Kathy, If you find them on the AL Death Index microfilm, then you can go to Wallace State College at Hanceville. They have microfilm of the actual death certificates. Melba -----Original Message----- From: Kathy Storm <kstorm@bellsouth.net> To: ALJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com <ALJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, September 28, 2000 5:11 AM Subject: Re: [ALJEFFER] Help Needed >Hi Melba, > >Thank you for the information. I'll check this out, hopefully this weekend >I can get to the library. > >This may be one of those 'wild goose chases' but I'm also going to do >everything I can to find out about my grandfather. > >Thank you again, and happy hunting. > >Kathy > >At 12:30 AM 9/28/00 -0500, you wrote: >>Kathy, >>The Birmingham Public Library has city directories for most years during >>that time period for Birmingham. >> >>You might also look on the 1920 census. They may have been married by then. >>Also the AL death certificates started in 1908 so you might be able to find >>them there. >> >>Hope this helps, >>Melba >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Kathy Storm <kstorm@bellsouth.net> >>To: ALJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com <ALJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> >>Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 5:51 PM >>Subject: [ALJEFFER] Help Needed >> >> >> >My father was born in Brimingham, AL on September 23, 1923. His birth >> >certificate states: >> > >> >for city is says,"Birmingham, AL Maternity Hosp" >> > >> >Was there a maternity hospital there then? Is it still there? Where would >> >records for this be? >> > >> >There is no information on the father on the birth certificate, but it >> >lists my grandmother's name as A. Shepherd. >> > >> >Is there a city directory for 1922-1924? I realize that its a long shot >> >but I'm looking to see if I can locate James Everett Shepherd or Shephard >> >or Alfretta Felsher or Alfretta Shepherd there during this time period. >> > >> >I have my grandfather's name from court papers when my dad had his name >> >legally changed. James Shepherd supposedly was dead by about June 1924 >> >when my dad was given to relatives to raise. >> > >> >Any help or ideas on how to go about this will be greatly appreciated. No >> >matter what the outcome, my search will go on. >> > >> >Kathy Storm >> >New Orleans, LA >> > >