I have tried many times before when I was a teenager. I was a throw-a-way baby with no name or family names. So, I have nothing to go on and can only assume I was born in Chicago. Yes, I went to public school and graduated from high school. I do have a social security card and have been working since college. I'm 49 now and they say I will need one when my times comes to retire. At the vital statistic office - I had no info for them which meant no help from them. The people who raised me gave me a name and they have been deceased since 1983. Not knowing my fam is one thing, but not having a birth certificate is another. Any help and suggestions would be appreciated. BTW, Vital Statistic gave me a little form saying they couldn't find one for me. Wonder can I use that for the rest of my life?
P.S. No, I'm not bitter at all. Sincerely,
2006-08-22 05:55:22 · 11 answers · asked by plumdacat 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
More than likely I got a ssn using my library card and registration card (maybe) and other none important id's. I guess during the bottom of the 60's and early 70's it wasn't that hard to obtain a social security card.
2006-08-22 10:11:54 · update #1
Good info so far. One thing I would like to know is, if you were born in a hospital, did they take footprints of infants back in 1956 or 57?
2006-08-28 15:15:57 · update #2
There is something very strange about all of this...my guess is (and I could be off base here) you were already a member of this family and they were hiding that fact. You need to start asking questions of their siblings...people who knew them when you arrived on the scene. Does not sound like you were born in a hospital. Get school records, census records, church records (if any). Sounds like you were never registered for a reason.
If you were adopted their would be a record at the county court house. Somebody gave birth to you. Keep all your records in one file. Most often when adoption occurrs it happens in the place where you were born. You were born in the 1950's and a child out of wed lock was considered "shame on the family" and great lengths were taken to hide that shame. It was all about fear ... they could not help it. It is just the way it was in those times. Keep on trucking and I hope you have luck. Leave no stone unturned.
2006-08-28 17:25:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would see if you can find the online vital statistics....from your state. Perhaps, go to the hospital you were born, Perhaps seek help in gathering information, on the people who raised you. Maybe talk to some friends of thiers, or any kind of family member you have. Talk to manager etc. There is help out there. Perhaps the social security can find who applied for your social security card, give you a name to go by. Looks like you have a lot of research to do. Check with the schools you went to, perhaps information, can stem from these places. The people who rasied you may have collected from social security for keeping you. They SS does have a website, and you could call, or email, and ask, what can you do? I feel for you as now a days a birth certificate is a must have. But am sure if you contact even the local social service, they can give you resources. Good luck...
2006-08-28 22:58:54 · answer #2 · answered by dreamer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His mom had an prolonged sort start certificate at one factor. President Obama noted it in his e book targets From My Father. yet he said it at the same time as he became in extreme college. He would or might want to no longer have it anymore. It shouldn't easily remember as both way the State is certifying that the man on the kind became born in Hawaii on the date and time listed, to the folk named. The certificate of stay start is a shorter precis sort that has replaced the longer sort in Hawaii. children born after 2001 do not actually have an prolonged sort with signatures on record -- the signatures are not being accrued and there is not any unique paper. it really is all digital. Hawaii also stopped giving out copies of the lengthy sort to those who requested for qualified start certificate in 2001. The shorter COLB is the basically one Hawaii subject matters. maximum states have lengthy gone to the hot format as a results of the undeniable fact that is heavily more inexpensive to manage digital archives. both formats have an same felony fee. In both situations, Hawaii says that the innovations on the kind suits precisely what's in the unique start record.
2016-11-26 23:08:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish you the best, but by all means do not give up. Since you have tried Vital Statistic department, I do not know who you can turn to. You may try different counties in Chicago on the internet.
I hope that you find a copy of your birth certificate soon.
2006-08-28 13:40:51 · answer #4 · answered by homermisc2006 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think I can be of any help to you with regards to your situation, but I tend to agree a little bit with the person who said that they smelled a rat somewhere along the line...
Is it possible that everything in your family was not what it seemed. Not to make things harder, but just something to think about. Only you would know, and something to consider is that in persuit of the truth, are you biting off more than you're bargaining for???
Just for the record, you sound like a wonderful person, and I congratulate you on your courage and determination.
I wish you good luck with your search, and regardless of the details of your birth, just remember that the world is a better place, because you are here...
2006-08-28 22:38:52 · answer #5 · answered by SierraSydney 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that the more paper you have, the better your chances. If you have copes of school records, immunizations, work records, pictures, etc. you should gatther them up. If you have any witnesses from your parents who raised you that would be good. I'm assuming you weren't legally adopted. If you were, your adoptions records should help also. Talk to the Social Security office or Circuit Clerk office where you lived when you were "adopted". Good luck, and it's good that you are planning ahead.
2006-08-24 14:32:11 · answer #6 · answered by upallnight 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So, you don't know your "birth" name or your date of birth, right? You will have to consult an attorney who specializes in family law and see what can be done.
How did you get a social security card? They generally require some sort of ID for that.
2006-08-22 06:11:40 · answer #7 · answered by Otis F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In order to get a social security card they had to produce a birth certificate . Maybe social security has one on file.
also check with the schools you went to . I had to give a birth certificate for each child I had in school.
If I can be of any more help just contact me
debcooperpeterson@yahoo.com
2006-08-28 20:02:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can contact the federal government, and they can certify your birth. This had to be done for my husband who was born overseas to American parents in the military, but never had a birth certificate.
Just a side note, you have a lot to be proud of, as you probably know. You are clearly accomplished and have made a success of your life.
2006-08-28 17:19:12 · answer #9 · answered by jive turkey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sweetie, don't call yourself a throw-away baby... :(
Love you
xxx
2006-08-28 11:00:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