Hi Ethel, Thanks for emailing back. I sent 3 documents to the State of Oklahoma (Military papers, Insurance application, and a Application for Social Security. The problem is they need to see my grandmothers maiden name on a form connected to my dad. My father did not know his mother she died right after he was born. He was then taken by the state and put in an orphanage and only kept contact with his 2 brothers which both are deceased (1930's and 1945) and his sister just passed away in 1993. He had lost contact with her and I was the one to find out through Social Security records. I requested an application for her and she put unknown on the application as to the maiden name of her mother. The State said they would take an affidavit of someone that was present at my fathers birth but I don't know if anyone at that time would still be living. They would have to be around 90 years old. I wonder if they would take a copy of the dawes rolls? It's just a shame I didn't start this venture years ago. Any ideas would be appreciated on how to go about this. Thanks again. Lori ----- Original Message ----- From: <Bandony1@cs.com> To: <CHOCTAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 09:58 PM Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW] Marriage certificate for grandparents re: Winship > Lori, my parents both got a delayed birth certificate. They didn't have to > produce their parents marriage license (both sets of parents were dead) they > had to have notorized affidavits from 3 people each, that knew when they were > born. A great Uncle got one and one of his proofs was a bible record. His > parents had did in 1917 & 18. I would call again. BTW, this was OK. All 3 of > them were Cherokee lines. I haven't heard of this requirment before. > > > Ethel Taylor > Bandony1@cs.com 55500 Bates Rd. Bandon, OR 97411 > &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& > The mistakes we make in life are not as important as the lessons we draw from > them > CRISP-L, PRINCE-L, OKKIOWA-L > Searching: A S H L E Y*C R I S P *P R I N C E *C A R T E R *C H E R R Y *I V > Y* > T H E T F O R D*W A R R I C K*T E N N E L L*W A T E R S > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/4231/ > Kiowa Co. OK, Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Reservation, Cheyenne-Arapaho > Reservation, Civil War In Indian Territory > > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/1263/ > > > ==== CHOCTAW Mailing List ==== > Pushmataha County, Oklahoma -- > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okpushma >