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 ''[[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.
 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? '''  ==
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 :*<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|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 Estimate United States Death Information|Death year unknown]]'''</span>
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 == '''Deaths before 1881'''  ==
-'''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.
+'''County clerks began to record death registrations in 1881'''. A few stray death dates were recorded before 1881 in county probate records.
 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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-:[[Texas Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]
+:[[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]
-:[[Texas Newspapers|Newspapers]]
+:[[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]]
-:[[Texas Probate Records|Probate (wills, etc)]]
+:[[Alabama Probate Records|Probate (wills, etc)]]
-:[[Texas Taxation|Tax Records]]
+:[[Alabama Taxation|Tax Records]]
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-:[[Texas Church Records|Church Records]]
+:[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
-:[[Texas Census|Census]]
+:[[Alabama Census|Census]]
-:[[Texas Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+:[[Alabama Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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-== '''Deaths from 1881 thru 1908'''  ==
+== '''Deaths from 1881 thru 1974'''  ==
-Statewide registration of deaths in Alabama began in 1908, although a few early deaths were recorded before 1881 in probate court records.
+County clerks began to register death records in 1881. Not all county death records survived. Surviving records are located in county courthouses.
+Statewide registration of deaths in Alabama began in 1908.
 ==== '''STEP ONE: Find Death Information'''  ====
-For deaths that may exist between 1890 and 1986, try the following databases. If you can't find your ancestor in the first link, try all of them.
+For deaths that may exist between 1881 and 1974, try the following databases. If you can't find your ancestor in the first link, try all of them.
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 | width="10%" align="left" colspan="3" | &nbsp; '''Alabama Deaths Databases - Includes Index and Digital Images (FamilySearch)'''
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 | width="25%" | {{RecordSearch|1983324|1890-1986, FamilySearch.org}}
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