In Adams County, and generally throughout the state, birth and death records were not kept until 1882. The Adams Co. health dept. has no records prior to that year. The Decatur Public Library has microfilm of nearly every newspaper published in Decatur (with some exceptions due to fire). You can see a list by going to the web site and clicking on the proper link. Tim Singleton, tsingleton@iclub.org 105 Nancy Drive Richmond, KY 40475-8613 Volunteer INGenWeb Coordinator Adams Co. - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inadams Randolph Co. - http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/