I have an Aunt that was born in 1910, out of wedlock. She was the result of a rape. Her birth certificate shows her mother's maiden name and no name for the father. Pat C. Johns in Va. In a message dated 5/16/2011 8:37:49 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: In the two cases I know of in my father's family, the children were given their mother's name even though the real father was known and shown on the birth records. My granddad had 2 children before he married my grandmother in 1903. 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