Well, I am going to Salt Lake City in January and that may provide me with an opportunity to survey the marriage records from a wide range of areas. Thanks for the tips everyone. Patti http://hobbits8.net On Sep 19, 2008, at 4:44 PM, Richard Vick wrote: > A lot of people from Southern Illinois went to Arkansas to get > married. My > relatives went to Oceola, Arkansas > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "G Hobbs" <gghobbs@embarqmail.com> > To: <ilunion@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 1:11 PM > Subject: Re: [ILUNION] marriages > > >> Patti, >> I checked the MO marriage records and even using Soundex in case of >> hinky >> spelling, I didn't find either name in the MO marriage records. >> I just reread your initial letter and it came to me that you might >> want to >> check Alexander County. My in-laws, who were living in Jackson >> County at >> the >> time, rode the train to Alexander County and got married there. >> Gwen >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Patti Hobbs" <genealogy@hobbits8.com> >> To: <ilunion@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 12:55 PM >> Subject: Re: [ILUNION] marriages >> >> >>> Oh, sorry. Since I know they did NOT get married in Union County, I >>> wasn't thinking of anyone actually able to tell me where they did >>> get >>> married, only likely places of the time and place for people to get >>> married. >>> >>> Their names were >>> Bernice Davault and >>> Hugh Edgar Van Hoesen >>> >>> Patti >>> On Sep 19, 2008, at 12:40 PM, Betty Fritch wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Patti, you didn't give us any names. >>>> >>>> Betty >>>> FL >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Patti Hobbs" <genealogy@hobbits8.com> >>>> To: <ilunion@rootsweb.com> >>>> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 7:37 PM >>>> Subject: [ILUNION] marriages >>>> >>>> >>>>> Is there any information that might be helpful in identifying >>>>> where >>>>> someone from Union County might have gotten married in the 1930's. >>>>> You know, one of those things were it was easier to cross the >>>>> border >>>>> because of no waiting period. Recently heard about someone who >>>>> went >>>>> across a border because no blood test was required and they were >>>>> of a >>>>> religion that didn't allow that. Immediately bells went off in my >>>>> head >>>>> because my grandparents were Jehovah's Witnesses at the time. >>>>> >>>>> My situation is that my grandmother lived in Anna, and my >>>>> grandfather >>>>> lived in Memphis or Thayer, Missouri. As far as I know they did >>>>> not >>>>> live in the same place until they married. But both their families >>>>> were JW. So I'm assuming that's how they met. I have not been >>>>> able >>>>> to identify where they married. Union County has no record. Shelby >>>>> County, TN has no record. Howell, Cape Girardeau, and Oregon >>>>> counties >>>>> have no record. >>>>> >>>>> There may be no rhyme or reason, but thought I'd ask if anyone >>>>> would >>>>> have any knowledge of why a particular place OTHER than Union >>>>> might >>>>> be >>>>> desireable for marriage. >>>>> >>>>> Patti >>>>> http://hobbits8.net >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>> ILUNION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>>>> the >>>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for home users. >>>> SPAMfighter has removed 233 spam emails to date. >>>> Paying users do not have this message in their emails. >>>> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> ILUNION-request@rootsweb.com >>>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>>> the body of the message >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> ILUNION-request@rootsweb.com >>>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>>> the body of the message >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> ILUNION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ILUNION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILUNION-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message