Mary Ann: I ordered marriage and death certificates from this site, and they came rather quickly: <A HREF="http://www.alapubhealth.org/vital/vitalrcd.htm"> Click here: How to Obtain Vital Records from the State of Alabama</A> Kathryn "A family tree can wither if nobody tends its roots." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researching these families in the Southeast: COX, CROUT, HENRY, HILL, KELLY/KHELE, LAWRENCE, LITCHFIELD, MAULDIN, NELSON, OVERTON, SMITH, TAYLOR, UZZELL, WEST.  Also, AMBROSE, BALCH, FOUSHEE, GRIFFIN, HARRISS, HOUGH, KIMBALL, STARKEY, PRINCE, TERRELL, and WILSON.   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~