hi, hope someone can help. i send a letter to sullivan county court house to obtain a birth and death certificate for william ellis starr, born 12/21/1843 and died 9/4/1905. i sent a check and told them this information that he was born and died in hillsgrove, pa with the dates. i got my check back and an application to send to vital records in pa, no letter, just my letter back, and two applictions. now what do i do. pa vital records only have after 1906 the application asks for parents name, if i was sure of them i wouldn't need the birth certificate. i think his father was anthony starr born 9/13/1811 died 11/19/91 married hannah berger she was born 1/12/1815 died 9/23/1881 got this information second had, and told it was from history of sullivan county . wasn't sullivan county, lycoming county at that time. i don't know where to go or what to do now. any help would be appreciated. i can't come to pa to check this out even if i knew how. thanks for the help. sandy.