Oregon Historical County Records Guide

Tillamook County Records Inventory

Delayed Birth Records

1867-1994

Series documents birth records generated by a court in response to a petition. Records may include petitions, decrees or orders, affidavits of correction, registers, and certificates. If the information provided with the petition met the requirements of the court, a decree was issued that served as a legal birth document. Most petitions were filed decades after the actual birth. They were filed in the county of residence at the time of petition, not necessarily in the county of birth. Dates listed in brackets document the range of actual birth dates. Date ranges for court actions such as petitions and decrees are also included. Also see Birth Records series for related records. Access to birth records is restricted for 100 years following the date of birth by Oregon Administrative Rule 333-011-0096.

Records at the Oregon State Archives:
Petitions & Decrees for Birth [Delayed Birth Registration-documents births from 1867-ca.1943], no. 1-814, 1943-1969 (1 cu.ft.);
Search for 1867-1910 Tillamook County delayed birth records in Oregon Historical Records Index.

Records at the Tillamook County Courthouse, Clerk's Record Room:
Index to Miscellaneous Microfilmed Records [includes mining claims, water rights, and a few delayed birth registrations], vol. 1-2, 1968-1994 (2 volumes).