In a message dated 12/10/2001 7:28:41 AM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > > Arkansas, didn't issue birth certificates until 1914, your best bet will be > to find a death certificate. There is an Ark death index, available at some > Ark. libraries & These AR death indexes can be found in libraries other than just in AR. I have seen them in several TX libraries. I was able to locate two ancestors in the index and then ordered their death certificates. AR Death Certificates show the parents and where they were born (I think), the occupation and how long in it and how long retired, etc. They are a very valuable source. Linda Johnson Texas City, TX