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==== January 1908 to Present ==== | ==== January 1908 to Present ==== | ||
Statewide registration of births | Statewide registration of births in Alabama began and was generally complied with by 1927. Alabama Vital Records Online has links to order these records online and the contact information to telephone or write the. | ||
==== 1881 to 1908 ==== | ==== 1881 to 1908 ==== | ||
, 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. | , 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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If you are unable to locate a vital records recorded by civil governments; search for a church record of christening, marriage, burial or death. A Family Bible may have been used to record family birth, marriages and deaths. | If you are unable to locate a vital records recorded by civil governments; search for a church record of christening, marriage, burial or death. A Family Bible may have been used to record family birth, marriages and deaths. | ||
If you are of African American desent the records for your ancestors may be in separate vital records files with separate indexes. | If you are of African American desent the records for your ancestors may be in separate vital records files with separate indexes. | ||
= See Also = | = See Also = | ||