If you are looking for marriage certificates for your Hancock Co. folks in the 1865 period through IRAD, read this... On Dec 21, 1999 I originally contacted the IL Regional Archives Depository at Western IL University to obtain a copy of George C BEATY & Caroline WESTBROOK's marriage certificate. Their reply... “...We searched the Hancock County marriage records for a copy of the license you requested. Unfortunately, that document falls into a gap in our marriage licenses for Hancock County. We are missing licenses 1900-2571, and your request for #1947 does fall in this gap. I would recommend that you contact the Hancock County Clerk’s office to request a copy of the license...” I have followed their advice, and am sending off a request in tomorrow's mail. Hope this helps someone... Gary Speck GTUSA@aol.com