This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: PARKER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VW.2ADE/1022 Message Board Post: My great-grandfather, Roscoe Ellis PARKER, was said to be born in Merced, CA on 25 May 1881. Don't have any info on his parents, except for mother's maiden name is possibly FRANCIS. Would anyone in the area be able to find out if there is a birth certificate for him on file & transcribe the information? Any assistance is greatly appreciated. Please email Debora at liandrin@ivillage.com. Thank you.