Hi,

Today, I obtained my GGF's application (from the NARA in St. Louis) to be an Enumerator for the 1940's Census. It's pretty fascinating and hopefully contains info to help me find his record of birth, which I've been struggling to find for a while now.

In his application for employment, he states he was born in Norfolk, VA, June 10, 1876. If anyone can locate his record of birth or birth index, I would greatly appreciate it.

I have various other documents (census, death certificate, etc) covering his time in NY and IL, but finding his origins has been a brick wall. I think part of the problem has been inconsistent birth date\location references on all the documents I have. I'm hoping he was honest on his app for employment and someone can point me to more data.

Thanks,

Steve Vick