Karen, you better check with her - the certified copy is on the present-day form - not a copy of the original!! Evidently, I didn't do a very good job of explaining! Brenda ----- Original Message ----- From: "KAREN D SMITH" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 10:12 PM Subject: Re: [MSTISHOM-L] PHONE NUMBER FOR COURT HOUSE > Brenda, I appreciate your information.. I called this afternoon and talked > to a lady in the Circuit Clerk's office. She told me a certified copy, > which I need, would be $10.00. That I need to put it in writing and send > along with a $10 check. > > Thank you so much for looking out for me. Some people just do not take > pride in their job anymore. If you pay $10. you need to get a copy of the > original and not a made up certificate. > > Enjoy your night. > Karen > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JB WHITFIELD" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 8:56 PM > Subject: Re: [MSTISHOM-L] PHONE NUMBER FOR COURT HOUSE > > > > Karen, since we're on the subject, let me take this opportunity to share. > > Some time back, I asked our Circuit Court Clerk (where marriage licenses > are > > stored) about the availability of a copy - not a certified copy - but just > a > > copy - of marriage licenses. She said that her office would be happy to > make > > a copy for $10.00 and a SASE. Now, beware: be sure to tell them that you > > want a copy - like lay the original license down on the copy machine - > > because I ordered one from another county, sent my $10, and got a 2004 > > marriage license form with my ancestors names written in and the date > (2004) > > marked thru and 1915 written above it!! Well, this was definitely not what > I > > wanted and for all genealogy purposes, I am sure that is not what you want > > either. I asked our county clerk and she said that was the way a certified > > copy was made. All of this to say - be sure to tell them you want a copy > of > > the original. Thanks, Brenda > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "KAREN D SMITH" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 3:33 PM > > Subject: Re: [MSTISHOM-L] PHONE NUMBER FOR COURT HOUSE > > > > > > > A big THANK YOU to all who sent me the courthouse phone number. My > > mailbox > > > is running over. I am glad to see that southern Hospitality is still > > alive. > > > You are all GREAT. > > > Karen Smith > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 1:54 PM > > > Subject: Re: [MSTISHOM-L] PHONE NUMBER FOR COURT HOUSE > > > > > > > > > > 1662-423-7010 MR. HAYDEN ABLES > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MSTISHOM Mailing List ==== > > > > =========================================================== > > > > If you need to, you can contact the list owner at; > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MSTISHOM Mailing List ==== > > > > > > **************************************************************************** > > ******* > > > " DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS TO THE MAILING LIST " > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MSTISHOM Mailing List ==== > > ======================================================== > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Please keep Chat mail private. Only post to the list what you wish > > everyone to Recieve. > > > > > ==== MSTISHOM Mailing List ==== > ======================================================== > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Please keep Chat mail private. Only post to the list what you wish > everyone to Recieve. > > >

OK, I will double check. Thanks. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "JB WHITFIELD" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 4:50 PM Subject: Re: [MSTISHOM-L] PHONE NUMBER FOR COURT HOUSE > Karen, you better check with her - the certified copy is on the present-day > form - not a copy of the original!! Evidently, I didn't do a very good job > of explaining! Brenda > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "KAREN D SMITH" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 10:12 PM > Subject: Re: [MSTISHOM-L] PHONE NUMBER FOR COURT HOUSE > > > > Brenda, I appreciate your information.. I called this afternoon and > talked > > to a lady in the Circuit Clerk's office. She told me a certified copy, > > which I need, would be $10.00. That I need to put it in writing and send > > along with a $10 check. > > > > Thank you so much for looking out for me. Some people just do not take > > pride in their job anymore. If you pay $10. you need to get a copy of the > > original and not a made up certificate. > > > > Enjoy your night. > > Karen > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "JB WHITFIELD" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 8:56 PM > > Subject: Re: [MSTISHOM-L] PHONE NUMBER FOR COURT HOUSE > > > > > > > Karen, since we're on the subject, let me take this opportunity to > share. > > > Some time back, I asked our Circuit Court Clerk (where marriage licenses > > are > > > stored) about the availability of a copy - not a certified copy - but > just > > a > > > copy - of marriage licenses. She said that her office would be happy to > > make > > > a copy for $10.00 and a SASE. Now, beware: be sure to tell them that you > > > want a copy - like lay the original license down on the copy machine - > > > because I ordered one from another county, sent my $10, and got a 2004 > > > marriage license form with my ancestors names written in and the date > > (2004) > > > marked thru and 1915 written above it!! Well, this was definitely not > what > > I > > > wanted and for all genealogy purposes, I am sure that is not what you > want > > > either. I asked our county clerk and she said that was the way a > certified > > > copy was made. All of this to say - be sure to tell them you want a copy > > of > > > the original. Thanks, Brenda > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "KAREN D SMITH" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 3:33 PM > > > Subject: Re: [MSTISHOM-L] PHONE NUMBER FOR COURT HOUSE > > > > > > > > > > A big THANK YOU to all who sent me the courthouse phone number. My > > > mailbox > > > > is running over. I am glad to see that southern Hospitality is still > > > alive. > > > > You are all GREAT. > > > > Karen Smith > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: <[email protected]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 1:54 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [MSTISHOM-L] PHONE NUMBER FOR COURT HOUSE > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1662-423-7010 MR. HAYDEN ABLES > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MSTISHOM Mailing List ==== > > > > > =========================================================== > > > > > If you need to, you can contact the list owner at; > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MSTISHOM Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > > > **************************************************************************** > > > ******* > > > > " DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS TO THE MAILING LIST " > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MSTISHOM Mailing List ==== > > > ======================================================== > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Please keep Chat mail private. Only post to the list what you wish > > > everyone to Recieve. > > > > > > > > > ==== MSTISHOM Mailing List ==== > > ======================================================== > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Please keep Chat mail private. Only post to the list what you wish > > everyone to Recieve. > > > > > > > > > > ==== MSTISHOM Mailing List ==== > ======================================================== > " DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS TO THE MAILING LIST " >