S. C. did not start keeping birth certificates until 1915, and even then they are sketchy. The same is true for death certificates. Marriage licenses are scattered until then also. Marion County has a few before then. but not many. Hope this helps. On Tue, 5 Oct 1999 00:37:33 EDT rbr911@aol.com writes: > George W. Richardson that I have in question was born approx. in 1815 > and I'm > thinking in Marion County S.C. Don't know his brothers, still trying > to get > more information. I tried to get birth or death certificate and > Columbia > can't locate anything on him. > > > ==== SCHORRY Mailing List ==== > NOTICE FOR AOL USERS > For AOL subscribers, the SC Chat meets every Monday night, 7- 8. > > <A HREF="aol://2719:3-2128-Root%20Cellar">Root Cellar</A> >> > ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.