Thank you, Sharon, you've just provided me with the maiden name of my stepfather's third wife, plus the date of their marriage and her age at the time, none of which I had until now! She would be indexed under both her maiden name and previous married name. I've worked with the Calif. marriage index myself and seen a lot of that. It is very helpful when trying to find a woman who has been married more than once. >Groom: HOFFPAUIR, Francis M.; age 61 >Bride: BERG, Harriet C.; age 49 * also registered under the surname STROEHL >County: 36 (San Bernardino) >Marriage date: Feb. 1, 1975 >Reg. #: 271 >State #: 13658 The listing below was sure a surprise - we used to live in Humboldt County when I was a kid, and through college - and we were the only Hoffpauirs for hundreds of miles around. This Brenda must have arrived after we left (in the 1960s). >Bride: HOFFPAUIR, Brenda A.; age 32 >Groom: MARTINEZ, David A.; age 37 >County: 12 (Humboldt) >Marriage date: Oct. 5, 1979 >Reg. #: 862 >State #: 114777 Barbara Hill