Thanks to everyone who responded to my question! My next question is... where and how do I get a look at the 1860 census record for Guilford Co??? What a helpful group of people you all are! Carol ---------- >From: "Vickie Davis" <vcdavis@netunlimited.net> >To: NCGUILFO-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [NCGUILFO-L] General Info : ( birth information ) >Date: Fri, Apr 16, 1999, 5:38 PM > >Carol wrote : > > >>Hi fellow seekers... > I am trying to find info for my >>gggrandfather who was born in Greensboro in 1852. Did they even have birth >>certificates back then? If so where would copies of them be kept? If not, >>can someone give me some ideas of where I might start digging for such >>information? His name was Nereus Harper Leonard. > >********************* >Carol, >North Carolina didn't require birth certificates until 1913. > >1) Death certificates were begun about the same time, so if he died after >that time his birth and death dates should be on that. > You would need to check with the county for this information) > >2) If he died in Greensboro, he might also be listed in the cemetery >records for Guilford Co., NC. > >3)Sometimes, a bride and groom's ages were listed on their marriage bonds. > >4)Also, if Nereus was born in 1852, you could check the 1860 census >records for the Leonard families in Guilford Co. All of the >members of a household were listed as well as their ages. This isn't >foolproof however, because the ages given on a census >record are frequently off somewhat. > >Good hunting, >Vickie Crim Davis >vcdavis@netunlimited.net > > >