Nancy and others In regards to the listing of only the license being issued in Owen county but no record of the marriage, what sometimes happened back then is that the license was applied for and the marriage performed , but after the marriage is performed, the person marrying them, whether it be a JP,MG or whatever, is suppose to return record of the marriage. Alot of times the return was never made so it wasn't recorded, but the marriage still took place. There were also long periods before some of the marrying officials recorded the marriages performed and some were forgotten or overlooked. Debbie Jennings debbiej@iquest.net "Following the footprints through time"