Please help Melba below on the Simpson name she is asking about birth records or the family. Her email address is below. Tim Casey hello tim i have a death certificate for Daniel Simpson Born March 18 1851 In Johnson county Illinois. There are no parents on the certificate only where he was born I believe his father was Lewis Dee Simpson and his mother to be Elizabeth anderson how do i go about getting the correct information any help appreciated. I know that he died in Butler County Mo sept 09 1941. Did they keep birth records back then. Thanks for any help you can give me. Melba Simpson Luttrull [email protected]