Thanks Linda, and all the other helpful people from whom I got private replies. I was told that you can get genealogical copies of the certificates for $3 to $5 but I am not sure what information I will get from them. Maybe the marriage licence application is a good idea as well. You would think there would be an application with every marriage certificate. Can anyone tell me what information is included on the marriage certificate? Thanks - - Karen in BC ----- Original Message ----- From: Tony & Linda Kmiecik <tonky@ctnet.net> To: <ILLIVING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 4:16 PM Subject: Marriage Records > For Karen and others: > > Regarding how to obtain marriage records from Livingston Co., IL, write a > letter asking for the marriage license, using the information you obtained > from the on-line marriage index including the parties' names, marriage date, > license number and anything else you can provide. I strongly suggest you > ask also for the marriage license application. When you get into the 1880 > period, you get applications which provide the parents' names for bride and > groom, including both mothers' maiden names, birthplaces, etc. I just did > this in February, and unfortunately the person responding said "There is no > application with this marriage record." Such wording is very confusing. > Does she mean no application is filed WITH the marriage record or license in > the same book or file drawer? Or does she mean there is no application > filed elsewhere - and I have seen them in the past down in the basement. I > wrote a second letter and got the following comment: "As I stated before! > There IS NO APPLICATION with this marriage record." I sent $10 with each of > my letters and they returned the second $10. The address is: County > Clerk's Office, Livingston Co. Courthouse, 112 W. Madison St., Pontiac, IL > 61764-1871 U.S.A. I hope you have better luck than I did. I may try to get > up there this summer, about 130 miles from home. > > Linda Kmiecik > Girard, IL > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >