South Carolina did not require marriage licenses (nor record marriages) until well after 1900. They considered marriage an affair for the Church, not the State. Very few Church records have survived. You will probably have to do what the rest of us have, depend on relationships mentioned in wills, deeds, etc. to prove the marriage even happened and you may never know exactly when. Brent Holcomb (and perhaps others) have published some books of "implied" marriages that he took from other official records but I am not sure if there is one for Laurens. Mildred "Mickey" Fournier 1730 SE CR 252 Lake City, FL 32025 mickey@se.rr.com -----Original Message----- From: Margie King [mailto:heyred@knology.net] Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 11:01 PM To: SCLAUREN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SCLAUREN] Laurens Marriage Records Did any one answer this question, I would like to know the answer also. M. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ellen Hodge" <magnoliaeast@rocketmail.com> To: <SCLAUREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 11:40 AM Subject: [SCLAUREN] Laurens Marriage Records > Where would one find marriage records of the mid 1800's for Laurens > County? > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx