<<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. Jenan Jobst LaSalle County Genealogy I have marriage records for two siblings, one married in 1870 and the other in 1875, both in Bureau County. The 1870 record gives only the names of the persons getting married, the date, and the person who married them. The preprinted form also states that the groom was over 21 years of age and the bride over 18. I assume this to mean that these were the ages of consent in 1870. The 1875 record gives the grooms name, location where he lives, and his age. The same info is stated for the bride. In addition, the record indicates the date and place of marriage and who married them. The marriage affidavit printed on the reverse in my copy also includes the information indicating that the mother of the bride is consenting to the marriage of her daughter. This consent is hand written on the bottom of the form. The groom was 24 and the bride was 14. it would appear then, that some records in the couple years prior to 1877 contained more information than the earlier marriage records. Shelly