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From: "David Lee" <>
Subject: Re: [KYBRECKI] 2 Legal questions
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:38:43 -0600
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I googled " Ohio River Ferries " & found this on Pope Co., IL boards that explains how to find them.
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/ILPOPE/2000-05/0959617369

It tells of several old ferries & a related thread says they show on old tax lists.

If you can find old maps they will show them also.
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: M. Kathleen Felsted
To: David Lee ;
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: [KYBRECKI] 2 Legal questions


I like all these answers.

Here is another: Where do we find out about ferries? I assume there were no bridges at that time. My people were in Nelson, Hardin, LaRue, Breckinridge.

Kathie


On Jan 20, 2008 3:07 PM, David Lee <> wrote:

You should look for where there were Ferrys.
Wickliffe, KY was across from Belmont, MO and Hickman, KY also went to
Mississippi Co., MO.
I find a lot of KY couples in those marriage records.
Dave

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From: "M. Kathleen Felsted" <>
To: < >

Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [KYBRECKI] 2 Legal questions



>I liked the answer also. But here is another:
>
> Where would the "fun" place to go to get married be for young people of
> those days??? If you lived in California, many went to Reno or Las Vegas.
> For the early years of Kentucky, which town(s) in Indiana or Illinois,
> were
> preferred for getting married?
>
> This information might help narrow down some places to look....
>
> Thanks to any who might be able to answer this query!
>
> Kathie
>
> On Jan 20, 2008 12:14 PM, Renee Dauven <> wrote:
>
>> David Lee wrote:
>> > The age of consent was 21 for both men & women.
>> > This is why so many couples crossed the Ohio River to IL or IN to
>> > marry.
>> > Also the half mile trip by boat was easier than 15 or 20 miles of dirt
>> road
>> > in a wagon or buggy.
>>
>> Thanks for the reply, David. It brought a laugh as well as the
>> information that I needed.
>>
>> Renee L. Dauven
>>
>>
>>
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