Alabama Vital Records: Difference between revisions

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== Alabama Birth, Marriage, & Death Records Online  ==

*[http://www.fhlfavorites.info/Links/USA_States/States_Frames/Alabama/Alabama_Frame.htm Alabama Links] from the Family History Library Online [http://www.fhlfavorites.info/ Favorite Links] for the World - Free  

Vital Records include birth, adoption, marriage, divorce, and death records in register, certificate, and document format. Check [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] for more information and additional insights on researching and using vital records. A copy (or an extract) of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/alabama.htm Alabama Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=AL_BMDT3_Statewide_Indexes.ASP#Step Alabama Statewide indexes and collections] at the Family History Library.  

== Birth Records  ==

The [http://www.alabama.gov/portal/secondary.jsp?page=AboutAlabama_Genealogy State of Alabama] did not require birth registration at the state level until 1908. The recording of vital records gradually increased with time and was generally complied with by 1927. Most of the early birth '''registers''' and '''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 was more common to find the child's name in the record. Some sources for online indexes are at [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama%2C_United_States_-_Online_Vital_Records Alabama Vital Records Online].  [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1559 Alabama Vital Records State Department of Health] has instructions for ordering copies of birth certificates.  

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=== Adoption Records  ===

Early marriage licenses and bonds were registered in the Orphans Court in the County of the bride's residence. In 1844 the Orphans Court was renamed the '''Probate Court'''. From 1888 on, bonds were only required if the groom was under the age of 21 or the bride was under the age of 18.  

'''1936 - Present'''  

[http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2080 Alabama Marriages to 1825]    

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=== Divorce Records  ===

'''Early - 1950'''   

<br>'''1950 - Present'''&nbsp;  

The [http://www.adph.org/vitalrecords/ Alabama Center for Health Statistics] began filing death certificates in January of&nbsp;1908 for persons who died in Alabama. Death Certificates contain&nbsp;personal information on the deceased from an informant, usually a relative. The information was&nbsp;sent to the county, who sent a copy to the state. <br>Death record information may include:  

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*Name and location of the cemetery where buried  

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.  

== '''Substitute Records'''  ==

== Lost / Missing Records  ==

== Tips  ==

*[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

SOURCES:&nbsp;  

"Vital Records - Home." Alabama Center for Health Statistics Vital Records. Alabama Department of Public Health, 2009. Web. 04 Aug. 2009. &lt;http://www.adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1558&gt;.  

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== References  ==

[[Category:Alabama]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]]