GuidedResearch:Alabama

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Birth

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Currently, there is no statewide birth collection that covers a majority of the births recorded in Alabama. Please see the What else you can try - Alabama Births page for substitute records that may provide birth information.

Marriage

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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?

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• 1800s-1950s: Alabama Marriage Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950
Alabama County Marriages, 1818-1936
Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957

If the marriage record was not found, try this next:

• 1733-2013: United States Marriages, Alabama at Findmypast ($)

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Death

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Death - Where can I find death records?

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• 1800s-2000s: Alabama Death Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952
Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974
Alabama, Mobile Magnolia Cemetery Interment Cards, 1836-1995
United States Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index

If the death record was not found, try this next:

• 1908-1959: Alabama, Death Index at Ancestry ($)

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• Why the record may not exist

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