[email protected] writes: << I was wondering if anyone can tell me if there are any birth records that exsist anywhere for Jefferson Co. W. Virginia for 1805. If there are no birth records how would I go about locating the birth of a person born in 1805? I am searching for the parents of Henry Jacob TILLMAN b. November 22, 1805 in Jefferson? W. VA. Thanks. Jean >> Another approach is to try and find them on a later census, say about 1830 or 40 and try and work backward into families with the same surname and see when a young male showed up between 1800 and 1810. Not too precise, I realize. But it could be an aid with some other corroborating information such as the forementioned military pension records, etc which might show parents, spouse, etc. luck, Mike