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| [http://www.censusdiggins.com/alabama_marriages.html#Alabama Early - 1825] | | [http://www.censusdiggins.com/alabama_marriages.html#Alabama Early - 1825] | ||
| [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/default.aspx?htx=BookList&dbid=48006 1808 - 1870] | | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/default.aspx?htx=BookList&dbid=48006 1808 - 1870] $ | ||
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| [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7838&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 1800 - 1969] | | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7838&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 1800 - 1969] | ||
| [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188 1908 - 1959] | | [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188 1908 - 1959] $ | ||
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| [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192 1809 - 1920] | | [http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192 1809 - 1920] | ||
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== Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records Online == | == Alabama Birth, Marriage, and Death Records Online == | ||
The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Alabama Vital Records. Check [[Alabama, United States - Online Vital Records|Alabama Vital Records Online]] for more information about the resources listed below. Most online resources for Alabama Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to confirm the information in the index. '''<br>''' | The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Alabama Vital Records. Check [[Alabama, United States - Online Vital Records|Alabama Vital Records Online]] for more information about the resources listed below. Most online resources for Alabama Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index always consult the original record to confirm the information in the index. '''<br>''' | ||
*[http://www.fhlfavorites.info/Links/USA_States/States_Frames/Alabama/Alabama_Frame.htm Alabama Links] from [http://fhlfavorites.info/ fhlfavorites.info] - Free | *[http://www.fhlfavorites.info/Links/USA_States/States_Frames/Alabama/Alabama_Frame.htm Alabama Links] from [http://fhlfavorites.info/ fhlfavorites.info] - Free | ||
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== Birth Records == | == Birth Records == | ||
'''Before 1881'''<br> | '''Before 1881'''<br> | ||
No births were recorded by government agencies. See Substitute Records below.<br> | No births were recorded by government agencies. See Substitute Records below.<br> | ||
'''1881 to 1908''' | '''1881 to 1908''' | ||
Starting in 1881, the State of Alabama required individual counties 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 registers from this time period usually <u>do</u> <u>not</u> list the name of the child. <br> | Starting in 1881, the State of Alabama required individual counties 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 registers from this time period usually <u>do</u> <u>not</u> list the name of the child. <br> | ||
'''1908 to Present ''' | '''1908 to Present ''' | ||
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. Most births were recorded by 1927. Early birth registers and certificates generally 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. Birth Certificates are kept confidential for 125 years following the date of birth.<br> | 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. Most births were recorded by 1927. Early birth registers and certificates generally 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. Birth Certificates are kept confidential for 125 years following the date of birth.<br> | ||
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" | {| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="550" align="center" border="1" | ||
|+ '''Information Found on Alabama Birth Records''' | |+ '''Information Found on Alabama Birth Records''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="60%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="50" | '''Types of Information''' | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" bgcolor="#66cccc" | '''1881 - 1908''' | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="20%" bgcolor="#66cccc" | '''1908 - present''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Name of Child''' | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="20%" bgcolor="#ffff00" height="25" | seldom | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="20%" height="25" | '''x''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Sex''' | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" height="25" | '''x''' | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="20%" height="25" | '''x''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Race'''<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" height="25" | '''x'''<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="20%" height="25" | '''x'''<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Date and Place of Birth''' | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" height="25" | '''x''' | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="20%" height="25" | '''x''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Parents' Names''' '''& Ages''' | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" height="25" | '''x''' | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="20%" height="25" | '''x''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Midwife or Doctor''' | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" height="25" | '''x''' | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="20%" height="25" | '''x''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Occupation of Father'''<br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" height="25" | | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="20%" height="25" | '''x''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Number of Birth for Mother''' | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" height="25" | <br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="20%" height="25" | '''x''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Residence of Family''' | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" height="25" | <br> | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="20%" height="25" | '''x''' | ||
|} | |} | ||
<br> '''Resources for Alabama Birth Records''' | <br>'''Resources for Alabama Birth Records''' | ||
*For indexes and other available online records, see [[Alabama Vital Records Online|Alabama Vital Records Online]]. | *For indexes and other available online records, see [[Alabama Vital Records Online|Alabama Vital Records Online]]. | ||
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=== Adoption Records === | === Adoption Records === | ||
