> Ronnie - I take it your father is no longer living? I'm not sure if you can apply for someone other than yourself or your own child. I'd go to the CAGenWeb site and look for a place to inquire. You would probably have to contact a state office. Sandy > Subject: [FO] Re: A Delayed birth certificate > Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 09:59:42 -0400 > From: "ronaldwalt" <ronaldwalt@email.msn.com> > To: FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com > > Does any know how you apply for a delayed birth certificate. My father who > was born 4 October 1900 in Chickasaw Nation Indian Territory before Oklahoma > became a state in 1907. He was born at home with a midwife and I don't > think the birth was registered. During WW II he worked for a defense plant > in San Pedro, California during the war. We also received food ration books > and he worked for the WPA in 1936.. All of these position required a birth > certificate to prove you were a citizen of the United States. I have an > affidavit of birth by my aunt who died in 1993 at 101yr who made this > affidavit of birth in 1951. It is signed by a notary in Los Angeles, CA. > Can I use this as proof when I apply for a delayed birth certificate. Do I > apply in California or Oklahoma. > > Ronnie > Sandy Redmond Webmaster, Calhoun County MIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~micalhou