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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Alabama|Alabama]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Alabama Birth, Marriage and Death Records|Alabama Birth, Marriage and Death Records]]'' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Alabama|Alabama]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Alabama Birth, Marriage and Death Records|Alabama Birth, Marriage and Death Records]]'' | ||
'''Introduction to Vital Records''' | '''Introduction to Vital Records''' | ||
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=== Before 1881 === | === Before 1881 === | ||
No births were recorded by government agencies prior to 1881. See [[Alabama, United States - Birth - 1817-1849]], [[Alabama, United States - Birth - 1850-1907]] or '''Substitute''' '''Records''' below.<br> | No births were recorded by government agencies prior to 1881. See [[Alabama, United States - Birth - 1817-1849]], [[Alabama, United States - Birth - 1850-1907]] or '''Substitute''' '''Records''' below.<br> | ||
=== 1881 to 1908 === | === 1881 to 1908 === | ||
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=== 1908 to Present === | === 1908 to Present === | ||
The [http://www.alabama.gov/portal/secondary.jsp?page=AboutAlabama_Genealogy State of Alabama] required the registration of births on a state level beginning in 1908. Early registration in this time period was sketchy. Most births were recorded by 1927. Early birth registers and certificates generally do not contain the name of the child but may contain other important information as shown in the table below. It is more common to find the child's name by the 1920's. Birth Certificates are confidential for 125 years following the date of birth. To obtain copies of original birth records, contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1559 Alabama Department of Public Health]. Also see [[Alabama, United States - Birth - 1908-Present]] .<br> | The [http://www.alabama.gov/portal/secondary.jsp?page=AboutAlabama_Genealogy State of Alabama] required the registration of births on a state level beginning in 1908. Early registration in this time period was sketchy. Most births were recorded by 1927. Early birth registers and certificates generally do not contain the name of the child but may contain other important information as shown in the table below. It is more common to find the child's name by the 1920's. Birth Certificates are confidential for 125 years following the date of birth. To obtain copies of original birth records, contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1559 Alabama Department of Public Health]. Also see [[Alabama, United States - Birth - 1908-Present]] .<br> | ||
=== Resources for Alabama Birth Records === | === Resources for Alabama Birth Records === | ||
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=== 1950 - Present === | === 1950 - Present === | ||
In January 1950, Alabama started keeping statewide divorce records. Contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1561 Alabama Department of Public Health] to obtain divorce records for this time period. [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8976&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry.com] also has an index for divorces granted between 1950 and 1959. ($) | In January 1950, Alabama started keeping statewide divorce records. Contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1561 Alabama Department of Public Health] to obtain divorce records for this time period. [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8976&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry.com] also has an index for divorces granted between 1950 and 1959. ($) | ||
== Death Records == | == Death Records == | ||
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=== Before 1881 === | === Before 1881 === | ||
No deaths were recorded by government agencies. See '''Substitute Records''' below. | No deaths were recorded by government agencies. See '''Substitute Records''' below. Also see [[Alabama, United States - Death - 1702-1816]], [[Alabama, United States - Death - 1817-1849]] and [[Alabama, United States - Death - 1850-1899]] | ||
=== 1881 to 1908 === | === 1881 to 1908 === | ||
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FamilySearch provides an [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1307888 index to death certificates from the state of Alabama, 1908-1974]. Background information regarding these historical records is available [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Alabama_Statewide_Death_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) here]. | FamilySearch provides an [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1307888 index to death certificates from the state of Alabama, 1908-1974]. Background information regarding these historical records is available [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Alabama_Statewide_Death_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) here]. | ||
To obtain copies of original death records, contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1560 Alabama Department of Public Health]. Also see[[Alabama, United States - Death - 1900-Present]]. | To obtain copies of original death records, contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1560 Alabama Department of Public Health]. Also see[[Alabama, United States - Death - 1900-Present]]. <br> | ||
=== Resources for Alabama Death Records === | === Resources for Alabama Death Records === | ||
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*Alabama. Department of Health. ''Death Records from 1908 to 1974 and Death Indexes from 1908 to 1959''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993-2000. {{FHL|683729|item|disp=FHL Film 1,909,110 (first of 734 films)}}; also available at {{RecordSearch|1307888|Name of database}}; also see the wiki page [[Alabama Statewide Death Certificates (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Alabama Statewide Death Certificates]] for information about the database.)<br> | *Alabama. Department of Health. ''Death Records from 1908 to 1974 and Death Indexes from 1908 to 1959''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993-2000. {{FHL|683729|item|disp=FHL Film 1,909,110 (first of 734 films)}}; also available at {{RecordSearch|1307888|Name of database}}; also see the wiki page [[Alabama Statewide Death Certificates (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Alabama Statewide Death Certificates]] for information about the database.)<br> | ||
A wiki artice describing an online collection is found at: | A wiki artice describing an online collection is found at: | ||
[[Alabama Statewide Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Alabama Statewide Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | [[Alabama Statewide Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Alabama Statewide Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
== Minorities == | == Minorities == | ||
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*[[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]]: Military pension records can give birth, marriage and death information. In addition, soldiers' homes records can included this same information. | *[[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]]: Military pension records can give birth, marriage and death information. In addition, soldiers' homes records can included this same information. | ||
*[[Alabama Periodicals|Periodicals]] - search the Periodical Source Index ([[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)|PERSI]]) Local genealogical and historical societies often publish periodicals which may contain abstracted early birth, marriage and death information. | *[[Alabama Periodicals|Periodicals]] - search the Periodical Source Index ([[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)|PERSI]]) Local genealogical and historical societies often publish periodicals which may contain abstracted early birth, marriage and death information. | ||
*[[ | *[[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]]: If no death record exists, probate records may be helpful in estimating when an individual has died. Probate records in the 20th Century often contain the exact death date. <br> | ||
== Lost / Missing Records == | == Lost / Missing Records == | ||
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'''Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:'''<br> | '''Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:'''<br> | ||
*[[Alabama_Births_and_Christenings_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|Alabama Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
*[[Alabama Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Alabama Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Alabama Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Alabama Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Alabama Statewide Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Alabama Statewide Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Alabama Statewide Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Alabama Statewide Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
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*Davis, Robert S., and Mary Bess Paluzzi. "Alabama" in ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources'', 3rd ed. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1992. pp. 21-34. {{WorldCat|55947869|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} {{FHL|611946|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27rb}} | *Davis, Robert S., and Mary Bess Paluzzi. "Alabama" in ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources'', 3rd ed. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1992. pp. 21-34. {{WorldCat|55947869|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}} {{FHL|611946|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27rb}} | ||
{{Alabama|Alabama}} {{U.S. Vital Records}} | {{Alabama|Alabama}} {{U.S. Vital Records}} | ||
{{ featured article }} | {{ featured article }} | ||
[[Category:Alabama|Birth]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]] | [[Category:Alabama|Birth]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]] | ||