Unfortunately, DeKalb County does not have vital records prior to them being mandated by Georgia. The Georgia vital records law was signed in 1914 and registration started heavily beginning in 1919. I don't know the exact bureaucratic timeline. There may be death certificates from 1918, but I have never seen one dated earlier than that in DeKalb County. The City of Atlanta did have vital records during that time. There would most likely be a registered death in the city if he died within the incorporated limits. You can request an Atlanta death certificate from the Fulton County Health Department for $10. There may be additional search fees if you don't know the exact year. Paul K. Graham Atlanta, Georgia -----Original Message----- From: georgia-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:georgia-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of AllenAmet@aol.com Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 11:41 AM To: georgia@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] A. M. SILL in Redan?/more In a message dated 11/27/2007 12:34:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, lhmurray@bellsouth.net writes: (reply below) > > There's an Albert Sills in 1910 DeKalb County who may (or may not) be > the fellow who Daisy claims to have married. > > In the 1910 census, he was listed as aged 35, widowed, and a hired > hand living in the household of Frank and Ella New. I can find no > trace of him in years earlier or later than 1910. > ========= Hi Linda, Inspired by your sleuthing, I have broadened my search (beyond Redan). I managed to find an "Albert Sills" in Gwinnett County, for 1880, with an age that seems comparable (b. 1877 instead of '1875'). His parents are listed there as J. Columbus Sills* (b. 1850) and mother Nancy (b. 1860), with siblings Cora (b. 1876) and Andrew (b. 1880). However, I could not find what happened to most of these people, except for our last "Albert" in 1910, as you said. Again, casting my net "wide," I found a J. C. Sills* in Mississpii in 1900, with the right age for the father (b. 1850), born in GA and Married, but oddly (or not), he is in the 'State Insane Hospital.' Then he too disappears. Since Daisy Hopkins said that her "husband" was dead by 1913, I may have to write to Dekalb County Vital Office to see if they have such a record for him - Albert M. Sills. The State Index of course only goes back to 1919. Hopefully, Dekalb may have earlier... Thanks again! Allen www.leofrankcase.com <BR><BR>**************************************<BR>See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)</HTML> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEORGIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message