----- Original Message ----- From: "thwaitesbunch" <thwaitesbunch@yahoo.ca> To: <OHMEDINA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 8:44 PM Subject: ASHDOWN & THWAITES > Can anyone tell me how I can get a copy of a birth certificate from 1914? The family lived in Medina, Ohio but I am having trouble finding it on a map. Is Medina a suburb of Cleveland? > > Also, if your birth name is different than the name of the family you live with, and you weren't adopted by them, can you join the army using that family's name? > > Thank you > > Nancy > Ontario Canada > > researching Ashdown and Thwaites in Medina, Ohio > Ashdowns immigrated from Kent England in 1912 Medina is the county seat/city for Medina County, which is the county below Cuyahoga County (Cleveland). I live in Medina County and could look for a birth at the Probate Court, which is where birth record for 1914 would be. Just let me know who you are looking for. Pat Van Hoose