Houston County Researchers: There are usually 2 dates on a Houston Co., GA marriage license: one for the date of the application, and another for the date that the marriage was performed. You can usually tell if a minister or a Justice of the Peace performed the marriage also. Prior to the GA Code of around 1868, most GA counties kept their marriage records in no particular uniform arrangement. However, after 1868 and the Reconstruction Period, things started to fit a particular pattern of order. Starting in the early 1900s, there was a detailed marriage application to fill out prior to marriage. This gave the names of the parents, where they were born, how old they were, etc. These records are locked in a long storage room in the basement of the courthouse. For those who have the Houston Co., GA Marriage Record series of books which were published by the CGGS, you can take a *look* at what information was on some of the marriage licenses. Mr. Henry made a photocopy of some of those licenses, and included them in his books. _______________________________________ William A. Mills Perry, GA [email protected] Houston Co., GA Publications & Research Webpage: http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Forum/8795 ===================>>> On Sat, 1 Apr 2000 09:22:54 -0800 "Sandra and Wayne Riner" <[email protected]> writes: Is there more information on the marriage lincence then just the date and people`s names, and who married them. does anyone know?? thanks Sandra ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.