Please forgive me..it was late last night when I type that info. I intended to type the names down tonight but I had company. Please give me a couple of days and I will continue, the list is 3 pages long and I will have to do it as time permit. Hopefully I will have it all done for everyone over the weekend. I apologize for getting behind. Carol Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: <bass103@juno.com> To: <INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 10:23 PM Subject: Re: marriage affadavits--WHERE? > I wondered that myself. > On Wed, 29 Mar 2000 19:16:30 -0500 "Rachel Ellis" <rellis@ncci.net> > writes: > >Where is the "below is a list of affidavits sttesting to Clay County > >Marriages"? > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Carol <cjbishop@marlownet.net> > >To: <INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 12:42 AM > >Subject: marriage affadavits > > > > > >> Marriage Affidavits, Clay County, Indiana, to 1852 > >> Compiled and edited by Carolynne Wendel > >> Published below is a list of affidavits attesting to Clay County > >marriages that took place before or during 1852. After the original > >marriage > >records were destroyed in the courthouse fire on November 30,1851,Clay > >County marriages prior to that time were re-recorded by affidavit. > >Since a > >marriage could not be recorded unless the persons involved arranged > >for it, > >the list published here undoubtedly does not include all Clay County > >marriages that occurred by 1852. The original affidavits are recorded > >in a > >volume at the County Clerk's Office, Brazil, Indiana. The list given > >here > >was compiled from a microfilm copy of the affidavits which is filed at > >the > >Genealogy Division,Indiana State Library,Indianapolis. > >> 1.Dates preceded by "lic." refer to the day the marriage license was > >issued. All other dates given are the day of marriage. Page numbers > >refer to > >the page on which the affidavit appears in the Clay County record book > >in > >which it is recorded. > >> 2.In some of the affidavits, thedate of the marriage license or of > >the > >marriage is given as "on or about" a certain day. In the compilation > >printed > >here, each of these doubtful dates is marked by a dagger. (note: I > >will use > >the + sign). > >> > >> > >> ==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > >> This list brought to you by Rootsweb,be sure to check us out at > >> http://www.rootsweb.com/ > >> > >> > > > > > >==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > >Be sure to visit the InGenWeb site for links to all Indiana Counties; > >http://www.ingenweb.org/ > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > ==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > Help support Rootsweb,become a member at; > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >