It is quite simple once the marriage license is issued, you can be
married anywhere within the State and while the ceremony takes place in
one county, the marriage license is recorded in the county of issuance.
Same is true for California.
MJSRobards wrote:
I should have been a little clearer on this, I think she wants to know
how they could get married in Carson City, with a Washoe County license.
thnx,
melissa
MJSRobards wrote:
>
> I'm forwarding part of a message from the gen-newbie list, hoping
> someone can figure this out:
>
> >>>>>>>>
>
> This is really about the changing of county names. My cousin, who
> married
> her husband some time in the 50s, married him in Carson City, Nevada,
> with
> a
> license from Washoe county. She wondered why I had put in Carson City
> County
> in the info on the family tree, because she thought they were marrying
> in
> Washoe County. The reason I did is because I had looked it up here:
>
>
http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html
>
> Is the above *official?* Has it been changed? Is there anyone on the
> list
> from Nevada who knows the truth?
>
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> thnx!!