Hi: You cannot rely on a death certificate to provide the correct information. In the case of my wife's family, the information given by and aunt on the death certificate of her grandmother was falsely given on purpose. She listed the names of the grandparents instead of the names of the parents of the deceased, because she did not want anyone to know the real names of the parents. Why is anyone's guess. Bernie in Virginia In a message dated 3/15/2011 11:46:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: If his parents name is on his birth and death certificate that should get you in any thing.There are people with a little different names on birth and death certificate.You have to use common sence. Debra Maddox Wilson To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html