Marianne E. Ryan wrote: > If you do go down there I would like to know if they have a "brides and/or > grooms" index. I have been trying to uncover the marriage date of Gladys > Evans and Willie (William) Gayus Mock. What the Probate Court of Mobile County has is an alphabetical index cross-referenced for both the groom and bride. Each marriage would show up once under the name of the groom and again under the name of the bride. You can order a copy of the license from the Probate Court. I *THINK* the cost is $1.00, but you should check that out first. Here's their contact info which was copy-and-pasted from the web site of the Mobile Genealogical Society. The Probate Court of Mobile County -- Records Department -- * Located at: 109 Government Street in Mobile, Alabama * Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7, Mobile, AL 36601 * Telephone: (334) 690-8490 * Hours: Monday through Friday -- 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. * Access: No restrictions, appointment not required, general brochure available. * Research Aids: Indexes available to the public * Services and Facilities: Paper Copier ($1.00/page), microfilm reader, handicapped access. The Mobile County Probate Court Records Department contains deeds, mortgages, marriage licenses, court minutes and wills (ca 1813-present). MOBILE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY -- Cyber-Lobby (Main Page) http://www.siteone.com/clubs/mgs MOBILE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY -- The Neighbors' Yard (which is a list of "Other Research & Query Sources in Our Area") http://www.siteone.com/clubs/mgs/neighbor.htm THE PROBATE COURT OF MOBILE COUNTY -- RECORDS DEPT http://www.siteone.com/clubs/mgs/neighbor.htm#probate -- Regards, Kevin Sellew in Mobile, Alabama *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* President of the Mobile (Alabama) Genealogical Society -- a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization and WebMaster for the Mobile Genealogical Society Web Site On the Web: http://www.siteone.com/clubs/mgs/ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*