Nancy, Do you know what church - you're more likely to find parents and place of birth information in the church records from that time? What are the names of the people? Laura Kaatz lkaatz@sprintmail.com > Found what I believe to be an ancestor's marriage in the Marathon County Register of Deeds--not the pre-1907 marriage database. If a marriage is listed in the Register of Deeds, does a certificate exist? If so, could it possibly have the names of the brides' parents? (It's an 1856 marriage--I know sometimes the older records have less information.) > > Thanks for any help. > > Nancy