John, even if people were required to bring their birth certificates with them, the certificates would be their own property, and would not have been turned over to a government agency such as a county records office. "john.dvorak" <[email protected]> wrote: If I had a great uncle (which I did) who was born in Bohemia/Austria in 1881, and one in 1878 (Feb 2).........is there a possibility that the birth certificate for the second one would be located in Wisconsin? Or Were people not required to bring their birth certificates with them when they travelled to the United States years gone by? I'm still attempting to figure out what city in Bohemia/Austria, that my great uncle Frank was born in. Since I have his exact birth date, I figured there would be a possibility of this happening some day. If people were not bringing their birth certificates with them at this time, then i guess I am grasping at straws. But I figured it was worth a shot. THanks to anybody who might have an answer. PS I did find earlier on this year, Vaclav (great grandpa's) naturalization papers located in Richland County (if I remember correctly), and not in Muscoda where he lived with his family, so maybe the records would be kept there, since the county courthouse, from Muscoda's perspective, was so far away in Lancaster and still is...........soooooooooo. They may have had to register birth certificates in another county? Ho Ho HO! Merry Christmas and happy holidays everybody! John D in Michigan > > ==== WIGRANT Mailing List ==== If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail me Mari, WIGRANT List Admin at [email protected] *--*--*--*--*--*--*Happy Hunting!!*--*--*--*--*--*--* ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx ========================== Mary Thiele Fobian Genealogical & Historical Research Pacific Grove, California

Thank ya :) Hey Mary, MERRY CHRISTMAS to you! I hope you have THE BEST EVER! Genealogically speaking and otherwise! John Mary Thiele Fobian wrote: >John, even if people were required to bring their birth certificates with them, the certificates would be their own property, and would not have been turned over to a government agency such as a county records office. > >"john.dvorak" <[email protected]> wrote: If I had a great uncle (which I did) who was born in Bohemia/Austria in >1881, and one in 1878 (Feb 2).........is there a possibility that the >birth certificate for the second one would be located in Wisconsin? Or >Were people not required to bring their birth certificates with them >when they travelled to the United States years gone by? I'm still >attempting to figure out what city in Bohemia/Austria, that my great >uncle Frank was born in. Since I have his exact birth date, I figured >there would be a possibility of this happening some day. If people were >not bringing their birth certificates with them at this time, then i >guess I am grasping at straws. But I figured it was worth a shot. >THanks to anybody who might have an answer. >PS I did find earlier on this year, Vaclav (great grandpa's) >naturalization papers located in Richland County (if I remember >correctly), and not in Muscoda where he lived with his family, so maybe >the records would be kept there, since the county courthouse, from >Muscoda's perspective, was so far away in Lancaster and still >is...........soooooooooo. They may have had to register birth >certificates in another county? > >Ho Ho HO! Merry Christmas and happy holidays everybody! >John D in Michigan > > > > >> >> > > >==== WIGRANT Mailing List ==== >If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail me >Mari, WIGRANT List Admin at [email protected] >*--*--*--*--*--*--*Happy Hunting!!*--*--*--*--*--*--* > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > >========================== >Mary Thiele Fobian >Genealogical & Historical Research >Pacific Grove, California > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== WIGRANT Mailing List ==== > If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail me > Mari, WIGRANT List Admin at [email protected] > *--*--*--*--*--*--*Happy Hunting!!*--*--*--*--*--*--* > >============================== >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > > >