You need a copy of the permission slip that goes along with the doc. In Borden's book of marriages, it says "consent of father" in writing. You should be able to find both on the 1850 census living with their parents. Have you tried that? The 1850 census is the first census to list all members of the household. Alley -----Original Message----- From: Carol Digby [mailto:cad@friendlynet.com] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 6:18 PM To: VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [VASHENAN] Marriage license Could anyone find a marriage license for Lewis bean and Hannah Sheetz? They were married May 18, 1852 in the Shenandoah Valley. I was just hoping if someone could read the record of it, it might say where either of them were from, or who the parents were. Thanks for any help. Carol