Daryl, have you searched by her maiden name? Or do you know it? There are lots of Texas marriage records with the bride's married name from the previous marriage, but the maiden name was used, too. Haven't found any policy on how they were to be recorded. Are there archives or old newsletters/publications from the church that might have news of the ministers? Ancestry does?, or does not have the marriage record? Where is Seely in the 1870 census? Dee > On November 15, 2014 at 3:38 PM Daryl Johanson via > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I am searching for a Texas marriage record for Richard S. Seely (widower) and > Mrs. Julia America Davis (widow), who might have married from late 1865 to > early 1871. A search of Texas marriage records on Ancestry.com does reveal the > record, but I downloaded a spreadsheet from Ancestry.com for all the Texas > counties and the years for which they have records. There are 205 Texas > counties (80%) that do not include the full date range of possibilities for > the Seely/Davis marriage. I thought that the couple would have married in the > counties where each of them were known to have lived, but perhaps they married > in a neighboring county. Seely was an Episcopalian priest, a missionary to > Texas, from 1860 until 1871. Nearly all of his ministry was within Washington > and Robertson Counties. In 1870, he moved to Polk County, and died in > Woodville, Feb 1871. The couple could have been married by one of his fellow > ministers - and that could account for them not being married in Robertson > County, where their one son was likely born. (Each had children from first > marriages.) > These are the counties I have identified as Likely: Brazos, Leon, Limestone, > Milam, Polk**, Robertson*, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, and Washington.These > are the counties I have identified as Not as Likely: Falls**, Fayette**, > Gonzales***, Red River*, Wilson**. > *Marriage records available in Ancestry.com for the time period, but there is > no record for Seely/Davis.**Phone county clerk's office, no marriage record > for Seely/Davis - these may need to be searched in person to be > certain.***Visited county clerk's office, no marriage record for Seely/Davis > If you are able to help me search one or more of the Likely counties, please > contact me off-list and let me know your availability and fees. > I have not ordered marriage records from the FHL for the likely counties - > maybe that should be a next step. Would you order all likely counties or just > a couple of counties at a time? > If you have more ideas on how to figure this out, I am interested to hear from > you. > Daryl Johanson > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist (sm), Certificate 903 Contract Genealogist, US Navy POW/MIA Branch Mail address - PO Box 1085, Manvel TX 77578 Telephone/fax 281-595-3090 www.forensicgenealogyservices.com www.facebook.com/forensicgenealogist Certified Genealogist (CG) is a service mark (sm) of the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, conferred to associates who consistently meet ethical and competency standards in accord with peer-reviewed evaluations every five years, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.