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Bernardo de La Paz

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1. "American" instead of "white" means you had enlightened grand parents

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sun Oct 19, 2025, 09:53 AM

Oct 19

"Legitimate" in 1911 means inside a marriage and parentage is claimed by both partners. It is not a reference to immigration, I am sure.

Not a question government should be asking, but I guess it, at that time, was to help adjudicate parentage questions later in life perhaps with regard to divorce (had to be "fault" back then), child support (don't know if that was a thing back then), or inheritance.

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OMIGOD! Found copy of my mother's birth certificate from 1911, question 6 was "Legitimate?" [View all] CTyankee Oct 19 OP

"American" instead of "white" means you had enlightened grand parents Bernardo de La Paz Oct 19 #1

I do remember my grandmother HATING Billy Graham. She used to do a mean parody of him preaching. It was fun to watch. CTyankee Oct 19 #4

I'm not sure it was all malign, albeit intrusive. Infants born to mothers with no father indicated were 59% more hlthe2b Oct 19 #2

My 1947 birth certificate from West Virginia comradebillyboy Oct 19 #3

Brown v. Board of Education was decided the year I graduated from high school so I went to legally segregated CTyankee Oct 21 #5