure the clerk would have been as friendly but I wonder if she would have been so helpful? Would I have been allowed to browse? I'll try to find out. Take care. Bye, Mike

--------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Hildred A Carlson <[email protected]> To: [email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 20:57:37 -0500 Subject: Marshall Duncan Message-ID: <[email protected]> On the 1870 Tuscaloosa Co. AL Census, Precinct #7, North River, there was a M. (Marshall) Duncan, who was the Enumerator (census taker). Included in this Precinct report on page 268, Dwelling #131, Family # 132 was listed: DUNCAN, James, (male) age 50, b. AL, white, farmer. " Lucretia, (female) age 29, b. AL, white. " Chelsey L, (male) age 9, b. AL, white. " Sanuel L., (male) age 4, b. AL, white. COOPER, Margaret, (female age 13/23 ?, b. AL, black. James and Lucretia Duncan were my great-grandparents. Looking for info on Marshall Duncan (the census taker). Was he a relative of James Duncan? Did Marshall Duncan live in that same Precinct? Any info will be greatly appreciated, especially, info on the Marshall Duncan family descendants and ancestors. Hildred

I have an investment in those records in the Tuscaloosa court house. This is an idea. I don't know what it costs or the logistics. In the Delaware County, Indiana GenWeb, they have all court records online. It is called WebXtender by Legato. Durndest thing I ever saw. I'm like a kid in a candy store. If Alabama or even Tuscaloosa could have that I might know what I need to know to piece this family together. I am not representative or even know how it works. I just think it's the greatest invention since one determined genealogist, but many of cannot afford travel to that area. Could someone-more-computer-literate-than-me check this out and find a way we could put our records in a safe place. On-line would be a miracle. If Delaware County Indiana did it, why can't we?

Hi! Hate to tell ya'll something happened today and I was kicked off this list. I call Chuck, the list admin and he said for me to just re-subscribe. If I missed a message concerning the old records, please send again. I sent in the flyer from ADAH about their up coming workshop but do not know if if was received. If anyone has an interest, please contact me and I'll be happy to forward to you . Take care. Bye, Mike [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>

I took a look at the Delaware, Indiana GENWEB site, and this is truly an amazing thing....obviously, it was a huge undertaking and doing anything like this would require considerable organization and many people willing to take on a massive project. This is what the Delaware, Indiana site says: In June 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Indiana Comprehensive Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Indiana where collected databases would be stored. The databases were indexed and cross-linked so that even if an individual were found in more than one county they could be located in the index. At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page. I am Virginia Brown Fyfe, County Coordinator for Delaware, Indiana. If you would like to be a volunteer coordinator for an Indiana County, please contact the Indiana State Coordinator: Gene Andert. If you would like to contribute any information to this page, please let me know by sending an email message describing the format and content of the data. Pretty amazing. Julie [email protected] wrote: I have an investment in those records in the Tuscaloosa court house. This is an idea. I don't know what it costs or the logistics. In the Delaware County, Indiana GenWeb, they have all court records online. It is called WebXtender by Legato. Durndest thing I ever saw. I'm like a kid in a candy store. If Alabama or even Tuscaloosa could have that I might know what I need to know to piece this family together. I am not representative or even know how it works. I just think it's the greatest invention since one determined genealogist, but many of cannot afford travel to that area. Could someone-more-computer-literate-than-me check this out and find a way we could put our records in a safe place. On-line would be a miracle. If Delaware County Indiana did it, why can't we? ==== ALTUSCAL Mailing List ==== Tuscaloosa, Alabama AlGenWeb Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~altuscal send comments to [email protected] ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Vote for the stars of Yahoo!'s next ad campaign!

