Hello, I asked this question about a week ago or so but got no responses. If nobody can answer this can you please direct me to another list or place that might be able to? I am looking for a marriage c.1904 and a birth c.1905 somewhere in Illinois. I do not know the county for either event. Is there a way to search without knowing the county or should I spend my time trying to figure that out the county first (they spent little time in Illinois before moving westward)? It looks pretty straightforward once the county is known but was wondering if there were some STATEWIDE indexes for AFTER 1900 available that might shortcut this search. Thanks for any advice. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

Hi listers, I am interested in the answer to this question as well. I have two Illinois births: Mary WAINWRIGHT - born 1895 (Mother unknown, born England) Jeanette WAINWRIGHT - born 1907 (Mother - Dora/Medora (GREEN)(MERRITT) WAINWRIGHT, born Mich). Their father was John WAINWRIGHT who emigrated from England in 1880 to somewhere in Illinois. This has been a major brick wall in my research. If anyone can point me/us in the right direction, it would most certainly be appreciated. Donna Michigan -----Original Message----- From: Richard Danielsen [mailto:ahnentafel@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 7:44 PM To: ILROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILROOTS] Illinois Birth and Marriage searches after 1900 --- County unknown Hello, I asked this question about a week ago or so but got no responses. If nobody can answer this can you please direct me to another list or place that might be able to? I am looking for a marriage c.1904 and a birth c.1905 somewhere in Illinois. I do not know the county for either event. Is there a way to search without knowing the county or should I spend my time trying to figure that out the county first (they spent little time in Illinois before moving westward)? It looks pretty straightforward once the county is known but was wondering if there were some STATEWIDE indexes for AFTER 1900 available that might shortcut this search. Thanks for any advice. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ==== ILROOTS Mailing List ==== IMPORTANT - Occasionally "off topic" messages and "spam" is posted on the Illinois Message Board which is gatewayed to this list. When this happens, PLEASE just hit your delete key. DO NOT send complaints to the list. Thank you for your cooperation. ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx