For the individual who asked about marriage bonds, I went to Clarksville many years ago and asked to see the book the marriage was posted in/ The lady in the courthouse said they had some marriage certificates that had not been picked up and they may be in a drawer there. I looked and low and behold there was a beautiful ceritficate with the number 394 in red on the back. I assume it meant it was that number up to that time. It was Dec, 1899. I dont know how busy they may be at the courthouse, but worth asking someone to look up the date and individuals you want. Sibyl Slavin, Choctaw, Oklahoma

In most Texas counties (at least a few years ago), if the original marriage certificate was not picked up, the first descendant to come and ask for it, gets it - free of charge. I presume you could also ask for it by telephone or mail. I picked up my daughter's, my own, my parents, two sets of grandparents --- and they let me go ahead and have those of three uncles. Trevia Wooster Beverly Houston, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sybil Slavin" <sib520@juno.com> To: <txredriv@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] TXREDRIV Digest, Vol 2, Issue 122 > For the individual who asked about marriage bonds, I went to Clarksville > many years ago and asked to see the book the marriage was posted in/ The > lady in the courthouse said they had some marriage certificates that had > not been picked up and they may be in a drawer there. I looked and low > and behold there was a beautiful ceritficate with the number 394 in red > on the back. I assume it meant it was that number up to that time. It was > Dec, 1899. I dont know how busy they may be at the courthouse, but worth > asking someone to look up the date and individuals you want. Sibyl > Slavin, Choctaw, Oklahoma > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXREDRIV-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message