Ask the Kootenai County Recorder for a copy of the marriage license application. This should show parents names, dates and places of birth for the bride and groom. (In fact, any time you write to a courthouse, ask for the marriage records, to include the application. If there was no application, no harm done in asking <g>) JoAnn At 04:39 PM 12/31/2006, you wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Sparks - Mcarthur >Classification: queries > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.spokane/5415/mb.ashx > >Message Board Post: > >Long time brick wall !! > >I have the following information from a marriage license: >Name: Mattie B. Mcarthur >Gender: Female >Spouse: George Sparks >Spouse gender: Male >Marriage date: Aug 20, 1913 >Marriage location: Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho >Source: This record can be found in the marriage book at the >County Courthouse located in Kootenai Co., ID in Volume 9 on Page 452. > >I have received a copy of the document but there is nothing other >than the name George Sparks. > >He appeared for the marriage and then seems to disappear right >after. I have tracked Mattie and this is the only reference to >George. She is noted as Widowed in the Seattle, King, WA 1920 Census. > >If anyone knows of this man I would LOVE to hear from you. > >Eastern Washington Genealogical Society programs >http://www.rootsweb.com/~waewgs/ > >January 6 Annual Luncheon Meeting Knights of Columbus 302 E >Boone Area Railroading Charles Mutschler > >January 20 Internet Education Class Top 10 Websites Donna Potter Phillips > >February 3 The Rest of the Library by the Library Staff other >collections of interest to genealogists >------------------------------- >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 > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.433 / Virus Database: 268.16.0/610 - Release Date: >12/30/2006 2:59 PM

I have the Marriage License and the Marriage Certificate... I'll see if I can get the application as well :} Thanks for the tip !! **sheila On Mon, 1 Jan 2007, JoAnn wrote: > Ask the Kootenai County Recorder for a copy of the marriage license > application. This should show parents names, dates and places of > birth for the bride and groom. > > (In fact, any time you write to a courthouse, ask for the marriage > records, to include the application. If there was no application, no > harm done in asking <g>) > > JoAnn > > At 04:39 PM 12/31/2006, you wrote: >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Surnames: Sparks - Mcarthur >> Classification: queries >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.washington.counties.spokane/5415/mb.ashx >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> Long time brick wall !! >> >> I have the following information from a marriage license: >> Name: Mattie B. Mcarthur >> Gender: Female >> Spouse: George Sparks >> Spouse gender: Male >> Marriage date: Aug 20, 1913 >> Marriage location: Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho >> Source: This record can be found in the marriage book at the >> County Courthouse located in Kootenai Co., ID in Volume 9 on Page 452. >> >> I have received a copy of the document but there is nothing other >> than the name George Sparks. >> >> He appeared for the marriage and then seems to disappear right >> after. I have tracked Mattie and this is the only reference to >> George. She is noted as Widowed in the Seattle, King, WA 1920 Census. >> >> If anyone knows of this man I would LOVE to hear from you. >> >> Eastern Washington Genealogical Society programs >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~waewgs/ >> >> January 6 Annual Luncheon Meeting Knights of Columbus 302 E >> Boone Area Railroading Charles Mutschler >> >> January 20 Internet Education Class Top 10 Websites Donna Potter Phillips >> >> February 3 The Rest of the Library by the Library Staff other >> collections of interest to genealogists >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.433 / Virus Database: 268.16.0/610 - Release Date: >> 12/30/2006 2:59 PM > > Eastern Washington Genealogical Society programs http://www.rootsweb.com/~waewgs/ > > January 6 Annual Luncheon Meeting Knights of Columbus 302 E Boone Area Railroading Charles Mutschler > > January 20 Internet Education Class Top 10 Websites Donna Potter Phillips > > February 3 The Rest of the Library by the Library Staff other collections of interest to genealogists > ------------------------------- > 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 >