My grandfather was Thomas Elmore CRUMPTON, and is a mystery to us, in that there is some memory of him saying that his real father was VAN DYKE. He is gone now, so too late to clarify. He was b. 30 DEC 1902 in Nashville TN. I have just begun to make a search. Does anyone recognize either of these names for this time/place? I believe his mother's name was Willie LOWERY. His father (or step-father) CRUMPTON was a grocer somewhere in town, and my mother believes her father visited him in the late 1930's. My grandfather also played minor-league baseball, though for a short time, we do not know what team. This was probably 1930ish, and somewhere in the East. Probably not TN. Forgive the beginner question, but does anyone know if birth records are available for this time in Nashville TN? Thank you ahead of time! Sharyn