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= Florida Birth, Marriage and Death Records = | = Florida Birth, Marriage and Death Records = | ||
= Florida Vital Records Online Links = | == Florida Vital Records Online Links == | ||
= Birth Records = | == Birth Records == | ||
'''Early to 1917''' | '''Early to 1917''' | ||
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'''1917 to Present''' | '''1917 to Present''' | ||
== City and County Records of Births and Deaths == | === City and County Records of Births and Deaths === | ||
The Family History Library has copies of original birth and death records for some counties of [[Portal:Florida|Florida]] as well as an extensive collection of delayed birth records dating to the 1960s. For example, there are 22 microfilms of delayed birth records for Leon County, 1874 to 1948, and two films of Pensacola birth and death records, 1891 to 1910. | The Family History Library has copies of original birth and death records for some counties of [[Portal:Florida|Florida]] as well as an extensive collection of delayed birth records dating to the 1960s. For example, there are 22 microfilms of delayed birth records for Leon County, 1874 to 1948, and two films of Pensacola birth and death records, 1891 to 1910. | ||
== State Records of Births and Deaths == | === State Records of Births and Deaths === | ||
Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1899 and was generally complied with by 1920. Some earlier city and county records have been deposited with the state office. They include incomplete records of births from 1865 to 1917 and incomplete records of deaths from 1877 to 1917. | Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1899 and was generally complied with by 1920. Some earlier city and county records have been deposited with the state office. They include incomplete records of births from 1865 to 1917 and incomplete records of deaths from 1877 to 1917. | ||
The Family History Library has 143 microfiche of the Florida Combined Death Index, 1877-1969. <ref> Family History Library microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=513869&disp=Florida+combined+death+index%2C+1877%2D1%20%20&columns=*,0,0 6081769-817]. </ref> You can obtain copies of the state's records by writing to: | The Family History Library has 143 microfiche of the Florida Combined Death Index, 1877-1969. <ref>Family History Library microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=513869&disp=Florida+combined+death+index%2C+1877%2D1%20%20&columns=*,0,0 6081769-817]. </ref>You can obtain copies of the state's records by writing to: | ||
:Office of Vital Statistics<br>1217 Pearl Street<br>P.O. Box 210<br>Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042<br>Telephone: 904-359-6900 <br>Fax: 904-359-6931 <br>Internet: [http://www.doh.state.fl.us/planning_eval/vital_statistics/index.html Florida Office of Vital Statistics] | :Office of Vital Statistics<br>1217 Pearl Street<br>P.O. Box 210<br>Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042<br>Telephone: 904-359-6900 <br>Fax: 904-359-6931 <br>Internet: [http://www.doh.state.fl.us/planning_eval/vital_statistics/index.html Florida Office of Vital Statistics] | ||
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State records are closed to the general public. Conditions for obtaining a record may be obtained from the Office of Vital Statistics. | State records are closed to the general public. Conditions for obtaining a record may be obtained from the Office of Vital Statistics. | ||
Florida Deaths, 1877-1939 are available online at [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1595003;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable FamilySearch Record Search] | Florida Deaths, 1877-1939 are available online at [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1595003;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable FamilySearch Record Search] | ||
== Adoption Records == | ==== Adoption Records ==== | ||
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Adoption records are confidential. Medical background on the birth family is given to the adoptive faily at adoption. It can be obtained by the adoptee at age eighteen from the Family and Children Services Program, Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Servies. | Adoption records are confidential. Medical background on the birth family is given to the adoptive faily at adoption. It can be obtained by the adoptee at age eighteen from the Family and Children Services Program, Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Servies. | ||
= Marriage Records = | == Marriage Records == | ||
'''Early - 1927''' | '''Early - 1927''' | ||
