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Seeking birth record of Bessie Mae Wood

Sharon Davidson Jun 28, 2019 2:21 PM

Bessie Mae Wood 1886-1964 Born So Dakota looking for birth record. Bessie is the daughter of Clara Belle Wood 1870-1951. Bessie was born out of wedlock and I'm looking for any information about her birth in South Dakota (1886-1964). Family lore is that Clara was sent to SD to have the baby but I can't find out who she lived with.

Any information on this is greatly appreciated.

SDavidson

Re: Seeking birth record of Bessie Mae Wood

Rebecca Collier Jul 10, 2019 9:27 AM (in response to Sharon Davidson)

Dear Ms. Davidson,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

The Federal Government does not ordinarily create or maintain birth, death, marriage or divorce records. Such records are made and kept by State and local governments rather than the National Archives.

Therefore, we searched Ancestry and located 2 possibilities for a Bessie Wood being born in South Dakota and 168 possibilities for elsewhere. There may be a fee for using this service. Or you may view these records online at one NARA's facilities for free via ALIC. For the nearest NARA location, please consult our web page at https://www.archives.gov/locations/. Also, some of the data may be available for free on Family Search at https://www.familysearch.org/en/.

We also searched the 100-year searchable database for birth records of South Dakota Department of Health Office of Vital Records but were unable to locate a Bessie Wood whose mother is Clara Belle Wood. Perhaps she was not born in South Dakota.

We hope this information is helpful.

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