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== Record Finder Table for Alabama ==
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 ==
This Record Finder table links to the Alabama topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
 
===Vital Events ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | '''1. If you need:'''
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| align="left" | '''2. Look first in:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| align="left" | '''3. Then search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Adoptions
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | Court Records, Vital Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Probate Records, Census, Obituaries
*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[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" | Age
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| align="left" | Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Vital Records, Military Records, Bible Records
*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[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" | Birth date
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| align="left" | Vital Records, Obituaries, Cemeteries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Church Records, Bible Records, Military Records
*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
|-
*[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Birthplace
*[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records, Obituaries
*[[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| align="left" | Census, Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship
*[[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers]]
|-
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Boundaries and origins
*[[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]]
| align="left" | Maps, Gazetteers
*[[Alabama Bible Records|Bible Records]]
| align="left" | History
*[[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-  
| align="left" | Children
|}
| align="left" | Census, Probate Records, Obituaries
 
| align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
|-
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
| align="left" | City or parish of foreign birth
| align="left" | Vital Records, Obituaries, Biography
| align="left" | History, Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records
|-
| align="left" | Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | Census, Naturalization and Citizenship, Vital Records
| align="left" | Biography, Minorities, Obituaries
|-
| align="left" | Death information
| align="left" | Vital Records, Cemeteries, Obituaries
| align="left" | Probate Records, Church Records, Bible Records
|-
| align="left" | Divorce
| align="left" | Divorce Records, Vital Records, Court Records
| align="left" | Newspapers, Census
|-
| align="left" | Emigration information
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census
| align="left" | Biography, History, Obituaries
|-
|-
| align="left" | Ethnic background
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Native Races, Minorities, Emigration and Immigration
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Census, Obituaries, Naturalization and Citizenship
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | History, Periodicals, Gazetteers
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Maps, Church Records
*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital 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" | Immigration date
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Obituaries, Biography, History
*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[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
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Obituaries, Probate Records, Directories
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Court Records
*[[Alabama Directories|Directories]]
*[[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 ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Probate Records, Military Records, Obituaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage information
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | Vital Records, Bible Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Obituaries, Probate Records, Military Records
*[[Alabama Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[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" | Migration information
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Census, Biography
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | History, Land and Property, Maps
*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[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 ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Naturalization
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Court Records
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Voting Registers, Biography, Periodicals
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupations
| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | Census, Directories, Obituaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Land and Property, Biography, History, Probate Records
*[[Alabama Census|Census]]
|-
*[[Alabama Land and Property|Land and Property]]
| align="left" | Other family members
*[[Alabama Vital Records|Vital Records]]
| align="left" | Census, Obituaries, Probate Records
*[[Alabama Directories|Directories]]
| align="left" | Vital Records, Church Records
*[[Alabama Taxation|Taxation]]
|-
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Parents
*[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| align="left" | Vital Records, Obituaries, Census
*[[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]]
| align="left" | Church Records, Biography
*[[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
*[[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
| align="left" | Physical description
*[[Alabama Societies|Societies]]
| align="left" | Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration
|}
| align="left" | Biography, History
 
|-
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
| align="left" | Maps, Gazetteers, History
| align="left" | Periodicals, Archives and Libraries
|-
|-
| align="left" | Places of residence
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Census, Military Records, Obituaries, Vital Records, Church Records
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | Land and Property, Taxation, Voting Registers
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place of residence when you know only the state
| align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity
| align="left" | Census, Vital Records, Military Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Land and Property, Obituaries, History
*[[Alabama Census|Census]]
*[[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" | Previous research
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | Genealogy, Biography, Periodicals
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Societies, History, Archives and Libraries
*[[Alabama Census|Census]]
*[[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" | Record-finding aids
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | Archives and Libraries, Periodicals
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Societies, Genealogy, For Further Reading
*[[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Alabama Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | Social activities
| align="left" | Church Records, Vital Records, Obituaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Biography, History, Cemeteries
*[[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
*[[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" | Social activities
| align="left" | Physical description
| align="left" | Societies, Obituaries, Biography
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Newspapers, History, Cemeteries
*[[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[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]]
|-
|}
|}


=== Adoption ===
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]].
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Latest revision as of 14:33, 14 June 2022

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Record Finder Table for Alabama

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

This Record Finder table links to the Alabama topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
City or Country of foreign birth

Residences and Locations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nationality or ethnicity
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description

Adoption

For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: United States Adoption Research.

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