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'''January 1908 - Present''' | '''January 1908 - Present''' | ||
The Alabama Center for Health Statistics began filing death certificates in January of 1908 for persons who died in Alabama. Death certificates were usually filled out by a mortician or medical professional. They filled in the information concerning the death and then obtained personal information on the deceased from an informant, usually a relative. Then, they sent the information to the county, who sent a copy to the state. <br>Death record information may include: | The Alabama Center for Health Statistics began filing death certificates in January of 1908 for persons who died in Alabama. Death certificates were usually filled out by a mortician or medical professional. They filled in the information concerning the death and then obtained personal information on the deceased from an informant, usually a relative. Then, they sent the information to the county, who sent a copy to the state. <br>Death record information may include: | ||
*Date of death | *Date of death | ||
*Date of burial | *Date of burial | ||
*Birth date of the deceased | *Birth date of the deceased | ||
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*Country or state and sometimes the town and county of birth for the parents | *Country or state and sometimes the town and county of birth for the parents | ||
*Name of the deceased, | *Name of the deceased, | ||
*Married name of spouse | *Married name of spouse | ||
*Names of parents, often with maiden surname of the mother | *Names of parents, often with maiden surname of the mother | ||
*Name of the informant, who is often a child or other family member | *Name of the informant, who is often a child or other family member | ||
*Age of the deceased usually in years, months, and days | *Age of the deceased usually in years, months, and days | ||
*Sex of the deceased | *Sex of the deceased | ||
*Residence or address of the deceased, often including length of residence | *Residence or address of the deceased, often including length of residence and if foreign-born | ||
*Whether the deceased was single, married, widowed, or divorced at the time of death | *Whether the deceased was single, married, widowed, or divorced at the time of death | ||
*Occupation of the deceased | *Occupation of the deceased | ||
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Alabama. Department of Health (Montgomery, Alabama). ''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=683729 Deaths, 1908–1972; Index to Deaths, 1908–1969]''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993.<br> | Alabama. Department of Health (Montgomery, Alabama). ''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=683729 Deaths, 1908–1972; Index to Deaths, 1908–1969]''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993.<br> | ||
The county death records specify name, age, gender, race, date, place, and cause of death. TIME PERIOD? | The county death records specify name, age, gender, race, date, place, and cause of death. TIME PERIOD? | ||
[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] | ||