Hello, One last note - I sent off for a birth cert in 1915. They asked me for a copy of the death cert or obit. I've asked for birth records from different states and never been asked for proof of death - apparently in IL - you need to have it enclosed with your request. Tracy nauvoo@interpath.com MARTIN, TRIBOULET, FRENCH ----- Original Message ----- From: <GTUSA@aol.com> To: <ILHANCOC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 9:55 AM Subject: [ILHANCOC] Obtaining certifications from courthouse > Good morning fellow Hancock Co Researchers! > > I've been playing mail tag with folks in IL trying to get a copy of my GG > Grandparents marriage cert. IRAD didn't have a copy as noted on a previous > posting, and they referred me to the county courthouse. > > So I wrote them. > > They sent a form, and I thought I'd share some of the info on it for those of > you also trying to obtain official info on your people. > > "APPLICATION FOR SEARCH OF RECORDS > (For Your Convenience) > > A fee of $7.00 is required for each search of birth, death or marriage > certificates filed with the County Clerk. If the record searched for is > found, certifications or certified copy will be furnished with out further > charge. Additional copies of the same record issued at the same time are > $2.00." > > Records available are: > > Birth records BEGIN in the year of 1877. > Death records BEGIN in the year of 1877. > Marriage Records begin in the Year 1829. > > The contact is... > > Kerry Asbridge, County Clerk & Recorder > PO Box 39 > Carthage, IL 62321. > > Hope this helps some of you. > > Gary Speck > GTUSA@aol.com > > Searching Hancock County for Beat(t)y & Westboork families. > > ______________________________