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From: "Mary" <>
Subject: Re: [SOWERS-L] Fw: Illinois Marriages 1763-1900
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 09:37:42 -0700


Thank You for your prompt answer
Mary
-----Original Message-----
From: Mary <>
To: <>
Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [SOWERS-L] Fw: Illinois Marriages 1763-1900


>What is web address Please
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Chad Frisby <>
>To: <>
>Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 7:22 AM
>Subject: [SOWERS-L] Fw: Illinois Marriages 1763-1900
>
>
>>Thought I would pass this on to you. This Marriage index is wonderful...I
>>typed in the name Sowers and got a long list....Barbara from Kansas
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>.....
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Nadine Holder <>
>>To: <>
>>Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 2:29 PM
>>Subject: Re: Illinois Marriages 1763-1900
>>
>>
>>> Just a tip on the Illinois marriage records - it can be a timesaver to
>put
>>> in say the first three letters of a bride or groom's surname (or however
>>> many letters you are sure of) - that way you will get all the alternate
>>> possible spellings. Takes some patience to wade through them but pure
>>gold
>>> is usually the result!
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: <>
>>> To: <>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 6:03 AM
>>> Subject: Illinois Marriages 1763-1900
>>>
>>>
>>> > Thanks Susie Whatley for this great site! Been waiting on it for a
>long
>>> time.
>>> >
>>> > Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900
>>> > An Ongoing Project of the Illinois State Archives &
>>> > the Illinois State Genealogical Society
>>> >
>>> > http://www2.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/marriage
>>> >
>>> > This project IS as it says, ongoing (incomplete). This Index
takes
>>> > patience and fortitude. Similar spellings are not grouped together.
>>> Exact
>>> > spelling as it appears in the record is required. A problem when one
>>has
>>> > found 17 variations of a surname spelling (and there may be others).
>>Then
>>> > you have to check the surname for both bride and groom. Complain,
>>> complain.
>>> > Just can't make everybody happy.
>>> >
>>> > There is one for EARLY Indiana, but only to 1850, Complain,
complain.
>>> > However, the records are more easily accessible.
>>> >
>>> > http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/indiana/genealogy/mirr.html
>>> >
>>> > Does anyone know of other state marriage records online? I need
>>something
>>> > else to complain about. LOL
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
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