The state of Florida did not keep birth records until 1917. Death record index begins in about 1877 - present. It has left out a number of persons. But is helpful.  Florida has a 1935 and 1945 state census that is available to the public now.  We have it in the Pensacola Library and would image most large Florida libraries will have it. Roselyn Shiver wrote: > Hello All:  I recently went to Jacksonville, to the vital statics > building  to get birth and death certificates for members of my family. > The clerk informed me to get a birth certificates I had to be child, > parent or spouse unless the death was over a hundred years ago.  The > death certs will be issued but cause would be blocked unless you have > court permission to obtain this info.  I have also found with different > clerks you get different info,  depending on the time of day and how > busy they are you may or may not get any info.   There apparently is one > computer you can use to search for dates yourself, but the wait can be a > long one.  Searching RAMSEY, RUSHING, ROWLEY, BOZEMAN. > Roselyn Shiver > > ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== > To contact the GenTips list owner, use converse@alltel.net -- L. L. Scott's Virtual Office:  <http://www.geocities.com/~llscott/>http://www.geocities.com/~llscott/ Pensacola: 300 Years: <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/3226/Pensacola/index.html>http: //www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/3226/Pensacola/index.html BEAR/ BRANNAN/ BRICKER/ BRIDGE/ BACKUS/ BRAUN/ DOTY/ HARPER/ HATCH/ PLANK