Barry, you posted that at a good time, I have been over some of my Mother's side, HODGES, and I need some marriages dates and in that time period. Thanks Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Jernigan" <bjernigan7040@bellsouth.net> To: <aljeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 10:17 PM Subject: [ALJEFF] AL Marriage Index > Ancestry.com has the Alabama Marriage Index from 1936 to 1969. It's in the > "Alabama Marriage Collection" database. Couples aren't listed together but > you can search by surname, county and/or date. Click the link to the > microfilm image of the marriage index itself. Note the county number > (alphabetically in order -- 1 is Autauga County and 67 is Winston County. > Jefferson County is 37); the date (sometimes a full date or sometimes just > the month and year); volume # and certificate # and then search by the > county and date for a match. Sometimes kind of tedious but very often > ultimately rewarding. Then, if you wanted, you could order a copy of the > marriage license. > > I thought about the people in that diary from 1930. Perhaps someone might > be interested in searching for those names in the marriage index and > seeing who they married. Might jog some memories a little more? Just an > idea. > > Also, a little OT -- Ancestry has a similar database for Georgia and > Florida marriages. Florida marriages go up to 2001. Those do list the > couples if you follow the links to information about the actual > certificates and it usually gives women's maiden names as well. > > I haven't checked out the Georgia marriage database but I will be doing so > soon. Also there is a divorce index for Florida (same time frame as the > marriage index) and a divorce index for Alabama but I think it's only from > 1950 to 1959. I haven't checked it out yet. > > Anyone know of an online database of marriages for Jefferson County for > the early 1900s? Prior to 1936? Several of my great aunts and uncles > married there during that time frame as well as my great-grandparents. > > I'm going to have to make Birmingham my next research trip. I've already > got one to Cullman Co under my belt and it was a very good learning trip. > One of those trips where once you get there you wish you could just go off > by yourself and spend hours and hours just digging through everything > rather than sticking to some pre-arranged itinerary ;-) Especially in the > court house and also in the library. > > Barry Jernigan > College Grove, Rutherford Co, TN > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >