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''[[How to Find United States Death Records|How to Find United States Deaths]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'''''Texas Deaths'''''<br> __NOTOC__&nbsp;  
''[[How to Find United States Death Records|How to Find United States Deaths]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'''''Alabama Deaths'''''<br> __NOTOC__&nbsp;NOTE:&nbsp; This page is currently under construction.


Texas was created in 1845 as the 28th state of the Union. Some counties began registration of deaths in 1903 in Texas, but statewide registration began in 1908. County records are accessible through county clerks or through the state Bureau of Vital Statistics.  
Alabama became a state in 1819. County registration of birth records began in 1881, with a few earlier death records in probate court records. Statewide registration of deaths began 1 January 1809, with full compliance by 1925. Pre-1908 county records may be accessible through county clerks. Deaths after 1908 now filed with Alabama Department of Public Health.  


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== '''Next Step: When did the death occur? '''  ==
== '''Next Step: When did the death occur? '''  ==


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:<span style="font-size:120%">Choose a time period:</span><br>
:<span style="font-size:120%">Choose a time period:</span><br>


:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Texas Death Records#Deaths_before_1890|Before 1890]]'''</span>  
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Texas Death Records#Deaths_before_1890|Before 1881]]'''</span>  
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Texas Death Records#Deaths_from_1890_thru_1986|1890 thru 1986]]'''</span>  
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Texas Death Records#Deaths_from_1890_thru_1986|1881 thru 1908]]'''</span><br>
:*1908 thru _____<br>
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Texas Death Records#Deaths_after_1986|After 1986 to the present]]''' </span>  
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Texas Death Records#Deaths_after_1986|After 1986 to the present]]''' </span>  
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Estimate United States Death Information|Death year unknown]]'''</span>
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Estimate United States Death Information|Death year unknown]]'''</span>
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== '''Deaths before 1890'''  ==
== '''Deaths before 1881'''  ==


'''Death registrations began officially in 1903 by the county and state'''. A few stray death registrations and delayed death records were created from 1890s-1990, as reported from obituaries and probate records. These delayed death registrations are grouped with the regular death certificates.  
'''Death registrations began officially in 1881 by the county'''. A few stray death registrations and delayed death records were created before 1881, as reported in probate records.  


If you cannot find your ancestor's death record before 1903, you may wish to search [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|substitute records]] to locate your ancestor’s death date and place.  
If you cannot find your ancestor's death record before 1881, you may wish to search [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|substitute records]] to locate your ancestor’s death date and place.  


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== '''Deaths from 1890 thru 1986'''  ==
== '''Deaths from 1881 thru 1908'''  ==


The state of Texas began recording deaths officially in 1903, although a few early deaths were recorded beween 1890 and 1903.  
Statewide registration of deaths in Alabama began in 1908, although a few early deaths were recorded before 1881 in probate court records.  


==== '''STEP ONE: Find Death Information'''  ====
==== '''STEP ONE: Find Death Information'''  ====
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| width="65%" | '''Free.''' New index, new images. Dates vary by county. Few deaths before 1903. Click on a linked name and "view image" to view the image.[http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx]
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| '''Free.''' Dates vary by county. Few deaths before 1903. Click on a linked name and "view image" to view the image.
| '''Free.''' Dates vary by county. Few deaths before 1903. Click on a linked name and "view image" to view the image.
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| align="left" colspan="3" | If you can't find the death record in the above databases, try the following indexes:  
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| align="left" colspan="2" | '''Can't find your ancestor in the online index?'''  
| align="left" colspan="2" | '''Can't find your ancestor in the online index?'''  
| [[Tips for Searching an Online Index|Tips for searching online indexes]]  
| [[Tips for Searching an Online Index|Tips for searching online indexes]]  
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| width="50%" align="center" colspan="2" | [http://vitalrec.com/tx.html#County From County of Death]  
| width="50%" align="center" colspan="2" | [http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/reqproc/deathcert.shtm From&nbsp;Texas Department of State Health Services]
| width="50%" align="center" colspan="2" | [http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/reqproc/deathcert.shtm From Alabama Department of Public Health]
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See a [[How to Find Texas Death Records#Restrictions_for_Obtaining_Death_Records|list of restrictions]] for ordering death records  
See a [[How to Find Alabama Death Records#Restrictions_for_Obtaining_Death_Records|list of restrictions]] for ordering death records  


If you do not want to order a death record, you can search [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|other records with death information]].  
If you do not want to order a death record, you can search [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|other records with death information]].  
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'''PART B: You don't know the exact date of death'''  
'''PART B: You don't know the exact date of death'''  


If you do not know the exact date or place of death:<br> For a fee, the [http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/reqproc/deathcert.shtm Texas Department of State Health Services]&nbsp;will do a search of other years, but may take longer to process the request.<br>  
If you do not know the exact date or place of death:<br> For a fee, the Alabama Department of Public Health will do a search of other years, but may take longer to process the request.<br>  


See the&nbsp;[[How to Find West Virginia Death Records#Restrictions_for_Obtaining_Death_Records|list of restrictions]] for ordering death records  
See the [[How to Find Alabama Death Records#Restrictions_for_Obtaining_Death_Records|list of restrictions]] for ordering death records  


<br> If you do not want to order the death record, you can search [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|other records with death information]].  
<br> If you do not want to order a death record, you can search [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|other records with death information]].  
<center>[[How to Find Texas Death Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_death_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another death year]]</center>  
<center>[[How to Find Alabama Death Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_death_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another death year]]</center>  
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| width="50%" align="center" colspan="2" | [http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/reqproc/deathcert.shtm From Texas Department of State Health Services]
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See [[How to Find West Virginia Death Records#Restrictions_for_Obtaining_Death_Records|list of restrictions]] for ordering death records  
See [[How to Find Alabama Death Records#Restrictions_for_Obtaining_Death_Records|list of restrictions]] for ordering death records  


If you do not want to order the death record, you can search [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|other records with death information]].  
If you do not want to order the death record, you can search [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|other records with death information]].  
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| align="left" colspan="2" | '''Don't want to order the death record?'''  
| Search [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|other records with death information]]  
| Search [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|other records with death information]]  
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<center>[[How to Find Texas Death Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_death_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another death year]]</center>  
<center>[[How to Find Alabama Death Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_death_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another death year]]</center>  
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== '''Restrictions for Obtaining Death Records'''  ==
== '''Restrictions for Obtaining Death Records'''  ==


'''''Restrictions for persons who died within the last 25 years:'''''<br> Death certificates for deaths in Texas within the past 25 years are considered protected records.&nbsp;To obtain a copy of the death certificate for those who died within the last 25 years, you must be:  
'''''Restrictions for persons who died within the last 25 years:'''''<br> Death certificates for deaths in Alabama within the past 25 years are considered protected records. To obtain a copy of the death certificate for those who died within the last 25 years, you must be:  


:*The surviving spouse of the deceased  
:*The surviving spouse of the deceased  
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::<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">If you do not want to order the death record, you can search </span>[[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|other records with death information]]<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">.</span>
::<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">If you do not want to order the death record, you can search </span>[[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|other records with death information]]<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">.</span>
<center>[[How to Find Texas Death Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_death_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another death year]]</center>  
<center>[[How to Find Alabama Death Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_death_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another death year]]</center>  
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