Folks, I have also found Death Certificates on microfilm at the LDS Family Life Center here in Birmingham. (It's on Altadena Road.) However, for some reason, they didn't have all the Jefferson County Death Certificates at this facility. The microfilm for the others can be ordered from Salt Lake City, though. (In other words, the local FLC can get the microfilm, as from another library.) Jim Nix "William C. Burgess II" wrote: > Hello Chris...and all! > > Several years ago when I went to the location I had them > do a search for my great grandmother. They searched from > the earliest records, about 1882 all the way to 1925...even > though I told them she died in 1898 according to a bible > record...so they will search from the early years. I didn't > get lucky with that great grandmother, but they did find > another relative, a gg grandmother who also died in 1898, > but didn't find her husband who died 6 years later! Records > were kept very haphazardly in those days. > > Bill > > William C. Burgess II > 10605 Dreamy Lane > Parker, AZ 85344-7523 > > On Wed, 04 Oct 2000 18:18:25 -0500 Chris Caravella > <chris.caravella@home.com> writes: > > Hi Raymond, > > > > I came upon this address quite by luck. I was passed around a lot > > but I > > beleive the number is (205)933-9110. The clerk took my address and > > mailed me a form to fill out. The address is > > > > Jefferson County Department of Health > > Bureau of Health Statistics and Vital records > > 1400 Sixth Avenue South > > PO Box 2648 > > Birmingham, AL 35202-2648 > > > > The cost is $12 per search/certificate and $4 for additional copies > > - > > money order or cashiers check only. Also only the next of kin can > > request a certificate. That means my dad actually had to sign for > > my > > grandfather's birth certificate or he could have written a letter > > giving > > me authority. I'm not sure how flexible this rule is but in my case > > I > > didn't need to worry about it. I hope that by writing directly to > > the > > county they will search pre-1908 records. There was no mention on > > the > > form of a search limit. I'll let everyone know how it turns out. > > > > Ciao, > > Chris > > > > "Hi Chris, I am also looking for a birth certificate for my > > grandfather > > who was born in Birmingham in 1892. I spent two days in August of > > this > > year in Birmingham & Montgomery searching through their archives. > > Unfortunately, I was not able to find anything on my grandfather. > > Interestingly enough, no one else has mentioned the Jefferson County > > Dept of Health. It sounds like a new lead for me and perhaps > > others. > > Chris, could you provide their address and phone number. Thanks in > > advance. > > > > Raymond Simmons > > > > "My grandfather was born in 1896 in Birmingham and I need to get a > > certified copy of his birth certificate. I know the regular > > channels > > only supply births from 1906 on, but I saw on AlGenWeb that > > Jefferson > > County had births back to 1882. I called around and got the > > Jefferson > > County Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics and Vital > > Records and I was sent a form (I live in New Orleans)." " > >