Leora I checked all of the cemeteries in Milan Twp. and found no Livengood - but remember this book only includes before 1909, which is when it was mandated that counties in Ohio register all deaths. I did however, find the following in Sand Hill Cemetery: WHEAT, Aggie, d. 2 DEC 1868, 2y, d/o George W. & Mary WHEAT. " , Arthur S., d. 21 NOV 1849, 9y, s/o Edwin & Betsey E. WHEAT. " , Betsey E., d. 21 APR 1849, 30y, w/o Edwin Wheat. " , Cora, d. 11 or 14 SEP 1868, 11m, d/p George W. & Mary WHEAT. " , Edwin, d. 21 JAN 1850, 53y, h/o Betsey E. WHEAT. " , George W, d. 1 JAN 1870, 31y, Veteran. " , Georgie, d. 31 JAN 1870, s/o George W. & Mary WHEAT. " , James M., d. 22 DEC 1864, 19y 7m 15d, Veteran. " , John D., b. 4 AUG 1836, d. 29 SEO 1893, Civil Wr, Co. G 101st Inf. " , Reuban K., d. 22 APR 1864, 23y. Don't know about what would be on a death certificate of the time, but it wouldn't surprise me if the parents who raised the person would be named as the parents of the deceased. You must keep in mind that the information on a death cert. is usually given during a time of great grief and often the informant is a child of the deceased. That child (or even a spouse) would only be able to give "hearsay" information about the deceased's birth. Who was the informant on her death certificate? Would they have first-hand knowledge about her birth, or only oral tradition? Carol