Many Busby's, RICHARDS, and BARNETT's from the 1800's are listed at this site. Happy Hunting! Anita Researching: RICHARDS & THREADGILL in KY&IL POWERS & FULCHER in TX > ----------------------- > GOOD NEWS FROM THE ARCHIVES: > > > Although this will remain "unofficial" for a short > time, the Statewide Marriage Index worked on for so > many years by the ISGS, State Archives, and Secretary > of State Information Systems Services Department is now > available on the Secretary of State web site. > > There is now a link to the marriage database on the > Archives' homepage which may be reached at the > following address: > www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/arc_home.html > Look under the "Search Our Online Databases." > > An official announcement concerning the database will > be pending until more formal arrangements can be made. > In the meantime, you are invited to give the database a > test run and report any problems you might experience. > > There are currently a little over one million records > in the online database. Plans are to update the > database every 6 months or so. Eighty-four counties are > represented in the online database. Data entry is > complete for 43 of those counties. Please check out the > supplemental information that is reached by links on > the introductory page and the search entry and search > results pages. > > We have tried to make it as clear as possible what > records are included in the database and how to obtain > copies of marriage records from IRAD or county clerks. > IRAD currently has marriage records from 61 of the 84 > counties represented in the database and we will soon > accession marriage records from several others. > > Karl Moore > Illinois State Archives > 217-785-1266 > kmoore@ccgate.sos.state.il.us > > ______________________________