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==== [[Alabama, United States - Online Vital Records|Alabama Vital Records Online Links]] ==== | ==== [[Alabama, United States - Online Vital Records|Alabama Vital Records Online Links]] ==== | ||
After locating a person in the [[Alabama, United States - Online Vital Records|Alabama Vital Record Indexes]], original records should always be consulted. Very few digitized images of originals are available online. | After locating a person in the [[Alabama, United States - Online Vital Records|Alabama Vital Record Indexes]], original records should always be consulted. Very few digitized images of originals are available online. | ||
== Introduction to Vital Records == | == Introduction to Vital Records == | ||
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==== African American Research ==== | ==== African American Research ==== | ||
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama_Minorities African-American research] in [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Portal:Alabama Alabama] falls into two periods: pre- and post-Civil War. Post-Civil War research consists of the same record used to research non–African-Americans. [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/African_American_Slavery_and_Bondage Pre-Civil War slavery research] consists of slave importation declarations, plantation records, emancipation records, apprenticeship bonds for freedmen, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama_Census census records], plantation owners’ family records, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama_Church_Records church] records, cemetery records, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama_Military_Records military records], probate and court records. | [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama_Minorities African-American research] in [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Portal:Alabama Alabama] falls into two periods: pre- and post-Civil War. Post-Civil War research consists of the same record used to research non–African-Americans. [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/African_American_Slavery_and_Bondage Pre-Civil War slavery research] consists of slave importation declarations, plantation records, emancipation records, apprenticeship bonds for freedmen, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama_Census census records], plantation owners’ family records, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama_Church_Records church] records, cemetery records, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama_Military_Records military records], probate and court records. | ||
== Birth Records == | == Birth Records == | ||
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'''1908 to Present ''' | '''1908 to Present ''' | ||
The [http://www.alabama.gov/portal/secondary.jsp?page=AboutAlabama_Genealogy State of Alabama] did not require birth registration at the state level until 1908. The recording of vital records gradually increased with time and was generally complied with by 1927. Most of the early birth registers and certificates do not list the name of the child, but may contain the sex, race, place and date of birth, parents, and possibly the physician or midwife attending the birth. By the 1920's, it was more common to find the child's name in the record. Some sources for online indexes is at [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama%2C_United_States_-_Online_Vital_Records Alabama Vital Records Online]. [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1559 Alabama Vital Records State Department of Health] has instructions for ordering copies of birth certificates. | The [http://www.alabama.gov/portal/secondary.jsp?page=AboutAlabama_Genealogy State of Alabama] did not require birth registration at the state level until 1908. The recording of vital records gradually increased with time and was generally complied with by 1927. Most of the early birth registers and certificates do not list the name of the child, but may contain the sex, race, place and date of birth, parents, and possibly the physician or midwife attending the birth. By the 1920's, it was more common to find the child's name in the record. Some sources for online indexes is at [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama%2C_United_States_-_Online_Vital_Records Alabama Vital Records Online]. [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1559 Alabama Vital Records State Department of Health] has instructions for ordering copies of birth certificates. | ||
== Adoption Records == | == Adoption Records == | ||
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Adoption_Research Adoption Research]. After a legal adoption is completed, Alabama law requires the creation of a new birth certificate. The original birth certificate and evidence of adoption are placed in a "sealed file." The new certificate is then substituted for the original birth certificate in the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/ State Department of Vital Statistics] files. | [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Adoption_Research Adoption Research]. After a legal adoption is completed, Alabama law requires the creation of a new birth certificate. The original birth certificate and evidence of adoption are placed in a "sealed file." The new certificate is then substituted for the original birth certificate in the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/ State Department of Vital Statistics] files. | ||
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As of August 1, 2000, original birth records became available to adoptees once they reach the age of 19. The law allows all adult adoptees whose original birth certificate and court records were placed in a "sealed file" to obtain a copy of the birth certificate and any other documents held in the file. | As of August 1, 2000, original birth records became available to adoptees once they reach the age of 19. The law allows all adult adoptees whose original birth certificate and court records were placed in a "sealed file" to obtain a copy of the birth certificate and any other documents held in the file. | ||
The birth parent may indicate a preference for 1) unrestricted contact, 2) contact through an intermediary, or 3) no contact. If the birth parent chooses no contact, an Updated Medical History form must be completed and placed in the file. The [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1558 Alabama Department of Public Health] has detailed information on obtaining copies of these [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1563 sealed birth records]. | The birth parent may indicate a preference for 1) unrestricted contact, 2) contact through an intermediary, or 3) no contact. If the birth parent chooses no contact, an Updated Medical History form must be completed and placed in the file. The [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1558 Alabama Department of Public Health] has detailed information on obtaining copies of these [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1563 sealed birth records]. | ||
== Marriage Records == | == Marriage Records == | ||
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'''1818 - 1936 Alabama Territory/State ''' | '''1818 - 1936 Alabama Territory/State ''' | ||
