This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Collins, Limes Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZNB.2ACI/975 Message Board Post: Would anybody have advice on possible ways to locate birth information in Ripley County (and Missouri) for Bessie Collins? Census records indicate she was born in Missouri in July of 1897. It is suspected that she was born in the Doniphan area. Missouri did not officially record birth dates until 1910. I have seen some Ripley County records earlier than 1910 but am wondering if there are more sources out there than I am aware of. Thanks, Jerry Limes [email protected]