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Government records, known as civil registration, were kept in Alabama beginning in XXXX. They provide full dates and places. They are sometimes indexed, and can be searched by child or parent names. They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. Coverage in the earlier years can be incomplete however. <br> | Government records, known as civil registration, were kept in Alabama beginning in XXXX. They provide full dates and places. They are sometimes indexed, and can be searched by child or parent names. They are especially useful because they name other family members, For example, marriage records name the parents of the bride and groom. Death records are especially helpful because they name parents, who lived years earlier, even before other records were kept. Coverage in the earlier years can be incomplete however. <br> | ||
<span style="color: black">'''''Births'''''</span> | |||
*'''1881-1930''': {{RecordSearch|1661470|Alabama Births and Christenings}} at FamilySearch; index only | |||
*'''1881-1930''': {{RecordSearch|3335352|Alabama, County Birth Registers}} at FamilySearch; index only | |||
<span style="color: black">'''''Marriages'''''</span> | |||
*'''1784-1920''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1898&path= Alabama Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records] at Ancestry; index and Images ($) | |||
*'''1800-1969''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7838 Alabama Marriage Index] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
*'''1802-1825''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2080 Alabama Compiled Marriages] at Ancestry ($) | |||
*'''1805-1967''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61365 Alabama County Marriage Records] at Ancestry; index & images ($) | |||
*'''1809-1950''': {{RecordSearch|1743384|Alabama County Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index and images | |||
*'''1809-1920''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192 Alabama Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties] at Ancestry ($) | |||
*'''1814-1935''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60922 Alabama Marriage Indexes] at Ancestry; index & images ($) | |||
*'''1816-1957''': {{RecordSearch|1674672|Alabama Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index only; ''Also at: [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1569/alabama-deaths-1908-1974 American Ancestors] ($)'' | |||
*'''1816-1942''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60000 Alabama Select Marriage Indexes] at Ancestry ($) | |||
*'''1818-1936''': {{RecordSearch|2534485|Alabama County Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index and images | |||
<span style="color: black">'''''Deaths '''''</span> | |||
*'''1784-1920''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1898&path= Alabama Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records] at Ancestry; index and Images ($) | |||
*'''1843-1951''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1710 Alabama Death Record of State Convicts] at Ancestry ($) | |||
*'''1881-1952''': {{RecordSearch|1674670|Alabama Deaths and Burials}} at FamilySearch; index only | |||
*'''1881-1974''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2543 Alabama Deaths and Burials Index] at Ancestry; index ($) | |||
*'''1908-1974''': {{RecordSearch|1307888|Alabama Deaths}} at FamilySearch; index only; ''Also at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1569/alabama-deaths-1908-1974 American Ancestors]'' ($) | |||
*'''1908-1959''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188 Alabama Death Index] at Ancestry; index only ($) | |||
*'''1936-2007''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 US Social Security Applications and Claims Index] at Ancestry; incomplete index ($) | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1202535|US Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch; index | |||
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For more information on birth, marriage, and death records in Alabama, see [[How to Find Alabama Birth Records]], [[How to Find Alabama Marriage Records]], and [[How to Find Alabama Death Records]]. | For more information on birth, marriage, and death records in Alabama, see [[How to Find Alabama Birth Records]], [[How to Find Alabama Marriage Records]], and [[How to Find Alabama Death Records]]. | ||