Is anyone going to the Ionia Courthouse in the near future? I am in Virginia and need desperately for someone to check a marriage record I found on the DiBean Marriage Records on the Ionia Web Site. The record is for Ashael J. ROOT and Merrett GOODSELL, Oct. 25, 1867. I believe this Merritt is one of my "missing people" and is Marietta Goodsell. What I need is for someone to look at the record and see if her parents are listed and if so, was her father named George Goodsell (Boston Twp.). Her mother was named Sallie and her birthplace should be New York. With my luck, her parents are probably listed as "unknown"!! <g> I haven't been able to pick up any trail on them in the years following their marriage in Ionia, so possibly they may have lived elsewhere. Thanks for any help provided. Jane Goodsell

Jane, I live in Washington (state). When I was looking for an 1880 marriage, also from the Dibean list, I called the Ionia County Clerk's Office. They were very helpful. I followed up with a letter telling them what I needed. They charged a nominal fee, I believe it was $1 for a copy of the marriage papers. I am sure that did not cover their time, postage or copy paper. It certainly helped me to find the family in Ionia County. It should be worth your time to contact them. Nona ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Goodsell" <goodsell@infi.net> To: <MIIONIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 3:38 AM Subject: Re: Look up > Is anyone going to the Ionia Courthouse in the near future? I am in > > Virginia and need desperately for someone to check a marriage record I > found on the DiBean Marriage Records on the Ionia Web Site. > > The record is for Ashael J. ROOT and Merrett GOODSELL, Oct. 25, > 1867. I believe this Merritt is one of my "missing people" and is > Marietta Goodsell. What I need is for someone to look at the record and > > see if her parents are listed and if so, was her father named George > Goodsell (Boston Twp.). Her mother was named Sallie and her birthplace > should be New > York. With my luck, her parents are probably listed as "unknown"!! > <g> I haven't been able to pick up any trail on them in the years > following their marriage in > Ionia, so possibly they may have lived elsewhere. > > Thanks for any help provided. > > Jane Goodsell > > > > > > > ==== MIIONIA Mailing List ==== > Visit Jansdigs @ http://www.jansdigs.com > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >