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''[[How to Find United States Death Records|How to Find United States Deaths]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'''''Alabama Deaths'''''<br> __NOTOC__ | ''[[How to Find United States Death Records|How to Find United States Deaths]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'''''Alabama Deaths'''''<br> __NOTOC__ | ||
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 | 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 1908, 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 | :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Alabama Death Records#Deaths_before_1881|Before 1881]]'''</span> | ||
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find | :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Alabama Death Records#Deaths_from_1881_thru_1908|1881 thru 1908]]'''</span> | ||
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Alabama Death Records#Deaths_after_1908|After 1908 to the present]]''' </span> | |||
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find | |||
:*<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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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. | 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" | '''Alabama Deaths Databases - Includes Index and Digital Images (FamilySearch)''' | | width="10%" align="left" colspan="3" | '''Alabama Deaths Databases - Includes Index and Digital Images (FamilySearch)''' | ||
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If the image was not included in the index entry above, you can order a copy of the death record for a fee from the following locations: | If the image was not included in the index entry above, you can order a copy of the death record for a fee from the following locations: | ||
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| align="center" colspan="4" | '''To Order Death Certificates''' | | align="center" colspan="4" | '''To Order Death Certificates''' | ||
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With an exact date (from your records), you can order a copy of the death record for a fee from the following locations: | With an exact date (from your records), you can order a copy of the death record for a fee from the following locations: | ||
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| align="center" colspan="4" | '''To Order Death Certificates''' | | align="center" colspan="4" | '''To Order Death Certificates''' | ||
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<br> '''PART B: You don't know the exact date of death''' | <br> '''PART B: You don't know the exact date of death''' | ||
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| align="left" colspan="2" | ''Try:'' | | align="left" colspan="2" | ''Try:'' | ||