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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. | ||
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'''1799 - March 3, 1817 Mississippi Territory''' | '''1799 - March 3, 1817 Mississippi Territory''' | ||
Early marriage records for the region that would become the Alabama Territory began in 1799. Licenses and '''bonds '''were registered in the '''Orphans Court '''in the county of the bride's residence. | Early marriage records for the region that would become the Alabama Territory began in 1799. Licenses and '''bonds '''were registered in the '''Orphans Court '''in the county of the bride's residence. | ||
'''1818 - 1936 Alabama Territory/State ''' | '''1818 - 1936 Alabama Territory/State ''' | ||
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[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> | ||
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The [http://www.adph.org/vitalrecords/ Alabama Center for Health Statistics] began filing death certificates in January of 1908 for persons who died in Alabama. Death Certificates contain personal information on the deceased from an informant, usually a relative. The information was sent to the county, who sent a copy to the state. <br>Death record information may include: | The [http://www.adph.org/vitalrecords/ Alabama Center for Health Statistics] began filing death certificates in January of 1908 for persons who died in Alabama. Death Certificates contain personal information on the deceased from an informant, usually a relative. The information was sent to the county, who sent a copy to the state. <br>Death record information may include: | ||
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Nearly half of the counties in Alabama have had [http://myalabamagenealogy.com/index.htm#facts2 burned courthouses]. A number of them have burned several times. However, not all records were lost. | Nearly half of the counties in Alabama have had [http://myalabamagenealogy.com/index.htm#facts2 burned courthouses]. A number of them have burned several times. However, not all records were lost. | ||
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|+ '''Alabama Counties Lost or Missing Records''' | |+ '''Alabama Counties Lost or Missing Records''' | ||
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