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 '''1881 to 1908'''&nbsp;
-Starting in 1881, the State of Alabama required each individual county to register the birth of children. Because most counties were slow to comply, not all births were recorded. In addition many records from this time period are missing or were destroyed. Birth&nbsp;registers from this time period usually <u>do not</u> list the name of the child. <br>
+Starting in 1881, the State of Alabama required each individual county to register the birth of children. Because most counties were slow to comply, not all births were recorded. In addition many records from this time period are missing or were destroyed. Birth&nbsp;registers from this time period usually <u>do</u> <u>not</u> list the name of the child. <br>
 '''1908 to Present&nbsp;'''
-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 and almost all births were recorded by 1927. Most of&nbsp;the&nbsp;early birth&nbsp;registers and certificates did not record the name of the child but may contain other important information (see table below). It&nbsp;was more common to find the child's name&nbsp;in the&nbsp;record 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.
+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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