In a message dated 98-02-18 10:57:14 EST, pagarcia@primenet.com writes: << Deaths and Births from 1893-1905 >> This is pretty typical of counties in this general area, if not all over the state. However, ALL Delayed Birth Records are kept at the county level, because they are applied for and obtained from the county courthouse. These would be generated when someone for whom there was no record of birth at the time of birth needed proof of age for some reason, most typically in order to deal with the Social Security Administration in some way. My grandmother got hers so that she could get a Social Security card when she went to work at age 26, and I've heard of others doing this in order to begin collecting retirement benefits. These delayed birth records can be a goldmine of genealogical information. Don't neglect this area of research. Irene