Thank you to all who sent advice and information on this question. With your help and a google search I found the following site: http://www.iltrails.org/kane/stmary's.html It appears that the eighth pastor of St. Mary's Parish in Elgin was Father Terrence Fitzsimmons who served from 1868 to 1877. He was the one who married my great great grandparents. Thank you for all your help, Lynn Volunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness. Check out Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.raogk.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "ldever" <ldever@ksni.net> To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 10:42 PM Subject: [ILKANE] Elgin Marriage : Good evening all, : : My great great grandparents, Charles O. BARR and Mary MURPHY, where married : in Elgin, Kane County, Illinois in October of 1874. On the marriage : certificate it says that they were married by a Catholic Priest and the name : looks like T. or maybe F. Fitzsimons. Does anyone know of church in that : area at that time with a Father Fitzsimons? : : Thanks for any help on this one. : : Lynn Dever : : : : ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== : You can contact the list administrator for this list by sending a : message to mailto:ILKANE-admin@rootsweb.com : :