Early Marriage licenses and bonds were registered in the Orphans Court in the County of the bride's residence. In 1844 the Orphans Court was renamed the Probate Court. From 1888 on, bonds were only required if the groom was under the age of 21 or the bride was under the age of 18. The county marriage records usually began within ten years of the creation of the county. Early marriage records may include the names of the bride and groom, date of marriage, bondsmen, and licensed officiant. Later, marriage records may include ages, occupations, and number of previous marriages for each spouse and the parents' names. The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library] has microfilms of the county marriage records for most [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localityrelated&columns=*%2C0%2C0&subject=356&subject_disp=Alabama Alabama Counties]. These films may be ordered and viewed at a nearby [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Center].<br> | Early Marriage licenses and bonds were registered in the Orphans Court in the County of the bride's residence. In 1844 the Orphans Court was renamed the Probate Court. From 1888 on, bonds were only required if the groom was under the age of 21 or the bride was under the age of 18. The county marriage records usually began within ten years of the creation of the county. Early marriage records may include the names of the bride and groom, date of marriage, bondsmen, and licensed officiant. Later, marriage records may include ages, occupations, and number of previous marriages for each spouse and the parents' names. The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library] has microfilms of the county marriage records for most [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localityrelated&columns=*%2C0%2C0&subject=356&subject_disp=Alabama Alabama Counties]. These films may be ordered and viewed at a nearby [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Center].<br> | ||
'''1936 - Present''' | '''1936 - Present''' | ||
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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]<br> | [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920]<br> | ||
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" | {| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="100%" border="1" | ||
|+ '''Information that may be included in Alabama Marriage Records (by time period)''' | |+ '''Information that may be included in Alabama Marriage Records (by time period)''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="40" | '''Types of Information<br>''' | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" bgcolor="#66cccc" | '''1799 - 1817<br>''' | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" bgcolor="#66cccc" | '''1818 - 1936<br>''' | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" bgcolor="#66cccc" | '''1936 - present<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Name of Bride/Groom<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | <br> | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Date of Marriage<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Location of Marriage<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Age of Bride/Groom<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Occupation of Bride/Groom<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Number of Marriage for Bride/Groom<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Parents' Names<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Name of Presiding Official<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Bondsmen<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
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CREATE links to counties / map showing burned counties | CREATE links to counties / map showing burned counties | ||
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" | {| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="720" align="center" border="1" | ||
|+ '''Lost or Missing Records from Alabama Counties''' | |+ '''Lost or Missing Records from Alabama Counties''' | ||
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'''County'''<br> Year(s) of Record Loss | '''County'''<br>Year(s) of Record Loss | ||
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[[ | [[Butler County, Alabama|'''Butler''']]<br>April 1853 | ||
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[[ | [[Coosa County, Alabama|'''Coosa''']]<br>1900 | ||
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[[ | [[Franklin County, Alabama|'''Franklin''']]<br>1890 | ||
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[[ | [[Limestone County, Alabama|'''Limestone''']]<br>1862 | ||
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[[ | [[Pickens County, Alabama|'''Pickens''']] <br>1864, 1876 | ||
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[[ | [[Calhoun County, Alabama|'''Calhoun''']] <br>1861, 1865 | ||
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[[ | [[Covington County, Alabama|'''Covington''']] <br>1895 | ||
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[[ | [[Geneva County, Alabama|'''Geneva''']] <br>1898 | ||
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[[ | [[Marengo County, Alabama|'''Marengo''']]<br>1848, 1965 | ||
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[[ | [[Pike County, Alabama|'''Pike''']]<br>1830 | ||
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[[ | [[Cherokee County, Alabama|'''Cherokee''']]<br>1882 | ||
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[[ | [[Dale County, Alabama|'''Dale''']] <br>1895 | ||
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[[ | [[Greene County, Alabama|'''Greene''']] <br>1868 | ||
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[[ | [[Marion County, Alabama|'''Marion''']] <br>1883, 1887 | ||
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[[ | [[Randolph County, Alabama|'''Randolph''']]<br>1869 | ||
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'''[[ | '''[[Coffee County, Alabama|Coffee]]/Elba'''<br>1877 | ||
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[[ | [[Escambia County, Alabama|'''Escambia''']] <br>1868 | ||
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[[ | [[Jackson County, Alabama|'''Jackson''']] <br>1864, 1920 | ||
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[[ | [[Mobile County, Alabama|'''Mobile''']] <br>1823, <br>1840, 1872 | ||
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[[ | [[Sumter County, Alabama|'''Sumter''']]<br>1901 | ||
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[[ | [[Conecuh County, Alabama|'''Conecuh''']]<br>1868, 1875 <br>1885, 1895 | ||
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[[ | [[Fayette County, Alabama|'''Fayette''']] <br>1866, 1916 | ||
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[[ | [[Jefferson County, Alabama|'''Jefferson''']] <br>1870 | ||
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[[ | [[Monroe County, Alabama|'''Monroe''']]<br>1832, 1833 | ||
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[[ | [[Walker County, Alabama|'''Walker''']]<br>1865, 1868 <br>1877, 1932 | ||
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*If you are unable to locate a vital records recorded by civil governments; search for a church records of christening, marriage, death or burial. A Family Bible may have been used to record family births, marriages and deaths.<br> | *If you are unable to locate a vital records recorded by civil governments; search for a church records of christening, marriage, death or burial. A Family Bible may have been used to record family births, marriages and deaths.<br> | ||
* | * African Americans,records may be in separate vital records files with separate indexes.<br> | ||
*Privacy laws restrict access to the records of living individuals, the individual must apply for their records, parents may be permitted to obtain a record for a child.<br> | *Privacy laws restrict access to the records of living individuals, the individual must apply for their records, parents may be permitted to obtain a record for a child.<br> | ||
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*[[Alabama Church Records|Alabama Church Records]] | *[[Alabama Church Records|Alabama Church Records]] | ||
*[[Alabama_Cemeteries|Alabama_Cemtery Records]] | |||
*[[Alabama Census|Federal Census:]] | *[[Alabama Census|Federal Census:]] | ||
*[[Alabama Census|Alabama Census]] Alabama had some pre 1850 census that included every name! | *[[Alabama Census|Alabama Census]] Alabama had some pre 1850 census that included every name! | ||