Hello Teddy, The book in question, does it have a lot of names in it. Because I am unable to locate my family as well being married in Bell CO, and I know for a fact they were. Please let me know. Thank you Sincerely Sherry Davis-Ellis TNoye@aol.com wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm new to the list, and have a question that has been nagging in the back of > my head for about 2 years now. I am in hopes someone has come across this > before and could shed some light please. > > About 2 years ago I travelled from CA to Bell Co. to research my gr gr gr > grandpa, James Eden Williams. While in the courthouse, I studied the > marriage journals. The old, huge book, first one that has Marriage Books > A,B, and C in it. (or 1,2, and 3, can't remember now). The very last page > of the first book, just before the division for the second book, was one odd > hand-written page. No heading or title on the page. I have a copy of it > here with me. > > It starts by listing three names: > James E. Williams > Jonathan Williams > Wilkinson Melville > > There is a line drawn from each name over to the right hand side of the page. > The small right hand column is entitled "FOLIO". Next to James E. Williams' > name, under Folio, is the number one (1). Same next to Jonathan's name. > Melville's number is 5. > > I questioned every employee I could find in that courthouse, as to what FOLIO > was. No one had ever heard of it or seen it. Neither James nor Jonathan > were listed in the first book of marriages (or 2nd or 3rd, for that matter). > > I know my James E. Williams married while living in Bell Co., circa late 1851 > or early 1852. And I just feel that if I could find that FOLIO, I would find > his marriage listed. > > Since no one at the courthouse seems to know what I'm talking about, I > thought I'd see if someone on this list could please help. > > Thanks, > Teddy in CA > > ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== > RootsWeb Supports GenConnect > Help Support RootsWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html