Brenda, do you have any Guthrie members connected to your Beatty's? And, did your Beatty members originally come from County Donegal, Ireland? Thank you. Mary Ann Brown marbro@flash.net -----Original Message----- From: BrenHebert@aol.com <BrenHebert@aol.com> To: OHTRUMBU-L@rootsweb.com <OHTRUMBU-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, May 23, 1999 1:55 AM Subject: [OHTRUMBU-L] birth certificates in 1921 >Hi! > >I have a question...My grandfather, William BEATTY, was born in Trumbull >County on 5 Apr 1921. According to family legend: when he went to join the >Army to fight in WWII an aunt had to vouch for his age and birthdate because >there was a fire in the Trumbull Co. Courthouse and his original birth >certificate was destroyed. I was wondering if this was true. If not, I would >like to obtain a copy of his birth certificate -- how would I go about doing >that? I'd like to find out the middle name his mother gave him at birth -- he >always went by William Edgar, but his aunt stated that it was William James. > >Thank you! >Brenda > >