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From: Shelley Murphy <>
Subject: Re: [PAFRANKL] Birth Records 1849-1860-Franklin County
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 21:12:23 -0500
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Thanks Donna, I will make a visit to the Historical Society again and
check out which records they have. I don't remember any births, but was
so overwhelmed might of missed them. Of course I am looking for a James
Buchanan Davis, born 1849 or 1850 and his sister Susan A. Davis born
1854/55, and brother William O. Davis born 1857, all three born in
Franklin County. I will also make a visit to the Shippensburg
Historical Society. Which one is closer to the Antrim Township?
Thanks


On Feb 11, 2005, at 1:52 PM, Donna Heller Zinn wrote:

> Hi Curt, Shelley and Fellow Listers:
>
> There is a few years during this timeperiod that the County did keep
> Birth
> and Death Records. I think it was 1852-1855 [or about those years].
> But I
> know they are not - by all means - probably complete. There is a book
> [or
> two] in the Court House with these records in. I'm not sure if the
> Kittochtinny Historical Society [aka Franklin Co. Historical Society]
> has a
> copy of these or not.
>
> Most counties in Pennsylvania were required to register and keep Birth,
> Death and Marriage Records at the county courthouses during 1852-1855
> [or
> about those years]. The state then informed them to abolish this
> practice,
> but then again in about 1893 they were instructed to resume these
> records
> [marriages started in about 1885]. Then in 1906 the government
> required
> that all Births and Deaths be recorded at the State Level and the
> process at
> the individual county levels were stopped.
>
> Hope this helps!
> Donna Heller Zinn
> volunteer researcher at the Perry Historians
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Curt Sanders" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 1:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [PAFRANKL] Birth Records 1849-1860-Franklin County
>
>
>> The only birth records you would find during this period, would
>> possibly be in churches. Local, county and state government weren't
>> collecting them at that time. If you live near Harrisburg, PA, you
>> might find some in the State Library. In Chambersburg - I haven't been
>> there for awhile - the Kittoctinny Historical Society might have
>> something: http://www.rootsweb.com/~pakhs/
>> Most county records in Chambersburg were lost in the 1864 fire.
>>
>> On Feb 11, 2005, at 9:29 AM, Shelley Murphy wrote:
>>
>>> Hi does anyone know where one can find birth records for the above
>>> years. Would they be in another County? Thanks Shelley
>>>
>>>
>>
>> http://www.curtsanders.com
>>
>

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