One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, marriage, and death (BMD) information about their ancestors.
Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians and archivists (as well as the largest of them all - FamilySearch), a great number of indexes to birth, marriage, and death collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific BMD information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth, marriage, and death certificates themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth, marriage, and death information that are not included in the lists below. For example, newspapers, draft registration files, naturalization records, etc. have BMD info. To find out which types of other records may include BMD information, please see:
- 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information
- 22 Ways to Find Ancestors Marriage Information
- 21 Ways to Find Ancestors Death Information
The lists below are specific birth, marriage, and death indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of Alabama.
Note 1: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. In many cases there is a link to the digital collection in the middle of the page, but also near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. Please also note that I have listed below only BMD databases that are accessible digitally from your computer (or tablet/phone)
Note 2: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription, but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.
(Updated May, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)
General U.S.
- United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931
- United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961
- United States Korean War Battle Deaths, 1950-1957
- United States Marriages, 1733-1990
- United States Social Security Death Index
- United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
- Online Searchable Death Indexes
Alabama
- Alabama Births and Christenings, 1881-1930
- Alabama County Marriage Records
- Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950
- Alabama County Marriages, 1818-1936
- Alabama Death Record of State Convicts, 1843-1951
- Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952
- Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974
- Alabama Federal and State Mortality Schedules 1850-1880
- Alabama Marriage Index 1641-1944
- Alabama Marriage Records 1818-1898
- Alabama marriage records 1853-1894, Calhoun County 1870-1889, Colbert County 1866-1887, Baldwin County 1899, Escambia County 1879-1899, St Clair County 1853-1894
- Alabama Marriage Records pre-1825
- Alabama marriage records, Clarke County, 1834-1864; Mobile County, 1880-1881; Monroe County, 1833-1838; and Montgomery County, 1831-1838
- Alabama marriage records, Macon County, 1866-1872; and Madison County, 1871-1875
- Alabama marriage records, Talladega County, 1846-1864; Jefferson County, 1856-1864; and Montgomery County, 1854-1860
- Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957
- Alabama Miscellaneous Marriages Index
- Alabama African American Marriages by County
- Alabama, Coal Mine Fatalities, 1898-1938
- Alabama, County Divorce Reports, 1818-1929; Indexes, 1908-1937;, 1818-1937
- Alabama, Deaths of State Convicts, 1884-1951; Deaths of County Convicts, 1885-1922, 1884-1951
- Alabama, Index to Birth and Death Certificates, 1917-1919
- Autauga County Marriages
- Autauga County Birth and Death Records, 1871-1916
- Autauga County Marriage Records
- Autauga County Marriage Records, 1839-1950
- Autauga Marriage Index
- Baldwin County Marriage License Search
- Baldwin County Births and Deaths, 1886-1919; Marriages, 1810-1935, 1810-1935
- Baldwin County Marriages, 1810-1836
- Barbour County Divorce Records, 1893-1941
- Barbour County Marriage Records 1860
- Barbour County Marriage Records, 1838-1928
- Bibb County Birth Records
- Bibb County Marriage Records
- Bibb County Marriage Records 1817-1936 and Index to Marriages, 1817-1950
- Bibb County Marriage Records 1820-1860
- Bibb County Marriage Records 1820-1860
- Bibb County Marriage Records, 1818-1929
- Bibb County Marriage Records, 1833-1887
- Blount County Marriage Indexes 1820-1879
- Blount County Marriage pre-1825
- Blount County Marriage Records (1820-1844,1852-1919,1931-1951) and Indexes (1820-1888) --, 1820-1951
- Blount County Marriage Records 1820-1871
- Blount County Marriage Records, 1888-1892
- Blount County Marriage Records, 1892-1910
- Blount County Miscellaneous Birth and Death Records, 1905-1912
- Blount County Vital Records
- Bullock County Marriage Records
- Bullock County Birth and Death Records, 1909-1919
- Bullock County Births, 1920-1933
- Bullock County Marriage Licenses, 1870-1933
- Bullock County Marriage Records, 1874-1954
- Butler County Marriage Indexes
- Butler county Divorce Records, 1853-1925
- Butler County Marriage Records 1853-1870
- Butler County Marriage Records 1853-1929
