This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xBI.2ACIB/7.27.32.46.1.1.2.1.2.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: As he was born after 1930 so most public sources are not available. All research starts with what you know. You know dates of birth and death. As relative of his you can obtain his birth cetificate. Lincoln, MI does not exist, so that piece of information is incorrect. My search would be Lincoln Township, Isabella Co, MI, as that fits with some of the information we know. The records are available at the courthouse in Mt Pleasant, MI. Use this link to view the options at the courthouse: http://vitalrec.com/micounties2.html#Isabella The birth certificate and the death certificates would be a good starting point. The death certificate is only as accurate as the person suppling the information,a as they probably were not there when he was born. Birth records can be requested from the State of Michigan at: http://vitalrec.com/mi.html#State