Alabama

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Sarah Elzada Thompson was born in Cleburne, Alabama. Use the "FS: Alabama County Birth Registers, 1881-1930" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. On what date was Sarah Elzada Thompson born?
2. What is her mother's name?
3. In FamilySearch Family Tree, what name did Sarah Elzada Thompson go by throughout her life?

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• In the search screen, enter "Sarah Elzada" as the first name and "Thompson" as the last name.
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1. Sarah was born on March 6, 1912.
2. Her mother is Synthia Laminock Thompson.
3. Sarah Elzada also went by Zadie.
   (Contributed by Emuron Daniel )

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Archable Calhoun was married on January 1, 1854. Use the "FS: Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. Who did Archable marry?
2. In what location did the marriage take place?
3. In FamilySearch Family Tree, what is the alternate first name and alternate last name for this Archable Calhoun?

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• In the search screen, enter "Archable" as the first name and "Calhoun" as the last name.
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1. Archable's wife is Eliza S. Thomas.
2. The marriage took place in Coosa (County), Alabama.
3. Alternate first name is Archibald; alternate last name is Colquhoun.
   (Contributed by Brent Bunker )

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Parham Malloy lived in Lawrence, Alabama in 1866. Use the "AC: Albama State Census 1820-1866" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. How many people were in his household?
2. About how old was he?
3. How many members of his household died of sickness?

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• In the search screen, enter "Parham" as the first name and "Malloy" as the last name. Be sure the surname field is not set to Exact, as an alternate spelling is used in the index.
• In the search results screen, click the document for Parham Maloy and study it.

1. Parham was the only member of his household.
2. He was between 80-90 years old.
3. One household member had died of sickness.
   (Contributed by Jill Young )

Hallie Lambert was registered to vote in Alabama in 1939. Use the "FS: Alabama Voter Registration and Poll Tax Cards, 1834-1981" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. What was her date of birth?
2. In what county was she registered?

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• In the search screen, enter "Hallie" as the first name and "Lambert" as the last name.
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1. She was born 25 Sept 1909.
2. She was registered to vote in Madison, Alabama.
   (Contributed by Jill Young )