- Calhoun County Marriage Records, 1834-1951
- Calhoun County Marriage Records, 1870-1900
- Chambers County Death and Marriage Records
- Chilton County Marriage Records, 1870-1936
- Chilton County Register of Births and Deaths, 1908-1919
- Choctaw County Birth and Death Index
- Choctaw County Marriages
- Choctaw County Birth Register, 1881-1893
- Choctaw County Marriages, 1836-1920
- Choctaw County Marriages, 1871-1936; Index, 1871-1933
- Choctaw County Register of Births and Deaths, 1916-1919; Birth Decrees, 1943-1950
- Clarke County Index Cards to Marriage, 1918-1947
- Clarke County Marriage Records, 1814-1865
- Clarke County Marriage Records, 1814-1891
- Clarke County Marriage Records, 1814-1959
- Clarke County Marriages, 1814-1876
- Clarke County Register of Births and Deaths, 1914-1919
- Clay County Marriage Indexes
- Clay County Marriage Records 1872-1955
- Cleburne County Marriage Indexes
- Cleburne County Marriage Records, 1867-1929
- Cleburne County Register of Births and Deaths, 1911-1921
- Coffee County Marriages
- Coffee County Births, 1904-1919; Deaths, 1908-1927
- Coffee County Marriage Records, 1877-1933
- Colbert County Marriage Indexes
- Colbert County Marriage Records, 1866-1887
- Colbert County Marriage Records, 1867-1963
- Colbert County Marriages, 1887-1902
- Conecuh County Marriages
- Conecuh County Births and Deaths, 1878-1954
- Conecuh County Delayed Birth Records, 1866-1950
- Conecuh County Marriage Records, 1866-1930
- Conecuh County Marriage Records, 1866-1950
- Coosa County Marriages
- Coosa County Early Records 1832-1860
- Coosa County Marriage Records, 1834-1936
- Coosa County Marriages : Books A, B, & C
- Covington County Marriages 1895-1905
- Covington County Marriage Records, 1895-1958
- Crenshaw County Marriage Records, 1867-1957
- Cullman County Marriage Index 1877-1930s
- Cullman County Deaths, 1886-1919; Register of Births, 1894-1904; Births and Deaths, 1911-1912, 1886-1919
- Cullman County Delayed Birth Certificates, 1871-1956
- Cullman County Marriages, 1877-1951; Index, 1877-1940, 1877-1951
- Dale County Divorce Decrees, 1921-1946
- Dallas County Marriages 1818-1845
- Dallas County Birth Records, 1880-1930
- Dallas County Death Records, 1882-1921
- Dallas County Divorce Records, 1890-1893
- Dallas County Marriage Records 1818-1930; Indexes, 1821-1980
- De Kalb County Marriage Records 1910-1911
- De Kalb County Marriage Records, 1836-1927
- DeKalb County Marriage Indexes
- Elmore County Marriage Records, 1867-1954
- Elmore County Marriages
- Elmore County Register of Births and Deaths, 1909-1913
- Etowah County Marriage Records 1867-1950; Indexes, 1867-1929
- Fayette County Deaths
- Fayette County Marriage Indexes
- Fayette County Births, 1884-1941; Deaths, 1899-1941
- Fayette County Marriage Licenses, 1866-1880; Marriage Records, 1879-1931
- Franklin County Marriages 1891-1929
- Geneva County Marriage Records, 1898-1929; Index 1898-1979
- Geneva County Register of Births and Deaths, 1912-1918
- Greene County Marriage Records, 1823-1929; Index 1823-1936
- Hale County Death Records, 1920-1936
- Hale County Marriage Records, 1867-1927
- Henry County Marriage Index
- Henry County Marriages
- Henry County Marriage Records 1821-1868
- Henry County Marriage Records, 1820-1950
- Jackson County Marriage Index
- Jackson County Marriages
- Jackson County Marriages 1851-1856, 1859-1871
- Jackson County Alabama Records
- Jackson County Birth and Death Records, 1892-1896
- Jackson County Births, 1920-1934; Births and Deaths, 1914-1917
- Jackson County Marriage Records, 1851-1929
- Jackson County Marriage Records, 1913-1915, 1930-1955
- Jefferson County Marriage License Search
- Jefferson County Marriages
- Jefferson County Marriages 1815 - 1899
- Jefferson County Marriages pre-1825
- Jefferson County Marriage Licenses Records, 1818-1902
- Jefferson County Marriage Records 1928-1950
- Jefferson County Marriage Records, 1818-1928 ; Index, 1818-1938
- Jefferson County Marriage Records, 1856-1869, 1871-1880
- Jefferson County Marriage Records, 1882-1939
- Jefferson County Marriages 1819-1875
- Jefferson County Marriages 1819-1875
- Lamar County Marriages
- Lamar County Vital Records
- Lamar, Jones, and Sanford County Marriage Records, 1867-1929
- Lauderdale County Death Index
- Lauderdale County Marriage Indexes
- Lauderdale County Marriage Records 1818-1857
- Lauderdale County Marriage, Cemetery and Family Records
- Lauderdale County Marriages, 1820-1857
- Lawrence County Marriage Records
- Lawrence County Marriages
- Lawrence County Marriage Records 1818-1958
- Lawrence County Register of Deaths 1896-1901
- Lawrence County, Alabama, Marriage Index, 1818-1948
- Lee County Marriage Licenses 1898-1938
- Lee County Marriage Records 1867-1950, and index 1900-1979
- Lee County Marriages, Vol. B, 1877-1893
- Lowndes County Births and Deaths, 1879-1935
- Lowndes County Lowndes County Marriage Records, 1871-1879
- Lowndes County Marriage Records
- Lowndes County Marriage Records, 1830-1936
- Macon County Marriage Records
- Macon County Marriage Records Index of Book II, 1844-1852
- Macon County Marriage Records, 1834-1857
- Macon County Marriage Records, 1835-1931
- Macon County Records of Deaths, 1920-1937
- Madison County Marriage License Search
- Madison County Marriages 1809-1811, Mobile County Marriages 1813-1821
- Madison County Marriage Record Book, 1875-1878
- Madison County Marriage Records 1809-1816
- Madison County Marriage Records September, 1853 to August, 1865
- Madison County Marriage Records, 1809-1951; General Index, 1810-1973
- Marengo and Jackson County Divorce Records, 1900-1930
- Marengo County Marriage Indexes
- Marengo County Marriage Records, 1818-1936
- Marion County Marriage Records, 1887-1958
- Marriage Records Monroe County 1833-1838; Clarke County, 1834-1840; Talladega County, 1833-1837
- Marshall County Marriage Indexes
- Marshall County Marriages 1830-1849
- Marshall County Marriage Records and Index, 1836-1950
- Miscellaneous BMD Records by County
- Mobile County Marriage License Search
- Mobile County Miscellaneous Marriages
- Mobile County Death Records, 1920-1940; Indexes, 1920-1940
- Mobile County Marriage Records, 1823-1931; Index 1813-1967
- Mobile County Record of Births, v. 1-20, 1920-1935
- Mobile Magnolia Cemetery Interment Cards, 1836-1995
- Mobile Marriages, 1823-1845
- Montgomery County Marriage Index
- Morgan County Births
- Morgan County Marriage Indexes
- Morgan County Index to Black Marriages, 1863-1932
- Morgan County Marriage index : 1919-1928 books Q, R, S, T & U
- Morgan County Marriage Records, 1821-1952
- Morgan County Morgan County Marriage Index
- Online Searchable Death Indexes
- Ozark, Dale County Deaths Database
- Perry County Marriage Records 1820-1900
- Perry County Birth Records, 1908-1930
- Perry County Index to Marriage Record Book 1839-51
- Perry County Marriage Records 1820-1929
- Perry County Marriage Records Book
- Pickens County Marriage Indexes
- Pickens County Early Marriages
- Pike County Deaths
- Pike County Births, 1881-1937; Deaths, 1881-1929
- Pike County Marriage Records, 1830-1929
- Russell County Delayed Birth Certificates, 1943-1962
- Russell County Marriage Records and Licenses, 1834-1950
- Shelby County Birth and Death Indexes
- Shelby County Marriage Indexes
- Shelby County Early Marriages
- Shelby County Marriage Records 1824-1942
- Shelby County Register of Births and Deaths, 1902-1929
- St, Clair County Marriage Records, 1853-1894
- St. Clair County Marriages pre-1825
- St. Clair County Births, 1893-1906
- St. Clair County Deaths, 1881-1895
- St. Clair County Marriage Records 1819-1939
- St. Clair County Marriage Records, vol. I, II, and III, 1818-1894
- St. Clair County Register of Births and Deaths 1908-1916
- St. Clair County Vital Records
- Sumter County Marriages 1833-1850
- Sumter County Births, 1909-1919; Deaths, 1909-1919
- Sumter County Marriage Records, 1833-1936
- Talladega County Marriage Licenses (1930-1934)
- Talladega County Marriage Records, 1833-1932
- Talladega Marriage Index
- Tallapoosa County Marriage Index
- Tallapoosa County Deaths, 1923-1938; Index to Deaths, 1925-1938; Births, 1927-1938; Index to Births, 1920-1938; Register of Births and Deaths, 1908-1919
- Tallapoosa County General Indexes to Records
- Tallapoosa County Marriage Records, 1834-1946; Indexes, 1835-1946, 1834-1946
- Tallapoosa County Register of Births, 1881-1907; Indexes to Births, 1881-1920
- Tallapoosa County Register of Deaths, 1881-1898
- Tallapoosa Early Marriages
- Tuscaloosa County Marriages
- Tuscaloosa County Marriages pre-1825
- Tuscaloosa County Marriage Records 1823-1860
- Walker County Births
- Walker County Deaths
- Walker County Marriages
- Walker County Walker County Marriages. Book B, 1883-1892
- Walker County Walker County Marriages. Book B, 1883-1892
- Walker County Walker County Marriages. Book C, 1892-1897
- Walker County Walker County Marriages. Book C, 1892-1897
- Walker County Walker County Marriages. Book C, 1892-1897
- Walker County Walker County Marriages. Book C, 1892-1897
- Walker County Walker County Marriages. Book C, 1892-1897
- Walker County Walker County Marriages. Book C, 1892-1897
- Washington County Births, 1920-1941; Deaths, 1920-1941; Delayed Births, 1944-1964
- Washington County Marriage Records 1826-1896
- Washington County Marriage Records, 1826-1961; Marriage Licenses, consents, and applications, 1904-1936
- Washington County Marriages, 1826-1856
- Wilcox County Marriages
- Wilcox County Early Marriages 1820-1826
- Wilcox County Register of Deaths, 1905-1915; Register of Births, 1905-1908
- Winston County Births, Marriages, and Deaths
- Winston County Winston County, Register of Deaths, 1888-1910
Check out the links for other states on the BMD Records page.
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
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