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Vital Records
County Records Of Births And Deaths
State Records Of Births And Deaths
County Marriage Records
State Marriage Records
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For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
Beginning in 1881, counties were required to record births and deaths, though records do not exist for every county. The county death records specify name, age, gender, race, date, place, and cause of death. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of birth and death records from most counties.
State registration of births and deaths began 1 January 1908. Local record keepers did not fully comply until 1927 for births and 1925 for deaths. For information about county birth and death records, write to the county health department.
In Alabama statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1908 and was generally complied with by 1927. The Bureau of Vital Statistics has Alabama birth and death records from 1908 to the present.
The Family History Library has microfilms of statewide death records and death indexes for 1908 to 1972:
Alabama. Department of Health (Montgomery, Alabama). Deaths, 1908–1972; Index to Deaths, 1908–1969. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993. (On 708 FHL films beginning with 1909110; computer number 716643.)
For copies of birth and death registrations after 1908, write to:
Before statewide registration of marriages, the clerk of the probate court in each county issued licenses and recorded marriages. These records usually begin within 10 years of the creation of the county. By 1900, marriage certificates listed the names of the bride and groom, date of marriage, bondsmen, and licenced officiant. The records may include the names of parents and their ages, occupations, and number of previous marriages for each spouse. The Family History Library has microfilms of the county marriage records for most Alabama counties.
There are several statewide indexes:
Early Alabama Marriages 1810–1850: Many Continue or End Between 1850 to 1900, a Few Continue Through from 1900–1936. 44 vols. San Antonio, Tex.: Family Adventures, 1991. (FHL book 976.1 V22e; computer number 488236.) There are indexes for grooms and brides. This same information is published in Early Alabama Marriage Records. 36v ols. (FHL book 976.1 V2e; computer number 805381.) These volumes were also published in 1991.
Alabama Marriages Early to 1825: A Research Tool. Bountiful, Utah: Precision Indexing, 1991. (FHL book 976.1 V2a; computer number 664284.) Over 6,000 marriages are listed alphabetically with the name of the couple and their date and county of marriage.
Marriage Records [Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina]. Orem, Utah: Automated Archives, 1994. (FHL compact disc Series 9 no.3; computer number 683379.) The dates of the records for each county vary. The earliest records begin in 1807 and the latest extend to 1902.
Early marriage records are also included in the Gandrud and Jones Alabama Records Collection (see the “Genealogy” section of this outline).
Statewide registration of marriages began in 1936. The statewide marriage records are located at the State Department of Public Health (see address above).
The Family History Library has films of the statewide marriage records from 1936 to 1992 and indexes from 1936 to 1959:
Alabama. Department of Health. (Montgomery, Alabama). Marriage Certificates, 1936–1992; Index, 1936–1959. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993. (On 1016 FHL films beginning with 1907711; computer number 702039.)
Vital records are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
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VITAL RECORDS
County Records of Births and Deaths
State Records of Births and Deaths
Center for Health Statistics Record Services
Location:
State Department of Public Health
P.O. Box 5625
Montgomery, AL 36103
Telephone: 334-206-5418
Fax: 334-262-9563
Internet address: www.alapubhealth.org
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For current fees for obtaining copies of the state’s records contact the state office or visit their Web site.
201 Monroe St., Suite 1150
Montgomery, AL 36104
County Marriage Records
State Marriage Records
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