Thanks to everyone for questioning me and offering suggestions. It made me check my facts and dates. Now that I see the children of George P. Lowrie and Georgie Anna Black Lowrie were chrsitened in the Episcopal church, I think it less likely that George and Georgie were married in a Catholic church in San Francisco. It was most likely a civil marriage in 1904 and any record of it was lost in the earthquake and fire of 1906. I was elated to find the brief newspaper article mentioning the marriage because I have looked for this marriage record for over 30 years. All surrounding counties have been checked. I would still like more than 2 paragraphs and three sentences in a newspaper to record this marriage, but when dealing with San Francisco records prior to 1906, we take what we can find. Nancy in Louisiana
Nancy, I use FamilySearch.org often for California County Marriages. I put in the name George Lowrie as you have it spelled and came up with some for George Lowery. One marriage was for 17 Nov 1904 in San Francisco County, spouse was Sophia Adams. The actual image of this marriage is not available online but the microfilm would be available at your local Family History Center (LDS). Many images ARE online. My point here is ... yes, there ARE marriage records available for San Francisco County in 1904. This entire collection of "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952" has nearly 42,000 entries for marriages in San Francisco County, 1899 - 1906. Don't give up!! Sheila On 7/28/2013 5:31 PM, Nancy wrote: > Thanks to everyone for questioning me and offering suggestions. It made me check my facts and dates. Now that I see the children of George P. Lowrie and Georgie Anna Black Lowrie were chrsitened in the Episcopal church, I think it less likely that George and Georgie were married in a Catholic church in San Francisco. It was most likely a civil marriage in 1904 and any record of it was lost in the earthquake and fire of 1906. I was elated to find the brief newspaper article mentioning the marriage because I have looked for this marriage record for over 30 years. All surrounding counties have been checked. > > I would still like more than 2 paragraphs and three sentences in a newspaper to record this marriage, but when dealing with San Francisco records prior to 1906, we take what we can find. > > Nancy in Louisiana > >