Your not going to find a birth certificate during the time period you are looking in any state. Ohio made it a law to record births in 1867. County probate courts kept birth records between 1867 and December 19, 1908. There is no statewide index to birth records from 1867 through December 19, 1908. The state of Ohio didn't begin issuing certificates for births until December 20, 1908. Parents' names might be listed on marriage records, but most didn't begin until the late 1800's to the early 1900's; depending on the county. If the person died after 1882, the death record or obituary may reveal the parents' names. Also, look for church records which may have baptisms and marriages that might list the parents name. But churches were not always good a keeping records and ministers would travel from church to church preaching therefore losing some of their records along the way. Last but not least, sometimes there are biographical sketches in county histories that may indicate the parents' names. Naming patterns are sometimes a clue to the mother & father's name. For instance if Lewis is Charles' first born son, then Charles' fathers name might be Lewis. Often times the first born son was named after the father. See if you can find a Lewis Myers on the census that would have a son that falls into the age group that Charles would. If so, see if you can track that Lewis and locate a probate record which will list Lewis' children. Chyrl Lawrence-Bulger Ross County Coordinator OHGenWeb ----- Original Message ----- From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com<mailto:gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: OHROSS-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:OHROSS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 10:05 PM Subject: [OHROSS] Myers This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KitRitter Surnames: Myers Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.ross/1288/mb.ashx<http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.ross/1288/mb.ashx> Message Board Post: Would like to find birth certificate of Charles Monroe Myers, need parents of Charles Monroe Myers born 1807 in Picaway, OH...married Isabella Chevalier McGrew in 1831....children Lewis, Naomi, Allen, Charlotte, Meliassa, Mary Ann and Amanda were born in Indiana from 1832 - 1847. Some settled in Cass Co., Carroll, Wolcott,IN. Other surnames in the family...Meade, Thatcher, Frazier, Dicks, Maddock, Widdows. Any suggestions appreciated Will share info. Thanks Kit Ritter kit@kitritter.com<mailto:kit@kitritter.com> Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHROSS-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:OHROSS-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message