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'''1799 - March 3, 1817 Mississippi Territory'''  
'''1799 - March 3, 1817 Mississippi Territory'''  


In 1799, a law passed in the Mississippi Territory (including present day Alabama) required marriage licenses and bonds to be registered at the Orphans Court in the county of the bride's residence. To obtain copies of original marriage records, contact the Probate Court in the county where the license was issued. Microfilmed copies of county marriage records for most Alabama Counties are also available through the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localityrelated&columns=*%2C0%2C0&subject=356&subject_disp=Alabama Family History Library].  
In 1799, a law passed in the Mississippi Territory (including present day Alabama) required marriage licenses and bonds to be registered at the Orphans Court in the county of the bride's residence. To obtain copies of original marriage records, contact the Probate Court in the county where the license was issued. (Microfilmed copies of county marriage records for most Alabama Counties are also available through [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localityrelated&columns=*%2C0%2C0&subject=356&subject_disp=Alabama FamilySearch].)


'''1818 - 1936 Alabama Territory/State'''  
'''1818 - 1936 Alabama Territory/State'''  


Marriage licenses and bonds were registered in the Orphans Court (renamed the Probate Court in 1850) in the county of the bride's residence. Starting in 1888, bonds were only required if the groom was under the age of 21 or the bride was under the age of 18. To obtain copies of original marriage records, contact the Probate Court in the county where the license was issued or the [http://www.archives.alabama.gov/ Alabama Department of Archives and History]. Microfilmed copies of county marriage records for most Alabama Counties are also available through the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localityrelated&columns=*%2C0%2C0&subject=356&subject_disp=Alabama Family History Library].<br>
Marriage licenses and bonds were registered in the Orphans Court (renamed the Probate Court in 1850) in the county of the bride's residence. Starting in 1888, bonds were only required if the groom was under the age of 21 or the bride was under the age of 18. To obtain copies of original marriage records, contact the Probate Court in the county where the license was issued or the [http://www.archives.alabama.gov/ Alabama Department of Archives and History]. (Microfilmed copies of county marriage records for most Alabama Counties are also available through [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localityrelated&columns=*%2C0%2C0&subject=356&subject_disp=Alabama FamilySearch].)<br>  


'''1936 - Present'''  
'''1936 - Present'''  
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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].  
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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| valign="middle" align="center" width="330" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="50" | '''Types of Information'''  
| height="50" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="330" valign="middle" | '''Types of Information'''  
| valign="middle" align="center" width="110" bgcolor="#66cccc" | '''1799 - 1817'''  
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| valign="middle" align="center" width="110" bgcolor="#66cccc" | '''1818 - 1936'''  
| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="110" valign="middle" | '''1818 - 1936'''  
| valign="middle" align="center" width="110" bgcolor="#66cccc" | '''1936 - present'''
| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="110" valign="middle" | '''1936 - present'''
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| valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Name of Bride/Groom'''  
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| valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Date of Marriage'''  
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| valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Location of Marriage'''  
| height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Location of Marriage'''  
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| valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Presiding Official'''  
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| valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Bondsmen'''  
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| valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Number of Marriage for Bride/Groom'''  
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| valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Parents' Names'''  
| height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Parents' Names'''  
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| valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Age of Bride/Groom'''  
| height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Age of Bride/Groom'''  
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| valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Date of Birth of Bride/Groom'''  
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| valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Place of Birth''' '''of Bride/Groom'''<br>
| height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Place of Birth''' '''of Bride/Groom'''<br>  
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| valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Occupation of Bride/Groom'''  
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<br>'''Resources for Alabama Marriage Records'''<br>
<br>'''Resources for Alabama Marriage Records'''<br>  


*For indexes and other available online records, see [[Alabama Vital Records Online|Alabama Vital Records Online]].  
*For indexes and other available online records, see [[Alabama Vital Records Online|Alabama Vital Records Online]].  
*Alabama. Department of Health. ''Marriage Certificates for 1936–1992; and an Index for 1936–1959''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993. (Starting [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=639205&disp=Marriage+certificates+(Alabama)%3B+i++ FHL Film 1,907,711])<br>
*Alabama. Department of Health. ''Marriage Certificates for 1936–1992; and an Index for 1936–1959''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993. (Starting [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=639205&disp=Marriage+certificates+(Alabama)%3B+i++ FHL Film 1,907,711])<br>  
*''Early Alabama Marriages 1810–1850: Many Continue or End Between 1850 to 1900, a Few Continue Through from 1900–1936''. 44 vols. San Antonio, Texas: Family Adventures, 1991. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24998145&referer=brief_results WorldCat 24998145]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=646192&disp=Early+Alabama+marriages%2C+1810-1850%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL 976.1 V22e])<br>
*''Early Alabama Marriages 1810–1850: Many Continue or End Between 1850 to 1900, a Few Continue Through from 1900–1936''. 44 vols. San Antonio, Texas: Family Adventures, 1991. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24998145&referer=brief_results WorldCat 24998145]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=646192&disp=Early+Alabama+marriages%2C+1810-1850%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL 976.1 V22e])<br>  
*''Early Alabama Marriage Records''. Shreveport, Louisiana&nbsp;: J &amp; W Ent., c1991. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33848720&referer=brief_results WorldCat&nbsp;33848720]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=661197&disp=Early+Alabama+marriage+records%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL&nbsp;976.1 V2e])<br>
*''Early Alabama Marriage Records''. Shreveport, Louisiana&nbsp;: J &amp; W Ent., c1991. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33848720&referer=brief_results WorldCat&nbsp;33848720]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=661197&disp=Early+Alabama+marriage+records%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL&nbsp;976.1 V2e])<br>  
*Dodd, Jordan R., Norman L. Moyes, and Liahona Research, Inc. ''Alabama Marriages Early to 1825: A Research Tool.'' Bountiful, Utah: Precision Indexing, 1991. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24915574&referer=brief_results WorldCat&nbsp;24915574]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=555935&disp=Alabama+marriages+early+to+1825%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL&nbsp;976.1 V2a])<br>
*Dodd, Jordan R., Norman L. Moyes, and Liahona Research, Inc. ''Alabama Marriages Early to 1825: A Research Tool.'' Bountiful, Utah: Precision Indexing, 1991. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24915574&referer=brief_results WorldCat&nbsp;24915574]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=555935&disp=Alabama+marriages+early+to+1825%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL&nbsp;976.1 V2a])<br>  
*Gandrud, Pauline Myra Jones. ''Marriage, Death and Legal Notices from Early Alabama Newspapers, 1819-1893''.&nbsp;Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, c1981. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11372100&referer=brief_results WorldCat 11372100]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1760&disp=Marriage%2C+death+and+legal+notices+from%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL 976.1 V2g])<br>
*Gandrud, Pauline Myra Jones. ''Marriage, Death and Legal Notices from Early Alabama Newspapers, 1819-1893''.&nbsp;Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, c1981. ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11372100&referer=brief_results WorldCat 11372100]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1760&disp=Marriage%2C+death+and+legal+notices+from%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL 976.1 V2g])<br>


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'''1950 - Present'''  
'''1950 - Present'''  


In January 1950, Alabama started keeping statewide divorce records. Contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1561 Alabama Department of Public Health] to obtain divorce records for this time period. [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8976&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry.com] also has an index for divorces granted between 1950 and 1959.  
In January 1950, Alabama started keeping statewide divorce records. Contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1561 Alabama Department of Public Health] to obtain divorce records for this time period. [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8976&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry.com] also has an index for divorces granted between 1950 and 1959.


== Death Records  ==
== Death Records  ==
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