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'''Look in all censuses''' &nbsp;&nbsp;Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses.]]'''<br>'''
'''Look in all censuses''' &nbsp;&nbsp;Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses.]]'''<br>'''


=== Alabama Record Finder  ===
=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===


This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.  
This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''


{| width="70%" border="1"
{| width="70%" border="1"
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| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| '''3. Other useful records'''
| style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records'''
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| Birth information  
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| [[How to Find Alabama Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Alabama Death Records|Death records]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Alabama Church Records|Church records]]  
Birth information  
| [[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Alabama Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Alabama Military Records|Military records]] (pension)
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
|-
|-
| Marriage information  
| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information  
| [[How to Find Alabama Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Alabama Bible Records|Bible records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Alabama Church Records|Church records]], [[Alabama Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Alabama Military Records|Military records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
|-
|-
| Death information  
| style="padding:10px"|Death information  
| [[How to Find Alabama Death Records|Death Records]], [[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Alabama Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alabama Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
|-
|-
| Parents  
| style="padding:10px"|Parents  
| [[How to Find Alabama Birth Records|Birth records]],&nbsp;[[How to Find Alabama Death Records|Death records]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Alabama Census|Census]], [[Alabama Church Records|Church records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Alabama Biography|Biography]], [[Alabama, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
|-
|-
| Maiden name  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[How to Find Alabama Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Alabama Probate Records|Probate records]]  
Maiden name  
| [[Alabama Church Records|Church Records]], [[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
|-
|-
| Immigration date  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Alabama Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Alabama Census|Census]]  
Immigration date  
| [[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Alabama Biography|Biography]], [[Alabama History|History]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
|-
|-
| Naturalization  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Alabama Census|Census]], [[Alabama Court Records|Court Records]]  
Naturalization  
| [[Alabama Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[Alabama Biography|Biography]], [[Alabama Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| Physical description  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[Alabama Military Records|Military Records]], [[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
Physical description  
| [[Alabama Biography|Biography]], [[Alabama History|History]]
| style="padding:10px"|
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
|}
|}


To look for more Alabama records, [[Alabama Record Finder|go here]].  
=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
 
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
=== Further Alabama Research  ===
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
 
*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
For more research on Alabama, including research at the county level, visit the [[Alabama, United States Genealogy|Alabama]] page on the Research Wiki.  
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/33?region=United%20States%20of%20America Alabama record collections] at FamilySearch.  
 
Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/33?region=United%20States%20of%20America Alabama record collections] at FamilySearch.  


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