This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: margern Surnames: Cornell Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.chautauqua/21127.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Check the publications of some of the Chautauqua County genealogical societies -- one or more of them have members who have indexed some of the newspapers for the 19th & 20th centuries, for both marriage & death notices. I took a quick look, but there was too much to quickly identify where to look. Marriage records for the time period that you are looking for were not required to be filed until 1880, as far as the state was concerned. You might find them at the town level, just write to the town historians. It's pretty dicey, as there are so many little towns to go through. The indexes above may be of help. Good luck, Margaret Willett Ernest Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.