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 > >