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 :#Check repositories, such as archives and libraries (FHL)
 :#Obtain certificate from the government agency ($$)
+:'''For earlier or unrecorded births, search:'''
+::*Delayed Birth Certificates often include statements of witnesses to the birth.
+::*Death Records to learn birth date, place, parents
+::*Censuses to learn age, family members, location, etc.
+::*School Records may give date of birth and name of parent or guardian
+::*Cemeteries for birth date or age, maybe birth place
+::*Obituaries for living relatives with names of spouses, residences
+::*Also check Neighboring and Parent counties
 '''Why would I want to search for a birth record?'''<br>
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 More information about US Birth Records can be found on [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] wiki page.__NOTOC__ {{United States Combo}}
-'''For earlier or unrecorded births, search:'''
-:*Delayed Birth Certificates often include statements of witnesses to the birth.
-:*Death Records to learn birth date, place, parents
-:*Censuses to learn age, family members, location, etc.
-:*School Records may give date of birth and name of parent or guardian
-:*Cemeteries for birth date or age, maybe birth place
-:*Obituaries for living relatives with names of spouses, residences
-:*Also check Neighboring and Parent counties
 [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]] [[Category:How-To Articles]]