An LDS member submitted a Patron Ordinance Submission sheet in 1986 with the marriage of Calvin Lewis to Emily Miles, 11 Nov 1847 in Wilkes County, GA. Her source for the information is "Marriage Records of Wilks [sic] CO, GA" I have a copy of the sheet from microfilm. Digital images from microfilm of the Wilkes County marriage books are online at Georgia's Virtual Vault. Calvin is not listed in the index. I hand searched through the pages covering 1847 with many pages before and after just in case but I can't find it. On the Patron Ordinance Submission sheet, there are 3 marriages listed. The first one is in a different marriage book and I found it with no problem. The other two would be in the same marriage book and I could find neither. What is interesting is Calvin was from Columbia County as was Emily. It is a bit odd for them to have gone to Wilkes to get married but not impossible since Wilkes is the next county north. I checked the Columbia County marriage books (digital images of microfilm) and that was negative too. I tried to track down the submitter but I had no luck there. If she is still living, she doesn't live at the address listed on the sheet. So now I have an exact date for a marriage but no good source to go with it. Michele

Michele, Are you sure all of the records have been digitized for that county and put online? I know that sometimes they are put up as they become available and it is not a complete set. Patty McIntyre Linked2Ancestors On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Michele Lewis <ancestoring@gmail.com>wrote: > An LDS member submitted a Patron Ordinance Submission sheet in 1986 with > the > marriage of Calvin Lewis to Emily Miles, 11 Nov 1847 in Wilkes County, GA. > Her source for the information is "Marriage Records of Wilks [sic] CO, GA" > I have a copy of the sheet from microfilm. > > Digital images from microfilm of the Wilkes County marriage books are > online > at Georgia's Virtual Vault. Calvin is not listed in the index. I hand > searched through the pages covering 1847 with many pages before and after > just in case but I can't find it. > > On the Patron Ordinance Submission sheet, there are 3 marriages listed. > The > first one is in a different marriage book and I found it with no problem. > The other two would be in the same marriage book and I could find neither. > > What is interesting is Calvin was from Columbia County as was Emily. It is > a bit odd for them to have gone to Wilkes to get married but not impossible > since Wilkes is the next county north. I checked the Columbia County > marriage books (digital images of microfilm) and that was negative too. > > I tried to track down the submitter but I had no luck there. If she is > still living, she doesn't live at the address listed on the sheet. > > So now I have an exact date for a marriage but no good source to go with > it. > > > Michele > > 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 > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Well, it is the whole marriage book for that time period. The front cover is photographed as well as every page in that book. If there was anything missing, it would have to be an entire book or possibly loose papers that fell out of the book. The marriage books that have been microfilmed are 1. Wilkes County Marriage Book, 1806 - 1834 2. Wilkes County Marriage Book, 1832 - 1856 3. Wilkes County Marriage Book, 1856 - 1867 4. Wilkes County Marriage Book, 1867 - 1871 5. Wilkes County Marriage Book, 1871 - 1875 6. Wilkes County Marriage Book, 1874 - 1882 7. Wilkes County Marriage Book, 1882 - 1902 8. Wilkes County Marriage Book, African American, 1875 - 1878 9. Wilkes County Marriage Book, African American, 1882 - 1891 10. Wilkes County Marriage Book, African American, 1891 - 1905 11. Wilkes County Marriage Book, African-American, 1876 - 1882 The set looks pretty complete. Each book is hand indexed (by the clerk in the front of the book) but that is always a bit iffy so if I can't find a marriage I look through the pages. Michele From: Patricia McIntyre [mailto:linked2ancestors@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 1:39 PM To: Michele Lewis Cc: TGF Mailing List Subject: Re: [TGF] Frustrating! Michele, Are you sure all of the records have been digitized for that county and put online? I know that sometimes they are put up as they become available and it is not a complete set. Patty McIntyre Linked2Ancestors On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Michele Lewis <ancestoring@gmail.com> wrote: An LDS member submitted a Patron Ordinance Submission sheet in 1986 with the marriage of Calvin Lewis to Emily Miles, 11 Nov 1847 in Wilkes County, GA. Her source for the information is "Marriage Records of Wilks [sic] CO, GA" I have a copy of the sheet from microfilm. Digital images from microfilm of the Wilkes County marriage books are online at Georgia's Virtual Vault.  Calvin is not listed in the index.  I hand searched through the pages covering 1847 with many pages before and after just in case but I can't find it. On the Patron Ordinance Submission sheet, there are 3 marriages listed.  The first one is in a different marriage book and I found it with no problem. The other two would be in the same marriage book and I could find neither. What is interesting is Calvin was from Columbia County as was Emily.  It is a bit odd for them to have gone to Wilkes to get married but not impossible since Wilkes is the next county north.  I checked the Columbia County marriage books (digital images of microfilm) and that was negative too. I tried to track down the submitter but I had no luck there.  If she is still living, she doesn't live at the address listed on the sheet. So now I have an exact date for a marriage but no good source to go with it. Michele 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 TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message