Hi! Hope my copy and paste job works!! Here is a flyer regarding the workshop I've mentioned in another post. I hope this will be an answer for ANY old records at the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse. Anyone who can and will give me some tips, advise and/or ideas, please do so!! [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Take care. Bye, Mike Alabama Department of Archives and History Workshop "DEVELOPING A LOCAL ARCHIVES" Friday, August 6, 2004 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. At this workshop, ADAH Government Records Division archivists, along with staff from successful Alabama local archives, will provide instruction on: # Publicizing the need to preserve your community's history and obtaining political support # Establishing funding mechanisms for the archives; attracting donations and volunteer assistance # Selecting, renovating, and outfitting the local archives building (climate control, storage boxes and shelving) # Acquiring and processing historical records; cataloging collections and creating finding aids; preserving records in various formats from environmental damage, theft, and natural disaster # Providing records storage services to local government agencies and reference assistance to researchers Who may attend? County and municipal officials, members of local historical and genealogical societies, loose records project volunteers, anyone with an interest in preserving local history! Location: Montgomery, AL (either at the Alabama League of Municipalities Building or the Gordon Persons Building auditorium, depending upon registration). Cost: $20 per attendee. Lunch will be included. Attendees are responsible for their own travel expenses. Those who return the attached registration form will receive a workshop agenda, directions to the workshop, and parking information. If you have questions, please contact the ADAH Government Records Division at (334)242-4452 or [email protected]

Hi! According to the link below, which is from Alabama Dept of Archives and History, Tuscaloosa County Courthouse is on of 34, which has never burned. Hope this is true!! Bye, Mike http://www.archives.state.al.us/referenc/images/firemap.gif<http://www.archives.state.al.us/referenc/images/firemap.gif>

Hi! As a new member of the Alabama Genealogy Society, I received their quarterly newsletter just yesterday and there was a notice of a workshop which I thought many of you might be interested in. On Friday 06 August, the Government Records Division will host an all-day workshop for county and municipal officials, historians and genealogist who hope to establish a local government archives. The staff of ADAH, members of an informal association of local archivists (don't know who they are) will present the program. The cost is $20 and the hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Because of construction, the location within the capital complex has not been announced. I have the feeling they want to get an idea how many people will attend before deciding where to hold it. This could be the answer for the preservation and accessibility of the 7th floor records. This workshop will be about establishing a local government records archives outside of their originating offices. Anyone interested in attending should contact Government Records Division at (334) 242-4452 or e-mail at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Hope to see you there!! Bye, Mike [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>

Barbara, Interesting story about the Fayette courthouse! The County Courthouse Book doesn't give any dates for records in Fayette County, just "Contact Probate Office." Probably because of the record destruction you referenced. But apparently the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse escaped the fate that befell so many others. Margaret

I have a will, articles of agreement and a couple of other papers dating to 1819. These are for the Abel Pennington (d. 1819 Tuscaloosa, AL) family. This was one of the earliest families there. They were in Alabama by about 1813. Regards, Shirley Erickson (ggggg grandaughter of this Abel Pennington) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret Smith" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 10:28 AM Subject: Re: [ALTUSCAL] Correction > Mike, > > Tuscaloosa does not appear on any list I've seen of county courthouses > that were burned. Part of the University campus was destroyed, but I > don't think the courthouse was. According to Bentley's COUNTY > COOURTHOUSE BOOK, these records are available at the courhouse: > Land records from 1818 > Marriages from 18232 > Probate records from 1821 > > Margaret L Smith > > > > ==== ALTUSCAL Mailing List ==== > Tuscaloosa, Alabama AlGenWeb Page > http://www.rootsweb.com/~altuscal > send comments to [email protected] > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Mike, Tuscaloosa does not appear on any list I've seen of county courthouses that were burned. Part of the University campus was destroyed, but I don't think the courthouse was. According to Bentley's COUNTY COOURTHOUSE BOOK, these records are available at the courhouse: Land records from 1818 Marriages from 18232 Probate records from 1821 Margaret L Smith

