What if the bride was 15 years old and married in 1838? Either she had to have lied or someone would have to give consent? Best regards, Diana In a message dated 6/23/2008 6:27:05 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: The marriage records I have found from the 1800's have very little information on them. Basically, the couple's names, they were at least either 21 (groom) or 18 (bride) on their last birthday, the date of marriage and who performed the ceremony. It wasn't until the early 1900's, maybe after 1920, that you started getting more information.....parents' names, place of birth, actual age at the time of marriage, residence, occupation, if there was a previous marriage and any children from that marriage. If they were married in a church, you might try that specific church's records, and if it was a Catholic church, you might even try the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Good luck Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 1:08 PM Subject: Re: [OHHAMILT] Hamilton Co. marriage records for 1800's > > Thanks so much for the reply, Marilyn! > > Another question if I might ask? Where do you write to get a copy of the > original marriage certificate? And how much do they cost? > > Best regards, > Diana > > In a message dated 6/21/2008 10:27:09 AM Mountain Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > In a message dated 6/21/2008 11:36:07 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Thanks so much for that link Marilyn. I found several couples of > interest. > Would the original marriage certificate at the courthouse have more > information > on the couple such as parent's names? > > > > -------------------------- > Hi Ken, > > I'm glad you were able to find some couples that may be part of your > family. > I can't really say if the marriage certificate would have the parent's > names. The certificates I have don't give parent's names, but other > researchers > I've talked to, said the parent's names were given on "their" > certificates. > > I think it all depends on who was filling out the certificate and what > questions they were or were not asking and what year the couple were > getting > married. > > Would another subscriber on this list who got marriage certificates from > Hamilton County be able to offer an opinion? > > I'm sorry I wasn't more help, > Marilyn **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)