I had the same result when the Washington County Clerk looked up the name Joseph McCorkle for me....none there she said, but I was welcome to go look myself. I walked into the back room. Spotted a book near the date I needed and in minutes had the marriage record I wanted. Yep, it had been spelled McCorkel in the marriage record. Even worse, when his mother remarried it was spelled Merkle. Had one lady argue with me that she remarried in 1851 and that my date of 1857 was incorrect. Trouble was, her first husband died in November of 1852 so I think my interpretation was more accurate of that short tailed 7. Looking them up yourself is still the best answer, but for some people this just isn't possible and some shutins don't have the resources to spend a lot of money on genealogy. We can only help them the best we can, but sharing info does help us compare and discover those errors. Norma