Hi! I made an error regarding my post that the ADAH will furnish the counties with a CD. Let me repeat my post with the correction. The ADAH is working with the Utah Genealogy Society (The Mormons) and filming loose papers in all Alabama Counties. Some, what have fewer records have been completed. Some counties are just finding records, such is the Divorce records now being prepped for filming in Tuscaloosa. Once the filming is done, the Mormons will provide the ADAH with a Silver Premium Master Film Copy and ADAH will in turn provide the county with a Diazo Reference Film. A few things I want to stress. First Mr. Tom Turly of ADAH and the folder passed out by him states that any records could be filmed, with the permission of the court involved. ADAH also said the county could do as they wish with their copy. It is my understanding that some records have already been filmed at the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse, so my question is what has become of the film and can a copy of it be placed at the Tuscaloosa County Public Library? Let me say again that Probate Judge Hardy McCollum has always been friendly to genealogist, so when contacting him or his office, let's be friendly also. There are two things at play here. One, ADAH will not have records filmed, if they aren't aware they exist. That is why we must contact Tom Turly. Secondly, the county will not authorize a copy if they do not know the interest exist, so we need to contact both the Probate office and the Circuit Court Office and make a request. Please make the request that a copy be placed at the library. How else will they know!! Now comes the real crunch. I have already said that there is no such thing as a free lunch. Somebody has to pay for this work and some of us need to volunteer as best we can. There are shifts set up for the loose paper project but if you can only spend an hour, come on down. You will be more than welcomed!!! Let's keep this discussion going, so we can all be informed. Let us correct each other in a friendly manner and post any corrections so we can stay on track. Take care. Bye, Mike [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> PS: No one has replied about the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse burning in 1860. Does anyone know. I've never heard of this before. Also, a member of this list contacted me on my e-mail address, which I will always provide and said they have found records of their ancestors dating back to the 1820's, so there are many pre-Civil War records at the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse. These records need to be preserved and copies made for the library. This is not an unreasonable request.

As you can see this request initially came to our Bibb Web Administrator (keep reading to last message). Is there anyone in Tuscaloosa who can suggest where pictures of Bryce Hosp can be obtained? I'm sure there are pictures at the local libraries but this person would not have that access. Caroline, Prattville ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deb Haines" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 11:16 PM Subject: [ALBIBB] Bryce Hospital Picture Request > I received the following message from Joni Johns, [email protected] I > could not forward her email because it was html with pictures, etc. > > Any suggestions as to where I can send her for pictures? > > Thanks, > > Deb > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Hello, > > I hope this e mail is not an intrusion on your privacy or time. I am > seeking information on Bryce Hospital and it's cemetery for a Civil War > News group that I created for Web T.V. users a few months ago. > > I remember reading that when the university was burned by northern > soldiers that had it not been for Dr. Peter Bryce, the hospital could > well have been burned also. > > We often discuss old historical places on our news group and I have told > our members what a beautiful place Bryce Hospital is. Several of them > would like to see pictures of the buildings but I have none. I did find > your cemetery site with the picture of the one headstone of a > Confederate soldiers grave by doing a google search. If you have any > idea where I might find a good photograph of some of the buildings on > the campus of Bryce Hospital would you please let me know? Any help > would be appreciated. Thank you. > > Sincerely,

I have information that there is an obituary for Berry Elmore in the West Alabama Breeze dated 12/21/1893. The microfilm with this particular obituary is reported to be found in either the Tuscaloosa Public Library or at the U of A. I would appreciate the help of anyone who can afford the time to do a lookup for me. Thanks Charles Cox Rockdale, Texas

Hi! I have forwarded this to the list because I've never heard of the Tuscaloosa Courthouse being burned. In my first post, I admitted that I haven't been to the 7th floor myself but I have been in the records room and the Probate office, where I didn't find what I was looking for but remember very well seeing records dating back to the 1830's. Take care. Bye, Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: The Zimmerer Family<mailto:[email protected]> To: Mike Sullivan<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 6:06 AM Subject: Courthouse Since the Tuscaloosa Courthouse was burned in the 1860's, it would be an amazing feat for them to have pre-Civil War records. What a treasure! I've enjoyed this thread very much. Thanks to all who have presented material. It is my hope one day to be able to go see all this! Jackie