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''[[United States|United | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[African American Research|African American Research]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[African_American_Vital_Records|Vital Records]]'' | ||
'''''African American Vital Records for 2009 back to 1900 '''(State, County and church records)'' | '''''African American Vital Records for 2009 back to 1900 '''(State, County and church records)'' | ||
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{{FHL|968863|title-id|disp=African American genealogy, 1850-1880}} : cities, towns, counties, states, deaths, causes of death, place of birth & death<br> | {{FHL|968863|title-id|disp=African American genealogy, 1850-1880}} : cities, towns, counties, states, deaths, causes of death, place of birth & death<br> | ||
System requirements: Win 3.1 & Win 95, Win98. <br>If you are using a computer in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, you may use this database by clicking [[Run:D:/Program Files/VBasic/lock.exe?001340 1| | System requirements: Win 3.1 & Win 95, Win98. <br>If you are using a computer in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, you may use this database by clicking [[Run:D:/Program Files/VBasic/lock.exe?001340 1|here]]. "Birth and death information extracted from federal census records. Records names, ages, causes of death and location of death. Cities , town, counties are shown." - [http://www.gencd.com/ www.gencd.com] | ||
Includes information from the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming. <br> | Includes information from the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming. <br> | ||
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*Approximate year of the event | *Approximate year of the event | ||
To obtain vital record guidance online, go to [http://www.vitalrec.com/ www.vitalrec. | To obtain vital record guidance online, go to [http://www.vitalrec.com/ www.vitalrec.com]. Search for: | ||
*Phone numbers and addresses of state and county archives that keep vital records. | *Phone numbers and addresses of state and county archives that keep vital records. | ||
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*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1414908 Freedman's Bureau Marriages 1815-1869] consist of unbound marriage certificates, marriage licenses, monthly reports of marriages and other proofs of marriages. The records are part of the records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, part of National Archives Record Group 105 and were compiled from 1861 through 1872. Includes records from the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. NARA publication: M1875: Marriage records of the Office of the Commissioner, Washington Headquarters of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1861-1869 and M1913: Records of the field offices for the state of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872 (only marriages). [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Freedmen%E2%80%99s_Bureau_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Learn more.] | *[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1414908 Freedman's Bureau Marriages 1815-1869] consist of unbound marriage certificates, marriage licenses, monthly reports of marriages and other proofs of marriages. The records are part of the records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, part of National Archives Record Group 105 and were compiled from 1861 through 1872. Includes records from the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. NARA publication: M1875: Marriage records of the Office of the Commissioner, Washington Headquarters of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1861-1869 and M1913: Records of the field offices for the state of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872 (only marriages). [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Freedmen%E2%80%99s_Bureau_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) Learn more.] | ||
*[http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1973/fall/freedmens-marriage-registers.html Marriage Registers of | *[http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1973/fall/freedmens-marriage-registers.html Marriage Registers of Freedmen] The records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands in the National Archives include some unusual but valuable items— marriage certificates of recently freed slaves and registers and other records containing information about slave families. | ||
== Death Records == | == Death Records == | ||
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Before searching the SSDI you must know the ancestor's name and an approximate death year (1936 or later). | Before searching the SSDI you must know the ancestor's name and an approximate death year (1936 or later). | ||
The SSDI is online by going to: [http://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Searching the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) in One Step]; or [http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Social Security Death Index (SSDI)]. The SSDI is [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F1856363 | The SSDI is online by going to: [http://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Searching the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) in One Step]; or [http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Social Security Death Index (SSDI)]. The SSDI is [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F1856363 online] and also available at the Family History Library on CD-ROM No. 9 pt. 110 discs 1 and 2. | ||
=== Social Security Applications === | === Social Security Applications === | ||
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The following form is used to order a copy of the Social Security Application. The address of the agency where the request should be mailed is included, along with the cost of the copy. | The following form is used to order a copy of the Social Security Application. The address of the agency where the request should be mailed is included, along with the cost of the copy. | ||
[[Image:Social Security Application Form.jpg|thumb|Social Security Application Form. | [[Image:Social Security Application Form.jpg|thumb|Social Security Application Form.jpg]] | ||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
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=== External Links === | === External Links === | ||
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/taxes.htm Cyndi's List: | *[http://www.cyndislist.com/taxes.htm Cyndi's List: Taxes] | ||
*[http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/genealogy/ Genealogical Research in the Maine State | *[http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/genealogy/ Genealogical Research in the Maine State Archives] | ||
*[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases.html Illinois Statewide Vital | *[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases.html Illinois Statewide Vital Records] | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~minatam/ Native Genealogy, People of the Three | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~minatam/ Native Genealogy, People of the Three Fires] | ||
*[http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/statearc/ Ohio Historical Society State Archives, Online Death Index, 1913-1937] | *[http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/statearc/ Ohio Historical Society State Archives, Online Death Index, 1913-1937] | ||
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/births.htm#States U.S. Vital Records By | *[http://www.cyndislist.com/births.htm#States U.S. Vital Records By State] | ||
*[http://www.webarchaeology.com/html/slavschd.htm Unraveling the 1850 and 1860 Slave | *[http://www.webarchaeology.com/html/slavschd.htm Unraveling the 1850 and 1860 Slave Schedules] | ||
*[http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx Washington Secretary of State, Digital | *[http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx Washington Secretary of State, Digital Archives] | ||
*[http://secure.ewashtenaw.org/ecommerce/vitalrecord/vrHome.do Washtenaw County Clerk/Register's Office. Search and Order | *[http://secure.ewashtenaw.org/ecommerce/vitalrecord/vrHome.do Washtenaw County Clerk/Register's Office. Search and Order Records] | ||
*[http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.aspx West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Vital Research Records Search | *[http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.aspx West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Vital Research Records Search Selection] | ||
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords/ Wisconsin Historical Society, Pre-1907 Vital | *[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords/ Wisconsin Historical Society, Pre-1907 Vital Records] | ||
{{African American|African American}} | {{African American|African American}} | ||
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