Seeking Susan Clark's date of birth; Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, Ohio 1930s birth records

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I am searching for the date of birth of my great aunt, who was born in 1930 or 1931. I have tried Ancestry, Familysearch, the HCGS non-member resources (Hamilton County Genealogical Society), and every other free online resource that I know of.  She died in 2018, so her death certificate etc. are not yet available online.  She was a Roman Catholic, so there should be a christening record on My Heritage (they began digitizing the Hamilton Co archdiocese records years ago, though I am not sure if they ever finished).  

I also found the birth record of a Susanne Clark on Ancestry, which could potentially be her, but every record shows her as Susan, not Susanne.  Her parents were James Richard Clark and Helen Winnifred Herschede Clark, who often appeared as Helen H. Clark after her marriage.  

If anyone is able to check My Heritage or look up Ohio birth certificate  1930051524 for Susanne Clark b. 25 Jun 1930 to see if the parents' names match, I would greatly appreciate it!  My only other idea is to call the cemetery where she is buried and ask.  She has no Find a Grave or Billongraves entry yet.

WikiTree profile: Susan Oberjohn
in Genealogy Help by Susannah Rolfes G2G6 (8.8k points)

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I didn't find any birth record for Susan on FamilySearch this morning.  There are really good county birth records in Ohio, but I've been having a lot of trouble finding records in Hamilton County online also.  I did find the birth card for her mother Helen Herschede in the University of Cincinnati Birth records.  The lovely part of these birth cards, is they give who the doctor or midwife was, who the parents were (sometimes with incorrect birth places for the parents) and frequently the street address.  The UC Birth and death records are a gold mine for finding records of children of German immigrants in Cincinnati.

Excellent question, by the way, I'm sure someone will see it and be able to help you.

by Kathy Zipperer G2G6 Pilot (477k points)
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It doesn't appear that MyHeritage has the records of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati which includes Hamilton Co. and I didn't find a birth record doing a search.  FindMyPast holds that collection.  I don't have a subscription but they allow you to do a search and it showed no matches.

I did find a public records index entry that supports a birth date of 24 Jun (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/384439178:1788):

Name: Sue C Oberjohn
Birth Date: 25 Jun 1932
Residence Date: 1993
Address: 106 Druid Ln
Residence: Crestview Hills, KY
Postal Code: 41017-2249

In this case, I would suggest that the age on census and marriage records from when she was younger is likely more correct for her birth year.

There is another public record index entry that gives a Sep 1930 birth date, but that may be an estimate (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/293073741:62209):

Name: Susan C Oberjohn
Birth Date: Sep 1930
Residence Date: 2016-2020
Address: 546 E 4th St
Residence: Newport, Kentucky, USA
Postal Code: 41071
Second Residence Date: 1954-2017
Second Address: 106 Druid Ln
Second Residence: Crestview Hills, Kentucky, USA
Second Postal Code: 41017
Third Residence Date: 1993-2005
Third Address: 532 Plaza Seville CT Apt 60
Third Residence: Treasure Island, Florida, USA
Third Postal Code: 33706

Here's her 1950 census entry:  https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/204435536:62308

by Kerry Larson G2G6 Pilot (236k points)

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