Chrystie, When I lived in Kentucky, I heard that the place to get married was Tennessee, because the age for marriage without parental consent was younger than in KY. Not sure of the exact time period of that particular marriage custom. Somebody surely would be able to tell which J.P.'s or marrying parsons were benefitting from the cross-border Marriage trade. Also in the 1970's, people from Virginia went to Maryland for divorces, because of the no-fault (50-50 split) divorce. State laws still vary on those rules. Katie ----Original Message Follows---- From: Chrystie <administrator.c.ccm@verizon.net> Reply-To: MOYERS-L@rootsweb.com To: MOYERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MOYERS] Re: MOYER(S) - GA NC KY VA MD PA to MO IL OK TX CA Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 10:06:05 -0400 An interesting note that I recently learned from my great aunts (MYERS) down in Pigeon Forge, Sevier CO., Tennessee... They told me that "everyone" back in the late 1800's on into the early 1900's all headed down into Georgia to get married. I ask them "why" and they both told me (in separate conversations) that the reason they did this was 1) Like Maryland you could go into GA and get married ASAP w/no paperwork or wait AND 2) Because all of their parents, grandparents and gg's did the same. It was just the thing to do like a "hand-me-down" reaction or action. This made me realize that it's no wonder I can find NO marriage records (just a few if that) in Blount, Jefferson, Sevier, Cocke, Washington, Greene Counties of TN AND SW North Carolina, as well, because they all got married in Georgia. Made me think also about the old black and white movies when everyone drove to Maryland to get married. It was just the thing to do, right. For those searching for marriage records that they can not find, try Maryland or Georgia. Wondering, are their any other states that had no waiting period? Any one know out here? ...snip _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
I have to remember that "IF" I ever decide to get married "AGAIN"...;) Hmmmmm, 50 - 50. I live in Maryland and didn't even know that Katie. Not that I'm considering walking down the long aisle ever again now but, you never know when cupid is going to pay you a call. So far it appears that we have: Maryland Tennessee Georgia As the states to marrying in "fast". But I wonder why my aunts tell me that in Tennessee they head for Georgia. Southwestern North Carolina folks do the same, as well. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Chrystie MYERS, ROOTSWEB LIST ADMINISTRATOR BROOKOVER - KRABAL - MOYERS LIST NEWSGROUPS -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- > From: "katie angermeyer" <angermeyer@hotmail.com> > Reply-To: MOYERS-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 05:16:53 +0000 > To: MOYERS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MOYERS] Re: MOYER(S) - GA NC KY VA MD PA to MO IL OK TX CA > Resent-From: MOYERS-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 23:16:51 -0600 > > Chrystie, > > When I lived in Kentucky, I heard that the place to get married was > Tennessee, because the age for marriage without parental consent was younger > than in KY. Not sure of the exact time period of that particular marriage > custom. Somebody surely would be able to tell which J.P.'s or marrying > parsons were benefitting from the cross-border Marriage trade. > > Also in the 1970's, people from Virginia went to Maryland for divorces, > because of the no-fault (50-50 split) divorce. > > State laws still vary on those rules. > > Katie > > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: Chrystie <administrator.c.ccm@verizon.net> > Reply-To: MOYERS-L@rootsweb.com > To: MOYERS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MOYERS] Re: MOYER(S) - GA NC KY VA MD PA to MO IL OK TX CA > Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 10:06:05 -0400 > > An interesting note that I recently learned from my great aunts (MYERS) down > in Pigeon Forge, Sevier CO., Tennessee... They told me that "everyone" back > in the late 1800's on into the early 1900's all headed down into Georgia to > get married. I ask them "why" and they both told me (in separate > conversations) that the reason they did this was 1) Like Maryland you could > go into GA and get married ASAP w/no paperwork or wait AND 2) Because all of > their parents, grandparents and gg's did the same. It was just the thing to > do like a "hand-me-down" reaction or action. > > This made me realize that it's no wonder I can find NO marriage records > (just a few if that) in Blount, Jefferson, Sevier, Cocke, Washington, Greene > Counties of TN AND SW North Carolina, as well, because they all got married > in Georgia. Made me think also about the old black and white movies when > everyone drove to Maryland to get married. It was just the thing to do, > right. > > For those searching for marriage records that they can not find, try > Maryland or Georgia. > > Wondering, are their any other states that had no waiting period? Any one > know out here? > > ...snip