I believe information on this law can be found in the book, "Ohio Marriages Before 1820". Most early 19th century brides were married in their own township because of this and so if you can find the marriage record it is a good clue to look for the rest of the family. Grooms, of age, could get married anywhere. Patti ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Anderson" <phssra@physics.emory.edu> To Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 6:11 PM Subject: Re: [OHGUERNS] CAMPBELL-1809 > On Thursday, January 18, 2001, Arthur H Laube <zurlauben@mindspring.com> wrote: > > No. Sorry. I would suggest you look hard in Adams County for > > her family, because by law she was required to be married in the county in > > which she lived. > > That's interesting, I hadn't heard of that law before. Any idea when it was repealed? (Obviously it's no longer on the books :-). Was this just Ohio, or was it common in most states at that time? > > S R C A > cott obert ranston nderson > phssra@physics.emory.edu > Administrator, {C{OFFIELD,OLLOSKY,RANSTON,UMMINS},OHGUERNS}-L@rootsweb.com > USGenWeb Coordinator, http://www.usgennet.org/usa/oh/county/guernsey/ > > ______________________________