As for mistakes on birth certificates - I am 51 y.o. and my birth certificate says that I am the son of -- . (By the way, I am definetly a female!) The W.A.C. accepted it, also, so have never bothered to have it corrected. Sheri ----- Original Message ----- From: Suzanne Guinn <swguinn@kanza.net> To: <PABRADFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 12:52 PM Subject: [PABRADFO] death records My mother died in '91 and when we got the death certificates back (ordered several copies), there were 5 mistakes on there, and MY FATHER was the informant. He was, however, hard of hearing and if he didn't understand something he wouldn't ask what you said. So when I discovered the mistakes, I contacted the proper authorities (Ark.) and was able to get them amended. -Fortunately!!! But yes, they DO HAPPEN! Suzanne Guinn swguinn@kanza.net "The will of God will never lead you, Where the grace of God cannot keep you." When forwarding, always delete previous addresses at the top to eliminate misuse of information. One woman was stalked by a stranger because of information he found there.