Yes, I did miss that. Sounded like the best resolution. Diane Miller wrote: > Mabel, just in case you missed it, Diana McDonald came up with a great > solution for our recording purposes: > > I have been the registrar for my DAR chapter for five years and have > come across this problem before. When reporting this information I > would put " married 26 Nov 1982 in Dallas Co., Tx (recorded Nueces Co., > Tx). Hope this helps. > Diana McDonald > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mabel Phillips" > <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:00 AM > Subject: Re: [TNCANNON] Place of Marriage > > >> You're right. In Missouri, NO RECORD will be made in the place where >> the marriage occurred, if it differs from the place where the license >> was obtained. Missouri's record exist exclusively and officially only >> in the place where the license is obtained and later recorded. If an >> official or couple fail to bring the completed license back after the >> ceremony, a note "No Return" will eventually be put on the record. >> Likely, many people didn't understand the importance of that last >> step, even though they had a ceremony somewhere. I imagine the >> marriage is still legal, just that the date the license was obtained, >> rather than the marriage date, will be the only official record. When >> I was transcribing the Christian County, Missouri marriage records, I >> was on the tenth page of one book (20 marriages) before I found a >> single marriage which OCCURRED in Christian County, though that is the >> place the record is made and kept. When only the place of the ceremony >> is known, researchers may be cused and frustrated by the fact that no >> legal or official record in the county where the ceremony took place. >> I signed for my brother and his wife when they were married a few >> years ago in the Christian County Court house. When the 1994 to 2006 >> marriages came on line last week, I was looking through the records >> and saw they were not there. Then I realized that since they were both >> from Greene County, the license and thus the record will probably be >> there. Maybe someday there might be a statewide index which would help >> some, although, of course, people are no more obligated to marry in >> the state of their residence than in the county where they live. And, >> laws certainly differ from state to state, I've forgotten which, but I >> recall some years ago researching in a state where state law in the >> 18th or 19th century required the marriage to take place in the county >> where the bride lived. >> >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~moccl/marriages.htm >> >> http://66.112.71.165/resolution/ >> >> >> >> >> >> heather e blair wrote: >> >>> Hmm, this happened to my sister, too. She got legally married in >>> Washington County, AR a day before she had her ceremony in Benton >>> Co., AR. >>> I think it might be best to use the legal place for the county, but >>> then add a note about where the ceremony was. >>> >>> In her case, it's because the J.P. performing the ceremony was a J.P. >>> of Washington Co, rather than Benton County. >>> >>> In Missouri, you can request a license from any county, and then go >>> have your ceremony in any other Missouri county (I think). >>> >>> - Heather >>> >>> http://surgerysupport.uchicago.edu/hblair/ >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, 23 Jan 2006, Diane Miller wrote: >>> >>>> This is a general genealogy question but since you are the nicest >>>> list I belong to, I decided to ask for your help. I obtained my >>>> marriage license in Nueces Co., TX but I was actually married at a >>>> church in Dallas Co., TX. Since descendant reports only show one >>>> line which county should I use where the report says "married on 26 >>>> Nov 1982 in ________ County, Texas". Anyone looking up marriage >>>> records on the internet in going to find Nueces Co., TX. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Diane Miller >>>> >>>> ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== >>>> Several people subscribe and unsubscribe from the list each month. >>>> You are encouraged to resubmit your queries once or twice per year >>>> to reach new listmembers. >>>> >>>> ============================== >>>> Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >>>> Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >>>> http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> ==== TNCANNON Mailing List ==== >>> Post or search Cannon Co. area Genealogical Queries at... >>> http://www.bellsouthpwp.net/C/a/CanCofHist/cannon/canqry.htm >>> >>> ============================== >>> Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. 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