Hi again Florence, If the birth info that have on both of them comes from census records, and if indeed your grandmother is listed as being born both in Erie and Genesee County, I would say that there was a miscommunication somewhere! Remember that the census back then was taken door to door, so there was LOTS of room for human error, both on the part of the census taker, as well as those giving the information. For instance, perhaps the census taker asked if there were any children in the residence, and was given a list of the names; he then would ask their birth information, and it's entirely possible that he was told something like, "Erie AND Genesee County", in answer to BOTH your grandmother AND her brother, and then possibly Batavia was mentioned more specifically for the brother, which the census taker KNEW was in Genesee County, so maybe he confused the answer as having been "Erie, Genesee County" for your grandmother, and "Batavia, Genesee County" for her brother. There is NO PLACE in Genesee County that could easily have been misunderstood as Erie...no place names that even sound close to that!!! You might do well to pursue Erie AND Genesee as her birth place!!! Another thought would be to check several different census records, to see how the birth is recorded on ALL that you can find! A mistake shouldn't have been repeated on other records! The state census records give more detailed birth info, so they might be your best bet! If it was NOT a census record that you got your info from, then perhaps whoever was giving the information for that particular record gave the birth place as Erie, and then changed it to Genesee, something like, "Erie, no, Genesee County", leaving the person recording the info believing that "Erie, Genesee County" had been the intended answer. Either way, your best bet would be to find more sources....easier said than done, I know, but at least if you have multiple sources, you should be able to get some idea of WHERE you should be looking for her! Just some thoughts! Joan In a message dated 11/6/2002 10:39:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, Flowheat@aol.com writes: > Thanks to all who wrote concerning the Birth Certificate for my Grandmother. > > And thanks for letting me know that Erie is probably not the right place. > I > have her brother born in Batavia. But both were listed as born in Genesee > County. > > It's nice to know this list can be so active! > > Florence