Alabama Vital Records: Difference between revisions

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The [http://www.alabama.gov/portal/secondary.jsp?page=AboutAlabama_Genealogy State of Alabama] required the registration of births on a state level beginning in 1908. Early registration in this time period was sketchy. Individual counties complied with the request more regularly over time. Most births were recorded by 1927. Most of&nbsp;the&nbsp;early birth&nbsp;registers and certificates do not contain the name of the child but may contain other important information (see table below). It is more common to find the child's name by the 1920's.&nbsp;Some sources for&nbsp;online indexes&nbsp;are at&nbsp;[[Alabama Vital Records Online]].&nbsp; [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1559 Alabama Vital Records State Department of Health]&nbsp;has instructions for ordering copies of birth certificates.  

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=== Adoption Records  ===

== Marriage Records  ==

Alabama started keeping statewide marriage records in August of 1936. For current fees and instructions for obtaining copies of the state’s records, contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/ Alabama Department of Public Health].  

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'''Early - 1950'''  

'''1950 - Present'''&nbsp;  

== Death Records  ==

The [http://www.adph.org/vitalrecords/ Alabama Center for Health Statistics] began filing death certificates in January of&nbsp;1908 for persons who died in Alabama. Death Certificates contain&nbsp;personal information on the deceased from an informant, usually a relative. The information was&nbsp;sent to the county, who sent a copy to the state. <br>Death record information may include:  

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*[[Alabama Newspapers|Alabama Newspapers]]: obituary, birth and marriage announcements, death notices  

*[[Alabama Military Records|Alabama Military Records]]:  

*[[Alabama Obituaries|Alabama Obituaries]]

*[http://www.archives.state.al.us/referenc/societies.pdf County Historical and Genealogical Societies] of Alabama may be a rich resource for additional records and information

*''Researching in Alabama; a Genealogical Guide'' <ref> Barefield, Marilyn Davis, ''Researching in Alabama a Genealogical Guide''. Southern Historical Press, 1987. </ref>

[[Category:Alabama]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]]