I'm not sure about all church records, but I know the Roman Catholic church marriage records for my family during that timeframe are a wealth of information.  Parents are almost always listed, as well as the age and residence of the bride and groom and, often, where they were born...particularly helpful if not in the U.S.  Witnesses are also listed, which sometimes connects you to additional family members.  Again, this is what is contained in the Roman Catholic church marriage records in that timeframe.   Ruth --- On Tue, 4/28/09, GEORGE MORLEY <gemor01@yahoo.ca> wrote: From: GEORGE MORLEY <gemor01@yahoo.ca> Subject: Re: [IL-COOK-CHICAGO] William Morley To: IL-COOK-CHICAGO@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 6:43 AM I received a copy of the marriage license for William Morley and Mary Jane Davidson in 1887 from IRAD.Is there anything that would contain information as to Williams parents names or should I go to the county clerks office?Would the church record have more information? Thanks,George in Canada.       __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IL-COOK-CHICAGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message