This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: parino1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.powell/1649.1688.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Well, yes and no. When my fiancee and I applied for our marriage license I learned she didn't have a birth certificate. Seemed unbelievable to me, but the doctor who delivered her, at her parents home, died before he filed her birth certificate. She was born in 1941. I was thinking more about a death certificate or other death records in your case. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.