This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lh.2ADE/2595.2.1.1 Message Board Post: By the way, I did not list any other Davis information, because my set of reference books has about 7 pages (with about 50 entries per page) of Davis marriages. As I understand it, during the depression, in order to provide employment for the population, the government instituted a number of projects (many of which were public works, road building, fine arts, etc.). One of the projects was the indexing of public records, in this case in Bartholomew Co, IN. The WPA # was a method of keeping track of specific entries. So, for each marriage, each individual had a specific WPA reference #. And if a person married more than once, that person had a unique WPA # for each marriage. In my citations, book numbers and page numbers do not refer to numbers in my set of reference books, but rather in the original books in the county clerk's office, where the original records may be found. The compiler of my books donated the compiled books and her computer program and data base to the Bartholomew Co, IN clerk's office. So the WPA# and the book and page numbers should be helpful to anybody visiting the county clerk's office. My reference ! books were compiled from the micro-filmed WPA records. Here is the information on the Parisho's recorded in my books: Gabriel Parishaw, WPA#EM02476, married 08 Feb 1844 per book "ERLY" to Nancy Ann Hopkins, WPA#EM01597 Bessie Parisho, WPA#19051, age 18, her parents were T. L. Parisho and Anna Ogden married 20 May 1896 per book C14, page 077 to Charles Baker, WPA#00970, his parents were Charles Baker and Bridget McDonald (Note: this appear to be a 2nd marriage for Charles Baker; let me know if you want the details) Caroline Parisho, WPA#19052, married 18 September 1869, per book C8, page 161 to Clarkson Thomas, WPA#25992 (Note: also, the marriage of their child William L. Thomas is recorded in these books; let me knowif you want details) Ella N. Parisho, WPA#19053 married 14 Sept 1879, per book C10, page 376 to William H. Jones, WPA#13380 Ethel L. Parisho, WPA#19054, age19, her parents were William Parisho and Eliza Renner married 24 Dec 1901 per book C15, page 171 to Carl E. Marsh, WPA#15816, age 21, his parents were Jasper Marsh and Julia Snowden Jane Parisho, WPA#19055 married 23 March 1854 per book C5, page 346 to Elias C. Parker, WPA#19090 John Parisho, WPA#19056 married 04 December 1856, per book C6, page 135 to Sarah J. Bennett, WPA#01724 John F. Parisho, WPA#30492, born 06 August 1885, age 22, his parents were George Parisho and Lizzie Figg married 02 June 1907 per book C18, page 219 to Hannah A. Joy, WPA#30083, born 08 August 1885, age 27, her parents were John B. Joy and Ida Frances Lane (Note: the marriages of several other children of John Joy and Ida Frances Lane are listed in these books; let me know if you want details) Marium (sic) Parisho, WPA#19059 married 02 February 1851 per book C5, page 041 to Harvey Bradford, WPA#02715 (Note: the marriages of 2 daughters of Mary Parisho and Harvey Bradford are shown in these books -- Elizabeth M. Bradford and Emma Bradford. Let me know if you want details). Martha Parisho, WPA#19057 married 02 May 1850 per book C4, page 298 to John Kesler, WPA#13807 Martha Jane Parisho, WPA#19058 married 08 June 1853 per book C5, page 251 to James Riddle, WPA#21180 Nathan Parisho, WPA#19060 married 02 September 1869 per book C8, page 153 to Jennie Hatt, WPA#10957 Rachel T. Parisho, WPA#19061, married 14 March 1875 per book C9, page 331 to Thomas Butler, WPA#03769 Thomas L. Parisho, WPA#19062 married 01 October 1874 per book C9, page 263 to Anna S. Ogden, WPA#18555