Birth
Records | Death Records |
Divorce Records Orphan Records | Passenger Lists | Other Sources Census Records These are located at the Mobile Public Library's Local History & Genealogy Division. USA Archives has Census Indexes for 1820-1860 in five volumes. We also have the 1900 and 1910 Censuses available on two rolls of microfilm. USA Archives has divorce records available on microfilm for the years 1816-1918. An index to those records is available. Researchers should consult the Circuit Court's Domestic Relations Division for records after 1918. (White Marriages) USA Archives has two index books to marriage records that cover the years 1813-1875. We also have a xerox copy of the index for the years 1823-1967. Should the xeroxed index have missing pages, a microfilm copy is available for viewing. When researchers retrieve the book and page number for the marriage record from the xeroxed copy, they should take that information to the Mobile County Probate Court, where the records are held. The Court charges $1.00 per page for copies. (Black Marriages) USA Archives has the Colored Marriage License Index on two rolls of microfilm. They cover the years 1865-1967. According to the Probate Court, no records exist for the years prior to 1865. Researchers should consult the Probate Court for the actual records. USA Archives has the index books to Naturalization Records for the years 1833-1906. The Archives also has the index available on microfilm. The microfilm contains the same information (in 99 percent of cases) as the printed index. Researchers should consult the Probate Court for the actual records. Researchers should consult the United States Federal Court for Naturalization Records after 1906, as naturalization took place at those locations after that date. USA Archives has the Abstracts for the Orphan Court Minutes for the years 1813-1837. The Archives also has the Orphan Court minutes on four rolls of microfilm. For records of the years after 1837, researchers should consult the Probate Court. USA Archives has passenger lists for the years 1838-1860 in two volumes. Microfilm copies of abstracts of Mobile passenger lists for 1832-1852 can be found in Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and at Ports on the Great Lakes, 1820-1873, National Archives Microcopy No. 575, Roll 4. For passenger lists for other years, researchers should consult Record Group 36, Records of the Bureau of Customs, National Archives. They have passenger lists for the years 1820-1905. These are located at the Bureau of Vital Statistics in the Mobile County Health Department. (Birth Certificates) In order to obtain a birth certificate, a person must be an immediate family member unless the record is approximately 120 years old. Out-of-town researchers may contact the Alabama State Department of Public Health's Bureau of Vital Statistics. (Death Certificates) Anyone may obtain a death certificate. The Bureau of Vital Statistics charges a fee for each record. The bureau can search by year, or by month and day of birth. For questions about our genealogical material or to order a copy of a record, please read our reproduction services page and email us at archives@jaguar1.usouthal.edu. We can also search for a record for you at a nominal fee. Please see our research fee page. Other Sources for Genealogical Research at USA Archives (Published Sources)
(Microfilm Sources)
(Manuscript and Photographic Sources)
(Miscellaneous Sources)
Addresses and Phone Numbers Bureau of Vital Statistics Out-of-town researchers who want birth or
death records should contact: United States Federal Court Mobile County Probate Court National Archives and Records Administration Mobile County Circuit Court Mobile Public Library
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