[or-roots] Oregon Death Index & Marriage Index

[Sue Steward]

Thanks, Barbara.  Yes, I have done that too.

I checked our marriage on the new additions, it shows the date of 
getting the license rather than the date of marriage.  It doesn't 
indicate a county at all.

Sue

On 10/21/2011 6:59 PM, Barbara Herring wrote:
>
> 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 find 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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