I feel sure your husband can get a copy of the death certif. on his father. I think you should check this out again. I think they will have to give him one-------------james------- Vicky wrote: > I am trying to trace my husbands roots for him. The things we know > for a fact are that his father was born in 1932 to James Norwood and > Donie Callie CARTER in McComb MS. It has been rumored that both of > their families may of immigrated from AL and/or GA. > > I know that James Norwood died in the early to mid 1950s just before > my husband was born. Donie Callie CARTER died in the early 1960s my > husband remembers her she died in New Orleans LA and was buried > somewhere in MS but he is unsure of where. > > Any assistance is appreciated I have No dates of birth but I am going > on the assumption that they both were born sometime in the early > 1900s. I checked on getting a death certificate in New Orleans but > they have to be dead for 60 years (I think that is what someone told > me) before they will release any information. > > Thanks > Vicky Norwood > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere! > http://mail.yahoo.com/