Original Birth Certificate for Odell G. Cook
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1240)
"Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-61T9-ZR3?cc=1803956&wc=M6R7-4WL%3A145584701 : 22 May 2014), 004501952 > image 596 of 663; Texas Department of Health, Austin.
TEXAS STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS
STANDARD CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH
Reg. Dis. No. 3528 Register No. 204
Place of Birth
1. County Kaufman City Scurry Tex
2. Full Name of Child Odel Garrett Cook
3. Sex of Child Male
4. Twin? --
5. Number in order of birth --
FATHER
6. Full Name Dock Cook
7. Residence Scurry Tex
8. Color White Age at last birthday 36
9. Birthplace Texas
10. Occupation Farmer
11. Number of children born to this mother, including present birth 3
Number of children born to this mother now living 3
12. Legitimate Yes
13. Date of Birth Jan 2, 1918
MOTHER
14. Full Name Ruby Garrett
15. Residence Scurry
16. Color White Age at last birthday 24
17. Birthplace Texas
18. Occupation House wife
CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OR MIDWIFE
I hereby certify that I attended the birth of this child, who was Alive at 11 30 a.m., on the date above stated.
J. F. Cauthen Scurry Tex
Filed Jan 10 1918 Jim T. Boggs, Registrar
[added in empty spot: "correction next page" meaning that the 1942 correction was filed with the State and was stored behind this document]