Actually, the information you get is whatever the counties send to the State. In the case of Kankakee County, for example, all you get is a photocopy of the page of the Marriage Book that the names are listed in. So, it only lists the bride & groom's names, the certificate number, the date married, the date returned, and the person who performed the marriage. When I sent a request to Kankakee County's Clerk, they sent me a photocopy of the same exact page, no certificate, nothing. And for THAT I paid $7 :o( Bren ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 7:30 PM Subject: Re: Illinois Marriage Records On Line > I want to praise an excellent (and free) source of on-line information of > which some are unaware. > > The on-line Illinois Marriage Index (provided by the State) is a wealth of > information. For those of you unfamiliar with this resource, it covers a > considerable number of counties (but not yet all) throughout the State from > 1763 to 1900 (I've actually seen a 1906). You can search by groom or bride, > full names or only surnames, by county or by the "entire" State, etc. If > you find a possible "match", a linked page tells you how to go about ordering > copies of marriage registers (typically much less expensive than the actual > certificates--but the page is not a certified page, etc.). The marriage > register will provide a considerable amount of information--ages of the > parties, names of parents (including maiden name of mothers), where they were > living at time of marriage, names of witnesses, etc. Since the register is > inexpensive, you can afford to do a little fishing. While on line, you will > need to scroll to the right to see all of the information. Remember to > include that information when you make your request. > > In case you have not visited this site, may I suggest you give a look: > > http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/genealogy/marrsrch.ht ml > > > BTW, I would love to hear from anyone researching the following names in > Williamson County or near by. > > Happy hunting, > > Jo Ann Henderson Higdon > Bermuda Dunes, CA, USA > searching: HENDERSON, AVERY, PULLEY, JACKS, HIGDON and lots of others in So. > Ill. > > > ==== ILWILLIA Mailing List ==== > Visited the Williamson County Historical Society lately? > http://wchs.apexhosting.com/wchs.htm > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >