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= Introduction to Vital Records = | = Introduction to Vital Records = | ||
To learn more about vital records: [[Portal-United States Vital records|United States Vital Records]] | Vital Records include, birth, marriage, divorce, and death records. A copy of of an original record or extract may be obtained by contacting or visiting state offices of vital records or the appropriate clerk's office in a town or county courthouse.To learn more about vital records: [[Portal-United States Vital records|United States Vital Records]] | ||
Locating: [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] | Locating: [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] | ||
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[http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2080 Alabama Marriages to 1825] | [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2080 Alabama Marriages to 1825] | ||
[http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920] | [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920] | ||
= Important Dates = | = Important Dates = | ||
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Pre 1881 Vital Records | Pre 1881 Vital Records | ||
1702 Settlement of Alabama began (obtain and link to map showing settlement patterns) | 1702 Settlement of Alabama began (obtain and link to map showing settlement patterns) | ||
1795-1810;Alabama was;part of Mississippi (obtain and link a map) | 1795-1810;Alabama was;part of Mississippi (obtain and link a map) | ||
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'''Alabama Statewide Death Certificate''': A free internet index and images to the Alabama Statewide Death Certificates can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search website. For a description of the collection see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama_Statewide_Death_Certificates Alabama Statewide Death Certificates] | '''Alabama Statewide Death Certificate''': A free internet index and images to the Alabama Statewide Death Certificates can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search website. For a description of the collection see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama_Statewide_Death_Certificates Alabama Statewide Death Certificates] | ||
[http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188 Alabama Death, 1908-1959] | [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188 Alabama Death, 1908-1959] | ||
= Finding aids = | = Finding aids = | ||
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''Marriage Records [Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina].'' Orem, Utah: Automated Archives, 1994. (FHL compact disc Series 9 number 3.) The dates of the records for each county vary. The earliest records begin in 1807 and the latest extend to 1902. | ''Marriage Records [Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina].'' Orem, Utah: Automated Archives, 1994. (FHL compact disc Series 9 number 3.) The dates of the records for each county vary. The earliest records begin in 1807 and the latest extend to 1902. | ||
Early '''(time coverage????)'''marriage records are also included in the Gandrud and Jones Alabama Records Collection (see the "[[Alabama Genealogy|Genealogy]]" section of this outline). | Early '''(time coverage????)'''marriage records are also included in the Gandrud and Jones Alabama Records Collection (see the "[[Alabama Genealogy|Genealogy]]" section of this outline). | ||
= Record Content = | = Record Content = | ||
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'''Death records:''' date;and place of death, name of deceased, '''may include''': name of spouse, birth date and place,name of parents,occupation, cause of death, burial place, church affiliation | '''Death records:''' date;and place of death, name of deceased, '''may include''': name of spouse, birth date and place,name of parents,occupation, cause of death, burial place, church affiliation | ||
'''Marriage records:''' name of bride and groom, date and place of marriage '''may include:''' witnesses, parents names, name of officiator | '''Marriage records:''' name of bride and groom, date and place of marriage '''may include:''' witnesses, parents names, name of officiator | ||
= Record Reliability = | = Record Reliability = | ||
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[[Alabama Census|Alabama Census]] | [[Alabama Census|Alabama Census]] | ||
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MOVE chart to census | MOVE chart to census | ||
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[[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers:]] obituary, announcemnets, | [[Alabama Newspapers|Newspapers:]] obituary, announcemnets, | ||
[[Alabama Military Records|Military Records:]] pension, elistment | [[Alabama Military Records|Military Records:]] pension, elistment | ||
=== Divorce Records === | === Divorce Records === | ||
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Privacy laws restrict access to the records of living individuals, the individual must apply for their records, parents may be permitted to obtain a records for a child. | Privacy laws restrict access to the records of living individuals, the individual must apply for their records, parents may be permitted to obtain a records for a child. | ||
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'''Vital records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:''' | '''Vital records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:''' | ||
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[[Category:Alabama]] | [[Category:Alabama]] | ||