I think this is pretty standard -- Westmoreland county says they didn't start keeping records until such and such a year, but in their database they have quite a few before then -- so it's always worth checking. Thanks Ruth, Laura On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 6:01 PM, Ruth Sprowls <[email protected]> wrote: > While in Cumberland Court house I searched the Marriage Records > ledgers, and there were marriages before and after my great > grandparents marriage of 1885.  It was a large book. > Ruth > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Ellen Chambers" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 3:53 PM > Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Marriage Licenses > > > Civil records in MD did not start until 1898. I found this out when we > first visited MD Archives years ago. I was trying to find my g > grandparents record from approx. 1859. They have marriage records, > both bride and groom but they are from various churches. A civil > record for a marriage and/or a license per the person at the archives > as with all civil records start in 1898. > This really surprised me since MD was one of the original 13 colonies. > Just assumed they would have started in the 18th century. Only > sacramental records from their particular church if they still exist. > > Mary Ellen Chambers > > --- On Thu, 4/23/09, Marge <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Marge <[email protected]> > Subject: [MDALLEGA] Marriage Licenses > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 12:26 PM > > I have gone all over the Maryland Archives and can not find how to > order a > marriage license from about 1880 or so. Did they record marriages > license back > then. I think the person got married in Allegany or Frederick County. > Any > assistance would be appreciated. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Yes it would be worth a shot. Now another question, how would I get the courthouse to search for a marriage which I don't know the date of and only know the first name of the bride. I know she married a William Nuse who was born in 1841. I do know from a search in Ancestry that he married a Bridget Corey (from Ireland) on 4 February 1864. But they had no record of his marriage to Leatha what ever her surname was at the time.

check a nearby state like WV or PA. My greatgrandparents..... "ran off the summer of 1841" to get married in PA. They lived in Frostburg area. Linda Harden-Lantz

Marge, I haven't followed this conversation word for word but have you checked the online marriages of Allegany County, MD http://usgwarchives.net/md/allegany/othrmarr.html There is a list at this site starting with 1791. I found marriage date at the Cumberland court house for my ancestor who married in the early 1800's. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marge Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 6:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Fw: Marriage Licenses Yes it would be worth a shot. Now another question, how would I get the courthouse to search for a marriage which I don't know the date of and only know the first name of the bride. I know she married a William Nuse who was born in 1841. I do know from a search in Ancestry that he married a Bridget Corey (from Ireland) on 4 February 1864. But they had no record of his marriage to Leatha what ever her surname was at the time.