[or-roots] Oregon Death Index & Marriage Index

[Barbara Herring]

Sue, 

On the 1906-1920 Marriage index, if I have the groom's name and have found the date he married, I have had some luck searching on just the county and date to fi nd the bride.  Of course, finding multiple brides can be aggravating, but it can narrow it down. 

Barbara 



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From: "Sue Steward" <ssteward at ccountry.net> 
To: "or-roots mail list" <or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us> 
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 6:38:51 PM 
Subject: Re: [or-roots] Oregon Death Index & Marriage Index 

You're right, there are still holes in it.  Also on the 1906-1920 there is still no link between the bridge and groom, you can pull up the groom's name but unless you know the bride's name and search for that you are out of luck if you are trying to find a maiden name, etc. of the bride. 

Sue 

On 10/21/2011 5:15 PM, Barbara Herring wrote: 




For those of you that have Ancestry.com, I noticed a couple of evenings ago that their Oregon Death Index has been updated.  It now goes through 2008 rather than 1998.  

  

Also, they have greatly expanded Oregon's Marriage Index.  It now also goes through 2008.  I have found some holes in this index and the need to be careful with the county it lists.  For example, my marriage license was taken out in Benton Co. in the late 1960s, but I was married in Lane Co.  The index has Benton Co. which is where the marriage information was returned to not where the marriage took place.  However, while my daughter's marriage license was taken out in Yamhill Co. in the mid 1990s and she was married in Lane Co., the index lists Lane Co. for her so the index is not consistent.  With these caveats, I am finding the index very useful. 

  

Barbara Herring 

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