Birth Records

By cavis , 4 August 2025
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Lewis Co., West Virginia Register of Deaths

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Lewis Co., West Virginia Register of Deaths
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1443)


https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=825107&ImageNumber=339


Lewis County

REGISTER OF DEATHS
p. 222-223

No.
Date of Report.
Name/Sex/Color. - Clifton, Jane    F    W
Age./Occupation. - 61 years    Housewife
Date of Death. - Nov 3, 1910
Single, Married, Widower or Widow. - M
Nationality./Where Born.
How long Resident in this State. 
Place of Death./Cause of Death. - Hospital, Weston    Tuburcular Eutiaitis
Complication./Duration of Complication./Duration of Disease.
Place of Burial./Date of Burial.
Name of Undertaker./Place of Business.
Name and Residence of Physician Returning Certificate. - J. G. Pettit

 

By cavis , 11 July 2025
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Delayed birth certificate of Amanda Evelyn Clifton - 1884

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Delayed Birth Certificate of Amanda Evelyn Clifton
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1428)


https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9PD6-94KQ?i=1459&lang=en


WEST VIRGINIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS - CHARLESTON

DELAYED CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH

39908

Full name at birth    Amanda Evelyn Clifton
Date of birth            March 23, 1884
Color or race           White
Sex                          Female
Birthplace                Diana, Webster County, West Virginia
Father                      John F. Clifton
Birthplace                Virginia
Mother                     Jane Baldwin
Birthplace                Virginia

    I hereby declare upon oath that the above statements are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.  (To be signed if possible by the person whose birth is to be registered.)

Signature         Amanda Evelyn Clifton             Address         218 Tomlinson Avenue, Moundeville, West Va.

Subscribed and sworn before me on    6th day of April, 1948    J. D. Clark Notary Public (my com. exp. 8-18-57)

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Abstract of Supporting Evidence
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1. Aff. of Cousin, E. L. Cutlip - March 27, 1945
2. U. S. Social Security Photostatic Application* - February 27, 1937
3. Marriage Record, Webster Co., W.Va., by Clerk - October 26, 1899

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Information Concerning Registrant as Stated in Document
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Birth Date or Age                  Birthplace                              Name of Father              Full Name of Mother

1. March 23, 1884                 Diana, W. Va.                        John F. Clifton                Jane Baldwin (Clifton)
2. March 23, 1884                 Webster Springs, West Va.   John Francis Clifton       Jane Baldwin
3. Age 16 Years                     Webster Co., W. Va.


Additional Information:  * #2  #236-12-9007

Abstractor     Crystal Beckett        Date:    July 27, 1949

Statement of Reviewing Official
I hereby certify that I have reviewed the evidence recorded above and that the information contained therein is as noted in the preceding abstract and there was no previous registration found for this person in the Division of Vital Statistics.

Signature:       Vonnie Stowers            Date signed:   July 27, 1948            Date filed    July 27, 1948
                      Reviewing Official 

 

By cavis , 11 June 2025
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Delayed Birth Certificate of Earl F. Hines (b. 1900) - 1959

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Description/Transcription

Earl Francis Hines birth record at wvculture.org (West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History)
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1408)

https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=004017253&ImageNumber=1098

WEST VIRGINIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS - CHARLESTON

DELAYED CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH

5281

Full name at birth    Earl Francis Hines
Date of birth            7  16  1900
Color or race           White
Sex                          Male
Birthplace                Webster Springs, Webster County, W VA
Father                      Ballard Jackson Hines
Birthplace                Webster Co., W. VA
Mother                     Amanda Eveyln Clifton
Birthplace                Webster Co., W. VA

    I hereby declare upon oath that the above statements are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.  (To be signed if possible by the person whose birth is to be registered.)

Signature         Earl Francis Hines             Address         R7012 Smithfield PO

Subscribed and sworn before me on    Sept 5 1959    Goldie V. Cooley  Exp 2-13-62

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Abstract of Supporting Evidence
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1. Affidavit of Mother, Amanda Evelyn Hines, Age 74 yrs.    Sep. 5, 1959
2. Birth Certificate of Applicant's child, W. Va.,, D.V.S. #20288 - July 17, 1923
3. Prudential Life Ins. Co. of America, Newark, N. J., Pol. #393035145 - July 24, 1939

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Information Concerning Registrant as Stated in Document
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Birth Date or Age                  Birthplace                          Name of Father                  Full Name of Mother

1. July 16, 1900                    Webster Springs, W.Va.    Ballard Jackson Hines        Amanda Evelyn Clifton
2. Age 23 yrs. LB**
3. July 16, 1900                     West Virginia


Additional Information:  *3  original;    *2   **(last birthday)

Abstractor     Elizabeth Ashley        Date:    Oct. 6, 1959

Statement of Reviewing Official
I hereby certify that I have reviewed the evidence recorded above and that the information contained therein is as noted in the preceding abstract and there was no previous registration found for this person in the Division of Vital Statistics.

