Please, do you know the address of the County Clerk? I would like to write to them to see if they have record of my 3d great grandparents marriage in 1837. They lived in Shelby Co. but cannot find any record there. Betty Bowman/TX ============================================================ -----Original Message----- From: Granwan@aol.com [mailto:Granwan@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 2:22 PM To: TNSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: DeSoto Co, MS- Hernando You have to be of age or have a parent or guardian to sign to get married. The reason it was so popular in early years, there was no waiting period, Now Shelby has no waiting period and DeSoto Co. does. I live here. Wanda