This website is the creation of the Genealogists of Clinton County (Michigan) Historical Society, and I found it through Joe Beine's Online Death Indexes site. Now to contact the historical society to obtain the news article. I may be making a list; I'm finding lots of collateral relatives' records in these great databases!
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
Genealogy Happy Dance!
I've been looking for an exact place and location of marriage for my great-great-grandparents, James L. YORK and Mary E. "Mae" McARTHUR for years! I knew they were legally married, because I had a copy of the court clerk's file index for their divorce. But I searched through many microfilms and websites without much luck. I even blogged about it last October. And of course, I found it while I was actually looking for something else: vital records for cousins of James to fill out the family trees of some of the collateral relatives. I did not know that James lived in Clinton County, nor that Mary ever lived in Van Buren County. Great stuff, here!
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6 comments:
Congratulations, Merriam! So often it does seem that you find something while looking for something else.
Thanks, Becky! I find that true, too!
Congrats Miriam! Searching for our more distant relatives can often pay out big.
Welcome news! The value of perseverance is thus demonstrated. I find that each piece of evidence can lead us to additional facts. I hope your find is only the beginning.
Happy Dae.
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Cool! I have found that a brick wall only shows me how much I want something. Never, never give up!
Congratulations on your happy dance - I can relate!
Thank you, Dae and Pentimento!
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