Signature:       A. Faye Owen   Reviewing Official             Date filed    Oct. 6, 1959


 

By cavis , 10 June 2025
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Delayed birth certificate of Lawrence C. Hines (b. 1910) - 1939

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Lawrence C. Hines birth record at wvculture.org (West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History)
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1407)


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http://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=004835030&ImageNumber=484

WEST VIRGINIA
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS

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CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH

MAKE OUT THIS CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH WITH ALL THE FACTS AS THEY WERE FOR THAT YEAR IN WHICH THE CHILD WAS BORN

County Webester
Town  Diana, West Virginia         Street ---

2. FULL NAME OF CHILD      Lawrence Cecil Hines
3. Sex of Child    Male
4. Twin:  ---   5. Order of birth  ---
6. Were parents married to each other?    Yes
7. Date of Birth    May 10 1910
8. Full Name Father    Michael Newlon Hines
9. P. O. Address    Deceased
10. Color or Race    White
11. Age of Father at time child was born    32
12. Father's birthplace    Town:  Sutton  State:  West Virginia
13. Occupation    Laborer
14. Name before marriage Mother    Amanda Evelyn Clifton
15. P. O. Address    Diana, West Virginia
16. Color or Race    White
17. Age of Mother at time child was born    26
18. Mother's birthplace    Town:  Diana  State:  West Virginia
19. Occupation    Housewife
20. How many children born to this mother up to and including this child    one
21. Did any of these children die before this child was born    No        If so, how many?

(Signature)    Amanda Evelyn Clifton Hines

Filed 12-22-39


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http://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=004835030&ImageNumber=485

AFFIDAVIT OF ATTENDING PHYSICIAN, PARENT, NEAREST RELATIVE, OR OTHER PERSON HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF THIS BIRTH.

STATE OF        West Va.
COUNTY OF    Lewis

The undersigned, being first duly sworn, says that he is personally acquainted with the statements in the CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH as set forth upon the other side, and knows them to be true; that she is related to said child as    Mother
    (Signature)    Amanda Evelyn Clifton Hines

Subscribed in my presence and sworn to before me this 2nd day of Dec., 1939
    W. E. Rafferty, Notary Public of Lewis Co., WV
            My commission expires    Nov. 13 1949

Name and address of party sending in this certificate.
                    Name        Lawrence Cecil Hines
                    Address    243 Main St. Weston, W. Va.

Date    December 2, 1939



 

By cavis , 10 May 2025
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Corrected birth record of George L. Pettit - 1942

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Birth Record & Correction, Guernsey County, Ohio, vol. 4
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1376)

"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81RR-9MFJ?cc=1932106&wc=Q6QM-SL4%3A227593501%2C227720401 : 23 December 2016), Guernsey > Delayed births with index 1942-1943 vol 4 > image 102 of 328; county courthouses, Ohio - Birth of George Petit

p. 149
In the Matter of the Correction of Birth of George Lawrence Petit    Case No. 1348
Corrected Birth Certificate

Application    Probate Court of Guernsey County, Ohio
Your applicant respectfully represents that he was born in Belmont County, Ohio; that he now resides in Cambridge, Ohio and that the following are the availae facts with relation to his birth as of the date of delivery:


1. Place of Birth: Belmont County Martins Ferry 
2. Usual Residence of Mother:  Ohio, Belmont County, Martins Ferry
3. Full name of child:  Petit George Lawrence
4. Date of Birth:  Mar. 21, 1891
5. Sex:  Male
6. Twin or triplet:  --
7. Number of months of pregnancy:  9
8. Mother was married?:  Yes

    FATHER OF CHILD
9. Petit Peter
10. Color or race:  white
11. Age at time of this birth:  35 yrs 
12. Birthplace:  Belgium
13. Usual occupation:  Glassworker
14. Industry or business:  -

    MOTHER OF CHILD
15. Luther Katie
16. Color or race:  white
17. Age at time of this birth:  21 yrs, 
18. Birthplace:  Martins Ferry, Ohio
19. Usual occupation:  Housewife
20. Industry or business:  -
21. Children born to this mother before this birth: 1
a. How many were living: 1
b. How many other children were born alive but were then dead:  0
c. How many children were born dead:  0
22. Attending physician or midwife:  P. Coleman, Martins Ferry

Your applicant further represents that the registration of his birth is not properly recorded.
Your applicant hereby makes application for an order of the Court, directing correction of his birth record
        Applicant:  George Lawrence Petit

The State of Ohio, Guernsey County.
The undersigned applicant, being duly sworn, says that the facts stated in the foregoing application are true, as he verily believes.
    George Lawrence Petit  Applicant   P. O. Address  Cambridge, Ohio  811 Clark St., 

Sworn to before me and signed in my presence this 10th day of August 1942
        Russell P. Diehl  Notary Public

AFFIDAVIT
State of Ohio, Guernsey County
I, Lena Petit do hereby certify that I have personal knowledge of the facts state in the within application and that the facts stated therein are true, as I verily believe.
    Lena Petit, wife.  P. O. Address Cambridge, Ohio

Sworn to before me and signed in my presence this 10th day of August 1942
        Russell P. Diehl  Notary Public


August 19th 1942
Correction ... ordered to be recorded
Sam F. MacConkey, Probate Judge. 


