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Subject: [RHEA-L] Marriage Record of Hugh Rhea
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 10:03:42 EST
Virginia
Rockbridge County
Rhea, Hugh married Smiley, Rebecca on 02 Jun 1796 in Rockbridge County,
Virginia
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Tennessee
Rhea County
Beck, Betsey married Rhea, Hugh on 28 Sep 1818 in Rhea County, Tennessee
Marriages--Tennessee to 1825
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Description:
This database of Tennessee marriages to 1825 contains over 45,000 names. Each
entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is
indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked.
The marriage date is usually the date of marriage as given in the original
entry. However, when no marriage date is given (e.g., the "marriage return"
was not provided to the record keeper), the date of the license is used. In a
few cases, a marriage will be listed twice, but in two different counties.
This most often happened when a couple obtained a license in one county, but
were actually married in another.
These marriage records, compiled by Liahona Research at the LDS Family
History Library in Salt Lake City, UT, unfortunately do not contain citations
for the origin of each entry. The purpose of this database is to provide a
time and place for as many marriages as possible. It is up to the researcher
to examine original records (see the Family History Library
Catalog--available at any LDS family history center-- under the heading
"Vital Records" for the appropriate locality) and gather whatever additional
genealogical information is desired.
Extended Description:
Early American Marriage Collection
The essence of genealogy is the research and discovery of vital records and
information about your ancestors and their families. Research on families
before the Civil War can be difficult and frustrating because records are
accessed by locality and, with the later migrations of American families, we
often do not know where our families lived in the early years of this country.
This collection of early American marriages represents years of research
gathering marriages from local town and county sources. While these marriages
have been published in book form for their individual states, now you can
search several nearby states at once with just a few keystrokes. Although not
every marriage was recorded, or later found as this collection was assembled,
you will surely find many of your early relatives, often in places you never
planned on searching.
Ancestry is pleased to present this collection of early American marriages,
now available in electronic form to make searches easier than ever before.
This collection is based on years of research by Jordan R. Dodd and his staff
at Liahona Research and was first published as a series of books by Precision
Indexing Publishers, a division of American Genealogical Lending Library of
Bountiful, Utah. Liahona Research conducted their searches in the
world-famous collections of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and
all the marriages in this collection can be found in the myriad of records at
that library. The staff at Liahona poured through published books and
microfilmed copies of original records to collect these marriages.
Cautions About this Collection
Every effort was made to keep the spelling in the original text, and to find
all possible records for the time period covered. However, many county
records were destroyed by fire, floods, neglect, and carelessness.
The purpose of this collection is to provide a time and place for as many
marriages as possible. It is up to the researcher to examine the original
records usually available on microfilm) and gather whatever additional
genealogical information is desired.
In this collection, the marriage date is usually the date of marriage as
given in the original entry. However, when no marriage date is given (e.g.,
the marriage return was not provided to the record keeper), the date of the
license is used. In a few cases, a marriage will be listed twice, but in two
different counties. This most often happened when a couple obtained a license
in one county, but were actually married in another county. To provide
additional research clues, this collection includes both entries.
There are records that may have been overlooked, misspelled, or not available
to the researchers. Therefore, if a marriage is suspected to have occurred,
but is not in this collection, further research in additional sources may
locate the evidence.
Finding the Original Marriage Record
Unfortunately, Liahona Research did not indicate which sources were used in
this process, nor did they provide citations for the origin of each entry.
However, careful researchers who wish to examine the original source will
find sufficient information to lead them to that source. Most early American
marriages were recorded by the county (except in the northeastern states) and
this collection provides the county for virtually every marriage.
To find the original source, check the Family History Library Catalog under
the name of the state, then the county and then the subject heading #Vital
Records.# (The catalog is available at the library in Salt Lake City, and at
more than 3,000 branches or family history centers throughout the world. Read
through the catalog entries and locate one or more sources that include
marriages for the year of interest. Obtain that source, and look for the
marriage entry. In original records, most marriages are listed
chronologically with the earliest date first. Also check for published books
which may include the marriage entry. If none of the records listed under the
county name include the marriage you are seeking, look in the catalog under
the name of the state and the heading Vital Records. Some state-wide books
may have been used to compile this collection.
