Alabama Guided Research
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Birth
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Limited Availability:
There is no statewide birth collection covering a large portion of births in Alabama. However, there are a few, small databases and substitute records available on the What else you can try - Alabama Births page.
Marriage
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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?
Start here:
• 1800s-1950s: Alabama Marriage Collections Did you sign into FamilySearch? If not, do so now to view more available databases. at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950
Alabama, Church Records, 1831-1994
Alabama County Marriages, 1818-1936
Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957
If the marriage record was not found, try this next:
• 1720s-2000s: United States Marriages, Alabama at Findmypast ($)
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist
Death
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Death - Where can I find death records?
Start here:
• 1800s-2000s: Alabama Death Collections Did you sign into FamilySearch? If not, do so now to view more available databases. at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952
Alabama, Church Records, 1831-1994
Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974
Alabama, Mobile Magnolia Cemetery Interment Cards, 1836-1995
Alabama, Friends of Magnolia Cemetery, Funeral Books, 1911-1965
United States Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index
GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014
If the death record was not found, try this next:
• 1908-1959: Alabama, Death Index at Ancestry ($)
What else you can try:
• Why the record may not exist