Some of you have helped me find out my grandparents were in Jackson Co, Arkansas in 1930 census. Helped me find my aunt's name. Now maybe you can help me with something else. My mom says my grandfather retired from Fort Roots. Don't know how to find anything out about that. Did SSDI search. He is in there. Could only search by his SSN because of a birthday discrepancy. Also, if there are no birth records in the system prior to 1914, then how do I find out about births in 1897 and 1899? I would like to know who my great grandparents are and how many siblings did my grandparents have? I know my grandmother had a sister because my grandmother raised her niece because the niece's mother died 3 days after giving birth to her. But where's her dad? I don't know. That cousin has since died. But anyway, I wanted to get birth certificates to find out thier parents but come to find out I can't do that either. ??? I am at a mental stand still. Can anyone offer me any help?