Bibliography:
Dodd, Jordan R, et. al. Early American Marriages: Tennessee to 1825.
Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx.
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Marriages--Virginia to 1800
Search for:
Go to the enhanced search template
Description:
This database of Virginia marriages to 1800 contains over 85,000 names. Each
entry includes groom, bride, marriage date, county, and state. Every name is
indexed so you can search for one name, or two names that are linked.
The marriage date is usually the date of marriage as given in the original
entry. However, when no marriage date is given (e.g., the "marriage return"
was not provided to the record keeper), the date of the license is used. In a
few cases, a marriage will be listed twice, but in two different counties.
This most often happened when a couple obtained a license in one county, but
were actually married in another.
These marriage records, compiled by Liahona Research at the LDS Family
History Library in Salt Lake City, UT, unfortunately do not contain citations
for the origin of each entry. The purpose of this database is to provide a
time and place for as many marriages as possible. It is up to the researcher
to examine original records (see the Family History Library
Catalog--available at any LDS family history center-- under the heading
"Vital Records" for the appropriate locality) and gather whatever additional
genealogical information is desired.
Extended Description:
Early American Marriage Collection
The essence of genealogy is the research and discovery of vital records and
information about your ancestors and their families. Research on families
before the Civil War can be difficult and frustrating because records are
accessed by locality and, with the later migrations of American families, we
often do not know where our families lived in the early years of this country.
This collection of early American marriages represents years of research
gathering marriages from local town and county sources. While these marriages
have been published in book form for their individual states, now you can
search several nearby states at once with just a few keystrokes. Although not
every marriage was recorded, or later found as this collection was assembled,
you will surely find many of your early relatives, often in places you never
planned on searching.
Ancestry is pleased to present this collection of early American marriages,
now available in electronic form to make searches easier than ever before.
This collection is based on years of research by Jordan R. Dodd and his staff
at Liahona Research and was first published as a series of books by Precision
Indexing Publishers, a division of American Genealogical Lending Library of
Bountiful, Utah. Liahona Research conducted their searches in the
world-famous collections of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and
all the marriages in this collection can be found in the myriad of records at
that library. The staff at Liahona poured through published books and
microfilmed copies of original records to collect these marriages.
Cautions About this Collection
Every effort was made to keep the spelling in the original text, and to find
all possible records for the time period covered. However, many county
records were destroyed by fire, floods, neglect, and carelessness.
The purpose of this collection is to provide a time and place for as many
marriages as possible. It is up to the researcher to examine the original
records usually available on microfilm) and gather whatever additional
genealogical information is desired.
In this collection, the marriage date is usually the date of marriage as
given in the original entry. However, when no marriage date is given (e.g.,
the marriage return was not provided to the record keeper), the date of the
license is used. In a few cases, a marriage will be listed twice, but in two
different counties. This most often happened when a couple obtained a license
in one county, but were actually married in another county. To provide
additional research clues, this collection includes both entries.
There are records that may have been overlooked, misspelled, or not available
to the researchers. Therefore, if a marriage is suspected to have occurred,
but is not in this collection, further research in additional sources may
locate the evidence.
Finding the Original Marriage Record
Unfortunately, Liahona Research did not indicate which sources were used in
this process, nor did they provide citations for the origin of each entry.
However, careful researchers who wish to examine the original source will
find sufficient information to lead them to that source. Most early American
marriages were recorded by the county (except in the northeastern states) and
this collection provides the county for virtually every marriage.
To find the original source, check the Family History Library Catalog under
the name of the state, then the county and then the subject heading #Vital
Records.# (The catalog is available at the library in Salt Lake City, and at
more than 3,000 branches or family history centers throughout the world. Read
through the catalog entries and locate one or more sources that include
marriages for the year of interest. Obtain that source, and look for the
marriage entry. In original records, most marriages are listed
chronologically with the earliest date first. Also check for published books
which may include the marriage entry. If none of the records listed under the
county name include the marriage you are seeking, look in the catalog under
the name of the state and the heading Vital Records. Some state-wide books
may have been used to compile this collection.
Bibliography:
Dodd, Jordan R, et. al. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1800.
Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, 19xx.
Patricia L. Hall
Olathe, Ks.
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