Thanks very much for your assistance! ----- Original Message ----- From: "marcia farina" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 9:33 AM Subject: [ILHANCOC] RE: Hancock County marriage prior to 1877 > RE: Looking for details of this record. The Illinois State Database > Archives show it as Oct. 13, 1870 for Hancock Co. Are there any other details on this available(parent's names, witnesses, etc)? without going to IRAD or other sources. > > =-=-= > > It wasn't until 1877 that the State of Illinois implemented the use of a Board of Health document which included the parents' names (the mothers' maiden names), as well as other helpful information such as the bride's and groom's places of birth, their ages as of > their next birthdays, the groom's occupation, the location of their current residences and the number of the marriage (e.g., the groom's first marriage). And it took a while before all the County Clerks began to religiously make sure it was prepared for each marrying couple. > > Prior to 1877, if either the groom or the bride was under 21 or 18, respectively, you will sometimes find a handwritten note or affidavit accompanying the license, authorized by one or both of the fathers (if living) or another male relative. I think only one time have I seen approval granted by the mother of a bride. > > Otherwise, IRAD will --probably-- have only a marriage license with the bride's and groom's names, no witnesses. > > Your best bet would be to try to find your bride and groom in census records and piece it together that way. > > Marcia Farina > > > ==== ILHANCOC Mailing List ==== > List owner Shawnnee Bolt Ramey [email protected] >