This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kYB.2ACE/1737.1 Message Board Post: You probably won't have a much luck finding birth certificates before 1917. They weren't filed with the state until then. Check here for information. http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/vital/vital.htm However, they may have filed a delayed birth cerfiticate which was required for Social Security, military service, etc.. Gene