Quote "As of August 20, 1999, 1,033,854 marriages have been entered into the statewide database being created by the Illinois State Archives and ISGS. A total of 84 out of 102 counties are represented in the database. The goal of the project begun in 1985, is to enter all marriages prior to 1901 for all Illinois counties. Data is complete for the following 42 counties: Adams; Bond; Boone; Calhoun; Carroll; Cass; Christian; DeWitt; DuPage; Edgar; Effingham; Fayette; Franklin; Greene; Hancock; Henderson; Jackson; Jefferson; Kane; Kankakee; Kendall; Knox; Lake; Logan; Macon; Massac; Menard; Morgan; Ogle; Perry; Piatt; Pope; Richland; Rock Island; St. Clair; Saline; Sangamon; Scott; Shelby; Warren; White; Whiteside. Part # 2 to follow. Arlene of Illinois