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''[[United States|United States]] >[[United States Vital Records|U.S. Vital Records]] > [[Alabama|Alabama]] >[[Alabama_Birth,_Marriage,_and_Death_Records|Alabama Birth, Marriage, & Death Records]]'' | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|U.S. Vital Records]] > [[Alabama|Alabama]] > [[Alabama_Birth,_Marriage,_and_Death_Records|Alabama Birth, Marriage, & Death Records]]'' | ||
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==== [[Alabama, United States - Online Vital Records|Alabama Vital Records Online Links]] ==== | ==== [[Alabama, United States - Online Vital Records|Alabama Vital Records Online Links]] ==== | ||
The internet is a powerful tool for locating online [[Alabama, United States - Online Vital Records|Alabama Vital Record Indexes]]. After locating a person in the index, original records should always be consulted. Very few indexes link to actual images of birth, marriage, death and divorce records. As digitized images become available, links may be found under Original Images Online. | The internet is a powerful tool for locating online [[Alabama, United States - Online Vital Records|Alabama Vital Record Indexes]]. After locating a person in the index, original records should always be consulted. Very few indexes link to actual images of birth, marriage, death and divorce records. As digitized images become available, links may be found under Alabama Original Vital Record Images Online. | ||
= 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 | 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 appropriate County Clerk's offices. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] offers an overview of vital records in the United States. | ||
==== Minorities ==== | ==== Minorities ==== | ||
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==== 1908 to Present ==== | ==== 1908 to Present ==== | ||
The State of Alabama did not require the | The State of Alabama did not require the birth registration until 1908. The recording of vital records gradually increased with time and was generally complied with by 1927. If a baby's survival was questioned, a birth certificate may not have been created. Most of the early birth certificates do not list the name of the child, but may contain the sex, race, place and date of birth, parents, and possibly the physician or midwife attending the birth. By the 1920's, it is more common to find the baby's name included in the record. Links to some online indexes maybe found at [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama%2C_United_States_-_Online_Vital_Records Alabama Vital Records Online]. Contact information and instructions for ordering copies of birth certificates may be found at the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1559 Alabama Vital Records State Department of Health]. | ||
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Alabama Statewide Deaths 1908-1974 are available on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1307888;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable Record Search]<br>The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library] has microfilms of statewide [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=683729&disp=Alabama+deaths%2C+1908-1974%3B+index+t++ Death Records from 1908 to 1974] and [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=683729&disp=Alabama+deaths%2C+1908%2D1974%3B+index+t%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Death Indexes from 1908 to 1959] that may be viewed at a nearby [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Center]. | Alabama Statewide Deaths 1908-1974 are available on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1307888;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable Record Search]<br>The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library] has microfilms of statewide [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=683729&disp=Alabama+deaths%2C+1908-1974%3B+index+t++ Death Records from 1908 to 1974] and [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=683729&disp=Alabama+deaths%2C+1908%2D1974%3B+index+t%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Death Indexes from 1908 to 1959] that may be viewed at a nearby [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Center]. | ||
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= Death Records = | = Death Records = | ||
Alabama Statewide Deaths 1908-1974 are available on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1307888;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable Record Search]<br>The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library] has microfilms of statewide [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=683729&disp=Alabama+deaths%2C+1908-1974%3B+index+t++ Death Records from 1908 to 1974] and [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=683729&disp=Alabama+deaths%2C+1908%2D1974%3B+index+t%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Death Indexes from 1908 to 1959] that may be viewed at a nearby [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Center]. | |||
'''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 | ||
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*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. | ||
*Privacy laws restrict access to the records of living individuals, the individual must apply for their records, parents may be permitted to obtain a record for a child. | *Privacy laws restrict access to the records of living individuals, the individual must apply for their records, parents may be permitted to obtain a record for a child. | ||
* | *If a baby's survival was questioned, a birth certificate may not have been created. | ||
= <br>'''Analyzing Records''' = | = <br>'''Analyzing Records''' = | ||