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Record Group Number: 800000
Series/Collection Number: .L 212
Creator: Florida. Circuit Court (5th Circuit : Sumter County)
Title, Dates: Delayed birth certificates, 1943-1959.
Amount: 2.00 microfilm reel 35 mm.
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Organization/Arrangement: Numerical.
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Terms Governing Use:     Sumter County was created by an act of the Legislative Council of Florida on January 8, 1853 (Chap. 548, Laws).  It was formed from the southern portion of Marion County.  Several changes were made to Sumter County's boundaries after it was created.  In 1861, when Polk county was created, Sumter County's boundary was extended south.  In 1872, an eastern portion of Sumter was annexed to Orange County.  In 1887, the eastern half was used for the creation of Lake County. The Clerk of the Circuit Court in each county serves as the official custodian of deed, marriage, and probate records.
Biographical/Historical: ********** D E A C C E S S I O N E D **********    Sumter County was created by an act of the Legislative Council of Florida on January 8, 1853 (Chap. 548, Laws).  It was formed from the southern portion of Marion County.  Several changes were made to Sumter County's boundaries after it was created.  In 1861, when Polk county was created, Sumter County's boundary was extended south.  In 1872, an eastern portion of Sumter was annexed to Orange County.  In 1887, the eastern half was used for the creation of Lake County. The Clerk of the Circuit Court in each county serves as the official custodian of deed, marriage, probate, and other local court records.
Summary: ********** D E A C C E S S I O N E D **********    The series consists of a microfilm copy of the delayed birth certificates for Sumter County, Florida from 1943 to 1959.  The series contains petitions for delayed birth certificates (1943-1959) and the county judges' copy of the delayed birth certificates.
    The delayed birth certificate is a record that registers a birth after the fact and is usually issued by a place of later residence rather than the place of birth.  The certificate provides such information as applicant's name, date of birth, and place of birth as well as the same information for the applicant's parents.  The information contained in the application can be supported by family, school, and insurance records or by affidavit of persons with definite knowledge of the facts.  Most certificates in the series abstract the supporting evidence and many have evidence attached.
Finding Aids: Microfilm listing available.
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Reproduction Note: Microfilm.
Location of Originals/Duplicates: Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Sumter County.  Office of the Clerk.  Bushnell, Florida.
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Subject Access Fields: Registers of births, etc. Florida --Sumter County
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