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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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*Death Records beginning January of 1908 | *Death Records beginning January of 1908 | ||
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== Birth Records == | |||
== Birth Records | |||
Beginning in 1881, counties were required to record births and deaths, though records have not survived for every county. The county death records specify name, age, gender, race, date, place, and cause of death. | Beginning in 1881, counties were required to record births and deaths, though records have not survived for every county. The county death records specify name, age, gender, race, date, place, and cause of death. | ||
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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 == | ||
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[http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2080 Alabama Marriages to 1825] | [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2080 Alabama Marriages to 1825] | ||
[http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920] | [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920] | ||
== Divorce Records == | |||
== Death Records == | |||
= Important Dates = | = Important Dates = | ||