Regarding marriage records in Livingston County, I was there last year looking for my Metz and King ancestors and my notes indicate records at least back to 1867 (I only took notes on certain families that I was interested in, so it is quite likely that they go back further - my somewhat hazy memory seems to recall that they had records back into the 1840s, but the record got thinner the further you went back). If you go there, they'll let you look at the books yourself. I recall seeing the actual certificates (or good facsimiles). Perhaps worth a trip if you're not too far away. Stan http:://users.erols.com/gpuccini/index.htm