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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. | ||
FamilySearch has a partial index of [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1661470 Births and Christenings, 1881-1930]. Background information about the source of this index is available [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Alabama_Births_and_Christenings_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) here]. | FamilySearch has a partial index of [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1661470 Births and Christenings, 1881-1930]. Background information about the source of this index is available [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Alabama_Births_and_Christenings_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records) here]. | ||
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. To access microfilmed copies of county birth records for some Alabama Counties do a "Place-name Search" of the Family History Library Catalog for the appropriate county name in the folllowing format "Alabama, <county name>". (See [[Family History Library Catalog Place-name Search|How to do a Place-name search]] wiki page.) | ||
=== 1908 to Present === | === 1908 to Present === | ||