Thank you, Sue, Somehow, I didn't get the whole thing, and I appreciate you're following through and repeating it for me. I'm certain that this John is the brother to my Abel Rarick who settled in Montcalm Co., in Home Township. Their mother, Charlotte is the one who appears as the housekeeper with the Rough family in 1870. A third brother, Russel Harrison, passed through Berrien County at some point, but I don't know just when, except it is sometime after the Civil War, because in his Pension Record he lists Berrien Springs as one of his post-war residences. Knowing that Sarah started out in Hillsdale explains why they settled there. I have a death record for both of them in Hillsdale, Woodbridge Township, and she names her parents there. Unfortunately, John never reports his parentage, except that I have him in several New York Census records with the rest of his family. A sister, Emma, is with Charlotte in 1870, but other Rarick researchers and I are not convinced that she is not the Emma Rarick who married the Brown in Berrien County. We have an Emma who is also the right age, alone as a housekeeper back in Yates County, NY in 1880. I'm sorry about the re-posts this week, but when I didn't get a response from you a week or so ago about checking the details on the marriage, I concluded that you must be away and didn't get my message. Having gotten into this family as heavily as I have the last few weeks, I'm trying to keep the momentum going. Again, thanks for your help. Sincerely, Bob Snyder ----- Original Message ----- From: SSShipMack@aol.com Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 7:52 AM To: MIBERRIE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MIBERRIE-L] Marriage of Rarick to Thirkell Bob Snyder, what I sent you in my e-mail is the marriage record, not the index. I will duplicate it here, just in case you didn't get the whole thing: Rarick, John O - Marriage Record - Liber E, Page 344, Record #473 John O Rarick to Sarah C. Thirkell Marriage date Feb 8, 1876; place of marriage Dayton Twp, Berrien County, Michigan. HJohn O Rarick age 25; residence Dayton Twp; born Wayne County, New York; occupation farmer. Sarah C. Thirkell age 22; residence Dayton Twp; born Hillsdale County, Michigan; no occupation listed. Sue ==== MIBERRIE Mailing List ==== Need help? Contact List Owner, Brenda at brenbee@aol.comGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com