Dear Listmembers, This week, I received a very lovely official piece of paper that looks like a certificate, raised seal and everything, stating that a birth record couldn't be found!! I think what's happened is that possibly, the baby wasn't named at registration and because I don't have the parents name, I wasn't given anything! I've had others that this has happened to. I have a Margaret LaVate BORDER, born at Tingley, IA on July 23, 1909. What I'm hoping that what can be done is for someone to look at the county records for me in Montrose. Margaret died at the hospital there March 11 of either 1955 or 1965. The transcription of her obit says 1965 and the one for her husband says 1955. I am hoping that her parents names are on the death records. Then maybe I can find her birth. I would sure appreciate any help! Thank you Teri - ------------------------------------- Terry (Phil 4:13) Teri (Ps 37:5) To God be the glory! Lancaster, OH http://www.greenapple.com/~pastor751 http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtwheatl/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnisanti/Isanti/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~cosanmig/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~comontro/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~codolore/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~comesa2/