>From a side bar in "The Beacon Journal", Akron, Ohio 15 Dec 1999 Columbus -- Marriage certificate privacy bill introduced. A bill to prevent the Social Security number and mothrs's maiden name contained on a marriage certificate from falling into the wrong hands was introduced this week by state Rep. Bryan Williams, R-Akron. The informanton would still be required for marriage certificates but would be removed for public records requests, said Omar Alvi, legislative aide to Williams. The bill would bring Ohio into compliance with a 1990 federal law banning social Security numbers from being given out as part of public records requests. Ohio lawmakers last year make the number optional on driver's licenses. End. The following is from http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/ the legislature of Ohio web page. As Introduced 123rd General Assembly Regular Session 1999-2000 H. B. No. 519 REPRESENTATIVES WILLIAMS-CATES-NETZLEY-HOOD-SCHULER-VANVYVEN- JOLIVETTE-GRENDELL-HOOPS-TAYLOR-COUGHLIN-ROMAN-ALLEN A BILL To amend section 3101.05 and to enact section 101.051 of the Revised Code to eliminate the requirement that social security numbers be included on marriage licenses and to require probate courts, except under certain circumstances, to delete social security numbers and maiden names of the mothers of the parties to a marriage from records pertaining to marriage licenses when those records are requested. End Just what does your mother's maiden name being blacked out,have with a Social Security number? OK a credit card company may use this for ID of an account but why black out this info for future genealogists? Let the credit card companies change their ID method, which should be changed anyway. Robert E. Strock Dalton, Ohio -- Bob & Esther Strock, Dalton, OH. On the edge of Amish Country. Researching family history in Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit, Wood, Wayne and other Counties of Ohio. Sponsor member of Rootsweb and listowner of Strock-L and Uhl-L message lists. GenConnect Family Association boards: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Strock http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Uhl