Just a little background on birth records. Although official recording in California became mandatory in July 1905, it appears that many people did not adhere to the policy until the late 1920s and early 1930s.
At that time, many women were still giving birth at home, which might attribute to the lack of early reporting. But also I think people were fearful of the authorities--distrustful--and perhaps intimidated in the immigrant communities. On Nov 30, 1:14 am, netadosaco...@aol.com wrote: > My Mother was born in 1928, in Benicia, CA. She did not have a birth > certificate either, until she filed for Social Security. She also had to > have > two relatives write a letter of identity for her. -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
