Alabama, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains church records from 1841-2007. These records include births, baptisms, marriages, banns, deaths, and burials for Episcopalian and Presbyterian churches in Alabama.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The church records may contain:
 * The names of individuals
 * Dates of birth
 * The names of parents
 * Dates of baptism
 * Residences
 * The names of brides and grooms
 * Dates of marriage
 * Death and burial information

How Do I Search This Collection?
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 * The name of your ancestor
 * The date of the birth, baptism, marriage or death

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later.
 * Search for other church and vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses. Witnesses were usually family members.
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives.
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county.
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name.
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. "Alabama, Church Records, 1831-1994" Church Indexes. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2020. Miscellaneous churches within Alabama.
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