Debbie: Sorry, I thought you were trying to find her maiden name. Some counties have searchable marriage records that you can search by either groom or bride's name. I would try seeking out marriage records for between 1870 & 1880 in Whitley Co., KY and Campbell Co., TN. I did find the family on the 1870 census. They were still in Whitley Co. -- I'll send you the copy off the list. Donna Debbiekgolds@aol.com wrote: Donna when requesting a death certif.. you can ask for a certif for a female using her maiden name? I was just assuming if she married..her death certif would be listed under her married name.. am i making sense? i have an individule names Sarah E Powers, born April 15, 1856 to a Jesse Powers and Susannah Petrey..she was born in Whitley , Ky butlater her family moved to Campbell Co, Tenn..i can find her birth record, i can find her being in Ky at the age of 5 in the 1860 census..the family appears in 1880 the family is now in Upper Elk, Campbell Tenn...no Sarah, i looked for a death certif cannot find one online..so either she died or married between 1860 and 1880..any suggestions? In a message dated 4/8/2008 8:31:13 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, obrien729@sbcglobal.net writes: One thing to try (depending on the dates you're dealing with) is to get the woman's death certificate. This will usually show her maiden name, names of parents and their places of birth. Try getting the birth or death cert. for one of her children; this also usually shows the mother's maiden name. Collateral relatives can be helpful too. If there's no death cert. on file for the person you need, try getting one for a sibling instead. Here's a good article about 10 sources to check when looking for maiden names: http://genealogy.about.com/od/surnames/tp/maiden_names.htm Donna O'Brien **************Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no soliciting or advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. Betty McBee - list administrator-- macbetty2@peoplepc.com Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNMARION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message