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Marriage records have been kept by each county, usually from the date the county was created. The Family History Library has a large collection of county marriage records. For example, the marriage licenses of the county judge for Hillsborough County are on 93 microfilms for the years 1849 to 1951, 1853 to 1927, and 1940 to 1956, with an index for 1846 to 1980. | Marriage records have been kept by each county, usually from the date the county was created. The Family History Library has a large collection of county marriage records. For example, the marriage licenses of the county judge for Hillsborough County are on 93 microfilms for the years 1849 to 1951, 1853 to 1927, and 1940 to 1956, with an index for 1846 to 1980. | ||
Statewide registration of marriages began in June 1927. The Family History Library has 471 microfiche of the ''Florida Combined Marriage Index'',''1927-1969''. <ref> Family History Library microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=497719&disp=Florida+combined+marriage+index%2C+1927%%20%20&columns=*,0,0 6081726-68]. </ref> | Statewide registration of marriages began in June 1927. The Family History Library has 471 microfiche of the ''Florida Combined Marriage Index'',''1927-1969''. <ref>Family History Library microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=497719&disp=Florida+combined+marriage+index%2C+1927%%20%20&columns=*,0,0 6081726-68]. </ref>These records are in the Office of Vital Statistics. | ||
== Divorce Records == | === Divorce Records === | ||
Records of divorce proceedings are kept by the clerk of the circuit court in each county. You can write to the clerk for records up to June 1927. For records since then, write to the Office of Vital Statistics. | Records of divorce proceedings are kept by the clerk of the circuit court in each county. You can write to the clerk for records up to June 1927. For records since then, write to the Office of Vital Statistics. | ||
The Family History Library has 305 microfiche of the ''Florida Combined Divorce and Annulment Index, 1927-1969''. <ref> Family History Library microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=493655&disp=Florida+combined+divorce+and+annulment+i%20%20&columns=*,0,0 6081683-725]. </ref> | The Family History Library has 305 microfiche of the ''Florida Combined Divorce and Annulment Index, 1927-1969''. <ref>Family History Library microfiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=493655&disp=Florida+combined+divorce+and+annulment+i%20%20&columns=*,0,0 6081683-725]. </ref> | ||
= Death Records = | == Death Records == | ||
'''Early to 1917''' | '''Early to 1917''' | ||
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== Guide to Vital Records == | == Guide to Vital Records == | ||
An explanation of the history and availability of vital records is in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Florida''. <ref> Jacksonville, Florida: Florida Historical Records Survey, 1941; Family History Library book 975.9 A5h; microfilm 1036590 item 3; microfiche 6019962. </ref> | An explanation of the history and availability of vital records is in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Florida''. <ref>Jacksonville, Florida: Florida Historical Records Survey, 1941; Family History Library book 975.9 A5h; microfilm 1036590 item 3; microfiche 6019962. </ref> | ||
= Lost, Missing or Fragmented Records = | == Lost, Missing or Fragmented Records == | ||
When there is record loss usually there is an attempt to reconstruct some of the records; land records are reconstructed to establish clear or legal title, and for tax purposes. | When there is record loss usually there is an attempt to reconstruct some of the records; land records are reconstructed to establish clear or legal title, and for tax purposes. | ||
'''Counties with record loss:''' | '''Counties with record loss:''' | ||
Santa Rosa (1869) and Wakulla (1896) | Santa Rosa (1869) and Wakulla (1896) | ||
= Substitute Records = | == Substitute Records == | ||
*[[Florida Church Records|Florida Church Records]] | *[[Florida Church Records|Florida Church Records]] | ||
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*[[Florida Military Records|Florida Military Records]] | *[[Florida Military Records|Florida Military Records]] | ||
*[[Florida Newspapers|Florida Newspapers]] | *[[Florida Newspapers|Florida Newspapers]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Florida Periodicals|Florida Periodicals]] | ||
= Tips = | == Tips == | ||
= Analyzing Records = | == Analyzing Records == | ||
= Archives, Libraries and Societies = | == Archives, Libraries and Societies == | ||
*[[ | *[[Florida Archives and Libraries|Florida Archives and Libraries]] | ||
*Florida Societies | *Florida Societies | ||
==References== | |||
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