Returning to books from the Sangamon County Genealogical Society, this is Marriage Records and covers the period when Logan County was part of Sangamon County. It has 74 pages includes an alphabetical listing by groom followed by a bride's index, an alphabetical list of brides which refers you to the groom's record. The cost of this book is $8. It is not clear whether you can actually obtain copies of these marriage records. The preface says the books are very fragile -- and that was 1987. They also mention DAR marriage records 1834-1840 available at the Illinois State Historical Library which is in Springfield. Example: DOWNING, James MARROW, Ruth 07 Jun 1825 This is from the groom's index and this contains an error. The bride's name was Ruth Morrow. I have seen this error in other places so my guess is the actual record is incorrect [rather than a typo in transcription]. I haven't seen the actual record and I don't know for sure where the error occurs. Other sources give June 9 as the wedding date and that may be correct. According to the preface, the date listed may be either the date of the license or the date the marriage was recorded. Thus they may have gone to Springfield and obtained the license on June 7, returned to Salt Creek and married on June 9. If you have ancestors who married in what is now Sangamon County between 1821 and 1840 you will probably want this book. Cheryl Rothwell LoganCty@mindspring.com Coordinator, Logan County, ILGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~illogan/loindex.htm Logan County mailing list> LOGAN-L-request@rootsweb.com Downing mailing list> DOWNING-L-request@rootsweb.com Harding mailing list> HARDING-L-request@rootsweb.com Downing query board> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Downing Lucas query board> http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Lucas