Greetings! Two Questions! I am very interested in a marriage dated Dec.
24th, 1824 in Henry Co., between a William Henry Michaels and Mary "Polly"
Jones. What could one expect from ordering the actual record, what kind
of info?,
John,
Has anyone replied to you, privately,
about this? I haven't seen anything
come through the list and this is the
kind of information that *everyone*
could benefit from.
I would urge you to try to locate a
marriage "return", instead of license,
if you're able. A return can have a lot
more info on it. More info about the
bride/groom's parents.... where they
were from, etc... plus, the occupations
of the bride/groom. I found one on a
microfilm once, for my g-gparents. It
also states where they lived.... exact
street addresses.
The returns were what the minister
had to send in within a certain amount
of time.
You could always call them and ask
what the amount will be. Have you
found out if this is the correct address
or not? I think it is, but will check for
you if no one else has already let you
know.
and what is the cost? Is the following the correct place to send for this
info??
Henry County Clerk's Office
1215 Race Street, PO Box B
New Castle, IN 47362
2nd Question, If I wanted to view the right area in 1820, where someone
lived, who I believe it would be right on the North border of Rush, and
showed in 1824 as Henry, where would be the appropriate place to look in
1820???
See if the Historical Society has old maps?
(Is Marianne still on this list??) You could
also try directories. ?? I can't think of anything
else right now. I'd go to a Family History Center,
within an LDS church, and browse through their
microfilms. Or, look online, at
www.familysearch.org
and see if you can find any microfilms that might
prove useful. You can order them and have them
sent to your nearest LDS church. I believe that costs
$3.25 or $3.50 and they'll keep them there for two
weeks. You don't have to be affiliated in any way
with the LDS church to use their library!! If you're
lucky, you'll get a really good volunteer, or just a
very helpful fellow-researcher, that can help you
get to know the place. :)
Good luck!
Teri