This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ALT, SLAGEL, SAGEL Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/3h.2ADI/599.1.1.3 Message Board Post: David, Here's the marriage data you were looking for: ALT, NICHOLAS & SLAGEL, ROSINA, LIVINGSTON Co., IL, 3 Feb 1878, Vol. G, Page 54 source: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/cgi-bin/archives/marriage.s There were several other SLAGEL marriages in Livingston Co., IL. But no SAGEL, so SLAGEL is likely the proper spelling. You might want to examine the 1880 census data for Livingston Co., IL, and have a look at the SLAGEL's: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/search_census.asp