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= Introduction to Vital Records = | = Introduction to Vital Records = | ||
Alabama Vital Records include, birth, marriage, divorce, and death records. Documents recording these important events are commonly referred to as ''"vital records". ''A copy or extract of the original record may be obtained by contacting the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/alabama.htm Alabama Vital Records State Department of Health] or the specific county clerk's offices. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] offers an overview of vital records in the United States. | Alabama Vital Records include, birth, marriage, divorce, and death records. Documents recording these important events are commonly referred to as ''"vital records". ''A copy or extract of the original record may be obtained by contacting the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/alabama.htm Alabama Vital Records State Department of Health] or the specific county clerk's offices. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] offers an overview of vital records in the United States. | ||
= Record Coverage = | = Record Coverage = | ||
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*Divorce Records beginning January of 1950 | *Divorce Records beginning January of 1950 | ||
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Church records? | Church records? | ||
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Alabama. Department of Health (Montgomery, Alabama). ''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=683729 Deaths, 1908–1972; Index to Deaths, 1908–1969]''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993. | Alabama. Department of Health (Montgomery, Alabama). ''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=683729 Deaths, 1908–1972; Index to Deaths, 1908–1969]''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993. | ||
Alabama Statewide Deaths 1908-1974 are available on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1307888;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable Record Search] | Alabama Statewide Deaths 1908-1974 are available on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1307888;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable Record Search] | ||
== Marriage Records | == Marriage Records == | ||
=== County Records | === County Records === | ||
Before statewide registration of marriages, the clerk of the probate court in each county issued licenses and recorded marriages. These records usually begin within 10 years of the creation of the county. | Before statewide registration of marriages, the clerk of the probate court in each county issued licenses and recorded marriages. These records usually begin within 10 years of the creation of the county. By 1900?? marriage certificates listed the names of the bride and groom, date of marriage, bondsmen, and licensed officiant. The records may include the names of parents and their ages, occupations, and number of previous marriages for each spouse. | ||
The Family History Library has microfilms of the county marriage records for most Alabama counties. | The Family History Library has microfilms of the county marriage records for most Alabama counties. | ||
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Alabama. Department of Health. (Montgomery, Alabama). [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=639205 ''Marriage Certificates, 1936–1992; Index, 1936–1959''.] Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993. | Alabama. Department of Health. (Montgomery, Alabama). [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=639205 ''Marriage Certificates, 1936–1992; Index, 1936–1959''.] Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993. | ||
'''For Marriage Records prior to August 1936''', contact the Probate Judge in county where license was issued. | |||
[http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7838&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Alabama Marriage Collection, 1800-1969] | [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7838&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Alabama Marriage Collection, 1800-1969] | ||
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(Butler county courthouse burned April 1853,Calhoun rec loss 1861; 1865,  Cherokee records burned in 1882, Clay rec loss 1875, Coffee/Elba rec loss 1877, Conecuh rec loss 1868,1875,1885,1895, Coosa rec loss 1900,Covington rec burned 1895,Dale rec los 1895, Escambia rec loss 1868, Fayette rec loss 1866; 1916,Franklin rec burned 1890,Geneva rec loss 1898, Green rec loss 1868, Jackson rec loss 1864, 1920, Jefferson rec loss 1870, Limestoone rec loss 1862, Marengo rec loss 1848, 1965, Marion rec burned 1883, 1887, Mobile rec loss 1823,1840,1872,Monroe burned prior to 1833, rec loss 1832,Pickens rec loss 1864, 1876, Pike rec loss 1830, Randolph rec loss 1896, Sumpter rec loss 1901,Walker rec burned 1865,1877, 1886, 1932) | (Butler county courthouse burned April 1853,Calhoun rec loss 1861; 1865,  Cherokee records burned in 1882, Clay rec loss 1875, Coffee/Elba rec loss 1877, Conecuh rec loss 1868,1875,1885,1895, Coosa rec loss 1900,Covington rec burned 1895,Dale rec los 1895, Escambia rec loss 1868, Fayette rec loss 1866; 1916,Franklin rec burned 1890,Geneva rec loss 1898, Green rec loss 1868, Jackson rec loss 1864, 1920, Jefferson rec loss 1870, Limestoone rec loss 1862, Marengo rec loss 1848, 1965, Marion rec burned 1883, 1887, Mobile rec loss 1823,1840,1872,Monroe burned prior to 1833, rec loss 1832,Pickens rec loss 1864, 1876, Pike rec loss 1830, Randolph rec loss 1896, Sumpter rec loss 1901,Walker rec burned 1865,1877, 1886, 1932) | ||
ADD an INTERACTIVE county map of Alabama showing counties with records loss. | ADD an INTERACTIVE county map of Alabama showing counties with records loss. LINK to County page. | ||
= Where to Get the Record, = | = Where to Get the Record, = | ||
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For information about county birth and death records, write to the county health department. '''Learn when the county was created.''' | For information about county birth and death records, write to the county health department. '''Learn when the county was created.''' | ||
Addresses for county offices may | Addresses for county offices may be located by: | ||
*On Line <br>*Reference Aids: ''HandyBook for Genealogist'', ''Ancestry's Red Book'', and others | *On Line <br>*Reference Aids: ''HandyBook for Genealogist'', ''Ancestry's Red Book'', and others | ||
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[http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188 Alabama Death, 1908-1959] | [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188 Alabama Death, 1908-1959] | ||
[http://www.archives.state.al.us/referenc/vital.html Alabama Department of Archives and History] | [http://www.archives.state.al.us/referenc/vital.html Alabama Department of Archives and History] | ||
= Finding aids = | = Finding aids = | ||
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= Record Content = | = Record Content = | ||
'''Birth records:''' date and place of birth, name of child, name of parents. '''may include''' | '''Birth records:''' date and place of birth, name of child, name of parents. '''may include: '''parents place of birth, sibling numbers, multiple birth | ||
'''Death records:''' date;and place of death, name of deceased, '''may include''': name of spouse, birth date and place,name of parents,occupation, cause of death, burial place, church affiliation | '''Death records:''' date;and place of death, name of deceased, '''may include''': name of spouse, birth date and place,name of parents,occupation, cause of death, burial place, church affiliation | ||