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 '''1799 - March 3, 1817 Mississippi Territory'''
-In 1799, a law passed in the Mississippi Territory (including present day Alabama) required marriage licenses and bonds to be registered at the Orphans Court in the county of the bride's residence. To obtain copies of original marriage records, contact the Probate Court in the county where the license was issued.
+In 1799, a law passed in the Mississippi Territory (including present day Alabama) required marriage licenses and bonds to be registered at the Orphans Court in the county of the bride's residence. To obtain copies of original marriage records, contact the Probate Court in the county where the license was issued. Microfilmed copies of county marriage records for most Alabama Counties are also available through the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localityrelated&columns=*%2C0%2C0&subject=356&subject_disp=Alabama Family History Library].
 '''1818 - 1936 Alabama Territory/State'''
-Marriage licenses and bonds were registered in the Orphans Court (renamed the Probate Court in 1850) in the county of the bride's residence. Starting in 1888, bonds were only required if the groom was under the age of 21 or the bride was under the age of 18. To obtain copies of original marriage records, contact the Probate Court in the county where the license was issued or the [http://www.archives.alabama.gov/ Alabama Department of Archives and History].
+Marriage licenses and bonds were registered in the Orphans Court (renamed the Probate Court in 1850) in the county of the bride's residence. Starting in 1888, bonds were only required if the groom was under the age of 21 or the bride was under the age of 18. To obtain copies of original marriage records, contact the Probate Court in the county where the license was issued or the [http://www.archives.alabama.gov/ Alabama Department of Archives and History]. Microfilmed copies of county marriage records for most Alabama Counties are also available through the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localityrelated&columns=*%2C0%2C0&subject=356&subject_disp=Alabama Family History Library].<br>
 '''1936 - Present'''
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 <br>'''Resources for Alabama Marriage Records'''<br>
-*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] has databases with indexes for&nbsp;[http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2080 Alabama Marriages to 1825] and [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920] - $
+*For indexes and other available online records, see [[Alabama Vital Records Online|Alabama Vital Records Online]].
-*For indexes and other records available online, check [[Alabama Vital Records Online|Alabama Vital Records Online]].
+*Alabama. Department of Health. ''Marriage Certificates for 1936–1992; and an Index for 1936–1959''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993. (Starting [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=639205&disp=Marriage+certificates+(Alabama)%3B+i++ FHL Film 1,907,711])<br>
-*There are a number of books with [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama_Statewide_Marriage_Indexes_at_the_FHL Statewide Indexes] for Alabama marriages in the Family History Library collection that may be viewed at the Family History Library or borrowed from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan.
+*''Early Alabama Marriages 1810–1850: Many Continue or End Between 1850 to 1900, a Few Continue Through from 1900–1936''. San Antonio, Texas: Family Adventures, 1991. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24998145&referer=brief_results WorldCat 24998145]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=646192&disp=Early+Alabama+marriages%2C+1810-1850%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL 976.1 V22e])<br>
-*Microfilmed copies of county marriage records for most [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localityrelated&columns=*%2C0%2C0&subject=356&subject_disp=Alabama Alabama Counties] and [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=639205 ''Marriage Certificates for 1936–1992; and an Index for 1936–1959''] can be obtained through your local [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Center] or can be viewed at the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library] in Salt Lake City, Utah.
+*''Early Alabama Marriage Records''. Shreveport, Louisiana&nbsp;: J &amp; W Ent., c1991. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33848720&referer=brief_results WorldCat&nbsp;33848720]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=661197&disp=Early+Alabama+marriage+records%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL&nbsp;976.1 V2e])<br>
+*Dodd, Jordan R., Norman L. Moyes, and Liahona Research, Inc. ''Alabama Marriages Early to 1825: A Research Tool.'' Bountiful, Utah: Precision Indexing, 1991. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24915574&referer=brief_results WorldCat&nbsp;24915574]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=555935&disp=Alabama+marriages+early+to+1825%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL&nbsp;976.1 V2a])<br>
+*Gandrud, Pauline Myra Jones. ''Marriage, Death and Legal Notices from Early Alabama Newspapers, 1819-1893''.&nbsp;Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, c1981. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11372100&referer=brief_results WorldCat 11372100]; [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 FHL 976.1 V2g])<br>
 === Divorce Records  ===
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 '''Early - 1950'''
-Prior to 1950, divorces could be granted by the State Legislature, Circuit Courts, City Courts, and County Chancery Courts. In 1915, the County Chancery Courts were merged with the County Circuit Courts. Divorces finalized by the State Legislature can be found in the published Alabama Senate and [http://www.legislature.state.al.us/misc/history/timeline.html Legislative Journals]. To locate divorce records for this time period, contact the [http://www.acadv.org/courts.html Clerk of Circuit Court] in the county where divorce was granted.
+Prior to 1950, divorces could be granted by the State Legislature, Circuit Courts, City Courts, and County Chancery Courts. In 1915, the County Chancery Courts were merged with the County Circuit Courts. Divorces finalized by the State Legislature can be found in the published Alabama [http://www.legislature.state.al.us/misc/history/timeline.html Legislative Journals]. To locate divorce records for this time period, contact the [http://www.acadv.org/courts.html Clerk of Circuit Court] in the county where divorce was granted.
-'''1950 - Present'''&nbsp;
+'''1950 - Present'''
-In January 1950, Alabama started keeping statewide divorce records. Contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1561 Alabama Department of Public Health] to obtain divorce records for this time period.&nbsp; [[Alabama Vital Records Online|Alabama Vital Records Online]] has an index of divorces from&nbsp;[http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8976&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 1950-1959].
+In January 1950, Alabama started keeping statewide divorce records. Contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1561 Alabama Department of Public Health] to obtain divorce records for this time period. [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8976&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry.com] also has an index for divorces granted between 1950 and 1959.
 == Death Records  ==