Karen: "My grandmother (b 1889) also had a delayed birth certificate issued" Delayed birth certificates are not at all uncommon. Delayed death certificates (the subject) are. Since the delayed birth certificates have come up, let me give you a hint. They could have been filed in the state of birth but do not count out that they were filed where the family had moved to at the time. Example, my husband's family. Parents and four of the five living brothers were all born in Alabama. When social security came into being, the most common reason for delayed birth certificates, they could not afford to return to Alabama so they were filed in Texas. However, on the TX Birth Index you will see all the usual information but instead of the Texas county, it will say Alabama. When ordering a delayed birth certificate, always ask for the affidavits that are attached. They may have been signed by a relative, but not always, and sometimes you get additional genealogical clues. So when looking for birth certificates, look for delayed filings not only in the state of birth but any state where the family lived. Example, the family may have all been born in AL, moved to MS for a while and filed there, and maybe even one child born in LA before they then moved on to TX. So the search is on! Isn't it fun? ~ Trevia Trevia Wooster Beverly Houston, Texas 713-864-6862 Harris County Historical Commission (1995-) - http://www.historicalcommission.hctx.net/ Clayton Library Friends (1987-) - http://www.claytonlibraryfriends.org/ Advisory Board, Baytown Historical Preservation Assoc. - http://www.baytownhistory.org/ Association of Professional Genealogists - http://www.apgen.org/ (Conference Coordinator) Angelina College Genealogy Conference - http://www.angelina.edu/genealogy/genealogy.html -----Original Message-----