This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: carpenter Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VNB.2ACE/599 Message Board Post: Is there a printed source listing births reported before 1900 in the counties in existence before 1889. My person had moved to WA by the 1900 census. Thanks for your attention. Grace in Alaska