Marriages before 1877 only give the date, bride and grooms name and who married them. If they are under age a permission may be recorded. The Genealogy Guild only charges a quarter for a copy. The church record may give parents names if you know what church they were married in. The Genealogy Guild has some of the records of the catholic churches and other churches in the county. Jenan Jobst LaSalle County Genealogy Guild ----- Original Message ----- From: <Cltiv8tr@aol.com> To: <ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 9:03 AM Subject: [ILLASALLE] Re: Cost of a Marriage Cert > > Bonnie - > > If someone replies to this question off-list, please post the answer here > for all to see. I've been searching to the answer to this question as well. I > believe we had a very large discussion about this on the Bureau County list > a number of years ago. > > I also have an ancestor who married young. When she married in 1885, she > was just 14 years old, but gave her age as 15 on the certificate. I believe > her maternal grandmother gave permission for her marriage, although the record > is somewhat unclear about that. Another relative married in 1874 at the age > of 14 with the permission granted by her mother (father was deceased). > Although these are decades after your 1858 marriage, it does appear that at this > time, marriages could take place at that age as long as the adult with > responsibility for their care, gave permission for the marriage to take place. > > Shelly > > Thanks Tim. > > What was Illinois legal age for marriage in 1858? One of the girls was only > fourteen when she was married (unheard of, at least in the bride's family) > but I suspect she married without parental permission. The groom, age 21 > was a farmer's son from Putnam Co. She was a farmer's daughter from LaSalle > Co. and they were married in Livingston Co. perhaps in order to hide the > marriage from her father. > > Bonnie > > > > > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >

Thank you for this information. I don't know where my couple married. Nana ----- Original Message ----- From: <jenanj@ivnet.com> To: <ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 8:13 AM Subject: Re: [ILLASALLE] Re: Cost of a Marriage Cert > Marriages before 1877 only give the date, bride and grooms name and who > married them. If they are under age a permission may be recorded. The > Genealogy Guild only charges a quarter for a copy. The church record may > give parents names if you know what church they were married in. The > Genealogy Guild has some of the records of the catholic churches and other > churches in the county. > Jenan Jobst LaSalle County Genealogy > Guild > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Cltiv8tr@aol.com> > To: <ILLASALL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 9:03 AM > Subject: [ILLASALLE] Re: Cost of a Marriage Cert > > >> >> Bonnie - >> >> If someone replies to this question off-list, please post the answer here >> for all to see. I've been searching to the answer to this question as > well. I >> believe we had a very large discussion about this on the Bureau County > list >> a number of years ago. >> >> I also have an ancestor who married young. When she married in 1885, >> she >> was just 14 years old, but gave her age as 15 on the certificate. I > believe >> her maternal grandmother gave permission for her marriage, although the > record >> is somewhat unclear about that. Another relative married in 1874 at the > age >> of 14 with the permission granted by her mother (father was deceased). >> Although these are decades after your 1858 marriage, it does appear that > at this >> time, marriages could take place at that age as long as the adult with >> responsibility for their care, gave permission for the marriage to take > place. >> >> Shelly >> >> Thanks Tim. >> >> What was Illinois legal age for marriage in 1858? One of the girls was > only >> fourteen when she was married (unheard of, at least in the bride's > family) >> but I suspect she married without parental permission. The groom, age > 21 >> was a farmer's son from Putnam Co. She was a farmer's daughter from > LaSalle >> Co. and they were married in Livingston Co. perhaps in order to hide the >> marriage from her father. >> >> Bonnie >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ============================== >> Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for >> ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >> >> > > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >