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== Online Resources == | == Online Resources == | ||
'''Births:'''<br> | '''Births:'''<br> | ||
*'''1881-1930''' {{RecordSearch|1661470|Alabama, Births and Christenings, 1881-1930}} at FamilySearch; index | *'''1881-1930''' {{RecordSearch|1661470|Alabama, Births and Christenings, 1881-1930}} at FamilySearch; index — [[Alabama Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*'''1881-1930''' {{RecordSearch|3335352|Alabama, County Birth Registers, 1881-1930}} at FamilySearch; index | *'''1881-1930''' {{RecordSearch|3335352|Alabama, County Birth Registers, 1881-1930}} at FamilySearch; index — [[Alabama, County Birth Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
'''Marriages:'''<br> | '''Marriages:'''<br> | ||
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*'''1802-1825''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2080 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1825] at Ancestry; abstracts ($) | *'''1802-1825''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2080 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1825] at Ancestry; abstracts ($) | ||
*'''1805-1967''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61365 Alabama, County Marriages, 1805-1967] at Ancestry; index and images ($) | *'''1805-1967''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61365 Alabama, County Marriages, 1805-1967] at Ancestry; index and images ($) | ||
*'''1809-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1743384|Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950}} at FamilySearch; index and images | *'''1809-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1743384|Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950}} at FamilySearch; index and images — [[Alabama, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*'''1809-1920''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920] at Ancestry ($) | *'''1809-1920''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4192 Alabama, U.S., Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920] at Ancestry ($) | ||
*'''1816-1957''' {{RecordSearch|1674672|Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957}} at FamilySearch; index | *'''1816-1957''' {{RecordSearch|1674672|Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957}} at FamilySearch; index — [[Alabama Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*'''1816-1957''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60000 Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1957] at Ancestry ($) | *'''1816-1957''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60000 Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1957] at Ancestry ($) | ||
*'''1814-1935''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60922 Alabama, Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935] at Ancestry; index, images ($) | *'''1814-1935''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60922 Alabama, Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935] at Ancestry; index, images ($) | ||
*'''1818-1936''' {{RecordSearch|2534485|Alabama County Marriages, 1818-1936}} at FamilySearch; index and images | *'''1818-1936''' {{RecordSearch|2534485|Alabama County Marriages, 1818-1936}} at FamilySearch; index and images — [[Alabama County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
'''Deaths:'''<br> | '''Deaths:'''<br> | ||
*'''1784-1920''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1898&path= Alabama, Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920] at Ancestry; index and images ($) | *'''1784-1920''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1898&path= Alabama, Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920] at Ancestry; index and images ($) | ||
*'''1843-1951''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1710 Alabama Death Record of State Convicts, 1843-1951] at Ancestry ($) | *'''1843-1951''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1710 Alabama Death Record of State Convicts, 1843-1951] at Ancestry ($) | ||
*'''1881-1952''' {{RecordSearch|1674670|Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952}} at FamilySearch; index | *'''1881-1952''' {{RecordSearch|1674670|Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952}} at FamilySearch; index — [[Alabama Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*'''1881-1974''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2543 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974] at Ancestry ($) | *'''1881-1974''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2543 Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974] at Ancestry ($) | ||
*'''1908-1974''' {{RecordSearch|1307888|Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974}} at FamilySearch; index | *'''1908-1974''' {{RecordSearch|1307888|Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974}} at FamilySearch; index — [[Alabama, Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*'''1908-1959''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188 Alabama Deaths, 1908-59] at Ancestry; index ($) | *'''1908-1959''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5188 Alabama Deaths, 1908-59] at Ancestry; index ($) | ||
*'''1936-2007''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at Ancestry; incomplete ($). | *'''1936-2007''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at Ancestry; incomplete ($). | ||
*'''1962-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch | *'''1962-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch — [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/alabama/index.html Online Alabama Death Records, Indexes & Obituaries] | *[http://www.deathindexes.com/alabama/index.html Online Alabama Death Records, Indexes & Obituaries] | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
To obtain copies of birth records from this time period, contact the County Court where the birth occurred. | To obtain copies of birth records from this time period, contact the County Court where the birth occurred. | ||
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*Alabama. Department of Health. ''Death Records from 1908 to 1974 and Death Indexes from 1908 to 1959''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993-2000. {{FHL|683729|item|disp=FHL Film 1,909,110 (first of 734 films)}}; also available at {{RecordSearch|1307888|Name of database}}; also see the wiki page [[Alabama Statewide Death Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|Alabama Statewide Death Certificates]] for information about the database.) | *Alabama. Department of Health. ''Death Records from 1908 to 1974 and Death Indexes from 1908 to 1959''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993-2000. {{FHL|683729|item|disp=FHL Film 1,909,110 (first of 734 films)}}; also available at {{RecordSearch|1307888|Name of database}}; also see the wiki page [[Alabama Statewide Death Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|Alabama Statewide Death Certificates]] for information about the database.) | ||
== Minorities == | == Minorities == | ||
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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 [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index. | 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 [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index. | ||
*{{RecordSearch|3335352|Alabama, County Birth Registers, 1881-1930}} at [ | *'''1881-1930''' {{RecordSearch|3335352|Alabama, County Birth Registers, 1881-1930}} at FamilySearch; index — [[Alabama, County Birth Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | ||
*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/alabama/al-vital-records/ How to order Alabama Vital Records] | *[http://www.genealogyinc.com/alabama/al-vital-records/ How to order Alabama Vital Records] | ||
*[http://lrp.algensoc.org/lrpw/loader2.html Alabama Loose Records Index] created by the [http://www.archives.alabama.gov/research.html Alabama Department of Archives and History] | *[http://lrp.algensoc.org/lrpw/loader2.html Alabama Loose Records Index] created by the [http://www.archives.alabama.gov/research.html Alabama Department of Archives and History] | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170703223928/http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/regional.html Alabama Databases] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20170703223928/http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/regional.html Alabama Databases] at Rootsweb.com | ||
*[http://www.genealogybuff.com/al/state/webbbs_config.pl Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection] | *[http://www.genealogybuff.com/al/state/webbbs_config.pl Alabama Obituary and Death Notices Collection] at GenealogyBuff | ||
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/alabama/index.html Alabama Death Records, | *[http://www.deathindexes.com/alabama/index.html Alabama Death Records, Indexes and Obituaries] | ||
*[http://www.ancestorhunt.com/alabama-vital-records.htm Alabama Vital Records] | *[http://www.ancestorhunt.com/alabama-vital-records.htm Alabama Vital Records] at AncestorHunt.com. | ||
*USGenWeb.org [http://www.algw.org/ Alabama Site] | *USGenWeb.org [http://www.algw.org/ Alabama Site] | ||
*Search for Alabama Collections on [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] under Canada, USA, and Mexico | *Search for Alabama Collections on [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] under Canada, USA, and Mexico | ||
*The Vital Records Search and Information Directory for [http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-AL-NDX.html Alabama] | *The Vital Records Search and Information Directory for [http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-AL-NDX.html Alabama] | ||
*Germanroots Links for Alabama [http://www.germanroots.com/vitalrecords.html#Alabama Birth & Marriage] and [http://www.germanroots.com/deathrecords.html Death] Records | *Germanroots Links for Alabama [http://www.germanroots.com/vitalrecords.html#Alabama Birth & Marriage] and [http://www.germanroots.com/deathrecords.html Death] Records | ||
*Linkpendium Links for [http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/AL/ Alabama Genealogy and History], including individual Counties - Free/$ | *Linkpendium Links for [http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/AL/ Alabama Genealogy and History], including individual Counties - Free/$ | ||
*Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=3&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Alabama Birth, Marriage & Death] Records at Ancestry | *Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=3&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Alabama Birth, Marriage & Death] Records at Ancestry ($) | ||
*Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/alabama.htm Alabama Certificates] online | *Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/alabama.htm Alabama Certificates] online | ||
*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/alabama/links/ Alabama Genealogy Links] | *[http://www.genealogyinc.com/alabama/links/ Alabama Genealogy Links] at GenealogyInc | ||
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/vitalrecords1.htm#al Alabama Vital Records and Probate Records] | *[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/vitalrecords1.htm#al Alabama Vital Records and Probate Records] | ||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||