I think that might be too early for a birth certificate, although they may have a few that early. You might call the Arkansas Dept of Vital Records and ask - here's some links to check out: http://www.healthyarkansas.com/certificates/certificates.html#Birth http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/arkansas.htm http://www.vitalrec.com/ar.html Hope this helps! Gloria At 01:42 PM 2/3/2003 -0700, you wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Cook >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADE/615 > >Message Board Post: > >I was wondering if someone could look up a birth record in Woodruff Co? I >was told that my father was born in McCroy, Ar. 1897 but I cannot find him >on any Census. His name: Ruben Sidney Cook. Father: Elisha A. and >Mother: Mattie W. Boswell. I know this family lived in Woodruff and White >Counties, but cannot find hide nor hair of them. > >Also, if anyone knows anything about Elisha's parents, I would be very >grateful. >Thanks, >Sue > > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237