I could never find my parents marriage in Louisville, then I heard that they might have went across the river to Jeffersonville. They did go there in 1936 & through their marriages license, I found my mom was 7 months pregnant. They are both dead now, and would probably have had a cow for all the snooping. But a lot of my Aunts & Uncle married there for some reason. From the old neighborhood it was anywhere from 10 to 12 miles. The people over in Jeffersonville are very good at helping, and I copied it straight from the book. There were some interesting things I never knew about them, like my dad's line of work, the address where they both lived at. So this was a great find for me. Sherry ----- Original Message ----- From: "PNunn" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 8:25 AM Subject: [KYJEFFER] marraiges Why did couples from Jefferson Co. Ky cross the river to Indiana to get married? like in 1894? Did they have to have a licence with blood test, or a bond, surretty, then? what was required? ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== http://www.alhn.org and http://www.ahgp.org Go here for additional American History resources. ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx

Sherry, I'm curious when you mention "From the old neighborhood it was anywhere from 10 to 12 miles". Are you by chance referring to this area being in Louisville and if so, which area. I had relatives on Spring St. (East downtown) and also Portland area (West downtown). Many of them went to Jeff., IN for their marriages. I also have some old pics from the Spring St. area with numerous unknown folks. Holler if it sounds like a possible connection. Thanks, Kenny http://schmidgenealogy.homestead.com/Schmid.html "Connecting Great Relatives-1 Person at a time" > All outbound mail is virus scanned for your protection