Search the Michigan birth records on Pilot.Familysearch.org. The records are from 1868-1902 or 03. Ruth McMahon AG Prefessional Genealogist Detroit MI area > I just joined the list. My great grandfather William Walter Rowe lived in > Detroit from 1892 to 1904. He may have been there earlier and later, but I > can't find any records. He was married the Catherine/Katherine Davis and had > at least five children (William James b 1893, John Patrick b 1895, Mary M. b > Dec 1896, David King b 1899, and Agnes C. b 1903), all born in Detroit, with > one probably dying there. I have all the birth dates for the children from > other sources except for the one who died young. > > I looked into obtaining birth certificate, but have seen conflicting > information. The county site says you have to be named on the certificate > or the birth has to be over 100 years ago. When I went to order them, it > didn't allow for the latter. Can anyone verify which is the case? I'd also > like to be able to do a search. If the every two year birth pattern for > William and Catherine was the case then there would have been a child in > 1901. They appeared in the 1910 census in Los Angles with all but Mary. > > Is there any online source for death certificates for the county? I have a > subscription to ancestry.com, but can't find anything there for 1890 to > 1910. > > Thanks for any help, > > William (Curt) Rowe > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIWAYNE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message