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== Record Finder Table for Alabama ==
This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.  
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


== List of Topics ==
#In column 1 find the category closest to your research goal.
This Record Finder table links to the Alabama topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
#In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
#In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
#Look in the section of these Wiki pages that corresponds to the record type you chose. It explains what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find the records in the ''Place Search'' of the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]]. Some records are not at the library.


===Vital Events ===
'''Note: '''Records of previous research—genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies—are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful.
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| '''1. If you need:'''
| '''2. Look first in:'''
| '''3. Then search:'''
|-
| Adoptions
| Court Records, Vital Records
| Probate Records, Census, Obituaries
|-
| Age
| Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries
| Vital Records, Military Records, Bible Records
|-
| Birth date
| Vital Records, Obituaries, Cemeteries
| Church Records, Bible Records, Military Records
|-
| Birthplace
| Vital Records, Church Records, Obituaries
| Census, Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship
|-
| Boundaries and origins
| Maps, Gazetteers
| History
|-
| Children
| Census, Probate Records, Obituaries
| Vital Records, Church Records
|-
| City or parish of foreign birth
| Vital Records, Obituaries, Biography
| History, Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records
|-
| Country of foreign birth
| Census, Naturalization and Citizenship, Vital Records
| Biography, Minorities, Obituaries
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Death information
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Vital Records, Cemeteries, Obituaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| Probate Records, Church Records, Bible Records
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Divorce
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Divorce Records, Vital Records, Court Records  
*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| Newspapers, Census
*[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alabama Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Alabama Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| Emigration information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census
*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| Biography, History, Obituaries
*[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alabama Census|Census]]
*[[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alabama Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Alabama Land and Property|Land and Property]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Ethnic background
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| Native Races, Minorities, Emigration and Immigration
*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| Census, Obituaries, Naturalization and Citizenship
*[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
*[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| Historical background
*[[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| History, Periodicals, Gazetteers
*[[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| Maps, Church Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
|-
*[[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]]
| Immigration date
*[[Alabama Bible Records|Bible Records]]
| Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census
*[[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]]
| Obituaries, Biography, History
|-
|-
|}
| Living relatives
 
| Obituaries, Probate Records, Directories
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
| Court Records
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Maiden name
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Vital Records, Church Records  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| Probate Records, Military Records, Obituaries
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Vital Records, Bible Records  
*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| Obituaries, Probate Records, Military Records
*[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Alabama Bible Records|Bible Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Migration information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Emigration and Immigration, Census, Biography
*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| History, Land and Property, Maps
*[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alabama Census|Census]]
*[[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alabama Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Alabama Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Naturalization
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Court Records  
*[[Alabama Directories|Directories]]
| Voting Registers, Biography, Periodicals
*[[Alabama Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alabama Census|Census]]
*[[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
*[[Alabama Societies|Societies]]
*[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Occupations
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Census, Directories, Obituaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| Land and Property, Biography, History, Probate Records
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Census, Obituaries, Probate Records
*[[Alabama Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| Vital Records, Church Records
*[[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Alabama Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alabama Census|Census]]
*[[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| Parents
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Vital Records, Obituaries, Census
*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| Church Records, Biography
*[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alabama Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Alabama Census|Census]]
*[[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
*[[Alabama Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
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|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Physical description
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| Biography, History
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Maps, Gazetteers, History
*[[Alabama Census|Census]]
| Periodicals, Archives and Libraries
*[[Alabama Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Alabama Directories|Directories]]
*[[Alabama Taxation|Taxation]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
*[[Alabama Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Places of residence
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Census, Military Records, Obituaries, Vital Records, Church Records  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| Land and Property, Taxation, Voting Registers
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity
| Place of residence when you know only the state
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Census, Vital Records, Military Records  
*[[Alabama Census|Census]]
| Land and Property, Obituaries, History
*[[African American Record Finder]]
*[[African American Resources for Alabama|African Americans]]
*[[Indigenous Peoples of Alabama|Indigenous Peoples]]
*[[Alabama Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
*[[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alabama Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Alabama Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Alabama Societies|Societies]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| Previous research
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Genealogy, Biography, Periodicals
*[[Alabama Census|Census]]
| Societies, History, Archives and Libraries
*[[Alabama Directories|Directories]]
*[[Alabama Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Alabama Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Archives and Libraries, Periodicals
*[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
| Societies, Genealogy, For Further Reading
*[[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alabama Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Records, Vital Records, Obituaries
*[[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
| Biography, History, Cemeteries
*[[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Alabama Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Alabama Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Alabama Directories|Directories]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Societies, Obituaries, Biography  
*[[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]]
| Newspapers, History, Cemeteries
*[[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Alabama Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|}
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=== Adoption ===
[[Category:Alabama|Record]]
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]].
[[Category:Record Finder]]
 
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[[Category:Alabama Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Revision as of 15:38, 20 September 2010

United States  Gotoarrow-kelly.png  Alabama  Gotoarrow-kelly.png  Record Selection Table

This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.

  1. In column 1 find the category closest to your research goal.
  2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
  3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
  4. Look in the section of these Wiki pages that corresponds to the record type you chose. It explains what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find the records in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog. Some records are not at the library.

Note: Records of previous research—genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies—are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.

1. If you need: 2. Look first in: 3. Then search:
Adoptions Court Records, Vital Records Probate Records, Census, Obituaries
Age Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries Vital Records, Military Records, Bible Records
Birth date Vital Records, Obituaries, Cemeteries Church Records, Bible Records, Military Records
Birthplace Vital Records, Church Records, Obituaries Census, Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship
Boundaries and origins Maps, Gazetteers History
Children Census, Probate Records, Obituaries Vital Records, Church Records
City or parish of foreign birth Vital Records, Obituaries, Biography History, Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records
Country of foreign birth Census, Naturalization and Citizenship, Vital Records Biography, Minorities, Obituaries
Death information Vital Records, Cemeteries, Obituaries Probate Records, Church Records, Bible Records
Divorce Divorce Records, Vital Records, Court Records Newspapers, Census
Emigration information Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census Biography, History, Obituaries
Ethnic background Native Races, Minorities, Emigration and Immigration Census, Obituaries, Naturalization and Citizenship
Historical background History, Periodicals, Gazetteers Maps, Church Records
Immigration date Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census Obituaries, Biography, History
Living relatives Obituaries, Probate Records, Directories Court Records
Maiden name Vital Records, Church Records Probate Records, Military Records, Obituaries
Marriage information Vital Records, Bible Records Obituaries, Probate Records, Military Records
Migration information Emigration and Immigration, Census, Biography History, Land and Property, Maps
Naturalization Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Court Records Voting Registers, Biography, Periodicals
Occupations Census, Directories, Obituaries Land and Property, Biography, History, Probate Records
Other family members Census, Obituaries, Probate Records Vital Records, Church Records
Parents Vital Records, Obituaries, Census Church Records, Biography
Physical description Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration Biography, History
Place-finding aids Maps, Gazetteers, History Periodicals, Archives and Libraries
Places of residence Census, Military Records, Obituaries, Vital Records, Church Records Land and Property, Taxation, Voting Registers
Place of residence when you know only the state Census, Vital Records, Military Records Land and Property, Obituaries, History
Previous research Genealogy, Biography, Periodicals Societies, History, Archives and Libraries
Record-finding aids Archives and Libraries, Periodicals Societies, Genealogy, For Further Reading
Religion Church Records, Vital Records, Obituaries Biography, History, Cemeteries
Social activities Societies, Obituaries, Biography Newspapers, History, Cemeteries
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