 

By cavis , 10 May 2025
Source Description
Birth Record of George L. Pettit - 1891

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Description/Transcription

Birth Record, Belmont County, Ohio vol. 3 1884-1893
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1375)

"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RYW-SDWR?cc=1932106&wc=Q6QM-S5N%3A227593201%2C228648201 : 22 December 2016), Belmont > Birth registers 1884-1893 vol 3 > image 192 of 580; county courthouses, Ohio


Report of Births in Belmont County, O.
p. 214

No. 17  [added later:  "Corrected 8/20/42 For correction see Case No. 1348 Guernsey Co., Ohio.  See Case No. 40877, Belmont Co., Ohio"]
Name in Full:  Petit [added later: George Laurence]
Date of Birth:  1891 Mar 21 
Place of Birth:  Ohio, Belmont County, Martins Ferry
Illegitimate:
Sex:  Male
Color:  White
Name of Father:  Peter Petit 
Mother's Maiden Name:  Katie Luther 
Residence of Parents:  Martins Ferry 
By whom reported:  P. Coleman


 

By cavis , 9 May 2025
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Birth of Jacob Griffey

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Description/Transcription

North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000

(C. Avis Catalog entry #1374)


 

"North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH5K-9WJ : 8 December 2014), Alexander Griffee in entry for Jacob Griffee, 07 Aug 1887; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 9, p. 224, Madison, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.


 

Jacob Griffee, b. 8/7/1887, Big Laurel, Madison Co., North Carolina

male, white

Father:  Alexander Griffee

Mother:  Elizabeth Chandler


 

By cavis , 25 February 2023
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Typed Corrected Birth Certificate of Odell Cook

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Typewritten, Corrected Birth Certificate of Odell Cook
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1239)
(Document ID #662)

[Everything on the form is typed, even the 'Signature']


Use this form for correcting a certificate filed at the time the birth occurred.  This form cannot be used for correcting records file through the probate court.   3528

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS
STANDARD CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH

STATE OF TEXAS
County of Kaufman
City:  Scurry
Full name of Child:  Odell Garrett Cook
Residence of Mother:  Scurry, Kaufman County, Texas
Sex:  Male
Legitimate?:  Yes
Date of Birth:  Jan 2 1918

Father:  Doe Cook
Post Office:  Scurry, Texas
Race:  White
Age at time of Birth:  33 years
Birthplace:  Eldorado, Arkansas
Trade:  Farmer

Mother:  Ruby Myrtle Garrett
Post Office:  Scurry, Texas
Race:  White
Age at time of Birth:  36 years
Birthplace:  Surry, Texas
Trade:  Housewife

Number of children born to this mother including this birth:  3
Number of children born to this mother and now living:  3

Signature of informant:  Ruby Myrtle Cook [signed]
Address:  1612 Miller

Medical Attendance:
I hereby certify to the birth of this child BORN ALIVE at 7 A.M. on the above date 


File No.:  204   File Date:  1-10-1918

AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF TARRANT
Before me on this day appeared Ruby Myrtle Cook, know ot me to be the person whose name is signed to the above certificate, who on oath deposes and says that the facts stated in the foregoing certificate are true and correct to the best of her knowledge and belief, and that this certificate is filed for the purpose of correcting the original record of the birth of Odell Garrett Cook

Signature:  Ruby M. Cook  

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 4th day of February, 1942
    J. V. Renfro
Notary Public in and for Tarrant County, Texas

L.S.

 

By cavis , 23 February 2023
Source Description
Birth of Odell G. Cook - 1918

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Description/Transcription

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]

 

By cavis , 17 September 2022
Source Description
Original Birth Record of Odell Cook - 1918

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Description/Transcription

Birth Register Entry for Odell Cook
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1207)


Kaufman County Register of Births, vol. 6 p. 18 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3SF-H34V-D?i=673&cat=1136216

Certificate No. 204
Date Filed:  1/10/1918
Place of Birth:  Scurry, Tex
Full Name of Child:  Odel Garrett Cook
Sex:  Male
Legit
Date of Birth:  1/2/1918
Alive
Full Name of Father:  Dock Cook
Residence of Father:  Scurry, Tex
Race of Father:  White
Age of Father:  34
Occupation of Father:  Farmer
Father Born At:  Texas
Maiden Name of Mother:  Ruby Garrett
Residence of Mother:  Scurry, Texas
Race of Mother:  White
Age of Mother:  24
Occupation of Mother:  house wife
No. of Children of Mother Prior to this Birth:  3
No. of Children of Mother Now Living:  3
  J. F. Cauthen MD  Scurry Texas