The state required birth registration in 1905 - when soc. sec. came into being, the state made available delayed birth certificates which required 2-3 different types of proof of birth (insurance, marriage, children's birth certificates) to register the birth if one hadn't been recorded previously but not many people did it on a delayed basis either for births prior to 1905......my mother was born in Sierra county in 1917 and she doesn't have a birth certificate recorded - no one got to town to take care of the home birth and only medical personal at the birth were required to file a birth certificate until hospital births became common and then the hospital took care of it for the new parents....suggest you try to find a mention of her birth in the newspaper since births tended to be news in that era......baptismal records are another source...... ----- Original Message ----- From: Deron A Wells <DERONKELLYWELLS@prodigy.net> To: <CASANJOA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 11:54 AM Subject: [CASANJOA] Lila Mae Bickford Birth Record > Hello, > > I was wondering if someone could help me with where I could find a copy of my great grandmother's birth record. I had sent a request to San Joaquin County and they replied that they couldn't find it. I am absolutely certain she was born in this county and can't figure out why there is no record. Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated. The following is her information: > > Lila Mae Bickford > Born 10-17-1893 in San Joaquin County, CA > Daughter of Charles W. Bickford and Mae Estelle Worth Bickford. > > Lila also had two older brothers. Ulmer Merrill Bickford was born 8-18-1884 and Earl Worth Bickford was born 12-24-1885, both also in San Joaquin County. Thank you for any assistance you can give me. > > Kelly Wells > >