Dear Jim and LC list, Marriage records have been kept in the individual Iowa counties since their organization. The first marriage book in Louisa County begins in 1837, when Louisa County was part of the Territory of Wisconsin and possibly Des Moines County. This is the book that contains the marriage of your Abraham Sargent, age 20, and Nancy Eleanor Adams, age 19. The book is in the custody of the Louisa County Recorder, 117 S Main, Wapello, IA 52653. A certified copy is from $6 to $10, I think, and you would write to Jean Brauns, Louisa County Recorder, for the certification. If you would be satisfied with a photocopy, I can go over and get one made for, I think, 50 cents, but it would not be certified. The 1850 Louisa County Census shows Abraham and Nancy and children in Grandview Township. Keith Street ckcasey@netins.net 325 Franklin Ave, Wapello, IA 52653-1515 319-523-8164 -----Original Message----- From: Jim Cook <jimcook@memes.com> To: Keith/Connie Street <ckcasey@netins.net>; IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com <IALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, April 01, 2000 9:20 PM Subject: Marriage - 1841 SARGENT/ADAMS >Thank You for the information on SARGENT & ADAMS from your index cards. > >I have another question. 8-) From the Louisa Co. GenWeb site I found >this listing of marriages for: >1841 >Adams, Nancy Eleanor to Sargent, Abraham - 11 March 1841 > >The state says that their records start in 1880. Where is the above >information kept, and how do I get copies? Also, are birth records >available for the 1840s and 1850s? > >Jim Cook >Bellingham WA >jimcook@memes.com >