Help with marriage record...please?

[RVcook]

Originally Posted by daliowa

Have you tired tracing the family on the census? If they were married in 1951 than they'd certainly each be on the 1940 census living with their own parents. Maybe even old enough to appear on the 1930 census? www.familysearch.org you can search and view the 1940 census for free. You can search the 1930 index there also, but can't view the census page itself there. Easiest way to see the 1930 census is to use www.ancestry.com at your local libary (many libraries offer it for free on their computers.)

Yes...I was able to track the family back several years but...it doesn't really help the current issue. The sad part is that with a marriage date of 1951 and a divorce date of 1958, they will never appear as a 'family'.

I did send off for my birth father's military record. Hopefully there will be some reference there to the marriage date. I am also sending off to surrounding counties for a marriage record search. The two most promising seem to be Lake County, Indiana (Crown Point) -and- Lake County, Illinois (Waukegan). My mom told me they spent some time there before they got married. And finally, I am going to try and obtain the actual divorce file to see if there is anything in there (highly doubtful, but if I'm in the city anyway...) Who knows? Maybe I'll just get lucky

So now it's hurry-up-and-wait. So that's just what I'll do.

Thanks for your thoughtful suggestion.

RVcook