Dear Sharon, Hello, there were no official birth records for 1805 in Tennessee. Tennessee did not start keeping birth records until 1908. A few counties kept earlier birth records, but not as early as 1805. In Christ, Melissa Barker RAOGK Volunteer Have Access to Tennessee Death Certificates for Years 1908-1954 for ALL Counties Have Access to Tennessee Birth Certificates for Years 1908-1912 for ALL Counties Have Access to Tons of Tennessee Books at My Local Library WILL DO LOOK UPS!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Brown" <wbrown14@comcast.net> To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 6:00 PM Subject: [TNSMITH] look ups > Does anyone do lookups? I am looking fora birth record for Mary > Whiteside b. 1805, Jan. 30, Smith Co. TN. > Thanks if you can help. > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Volunteer To Transcribe For The Smith Co Census Project. > Already In Progress! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/census.htm > > >