Re proof of birth/death 1896:

About 15 years ago I obtained my mother's proof of birth from the City 
of Roanoke Health Dept.  She was born in 1906 at home which was in the 
county at the time.

The application for the delayed birth certificate lists the usual name, 
parents, color (race), date, parents' ages & birth place.  It was signed 
by her mother with her mother's address.

This was the proof offered as signed by the notary: The certificate 
states that the family Bible examined by the notary was printed in 1892, 
contains an unaltered record apparently made near the time showing the 
birth of [redacted], and that the paper on which the record is written 
is old and yellowed and the ink faded and shows evidence of great 
age.The certificate was signed 12 Mar 1942.

by Pauline Whorley, Notary Public.  [Coincidentally, Pauline was my 
mother's first cousin.]

It is interesting that my mother had first traveled through Europe in 
1930 and I have the passport.  What would she have used used for proof 
of citizenship at that time since presumably she had no birth certificate?

(And where was TSA at that time?  SMILE]


Both of my parents applied for and obtained delayed birth certificates 
in the early months of 1942.  What with the US's recent entry into WW 
II, did they suddenly feel the need for proof of citizenship?


What say ye my Fellow VA Listers?   Judy Gabor



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