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Re: delayed births



I believe that a major cause for the increase in delayed births in the 30's
and 40's was the enactment of Social Security legislation.  For a brief
history of the SS, see: http://www.ssa.gov/history/history6.html

A certified record of birth would have been necessary to establish proof of
age for benefits.


Paul R. Bergeron
City Clerk
229 Main Street
Nashua, NH 03060
Telephone: 603/589-3010
Fax: 603/589-3029
http://www.gonashua.com/



-----Original Message-----
From: Russell Baker [mailto:russell.baker@MAIL.STATE.AR.US]
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 10:19 AM
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject:


Colleagues:
I have another strange question for you today. Pardon its length. Arkansas
like most southern states did not begin keeping records of births and deaths
before 1900. Arkansas' began in 1914. However, in 1942  over 300,000 people
filed "delayed" or "prior" birth certificates in Arkansas. About that many
more were filed in  1943. This means that for some reason adults born before
1914 were recording their births right and left. I have been unable to find
out why. I find no Arkansas law requiring such registration. Was their a
national effort at the beginning of W. W. II go get folks to document their
births? Was similar registrations done in other states?
Many of these records have recently been abstracted by the Arkansas
Genealogical Society. This group plans to publish an index to these records
for births before 1902. They have asked me to write an introduction to the
book. I need help.

Thanks.

Russell P. Baker, CA
Arkansas History Commission and State Archives
One Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-682-6900
www.ark-ives.com
russell.baker@mail.state.ar.us <mailto:russell.baker@mail.state.ar.us>

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