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Starting in January of 1908, Alabama State Law required the registration of all deaths occuring within the state of Alabama. Copies of death certificates were filed with the [http://www.adph.org/vitalrecords/ Alabama Center for Health Statistics]. Information found on a death certificate is reported by an informant (usually a relative) and may or may not be accurate. To obtain copies of original&nbsp;death records, contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1560 Alabama Department of Public Health]. <br>  
Starting in January of 1908, Alabama State Law required the registration of all deaths occuring within the state of Alabama. Copies of death certificates were filed with the [http://www.adph.org/vitalrecords/ Alabama Center for Health Statistics]. Information found on a death certificate is reported by an informant (usually a relative) and may or may not be accurate. To obtain copies of original&nbsp;death records, contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1560 Alabama Department of Public Health]. <br>  


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{| width="550" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
|+ '''Information&nbsp;in Alabama Death Records'''  
|+ '''Information&nbsp;in Alabama Death Records'''  
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="50" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Types of Information'''  
| height="50" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Types of Information'''  
| bgcolor="#99ccff" valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''1881 - 1908'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1881 - 1908'''  
| bgcolor="#99ccff" valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''1908 - present'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1908 - present'''
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Name of Deceased'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Name of Deceased'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Date and Place of Death'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date and Place of Death'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Date and Place of Birth'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date and Place of Birth'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | '''<br>'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Age at Death'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Age at Death'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | &nbsp;x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;x  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Marital Status/Name of Spouse'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Marital Status/Name of Spouse'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | '''<br>'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Parents' Names'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Parents' Names'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | '''<br>'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Name of Informant'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Name of Informant'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | '''<br>'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Occupation and Education of Deceased'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Occupation and Education of Deceased'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | '''<br>'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Whether Deceased was a Veteran'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Whether Deceased was a Veteran'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | <br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Deceased's Social Security Number'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Deceased's Social Security Number'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | <br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Cause of Death'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Cause of Death'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | '''<br>'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Date and Place of Burial'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date and Place of Burial'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | '''<br>'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Funeral Home'''  
| height="25" width="52%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Funeral Home'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | '''<br>'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | '''<br>'''  
| valign="middle" width="16%" align="center" | x&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
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*For indexes and other available online records, see [[Alabama Vital Records Online|Alabama Vital Records Online]].  
*For indexes and other available online records, see [[Alabama Vital Records Online|Alabama Vital Records Online]].  
*Alabama. Department of Health. ''Death Records&nbsp;from 1908 to 1974&nbsp;and Death Indexes from 1908 to 1959''.&nbsp;Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993-2000. (Starting {{FHL|683729|title-id|disp=FHL Film 1,909,110}}; also available on FamilySearch [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1307888;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable Record Search]; see also [[Alabama Statewide Death Certificates (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Alabama Statewide Death Certificates]] for information about the database.)<br>
*Alabama. Department of Health. ''Death Records&nbsp;from 1908 to 1974&nbsp;and Death Indexes from 1908 to 1959''.&nbsp;Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993-2000. (Starting {{FHL|683729|title-id|disp=FHL Film 1,909,110}}; also available at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]; see also [[Alabama Statewide Death Certificates (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Alabama Statewide Death Certificates]] for information about the database.)<br>


== Minorities  ==
== Minorities  ==
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