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    1. [IL-COOK-CHICAGO] Marriage Applications--Cook County
    2. Bonnie Brown
    3. Earlier this year, I participated in a thread about the contents of Cook County Marriage License applications (either here or on another Cook/Chicago list, I can't remember which!). I promised then I'd report what I learned from the application I ordered from the County Clerk. When I ordered, the clerk argued with me: there's no more info on it than on the certificate, blaa blaa blaa, but I ordered it anyways. They DO have a "key" for Marriage application on their system. It's $15, just like the certificate. Well, my order arrived this week. The marriage I ordered was from 1946. There are blanks on the form for names of bride and groom, ages (years), and BIRTHDATES, whether married before (widowed, divorced), whether they're blood relatives, signatures of both bride and groom, and ADDRESS of both bride and groom. Also a signature of the County Clerk and Deputy. Now I can't promise that every bride and groom filled out the forms entirely (mine did!), but the blanks are there. So much for no additional information! I'll sure order the application in the future. Hope this helps Bonnie

    02/19/2009 08:47:19