Alabama law requires the creation of a new birth certificate after a legal adoption has taken place. The original birth certificate and evidence of adoption are then placed in a sealed file and the new certificate is substituted for the original birth certificate in the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/ State Department of Vital Statistics] files. Starting August 1, 2000, original birth records (as well as all documents in the sealed file) became available to adoptees once they reached the age of 19. The [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1563 Alabama Department of Public Health] has detailed information about obtaining copies of sealed birth records. See [[Adoption Research]] for more information. | Alabama law requires the creation of a new birth certificate after a legal adoption has taken place. The original birth certificate and evidence of adoption are then placed in a sealed file and the new certificate is substituted for the original birth certificate in the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/ State Department of Vital Statistics] files. Starting August 1, 2000, original birth records (as well as all documents in the sealed file) became available to adoptees once they reached the age of 19. The [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1563 Alabama Department of Public Health] has detailed information about obtaining copies of sealed birth records. See [[Adoption Research]] for more information. | ||
== Marriage Records == | == Marriage Records == | ||
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'''1950 - Present''' | '''1950 - Present''' | ||
In January 1950, Alabama started keeping statewide divorce records. Contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1561 Alabama Department of Public Health] to obtain divorce records for this time period. [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8976&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry.com] also has an index for divorces granted between 1950 and 1959. | In January 1950, Alabama started keeping statewide divorce records. Contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1561 Alabama Department of Public Health] to obtain divorce records for this time period. [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8976&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry.com] also has an index for divorces granted between 1950 and 1959. | ||
== Death Records == | == Death Records == | ||
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'''Early - 1908''' | '''Early - 1908''' | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
'''January 1908 - Present''' | '''January 1908 - Present''' | ||
The [http://www.adph.org/vitalrecords/ Alabama Center for Health Statistics] began filing death certificates in January of 1908 for persons who died in Alabama. Death Certificates contain personal information on the deceased from an informant, usually a relative. The information was 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 1908 for persons who died in Alabama. Death Certificates contain personal information on the deceased from an informant, usually a relative. The information was sent to the county clerk, who sent a copy to the state. <br> | ||
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" | {| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="550" align="center" border="1" | ||
|+ '''Information Found on Alabama Death Records''' | |+ '''Information Found on Alabama Death Records''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="50" | '''Types of Information''' | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" bgcolor="#66cccc" | '''before - 1908''' | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" bgcolor="#66cccc" | '''1908 - present''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Name of Deceased''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''x''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''x''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Date and Place of Death''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''x''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''x''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Date and Place of Birth''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''x''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Age at Death''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''x''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Marital Status/Name of Spouse''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''x''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Parents' Names''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''x''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Name of Informant''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''x''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Occupation and Education of Deceased''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''x''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Whether Deceased was a Veteran''' | ||
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | | ||
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''x''' | |||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Deceased's Social Security Number''' | ||
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | | ||
| valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''x''' | |||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Cause of Death''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''x''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Date and Place of Burial''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''x''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#66cccc" height="25" | '''Funeral Home''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''<br>''' | ||
| align="center" width="16% | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" | '''x''' | ||
|} | |} | ||
<br>'''Resources for Alabama Death Records''' | |||
'''Resources for Alabama Death Records''' | |||
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama%2C_United_States_-_Online_Vital_Records Alabama Vital Records Online] has a number of quick links to death indexes for Alabama. | *[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama%2C_United_States_-_Online_Vital_Records Alabama Vital Records Online] has a number of quick links to death indexes for Alabama. | ||
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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 from 1908 to 1974] 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] that may be viewed at a nearby [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 from 1908 to 1974] 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] that may be viewed at a nearby [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. | ||
== Minorities == | == Minorities == | ||