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Birth records generally give the child’s name, sex, date and place of birth, and the names of the parents. Records of the twentieth century provide additional details such as the name of the hospital, birthplace of parents, occupation of the parents, marital status of the mother, and the number of other children born to the mother. | Birth records generally give the child’s name, sex, date and place of birth, and the names of the parents. Records of the twentieth century provide additional details such as the name of the hospital, birthplace of parents, occupation of the parents, marital status of the mother, and the number of other children born to the mother. | ||
If no record was filed at the time of an individual’s birth, he may have arranged for a ''delayed registration of birth'' by showing proof of his birth as recorded in a Bible, school, census, or church record, or by testimony from a person who witnessed the birth. These registrations generally start in 1937, yet the birth may have occurred many years earlier. The registration is usually in the state where the birth occurred. The | If no record was filed at the time of an individual’s birth, he may have arranged for a ''delayed registration of birth'' by showing proof of his birth as recorded in a Bible, school, census, or church record, or by testimony from a person who witnessed the birth. These registrations generally start in 1937, yet the birth may have occurred many years earlier. The registration is usually in the state where the birth occurred. The FamilySearch Library has acquired copies of many delayed certificates, especially for the Midwestern states. | ||
=== Marriage Records === | === Marriage Records === | ||
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=== Locating Vital Records === | === Locating Vital Records === | ||
==== Records at the | ==== Records at the FamilySearch Library ==== | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has copies of many vital records, primarily before 1950. However, if a record was never kept, was not available in the courthouse at the time of microfilming, was not microfilmed, or is restricted from public access by the laws of the state, the FamilySearch Library ''does not have a copy''. You may use the records at the library for your family research, but the library does not issue or certify certificates for living or deceased individuals. | ||
Vital records can be found in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under each of the following localities: | Vital records can be found in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under each of the following localities: | ||
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:[STATE], [COUNTY], [TOWN] – VITAL RECORDS | :[STATE], [COUNTY], [TOWN] – VITAL RECORDS | ||
==== Locating Records not at the | ==== Locating Records not at the FamilySearch Library ==== | ||
Birth, marriage, and death records may be obtained by contacting or visiting state offices of vital records or the appropriate clerk’s office in a town or county courthouse. Genealogical societies, historical societies, and site archives may also have copies or transcripts. To protect the rights of privacy of living persons, most modern records have restrictions on their use and access. | Birth, marriage, and death records may be obtained by contacting or visiting state offices of vital records or the appropriate clerk’s office in a town or county courthouse. Genealogical societies, historical societies, and site archives may also have copies or transcripts. To protect the rights of privacy of living persons, most modern records have restrictions on their use and access. | ||
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