I am hoping someone can help me find a birth record. My great grandfather, James Liston Emerson, was born in Buckingham or Perry Township IA April 16, 1858. His father, James Otis Emerson moved the family from NH to IA sometime before 1858. The family had moved to MA by 1870 (census). There is a J O Emerson who shows up in the IA census in 1860 but the ages of his children are 10 years more than they should be, even though the initials used in the census are correct for all members of the family. In the 1870 census the children show up in MA with the same ages as in the 1860 census. At any rate...I would like to have an actual birth record if possible. The mother's name was Elvira Lydia.
Thanks, Leslie