When divorce papers are filed, would generally one expect that they would have the place and date that the marriage took place?? Since 1968, I have been searching for the marriage record for my Grandparents, with no luck, at all. Before 1968, I had even asked my Grandfather, and the info he gave me ..... well, another dead end. I was beginning to think that perhaps they just had a "common law" marriage. But, today I ran across an on-line index of Divorce Records in North Dakota [my own State, yet], and was searching for the record of my Uncle. Much to my surprise, I found papers filed not for my Uncle [said Uncle divorced at least twice], but for his parents [my Grandparents]. I knew that there were some pretty "rocky" times, early on in their marriage, and I am pretty sure I know what the "grounds" will be, but I did NOT know that it went so far as filing divorce papers. The index indicates that it was never followed through, so I am only expecting the initial filing papers [Grandpa had an attorney, Grandma did not]. But I am sure hoping for some marriage info .... after all, you would not file for divorce if you never married... However, there may be some question if the marriage was legal, or not, as the Court had imposed a "waiting period" on Grandmother when she was divorced from her first husband [court records show abuse] and this is her 2nd husband. I don't think the dates add up ..... I have ordered copies of the record, and now can hardly wait. Oh, and if you of you have ancestors that went to North Dakota, there are on-line indexes http://www.deathindexes.com/northdakota/ Additional indexes [divorce, bios, naturalizations, etc.] at http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndirs/bio&genealogy/index.html Sharon Buethner