In all likelyhood he would have been born at home. However, the West Side hospital on S. Main Avenue is a possibility. More of a clinic, having only a few beds, West Side went out of business in the 1930's just prior to the death of its' founder Dr. Daniel W. Evans. The other hospitals were Scranton State General located on Mulberry Street, demolished in the early 1970's I believe; Hahnemann, now CMC, and Moses-Taylor - both are in the Hill section just east of center city. Although the county stopped recording of births Dec. 31, 1905, when the Commonwealth (Bureau of Vital Statistics) took over, the Board of Health of the City of Scranton did maintain some record keeping functions. Perhaps either of them would be a better direction to go. -----Original Message----- From: Jim Long <cactuspatch@charter.net> To: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com <PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 2:12 PM Subject: [PA-LAC] Richard JAMES III >I need some advise or assistance. Richard JAMES 3rd was born Feb 13, 1919 in Scranton PA. I am trying to get information on his parents. What hospitals were available in 1919 that I might find a birth record? > >Also, he served in WW2. Would there be a site that might help me with service records and would they have parents information? > >Thanks for any leads. Jim > > >==== PALACKAW Mailing List ==== >Visit the Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society http://rootsweb.com/~panepgs/ >To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~palackaw/index.html#MailingList >