Alabama Vital Records: Difference between revisions

<br>Check your county for available records. There has been some record loss.  

The State of Alabama did not require&nbsp;the recording of births&nbsp;until&nbsp;1908.&nbsp;The recording&nbsp;of vital records gradually increased with time&nbsp;and was generally complied with by 1927. If&nbsp;a&nbsp;baby's survival was questioned, a birth certificate may not have been created.&nbsp;Most of&nbsp;the&nbsp;early birth&nbsp;certificates do not list the name of the child, but may contain&nbsp;the sex, race, place and date of birth, parents, and possibly the physician or midwife attending the birth.&nbsp;By the 1920's, it is more common to find the baby's name included in the record. Links to some online indexes&nbsp;maybe found at&nbsp;[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama%2C_United_States_-_Online_Vital_Records Alabama Vital Records Online]. Contact information and instructions for&nbsp;ordering copies of birth&nbsp;certificates&nbsp;may be found at the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1559 Alabama Vital Records State Department of Health].