I have found a number of Chicago birth records for which no first name was entered. I found them by searching for the parent's names. This might be an explanation for a missing birth record. Jerry I'm glad you asked the question. It is an excellent site but I've been > wondering why my grandmother's birth record is not there either. > Everything we have says that she was born in Chicago in 1895 but I > haven't been able to find her birth record. > > Michele