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| valign="middle" | <center>''' [[Image:Vital Records.jpg|center|250px]] '''<br></center> | | valign="middle" | <center>''' [[Image:Vital Records.jpg|center|250px]] '''<br></center> | ||
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" height="35" valign="middle" align="center" | [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192 1809 - 1920] $ | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" height="35" valign="middle" align="center" | [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192 1809 - 1920] $ | ||
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[http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ 1962 - Present] | [http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ 1962 - Present] | ||
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=== Before 1881 === | === Before 1881 === | ||
No births were recorded by government agencies prior to 1881. See '''Substitute''' '''Records''' below.<br> | No births were recorded by government agencies prior to 1881. See '''Substitute''' '''Records''' below.<br> | ||
=== 1881 to 1908 === | === 1881 to 1908 === | ||
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Race'''<br> | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Race'''<br> | ||
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alabama | alabama | ||
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Occupation of Father'''<br> | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Occupation of Father'''<br> | ||
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Number of Birth for Mother''' | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Number of Birth for Mother''' | ||
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Residence of Family''' | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Residence of Family''' | ||
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Location of Marriage''' | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Location of Marriage''' | ||
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Parents' Names''' | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Parents' Names''' | ||
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Age of Bride/Groom''' | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Age of Bride/Groom''' | ||
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Date of Birth of Bride/Groom''' | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Date of Birth of Bride/Groom''' | ||
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Place of Birth''' '''of Bride/Groom'''<br> | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Place of Birth''' '''of Bride/Groom'''<br> | ||
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Number of Marriages for Bride/Groom''' | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Number of Marriages for Bride/Groom''' | ||
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=== January 1908 - Present === | === January 1908 - Present === | ||
Starting in January of 1908, Alabama State Law required the registration of all deaths occuring within the state of Alabama. Copies of death certificates were filed with the [http://www.adph.org/vitalrecords/ Alabama Center for Health Statistics]. Information found on a death certificate is reported by an informant (usually a relative) and may or may not be accurate. To obtain copies of original death records, contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1560 Alabama Department of Public Health]. <br> | Starting in January of 1908, Alabama State Law required the registration of all deaths occuring within the state of Alabama. Copies of death certificates were filed with the [http://www.adph.org/vitalrecords/ Alabama Center for Health Statistics]. Information found on a death certificate is reported by an informant (usually a relative) and may or may not be accurate. To obtain copies of original death records, contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1560 Alabama Department of Public Health]. <br> | ||
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Date and Place of Birth''' | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Date and Place of Birth''' | ||
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Marital Status/Name of Spouse''' | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Marital Status/Name of Spouse''' | ||
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Parents' Names''' | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Parents' Names''' | ||
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Name of Informant''' | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Name of Informant''' | ||
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Occupation and Education of Deceased''' | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Occupation and Education of Deceased''' | ||
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Whether Deceased was a Veteran''' | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Whether Deceased was a Veteran''' | ||
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Deceased's Social Security Number''' | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Deceased's Social Security Number''' | ||
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Cause of Death''' | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Cause of Death''' | ||
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Date and Place of Burial''' | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Date and Place of Burial''' | ||
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| bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Funeral Home''' | | bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" valign="middle" width="52%" align="center" | '''Funeral Home''' | ||
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=== African Americans === | === African Americans === | ||
When searching for birth, marriage, or death records for [[African American Research|African Americans]] after the Civil War, check the record types listed above. Birth, marriage, and death information for African Americans prior to the Civil War can be found in [[African American Slavery and Bondage|other sources]]. See [[Alabama Minorities|Alabama Minorities]] for more information. <br> | When searching for birth, marriage, or death records for [[African American Research|African Americans]] after the Civil War, check the record types listed above. Birth, marriage, and death information for African Americans prior to the Civil War can be found in [[African American Slavery and Bondage|other sources]]. See [[Alabama Minorities|Alabama Minorities]] for more information. <br> | ||
=== Native Americans === | === Native Americans === | ||
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== Lost / Missing Records == | == Lost / Missing Records == | ||
Some records for a given county or for the state of Alabama may have been burned or lost and may be unavailable. Check [[Alabama Lost/Missing Records|Alabama Lost/Missing Records]] for more information. <br> | Some records for a given county or for the state of Alabama may have been burned or lost and may be unavailable. Check [[Alabama Lost/Missing Records|Alabama Lost/Missing Records]] for more information. <br> | ||
== Tips == | == Tips == | ||
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*[https://wiki.familysearch.org wiki.familysearch.org] | *[https://wiki.familysearch.org wiki.familysearch.org] | ||
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=== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections<br> === | === FamilySearch Historical Record Collections<br> === | ||
Online collections containing these records are located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list FamilySearch.org]. | Online collections containing these records are located in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list FamilySearch.org]. | ||
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Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:<br> | Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:<br> | ||
*[[Alabama Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Alabama Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Alabama Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Alabama Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Alabama Statewide Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Alabama Statewide Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Alabama Statewide Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Alabama Statewide Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||