Peggy,
Sorry but I do not have marriages for Chronister or Cronister but will be
glad to check the marriage records for your surnames during my next visit to
Sutro Library in San Francisco. The resource is a transcript rather than a
microfilm of the original records. My procedure is to use such resources as a
tool for writing to the Clerk of Court and obtaining a copy of the original
document. You will be hearing back from me soon and hope this will meet your
needs.
Thanks so much for your informative messages and you are so right about
researching RG 49 records at NARA and the related land claims. Even after the
ordeal of successfully tracking down a claim that was denied and finding an
entry of the filing of a petition with Congress for relief is no guarantee. Twice
I have done so only to find that the petitions are missing. It does not
necessarily mean that they do not exist as "out" cards were not used in those
days to maintain intellectual control and a Congressional aid or member of the
Committee could have simply misplaced the documents. I have also seen central
office files needed for a Congressional hearing on a pending Bill that never
made it back to its rightful home; instead the file just stayed with the
records of the Committee. The personal papers of Congressional subcommittee
members can be likely suspects for such "missing" documents. Oh, well!
Thanks again and best wishes,
John