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''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|U.S. Vital Records]] > [[Alabama|Alabama]] > [[ | ''[[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 Birth, Marriage, & Death Records Online = | == Alabama Birth, Marriage, & Death Records Online == | ||
==== [[Alabama, United States - Online Vital Records|Alabama Vital Records Online Links]] ==== | ==== [[Alabama, United States - Online Vital Records|Alabama Vital Records Online Links]] ==== | ||
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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. | 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 appropriate 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 appropriate County Clerk's offices. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] offers an overview of vital records in the United States. | ||
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After a legal adoption is completed, Alabama law requires the creation of a new birth certificate. The original birth certificate and evidence of adoption are placed in a "sealed file." The new certificate is then substituted for the original birth certificate in the State Department of Vital Statistics files. | After a legal adoption is completed, Alabama law requires the creation of a new birth certificate. The original birth certificate and evidence of adoption are placed in a "sealed file." The new certificate is then substituted for the original birth certificate in the State Department of Vital Statistics files. | ||
As of August 1, 2000, original birth information became available to adoptees once they reach the age of 19. The law allows all adult adoptees whose original birth certificate and court records were placed in a "sealed file" to obtain a copy of the birth certificate and any other documents held in the file. | As of August 1, 2000, original birth information became available to adoptees once they reach the age of 19. The law allows all adult adoptees whose original birth certificate and court records were placed in a "sealed file" to obtain a copy of the birth certificate and any other documents held in the file. | ||
The birth parent may indicate a preference for 1) unrestricted contact, 2) contact through an intermediary, or 3) no contact. If the birth parent chooses no contact, an Updated Medical History form must be completed and placed in the file. The [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1558 Alabama Department of Public Health] has detailed information on obtaining copies of these sealed [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1563 birth records]. | The birth parent may indicate a preference for 1) unrestricted contact, 2) contact through an intermediary, or 3) no contact. If the birth parent chooses no contact, an Updated Medical History form must be completed and placed in the file. The [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1558 Alabama Department of Public Health] has detailed information on obtaining copies of these sealed [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1563 birth records]. | ||
= Marriage Records = | = Marriage Records = | ||
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''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=555935 Alabama Marriages Early to 1825:] A Research Tool.'' Bountiful, Utah: Precision Indexing, 1991. Over 6,000 marriages are listed alphabetically with the name of the couple and their date and county of marriage. | ''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=555935 Alabama Marriages Early to 1825:] A Research Tool.'' Bountiful, Utah: Precision Indexing, 1991. Over 6,000 marriages are listed alphabetically with the name of the couple and their date and county of marriage. | ||
Early marriage records are included in the Gandrud and Jones Alabama Records Collection titled ''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1760&disp=Marriage%2C+death+and+legal+notices+from%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Marriage, death and legal notices from early Alabama newspapers, 1819-1893]'' | Early marriage records are included in the Gandrud and Jones Alabama Records Collection titled ''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1760&disp=Marriage%2C+death+and+legal+notices+from%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Marriage, death and legal notices from early Alabama newspapers, 1819-1893]'' | ||
The Family History Library has films of the statewide [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=639205 ''Marriage Certificates for 1936–1992; and an Index for 1936–1959''.] | The Family History Library has films of the statewide [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=639205 ''Marriage Certificates for 1936–1992; and an Index for 1936–1959''.] | ||
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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 = | = Divorce 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.<br> | 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.<br> | ||
The county death records specify name, age, gender, race, date, place, and cause of death. TIME PERIOD? | The county death records specify name, age, gender, race, date, place, and cause of death. TIME PERIOD? | ||
[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] | ||
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[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] | ||
[http://www.deathindexes.com/alabama/index.html http://www.deathindexes.com/alabama/index.html] | [http://www.deathindexes.com/alabama/index.html http://www.deathindexes.com/alabama/index.html] | ||
= Lost / Missing Records = | = Lost / Missing Records = | ||
Nearly half of the counties in Alabama have had burned courthouses. A number of them have burned several times. Ten Alabama counties have had significant record loss by fire. However, not all records were lost. (Name the 10 counties)<br>[http://myalabamagenealogy.com/index.htm#facts2 Alabama Burned Counties] | Nearly half of the counties in Alabama have had burned courthouses. A number of them have burned several times. Ten Alabama counties have had significant record loss by fire. However, not all records were lost. (Name the 10 counties)<br>[http://myalabamagenealogy.com/index.htm#facts2 Alabama Burned Counties] | ||
Known record loss for Alabama counties. (create chart) | Known record loss for Alabama counties. (create chart) | ||
Butler county courthouse burned April 1853 | Butler county courthouse burned April 1853 | ||
Calhoun rec loss 1861; 1865, &nbsp; | Calhoun rec loss 1861; 1865, &nbsp; | ||
Cherokee records burned in 1882, | Cherokee records burned in 1882, | ||
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Conecuh rec loss 1868,1875,1885,1895, | Conecuh rec loss 1868,1875,1885,1895, | ||
Coosa rec loss 1900, | Coosa rec loss 1900, | ||
Covington rec burned 1895, | Covington rec burned 1895, | ||
Dale rec los 1895, | Dale rec los 1895, | ||
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Escambia rec loss 1868, | Escambia rec loss 1868, | ||
Fayette rec loss 1866; 1916, | Fayette rec loss 1866; 1916, | ||
Franklin rec burned 1890, | Franklin rec burned 1890, | ||
Geneva rec loss 1898, | Geneva rec loss 1898, | ||
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Marion rec burned 1883, 1887, | Marion rec burned 1883, 1887, | ||
Mobile rec loss 1823,1840,1872, | Mobile rec loss 1823,1840,1872, | ||
Monroe burned prior to 1833, rec loss 1832, | Monroe burned prior to 1833, rec loss 1832, | ||
Pickens rec loss 1864, 1876, | Pickens rec loss 1864, 1876, | ||
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Randolph rec loss 1896, | Randolph rec loss 1896, | ||
Sumpter rec loss 1901, | Sumpter rec loss 1901, | ||
Walker rec burned 1865,1877, 1886, 1932) | Walker rec burned 1865,1877, 1886, 1932) | ||
= Tips = | = Tips = | ||
*The information given on a birth or death certificate is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to determine the accuracy of the record | *The information given on a birth or death certificate is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to determine the accuracy of the record | ||
*If you are unable to locate a vital records recorded by civil governments; search for a church records of christening, marriage, death or burial. A Family Bible may have been used to record family births, marriages and deaths. | *If you are unable to locate a vital records recorded by civil governments; search for a church records of christening, marriage, death or burial. A Family Bible may have been used to record family births, 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. | ||
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*[[Alabama Military Records|Military Records:]] pension, elistment | *[[Alabama Military Records|Military Records:]] pension, elistment | ||
<br>'''Vital Records are listed in the "Place Search" of the Family History Library Catalog. Search "Alabama" for state level records, and search the name of the county for vital records kept at the county level.''' | <br>'''Vital Records are listed in the "Place Search" of the Family History Library Catalog. Search "Alabama" for state level records, and search the name of the county for vital records kept at the county level.''' | ||
= Archives, Libraries & Societies = | = Archives, Libraries & Societies = | ||
[http://www.archives.state.al.us/referenc/societies.pdf County Historical and Genealogical Societies] of Alabama may be a rich resource for additional records and information. | [http://www.archives.state.al.us/referenc/societies.pdf County Historical and Genealogical Societies] of Alabama may be a rich resource for additional records and information. | ||
[[Category:Alabama]] | [[Category:Alabama]] | ||