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==Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.== | ==Step 1. Find descendants in every possible census record, 1850-1950, online.== | ||
Census records, widely indexed, are a fast way to identify members of families, their approximate year of birth, and the state where they were born. That information hints where to look for birth, marriage, and death records for more detailed information. One disadvantage is they are 10 years apart. Children born and dying within that 10-year span can be overlooked. | Census records, widely indexed, are a fast way to identify members of families, their approximate year of birth, and the state where they were born. That information hints where to look for birth, marriage, and death records for more detailed information. One disadvantage is they are 10 years apart. Children born and dying within that 10-year span can be overlooked. | ||
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==Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.== | ==Step 2: Find birth, marriage, and death records online.== | ||
Government records, known as civil registration, were kept in Alabama beginning in | Government records, known as civil registration, were kept in Alabama beginning in 1908. 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> | <span style="color: black">'''''Births'''''</span> | ||
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==Step 3:'''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.== | ==Step 3:'''Try to find additional details about descendants in obituaries and cemetery records online.== | ||
These records can be especially useful for details about births and deaths that took place before | These records can be especially useful for details about births and deaths that took place before 1908. Frequently, family members are buried near each other. FindAGrave, often lists details, not even listed on the tombstone, but added to the website by family members or researchers.<br> | ||
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<p style="font-size:16px">[[Alabama Obituaries|'''Obituaries''']]</p> | |||
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/alabama/index.html Online Alabama Death Records, Indexes, Obituaries] | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2311973|Currentobituary.com index, 2001-2014}} at FamilySearch; Index/images — [[Currentobituary.com index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | |||
*[http://www.obitsarchive.com/oa-search/we/Archives/?p_action=keyword&p_product=OBAR&p_theme=obar&d_sources=location&d_place=Alabama ObitsArchive.com - Alabama] ($) | |||
*[http://obituarieshelp.org/alabama_newspaper_obituaries.html ObituariesHelp.org - Alabama Newspaper Obituaries Listings] | |||
*[http://www.obitlinkspage.com/obit/al.htm The Obituary Link Page - Alabama Obituary Links] | |||
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/AL/Newspapers-and-Obituaries.htm Alabama Obituaries] | |||
*{{RecordSearch|2333694|United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014}} at FamilySearch; index and images — [[United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] <br><br> | |||
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<p style="font-size:16px">[[Alabama Cemeteries|'''Cemetery Records''']]</p> | |||
*'''1933-1990''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60427 US Tennessee Valley Cemetery Relocation Files] at Ancestry ($) | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26317 Alabama cemetery records] at Ancestry ($) | |||
*[http://www.interment.net/us/al/index.htm Alabama Cemetery Records] at Interment.net | |||
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs& Cemetery Records] at Findagrave.com | |||
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#country=United+States&state=Alabama&county=&search_text=&action=search_cemetery BillionGraves Cemetery Records] at BillionGraves | |||
==Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants.== | ==Step 4: Explore Historical Images for additional online records about descendants.== | ||