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Dear Sir,                                            13 Aug 75

     I would appreciate any free 
information you may have on the 
following individuals. 

NAME                          APPROX D.O.B.  APPROX D.O.D. 
(1) WARREN, Grover Cleveland   14 Dec 1900    5 mar 1937  
(2) BLAKE, Lela Oney           30 Apr 1905   20 Dec 1942 
(3) WARREN, Lafayette Leon      9 Jun 1858    4 Mar 1928 
(4) FARMER, Francis Elizabeth        ?       22 Jun 1928 
(5) BLAKE, Joseph Benjamin      4 Nov 1869   12 May 1947 
(6) SMITH, Lilly Viola         14 Apr 1875   12 May 1931 
(7) BLAKE, Marion (Father of J.B. Blake)          ?
(8) SMITH, Jessie (Father of L.V. Smith)          ?
(9) FULMAN, Fannie (Mother of L.V. Smith)         ? 

     I have death certificates of #1, 2, 5, & 6. 
I would like birth & death information also 
marriage information if you have it.  Thank 
you for your consideration. 
Written Ala.    Sincerely, 
Bureau of Vital R.E. Vincent 
Statistics      Rt. 1 Box 52 
                Woodstock, Ala 
                         35188 


[I was 28 years old when I wrote this and still rather naive about the   ] 
[proper way of obtaining records and information from official records.  ] 
[As one might expect, the above letter produced nothing but a reply which] 
[explained the proper way of applying for information from the state.    ] 
[                                                                        ] 
[After I gained more experience doing family research I learned that some] 
[of the records I sought were only available at the county level rather  ] 
[than in a state's vital statistics records.                             ]