[Birth Certificate for Vera Mae Cummings] (open access)

[Birth Certificate for Vera Mae Cummings]

Birth certificate for Vera Mae Cummings, born in Palestine, Texas, May 15, 1922 to Gent Cummings and Nellie Bell Price. The back of the page includes instructions for completing information and the text of legislation related to the form. There is also a certificate stapled to the top of the back page certifying that the birth certificate is legitimate.
Date: January 30, 1943
Creator: Texas. Bureau of Vital Statistics.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll Tax Receipt for M. R. Thomas, County of Taylor - 1942] (open access)

[Poll Tax Receipt for M. R. Thomas, County of Taylor - 1942]

1942 Taylor County poll tax receipt number 2303 for M. R. Thomas. It includes Thomas' demographic information and is signed by C. O. (Pat) Patterson, the deputy assessor and collector of taxes, Taylor County.
Date: January 15, 1943
Creator: Taylor County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
War Department Application for Family Allowances (open access)

War Department Application for Family Allowances

A military form filled out by John Loving to have part of his pay as a member of the 20th Bomb Wing sent to his parents, Hattie M. Loving and Sam E. Loving. The back page lists Sam P. Loving as an immediate family member serving in the military at the same time, and thee form is signed by 2nd Lieutenant Richard L. Moore.
Date: January 2, 1943
Creator: Loving, John Malcolm
System: The Portal to Texas History