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*The [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Social_Security_Death_Index_%28SSDI%29 Social Security Death Index] (SSDI) is online and contains records of deaths for those who had social security numbers and the death was reported to the United States Social Security Administration. Most records start in 1962, but the file does contain a few records of deaths from 1942 until 1961.
*The [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Social_Security_Death_Index_%28SSDI%29 Social Security Death Index] (SSDI) is online and contains records of deaths for those who had social security numbers and the death was reported to the United States Social Security Administration. Most records start in 1962, but the file does contain a few records of deaths from 1942 until 1961.


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 clerk, who sent a copy to the state. <br>
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 clerk, who sent a copy to the state. <br>  


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|+ '''Information Found on Alabama Death Records'''
{| style="width: 481px; height: 354px" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="481" border="1"
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|+ '''Information that may be included in Alabama&nbsp;Death Records'''  
| height="50" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Types of Information'''
| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''before - 1908'''
| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''1908 - present'''
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| height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Name of Deceased'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x'''
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| height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Date and Place of Death'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x'''
|-
| height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Date and Place of Birth'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x'''
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| height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Age at Death'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x'''
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| valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="40" | '''Types of Information<br>'''
| height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Marital Status/Name of Spouse'''  
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" bgcolor="#66cccc" | '''before&nbsp;- 1908<br>'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>'''  
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" bgcolor="#66cccc" | Remove
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x'''
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" bgcolor="#66cccc" | '''1908 - present<br>'''
|-
|-
| valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Name of Deceased<br>'''
| height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Parents' Names'''  
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | <br>'''x'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>'''  
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x'''
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>x'''
|-
|-
| valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Date of Death'''  
| height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Name of Informant'''  
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>x'''  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>'''  
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x'''
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>x'''
|-
|-
| valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Place of Death'''  
| height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Occupation of Deceased'''  
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>x'''  
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>'''  
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x'''
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>x'''
|-
|-
| valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Date of Birth/Age'''  
| height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Education of Deceased'''  
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" |
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x'''
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>x'''
|-
|-
| valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Place of Birth'''  
| height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Whether Deceased was a Veteran'''  
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" |
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x'''
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>x'''
|-
|-
| valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Place of Burial'''  
| height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Deceased's Social Security Number'''  
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" |
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x'''
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>x'''
|-
|-
| valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Parents' Names/Maiden'''  
| height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Cause of Death'''  
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>'''  
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x'''
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>x'''
|-
|-
| valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Occupation of Deceased'''  
| height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Date and Place of Burial'''  
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>'''  
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x'''
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>x'''
|-
|-
| valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" |  
| height="25" bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" | '''Funeral Home'''  
'''Marital''' '''Status'''
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''<br>'''  
 
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | '''x'''
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>'''
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>'''
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>x'''
|}
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Please add below items to chart. <br>
<br>  
 
*name of spouse
*Name of the informant
*cause of death
*education
*veteran
*SS#
*Funeral home &amp; director


The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library] has microfilms of statewide [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=683729&disp=Alabama+deaths%2C+1908-1974%3B+index+t++ Death Records&nbsp;from 1908 to 1974]&nbsp;and [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=683729&disp=Alabama+deaths%2C+1908%2D1974%3B+index+t%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Death Indexes from 1908 to 1959]&nbsp;that may be viewed at a nearby&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Center].  
The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library] has microfilms of statewide [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=683729&disp=Alabama+deaths%2C+1908-1974%3B+index+t++ Death Records&nbsp;from 1908 to 1974]&nbsp;and [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=683729&disp=Alabama+deaths%2C+1908%2D1974%3B+index+t%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Death Indexes from 1908 to 1959]&nbsp;that may be viewed at a nearby&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp Family History Center].  


Alabama. Department of Health (Montgomery, Alabama). ''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=683729 Deaths, 1908–1972; Index to Deaths, 1908–1969]''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993.  
Alabama. Department of Health (Montgomery, Alabama). ''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=683729 Deaths, 1908–1972; Index to Deaths, 1908–1969]''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993.


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