Yes, Ruth Ann, you should have requested the application for the license, but Acadia Parish early marriages had almost no information that was of value.....so did not even have the what would be now considered a marriage license. It's really odd. Been there, done that! Anna Marie Hayes -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, September 03, 1999 3:56 PM Subject: [LA-LGHS-L] Marriage License Applications >Hi, > >I am researching the names: COSSLETT, FARVE, and HEDGES in the Louisiana >(Acadia, Lafayette & Jefferson Davis Parishes) area. > >I sent for copies of marriage documents and probate documents in the Acadia >and Lafayette Courthouses, expecting to find some background, i.e. parents >names, mother's maiden name, country of origin, etc. The copies I received >only showed the people who were married, their witnesses, the justice of the >peace, or minister, the date and place of marriage. > >In PA, I have gotten copies of the "Marriage License Application" which did >show all the info I listed above. > >Now, I'm wondering if I should have requested the application instead of the >marriage document. Does anyone know if the applications in LA list all this >data, and if I should resubmit my request? > >Thanks in advance for any help. > >Ruth Ann > > >==== LA-LGHS Mailing List ==== >LGHS: Serving Louisiana Genealogist since 1953. >To submit an article to be considered for publication in The Register, >contact David Howell at <[email protected]> > >