My apologies to all who see this cross-posted message. I'm sharing recent research finds in hopes of helping someone and maybe even finding a long-lost cousin (or two!). I'm posting to both Gilmer and Fannin County, Georgia lists because I believe at least one of my McClures went from Gilmer to Fannin County. While researching my McClure ancestors July 15th at the Georgia Archives' new, wonderful facility, I found the following: source: Gilmer County, Georgia Marriages & Mixed Records 1836-1837; 1835-1875 Marriaged Indexed; microfilm MFL 390, found in drawer 103, box 9 Book 1836-1837 No McClure (any variation) entries Book 1835-1852 No McClure entries (any spelling) Book 2 1852-1875 MClure Miles & Walker Sarah m lic p. 22 source: Gilmer County, Georgia Court of Ordinary Marriages Book 3 1877-1892 Indexed Book 4 1893-1908 Indexed, which includes some marriages 1857-1871 re-recorded in 1905 on pp 289-345; microfilm MFL 390-391, found in drawer 103, box 10 at GA Archives Book 3 Index Entries noted: McClure & Spivey p. 212 McClure & Anderson p. 489 (entry not found, possible I read page # wrong & it's 469 though I think I looked there, too) McClure & Jones p. 475 McClure & Burden p. 512 Book 3 Marriage Records Noted: p. 212 John M. McClure & CN Spivey marriage authorized 20 Dec 1883, wed 23 Dec 1883 by Joseph King, MG p. 475 John McCluer & Marinda Jones marriage authorized 20 Dec 1890, wed 21 Dec 1890 by Joseph Phillips, MG p. 512 DM McClure & Margaret Burden marriage authorized 3 January 1891, wed 5 Jan 1891 by JM Davis (could be JW Davis - hard to tell) Book 4 Index Entries Noted: McClure & Spiven p. 8 (or p. 3 - hard to tell) McClure & Reese p. 12 McClure & Nu[unreadable] p. 30 McClure & Reece p. 68 McClure & Pierce p. 95 McClure & Chastain p. 131 McClurd & Souther p. 146 (thought it might have been mistake & should be McClure) McClure & Chastain p. 166 McClure & Chastain p. 215 McClurd & Brown p. 228 (McClure?) McClure & Parker p. 324 (the one I was looking for!) I did not have time to take notes on each of these marriages. I did type notes from the McClure & Parker marriage record found on page 324 of Book 4. The keyboard for my PDA has an annoying habit of not typing all of the 'n' keys I press, so forgive me if the notes are missing a few 'n's or have a few too many!. Marriage Recd RJ McClure & Julia Ann Parker Gilmer County Ct of Ordinary Marriage Book 4 1893-1908, which includes some marriages re-recorded in 1905 from 1857-1871 on pp. 289-345 page 324 "State of Georgia, County of Gilmer To anny judge, justice of the peace, or minister of the Gospel: You are hereby authorized to join RJ McClure and Julia Ann Parker in the Holy State of Matrimoy, according to the Constitution and Laws of the State, and for so doing this shall be your License; and you are hereby required to return this license to me, with your certificate heron of the fact and date of the marriage. Given under my hand and seal, this 29 day of Jany, 1862 JP Chastain Ordinary State of Georgia County of Gilmer I certify that R.J. McClure and Julia Ann Parker were joied in matrimoy by me, this 2nd day of Feby 1862 W A Ellis M.G. Recorded August 9, 1905 T N Tabor, Ordinary" I believe that this RJ McClure who married Julia Ann Parker is the Reese J. McClure found in the 1850 census in Gilmer County, Georgia as follows: typed page 375, Reece J. McClure, age 44, listed as head of household, a farmer with real estate worth 600 (dollars?) , born S.C., listed with 11 other members of his household: Mary, 32; Mary A, 12; John ML, 11; Lovice, 10; Benjamin F, 9; Martha J, 8; Addaline, 6; Sarah J, 5; Robert N, 3; Eliza A, 2; and Nancy H, 1. I believe this Reese J. McClure in 1860 was in Fannin County, Georgia, as follows: typed p. 1023, Reese J. McClure, 53, M, farmer, real estate value 1000, personal estate value 500, born SC. Listed with Mary, 48, Martha, 19, Hefsey? 16, Sarah, 14, Robert, 13, and on p. 1024 Eliza, 11, Harriet, 10, Thomas, 9, and Reese B., 7. And in 1870, the Fannin County, Georgia census lists: printed p. 371, written p. 51, lines 25-28, McClure Reece, 64, M, W, Farmer, owned real estate valued at 700, personal property worth 400, born SC, eligible to vote. Listed with Julia (50), Eliza (20), and Bowen (16). I'll be glad to share my research on this family with interested researchers. I've got one more note to share from my search for Reese J. McClure's first marriage record in Rabun County, Georgia. Judy