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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Alabama|Alabama ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Alabama_Church_Records|Church Records]]'' | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Alabama|Alabama ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Alabama_Church_Records|Church Records]]'' {{citation needed}} | ||
Church records and the information they provide vary greatly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age; dates of baptism, christening or birth; marriage information, such as the bride’s maiden name and the names of both sets of parents; death or burial date; admissions; and removals. Records may include names of other relatives who were witnesses or members of the congregation. The members of some churches were predominately of one nationality or ethnic group. Church records are important for Alabama family research because civil authorities in Alabama did not begin registering vital statistics until after 1908. | <br>Church records and the information they provide vary greatly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age; dates of baptism, christening or birth; marriage information, such as the bride’s maiden name and the names of both sets of parents; death or burial date; admissions; and removals. Records may include names of other relatives who were witnesses or members of the congregation. The members of some churches were predominately of one nationality or ethnic group. Church records are important for Alabama family research because civil authorities in Alabama did not begin registering vital statistics until after 1908. | ||
Roman Catholic church records for Mobile date from about 1700. In the 1800s, the largest religious groups in [[Alabama|Alabama]] were the [[ | Roman Catholic church records for Mobile date from about 1700. In the 1800s, the largest religious groups in [[Alabama|Alabama]] were the [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptist]], [[Methodist Church in the United States|Methodist]], and [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]] churches.{{cn}} | ||
To find information about churches up to 1870, such as when the churches were founded, names of ministers and early members, and associated cemeteries, see: | To find information about churches up to 1870, such as when the churches were founded, names of ministers and early members, and associated cemeteries, see: | ||
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[http://www.huntingdon.edu/ Houghton Memorial Library]<br>Huntingdon College <br>1500 E. Fairview Avenue<br>Montgomery, AL 36106-2148 <br>Phone: (334) 833-4421<br>Fax: (334) 263-4465 <br>E-mail: [mailto:edidwell@huntingdon.edu <u>edidwell@huntingdon.edu</u>] | [http://www.huntingdon.edu/ Houghton Memorial Library]<br>Huntingdon College <br>1500 E. Fairview Avenue<br>Montgomery, AL 36106-2148 <br>Phone: (334) 833-4421<br>Fax: (334) 263-4465 <br>E-mail: [mailto:edidwell@huntingdon.edu <u>edidwell@huntingdon.edu</u>] | ||
[http://library.bsc.edu/about.htm Charles Andrew Rush Library]<br>Birmingham-Southern College<br>900 Arkadelphia Road<br>P.O. Box 549020 <br>Birmingham, AL 35254-9990 <br>Phone: (205) 226-4740 <br>Fax: (205) 226-4743 | [http://library.bsc.edu/about.htm Charles Andrew Rush Library]<br>Birmingham-Southern College<br>900 Arkadelphia Road<br>P.O. Box 549020 <br>Birmingham, AL 35254-9990 <br>Phone: (205) 226-4740 <br>Fax: (205) 226-4743 | ||
A history of the Methodist Church in Alabama is: | A history of the Methodist Church in Alabama is: | ||
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=== Presbyterian === | === Presbyterian === | ||
[http://www.history.pcusa.org/ Presbyterian Historical Society ]<br>425 Lombard Street<br>Philadelphia, PA 19147 <br>Phone: (215) 627-1852 <br>Fax: (215) 627-0509 | [http://www.history.pcusa.org/ Presbyterian Historical Society ]<br>425 Lombard Street<br>Philadelphia, PA 19147 <br>Phone: (215) 627-1852 <br>Fax: (215) 627-0509 | ||
=== Roman Catholic === | === Roman Catholic === | ||
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ALABAMA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- CHURCH HISTORY | ALABAMA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- CHURCH HISTORY | ||
ALABAMA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- CHURCH RECORDS | ALABAMA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- CHURCH RECORDS | ||
=== External Links === | === External Links === | ||