From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Sun Jul 23 21:41:18 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k6O3fIjb002281; Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:41:18 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k6O3fFfU027176 for ; Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:41:15 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k6O12vFI012514 for ; Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:02:57 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k6O12vKp012513 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:02:57 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k6NKoZFI011973 for ; Sun, 23 Jul 2006 16:50:35 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k6NNSgac001095 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Sun, 23 Jul 2006 17:28:42 -0600 X-Envelope-From: bobert@i-1.net Sun Jul 23 17:28:42 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k6NNSgjb001086 for ; Sun, 23 Jul 2006 17:28:42 -0600 Received: from saruman.api-digital.com (mail.lindsaylane.org [63.238.52.24] (may be forged)) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k6NNSMuw010268 for ; Sun, 23 Jul 2006 17:28:22 -0600 Received: from Desktop (dialup-4.235.191.62.Dial1.Orlando1.Level3.net [4.235.191.62]) by saruman.api-digital.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BBEA708856 for ; Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:28:36 -0500 (CDT) Received: from 127.0.0.1 (AVG SMTP 7.1.375 [268.10.3/395]); Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:24:38 -0500 Message-ID: <00c101c6aeaf$2aad5430$0100007f@Desktop> From: "bobert" To: References: <200607231746.k6NHk8BN024881@lists5.rootsweb.com> Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 17:30:48 -0500 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=Windows-1252; reply-type=original X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] STATES: BIRTH & DEATH RECORDS HI, Rooters: States have their own laws/statues about gaining access to birth/death records. I know in Illinois, proof of death such as an obituary or funeral home record/church record - and the good reason you want it must be provided to the county clerk of vital records in the courthouse [I had to do this in the instance of my own mother's birth and (Iowa) death certificate]. Birth certificates are much the same - proof of a relationship of kinship - usually. In Missouri, you must prove who you are; I think they require a person to show up in-'person' with a picture ID, or someone with you to swear/attest, that you are who you say you are. There is in the back of everyone's mind - "Identity Theft". Some low-lifes will go to great lengths - even going to cemeteries to copy dates from a tombstone - to procure enough identification of a deceased person to have a new birth certificate issued - and then to apply for items like driver's license; Social Security Numbers to prove US citizenship or eligibility for public service benefits (Medicade/Medicare - food stamps, etc.) - and, yes, credit cards. States have to be cautious/careful, even going to what we, as honest citizens, would call, 'great lengths' to do so. Consider what could happen if someone got themself a copy of your birth certificate or driver's license! So - be patient - prove who you are and why you want a copy of a document...even if you must appear in person to get one. Good Searching! Shirley: bobert@I-1.net