MOBILE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

P O BOX 6224

MOBILE, ALABAMA 36660-6224

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

Publications and Services for Sale

 

All publication prices are in U.S. Dollars and are subject to change without notice.

 

Shipping charges are $5.00 for the first item and $2.50 for each additional item.  Orders from outside the USA require additional postage.  Please include email address on all orders.

 

1870 Mortality Schedule, Mobile and Baldwin Counties, Alabama,

Compiled from the United States census of 1870 and includes data on persons who died in the 12 month period prior to 06/01/1870.  It includes approximately 650 entries for Mobile County and 35 entries for Baldwin County.   30 pages.  $15.00

 

American Beginnings in the Old Southwest, Mississippi Phase,

By William Baskerville Hamilton, Ph.D.  This is an original dissertation published posthumously.  It contains a surname index including over 4,000 surnames.  Spiral bound.  632 pages.  $95.00

 

American Seamen 1867-1872,

Transcribed by Clara Dolan and David Wilkerson from microfilm of Record Group 36, Roll 1 of the US Customs Service.  Contains a partial transcription of seamen working on ships arriving in Mobile during the period noted.  Most of the records are from 1867-1870.  Contains the seaman’s full name, name and type of ship and date of arrival for approximately 1,500 active seamen.  57 pages. $20.00

 

Beginning Classes in Genealogy:  A Teaching Guide,

By Tricia Crowe.  A collection of lectures in two outline forms for the beginning class

in genealogy.  The first outline gives explanations and examples of the major points; the second gives the basic points so that the teacher may use the examples from his/her own experience.  These lessons are taken from a series of classes offered by the author for many years.  57 pages.  $20.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birth Notices1885-1889, Volume I

Abstracted by Ann Torrans Summersell.  A listing of birth notices from the Mobile Daily Register.  75 pages.  $20.00

 

Birth Notices 1890 – 1899, Volume II

Abstracted by Ann Torrans Summersell.   A listing of birth notices from the Mobile Daily Register.  147 pages.  $30.00

 

Birth Notices 1900 – 1909, Volume III,

Abstracted by Ann Torrans Summersell.   A listing of birth notices from the Mobile Daily

Register.   198 pages.  $40.00

 

 

Burial Records, Mobile County, Alabama Volume I,

List of 12,226 burials for 1820-1826 and 1835-1856.  The burials are sorted alphabetically on the first letter of the surname within each year covered. Index to this volume sold separately.  237 pages.  $45.00

 

Burial Records, Mobile County, Alabama, Index to Volume I,

A full name index of the persons included in Volume I of the burial records.  Includes the given names and the page number that the name appears on in Volume I of the burial records book.  129 pages.   $30.00

 

Burial Records, Mobile County, Alabama, Volume II,

Contains burials for 1857-1870.  Most of the entries include the sex, age, and place of birth.  Some include occupation.  Includes an index of 4,987 surnames.

312 pages.  $55.00

 

 

 

Catholic Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions, Mobile County, Alabama,

Compiled from cemetery tombstone inscriptions with dates back to the early 1840s, but some older headstones are included.  The cemetery was used primarily by Catholics, but includes many non-Catholics, also.  Covers what is commonly known as the “old section.”  Contains an index of 1,528 surnames.  150 pages.   $30.00

 

Choctaw County, Alabama Tombstone Inscriptions,

Compiled by Mary Ellen Tindle.  Contains tombstone inscriptions of 88 named and 19 unnamed cemeteries, most of which are from the pre-Civil War era.  Approximately 2,500 inscriptions with surname index.  187 pages.  $40.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Death Notices, Mobile, Alabama and Vicinity,

Abstracts arranged in chronological order with a surname index.  Most of these records are from newspapers published in or near Mobile.  These lists are not a complete record of all the deaths that occurred, but they include a significant portion.  Typical data includes death date and cause of death.

 

1813-1819    79 names.  12 pages.  $15.00

 

1820-1829    1,025 names.  81 pages.  $20.00

 

1830-1839     2,150 names.  156 pages.  $30.00

 

1840-1849     2,603 names.  216 pages.  $40.00

 

1850-1859     928 names.  39 pages.  $20.00

 

1860-1869     778 names.  100 pages.  $25.00

 

1870-1879     1,552 names.  108 pages.  $25.00

 

 

Death Record Copies,

A photocopy of the official Mobile County Health Department Death Records of persons who died during the years 1876-1908.  The Death Record consists of the Physician’s Certificate of Death, the Return of Death Certificate and (when applicable) the Certificate for Shipment when the deceased was shipped into or out of the county.  Submit the name, death date and, if possible, the certificate number as found in the Death Record Index, Volume II publication listing.  Cost for the copy of each record is $5.00 per name.  This price includes mailing costs.

 

Death Records for Mobile County, Alabama, Index To,

Contains abstracts sorted by name and include the date of death, race and the death certificate number, if the death occurred between 1843 and 1875.  Volumes II and III do not include the death certificate numbers.

 

Volume I, 1843-1875 (Initial Volume) Contains 24,000 names.  202 pages.  $40.00

 

Volume II, 1876-1908 Contains 43,500 names.  333 pages.  $60.00

 

Volume III, 1909-1922 Contains 24,000 names.  199 pages.  $40.00

 

 

 

 

Deep South Genealogical Quarterly (Overview),

Back issues of the MGS quarterly provide useful information to persons researching their family history in Mobile and nearby areas of the deep South.  First published in 1963 with quarterlies ranging in size from 50 to 65 pages. 

 

Deep South Genealogical Quarterly (Complete issue),

Complete issue.  Approximately 60 pages – varies.  $10.00

 

Deep South Genealogical Quarterly (Complete set),

Complete 4-Volume Set.  240 pages.  $35.00

 

Deep South Genealogical Quarterly Surname Index, Volumes 1-22,

35 pages.  $15.00

 

Deep South Genealogical Quarterly, Index to Titles 1962-2005,

Compiled by Mary Lou Collier. Titles, content and record type for all items published in the MGS quarterly from 1963 through 2005.  226 pages.  $45.00

 

Erik Overbey Photograph Collection:

 

Erik Overbey operated a commercial photographic studio in Mobile from 1903 to the late 1950s.  The studio continued into the 1960s under the ownership of Frances White.  The complete Overbey collection predates the Overbey Studio as Mr. Overbey purchased the negatives of W. A. Reed who operated a studio in Mobile from the 1880s.  This is an index of only the safety film portrait negatives, which roughly spans the 1940s to the 1960s.  The index is supplied by the University of South Alabama Archives and is compiled from the data on the envelopes that contain(ed) the negatives.  Other data, like addresses may also be on the envelopes.  Caution:  Some of the envelopes are empty and the negatives do NOT exist.  In addition, some negatives exist but are deemed unprintable as they have deteriorated so badly.  Both of these groups are denoted by an asterisk (*) and are, in general, from the earlier years.  They are included here in an effort to provide genealogical data to researchers.

 

Erik Overbey Collection, Volume I,    A – K,

 

1940-1950s.  163 pages.   Soft cover.  $41.50

 

Erik Overbey Collection, Volume II,__L-Z,

 

1940-1950s.  151 pages.  Soft cover.  $38.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family Histories and Memories,

Compilation of family histories, stories, family charts and other valuable information provided by the members of the Mobile Genealogical Society.  775 surnames include:

 

Spiral bound. Indexed. 265 pages.  $55.00

 

George County, Mississippi White Marriages 1910-1943, Volume I,

Abstracted from the marriage books on file with the George County, MS Circuit Court Clerk.  Approximately 75% of these marriages were couples from Mobile County, Alabama and other nearby counties in Alabama.  Contains the marriages of 4,828 couples.  The body of the book is in alphabetical order by names of the grooms in the first section and alphabetical by the name of the brides in the second section.

196 pages. Softcover.  $40.00

 

George County, Mississippi White Marriages 1943-1947, Volume II,

Abstracted from the marriage books on file with the George County, MS Circuit Court Clerk.  Approximately 75% of these marriages were couples from Mobile County, Alabama and other nearby counties in Alabama.  Contains the marriages of 4,770 couples.  The body of the book is in alphabetical order by names of the grooms in the first section and alphabetical by the name of the brides in the second section.

186 pages.   $40.00

 

George County, Mississippi White Marriages, 1947- 1949, Volume III,

Abstracted from the marriage books on file with the George County, MS Circuit Court Clerk.  Approximately 75% of these marriages were couples from Mobile County, Alabama and other nearby counties in Alabama.  The body of the book is in alphabetical order by names of the grooms in the first section and alphabetical by the name of the brides in the second section.

166 pages.  $40.00

 

George County, Mississippi Colored Marriages, 1910-1979,

Abstracted from the marriage books on file with the George County, MS Circuit Court Clerk.  Approximately 75% of these marriages were couples from Mobile County, Alabama and other nearby counties in Alabama.  Contains the marriages of 3,807 couples.  The body of the book is in alphabetical order by names of the grooms in the first section and alphabetical by the name of the brides in the second section.

152 pages.   $35.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Higgins Mortuary/Funeral Records,

Extracted information covering the late 1930s.  Indexed by surname.

 

Volume I contains 382 abstracted funeral records with 1,078 names. 

138 pages.  $30.00

 

Volume II contains 539 abstracted funeral records with 1,502 names.

192 pages.  $40.00

 

Volume III contains 492 abstracted funeral records with 1,245 names.

178 pages.  $40.00

 

Volume IV contains 463 abstracted funeral records with 1,444 names.

168 pages.  $40.00

 

Magnolia Cemetery Records, Squares 1-5, (Mobile, Alabama),

Extracted by Lloyd Logan.  An alphabetically arranged (by surname) book containing about 3,500 names.  213 pages   $35.00

 

Mobile County, Alabama Section Map, 1895,

Shows railroads, public roads, school, Spanish land grants, etc.  Clear and legible.  Copyright 1895 by Henry Fonde.  Lithograph of original (18”x 37”).  Shipped in a sturdy map tube.    $20.00 includes tube and postage

 

Mobile County Marriage Records 1813-1850,

Arranged alphabetically by both brides and grooms.  Also includes the marriage date. Abstracted from records in the Mobile County Courthouse. 3,000 marriages.

136 pages.  $30.00

 

Mobile County, Alabama Tax Rolls 1836-1839,

Abstracted from the tax records containing the name of the individual and/or company

name and the taxable year.  6000 entries.  Indexed by surname.

Softcover.  46 pages.  $20.00

 

Mobile County Will Book I, 1813-1837 (Transcriptions),

Transcribed by Clinton P. King and Meriem A. Barlow.  Contains the earliest wills of Mobile County including the translations of old French and Spanish wills.  For those researching their early Mobile County ancestors, this publication is a must have.

Softcover.  164 pages.  $45.00

 

Mobile County Will Book IV, 1860-1875,

Abstracted by Eugenia Walters Parker.  Contains the abstracted wills for the time period of 1860-1875.  Softcover.  325 pages.  $55.00

 

 

 

 

Roche/McKay Funeral Home Records,

Abstracted from the files at Roche-Belmany Guardian Chapel in Mobile, Alabama.

 

Volume I covers January 28, 1899 to May 11, 1903 and contains records on 1,040 funerals.  Softcover.  130 pages.  $30.00

 

Volume II covers October 11, 1918 to April 26, 1920 and contains records on 992 funerals.  Softcover.  170 pages.  $40.00

 

Volume III covers December 31, 1923 to December 29, 1924 and contains records on 560 funerals.  Softcover.  284 pages.  $50.00

 

Stirrin’ up the Past,

Mobile Genealogical Society’s first cookbook.  Member submitted recipes, including some home remedies.  Softcover.  209 pages.  $35.00

 

Washington County, Alabama Marriage Book A & B 1826-1873,

Contains 1,154 marriage and 1,101 surnames. 

125 pages.  $25.00

 

Washington County, Alabama Marriage Book C 1873-1884,

Contains 660 marriages and 684 surnames.

74 pages.  $20.00

 

Washington County, Alabama Marriage Book D 1887-1900,

Contains 523 marriages and 620 surnames. 

60 pages.  $20.00

 

Washington County, Alabama Non-White Marriage Books 2 and 3, (Blacks and Indians),

Contains 907 marriages and 2,900 surnames for the time period of 1899-1911.

102 pages.  $25.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revised April 2010