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'''1936 - Present'''   
'''1936 - Present'''   


Alabama began keeping Statewide Marriage Records in August of 1936. For marriages prior to this time, contact the Probate Court in county where license was issued.  
Alabama began 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]. For marriages prior to 1936, contact the Probate Court in County where license was issued.  


There are several statewide indexes:  
There are several statewide indexes:  
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[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=646192 ''Early Alabama Marriages 1810–1850: Many Continue or End Between 1850 to 1900, a Few Continue Through from 1900–1936''.] San Antonio, Texas: Family Adventures, 1991. There are indexes for grooms and brides. This same information is published in [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=661197 Early Alabama Marriage Records.] These volumes were also published in 1991.  
[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=646192 ''Early Alabama Marriages 1810–1850: Many Continue or End Between 1850 to 1900, a Few Continue Through from 1900–1936''.] San Antonio, Texas: Family Adventures, 1991. There are indexes for grooms and brides. This same information is published in [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=661197 Early Alabama Marriage Records.] These volumes were also published in 1991.  


''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=555935 Alabama Marriages Early to 1825:] A Research Tool.'' Bountiful, Utah: Precision Indexing, 1991. Over 6,000 marriages are listed alphabetically with the name of the couple and their date and county of marriage.  
''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=555935 Alabama Marriages Early to 1825:] A Research Tool.'' Bountiful, Utah: Precision Indexing, 1991. Over 6,000 marriages are listed alphabetically with the name of the couple and their date and county of marriage.


''Marriage Records [Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina].'' Orem, Utah: Automated Archives, 1994. (FHL compact disc Series 9 number 3.) The dates of the records for each county vary. The earliest records begin in 1807 and the latest extend to 1902. HOW CAN THIS BE FOUND OUTSIDE OF THE FHL?
Early marriage records are included in the Gandrud and Jones Alabama Records Collection (see the "[[Alabama Genealogy|Genealogy]]" section of this outline).
 
Early marriage records are also included in the Gandrud and Jones Alabama Records Collection (see the "[[Alabama Genealogy|Genealogy]]" section of this outline).  
 
For current fees and instructions for obtaining copies of the state’s records, contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/ Alabama Department of Public Health].<br>
 
Statewide registration of marriages began in August of 1936. The statewide marriage records are located at the State Department of Public Health '''/ Center for Health Stat.....('''see address below). For current fees and instructions for obtaining copies of the state’s records, contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/ Alabama Department of Public Health].<br>


The Family History Library has films of the statewide&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=639205 ''Marriage Certificates for&nbsp;1936–1992; and an Index for&nbsp;1936–1959''.]  
The Family History Library has films of the statewide&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=639205 ''Marriage Certificates for&nbsp;1936–1992; and an Index for&nbsp;1936–1959''.]  
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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]  
[http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192 Alabama Marriages, 1809-1920]


= Divorce Records  =
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