I have received a copy of a marriage certificate for my great grandmother, ca 1904, in Long Beach, CA. It gives the groom's and bride's names, the witnesses, and the officiant. Does anyone know if there was a marriage certificate application that would have provided more information regarding the family of the bride or groom during this time period? I have tried contacting the officiant's church without success in obtaining additional information, I have been unable to locate the stated witnesses in the 1900 or 1910 census, and the groom is unfortunately deceased by 1907. I do not have direct access to records in SoCal, so would appreciate any insight. Thanking you in advance for your kind assistance, Robin

You would have to contact the L.A. Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's office in Norwalk to find out if they retain marriage license applications. I think it is unlikely they would have retained applications from as far back as 1904. I tried to get a copy of a marriage license application from the early 1960s from San Bernardino County. I was told that because the state does not require retention of the applications, they are destroyed after about 5 years. Mark Lomax Pasadena, CA On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 8:35 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I have received a copy of a marriage certificate for my great grandmother, > ca 1904, in Long Beach, CA. It gives the groom's and bride's names, the > witnesses, and the officiant. Does anyone know if there was a marriage > certificate application that would have provided more information regarding > the family of the bride or groom during this time period? I have tried > contacting the officiant's church without success in obtaining additional > information, I have been unable to locate the stated witnesses in the 1900 > or 1910 census, and the groom is unfortunately deceased by 1907. > > I do not have direct access to records in SoCal, so would appreciate any > insight. > > Thanking you in advance for your kind assistance, > Robin > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >