DeKalb County Genealogy Records
Wills and Inventories 1838-1854
Images of Wills and Inventories 1854-1900
Images of Wills and Inventories 1951-1967
Images of Wills and Inventories 1859-1872
Images of Wills and Inventories 1823-1900
Images of Wills and Inventories 1901-1950
DeKalb County History DeKalb County was founded in 1837 from land in Cannon, Warren and White counties. It was named in honor of Baron Johann DeKalb, a Bavarian officer who accompanied Lafayette to America in 1777. He was appointed major general in the Continental Army.