Was there by chance a birth record for William A Young. He married in 1899 and was 31. Thanks Reba -----Original Message----- From: Dbutton2@aol.com <Dbutton2@aol.com> To: ILSANGAM-L@rootsweb.com <ILSANGAM-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, June 30, 2000 9:44 PM Subject: [ILSANGAM-L] Smith look up >Ann, I have checked the Birth Record Sangamon County, Illinois 1860-1878 book >and found no mention of Minnie Mae Smith. It is possible that there was no >record made of her birth as the state of Illinois did not require birth >records to be kept until 1916. There was a law that was not always enforced >which came into existance in 1877 but was not always followed by every county >in the state of Illinois. The only vital records which were kept with some >regularity were marriage records usually starting when the county was formed. >Hope this helps. Sincerely, Dan Dixon > > >Sangamon County Genealogical Society >PO Box 1829 >Springfield, Illinois 62705-1829 >Dbutton2@aol.com > > >==== ILSANGAM Mailing List ==== >Visit the Sangamon County Biography page! Many biographies with lots >of pictures, too! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilsangam/bio.htm > >