Back track and find her in her parents home. You might find a different father or spelling of his name, you might even find she was born in a different state. The person who gave the information on the death certificate could have made a mistake. On my great grandmother's large headstone was written her full name which is great for verifying her maiden name. What has made it impossible for researcher before me to locate her parents and siblings was the incorrect information. The birth date was Dec. 20, 1861, the place was written as Mey, Levair Co., MO, died May 23, 1917. age 56 yrs. 6 mos. 3 days. If you use the 56 yrs. 6 mos and 3 days, she would have been born Nov., 20. 1960. I posted inquiries on the MO state list on Rootsweb. I was told there was never a Levair Co. and couldn't locate a Mey (town/township/community). Some very nice ladies on the list found her listed in the 1860 census, P.O. Lecon, Miller township, Maries Co., MO. age 5/12. That would make her born Nov. 20, 1860, which would have been after the census so we know the year is wrong and probably the month. Using the census, June 16, 1860, her age 5/12, Dec.1859 or Jan. 1860 would have been her birth month and year. If we go ahead and use the 20th of the month, then she would not have had her birthday yet, which would give her the date of birth as Dec. 20, 1859. I could go on and give you more discretions in the census records, ie number of children born 8, 6 living, in the 1910 census, the last one listed as James, age 9 years. My grandmother, her sisters and brothers did not remember anything about a brother or cousin, James; my grandmother and her older sister were married before 1910. 2 sisters and 2 known brothers were living at home, that would make the 6 living children, okay now throw in James, that would make 7 living. All of this is enough to make you want to pull your hair out. My best wishes to you in your endeavors. Hazel At 12:12 PM 1/16/2005, you wrote: >Helen Lard was born in Mississippi and Married in Texas. Her father is >Listed on her Death certificate as Elzie Lard. Her death certificate >states she was born in Mississippi. I hopee this clarifies my >question. I would appreciate any information that anyone has. Barbara Silva > > >==== MISSISSIPPI Mailing List ==== >Visit the Mississippi-L Website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi >where you can both SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE with a click of the mouse. > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx Researching: Anderson, Byrd, Dodson, Dove, Goodson, Hunt, Miley, Neal, Nichols, Moody, Patterson, Payne, Ratcliff, Ross, Rougeou, Shumate, Walker and Weaver