A birth certificate is one of the most important legal documents issued by the government to officially record a person’s birth details. It serves as proof of identity, age, and citizenship and is ...

There's never been a record of Sadie Nelson's birth. Nelson, 67, was born on Aug. 8, 1957, in Sunflower County, Mississippi, to sharecropper parents. A midwife helped her mother deliver her, but died ...